Where to eat · Vietnamese · € · 14e · Montparnasse & Denfert
Dat Viet
A family Vietnamese near Denfert-Rochereau that cooks Hanoi street food without shortcuts — the bún chả, grilled pork over vermicelli, is the dish to order, and the kitchen makes a point of leaving out the MSG.
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Lunch service is quick and the regulars know it; the bún chả is the reason to come. Closed Sunday.
Getting there
- Mouton Duvernet4120 m · 2 min walk
- Alésia4270 m · 5 min walk
- Denfert Rochereau46RER B450 m · 9 min walk
Around the corner
Catacombs · 470 m away
Catacombs are man-made underground passages primarily used for religious purposes, particularly for burial. Any chamber used as a burial place is considered a catacomb, although the word is most commonly associated with the Roman Empire.
Wikipedia ↗Walks that pass nearby
- Paris Undergroundstop 1 of 6 · 470 m
Catacombs
1, place Denfert-Rochereau. The bones of approximately six million Parisians, transferred between 1786 and 1860 from overcrowded cemeteries to the limestone quarries beneath the 14th. The accessible visitor section is 1.5 km long, 20 m below street level.
Book a timed ticket online — same-day queues are 2+ hours. Bring a jacket: 14°C year-round. The signed visit ends at a different exit (Rue Rémy-Dumoncel) than the entrance, three blocks south of where you went in.
Where to stay near Dat Viet
- Solar HotelEco budget hotel€€ · 8 minA self-described 'solidarity' hotel off Rue Daguerre near Denfert-Rochereau: one flat all-inclusive rate, an organic breakfast taken in the garden, and a rack of bicycles guests borrow for nothing. No stars by choice.
- Hôtel Graphik MontparnasseStreet-art design hotel€€ · 12 minA three-star whose conceit is literal: each of the 42 rooms carries a fresco painted on site by street artists, set against Art Deco bones and a cocktail bar downstairs. A short walk from Gare Montparnasse.
- BOB Hotel ParisBoutique hotel & hammam€€ · 16 minA four-star fifty metres from Pernety métro with a planted patio, a reservable hammam and a co-working lounge that doubles as the breakfast room. Deep in residential Montparnasse rather than on the station forecourt.
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The district · 14e
Montparnasse & Denfert — The other Left BankThe Lost Generation's Montparnasse brasseries, the Catacombs, Parc Montsouris, and crêperies clustered by the station. Quietly residential, with a literary past it wears lightly.
Best for: Calm-seekers who still want the Left Bank and good train links.
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