The Montmartre area is great. There are many beautiful authentic streets behind and to the west of the Sacre-Coeur. We enjoyed walking there a lot. There are also a ton of little nice restaurants around there, for example, there are a lot of great restaurants somewhere around Rue de Abbesses. Subway line 4 is close and can take you conveniently to the city center, shopping, etc. Overall our stay was perfect, we really enjoyed it.