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Louvre/les
Halles (1st and 2nd arr.)
Juvenile's
47, rue de Richelieu 01 42 97 46 49
(1st arrondissement) Mº Palais Royal, Mº Pyramides,
bus 39, 48, 67, close to the Bibliothèque Nationale
12:00 – 23:00
Monday – Saturday; closed Sunday.
Menu
dégustation 26€, 4 courses/children's menu 19€ three courses.
One of Paris’ classic wine bars/restaurants; very
strong on Côte de Rhône wine. Preferable to reserve ahead.
Wine bistrot
and cave -
English-style
cooking, go for the Australian wines! If the boss is on a diet, no beer is
available.
Great cheese plate and wine by the glass. They
served different ripened cheeses with variety of breads. She chose a glass of
red Chilean with a full body; Juvenile's did not make
recommendations--you choose from different regions around the world; 7 euros a
glass and the girls split the 11 euros cheese plate as an appetizer before
dinner. Diane 2006 -- thumbs
up!!!
Juvenile's
47, rue de Richelieu 75001
Reservations: 01 42 97 46 49
Metro: Palais Royal or Pyramides,
Bus 39, 48, 67, close to the Bibliothèque Nationale
Open Monday to
Saturday: noon to 11 p.m. closed Sunday.
Chez Stella
I recommend this one for a real homey touch!
This restaurant gives the immediate impression of a French home dining room
on the countryside – the refrigerator (with magnets) is in the dining room, the
tables are long wooden ones, and ordinary French people were eating there.
How could you resist! The menus are between 10 and 12 euros!
Stella makes all of the desserts, her husband – you can see him through the
lace curtains – prepares the meals.
They have the same menu now as they began with (i.e.,
very basic French) thirty years ago (Stella started here at the age of 24).
Some of the people have been dining with them for 25 years.
All of the main courses come with fries or rice and
either boiled potatoes or haricots verts (green beans).
Very lively place for lunch! Remember you are not coming here for haute
cuisine but home cooking! Colleen 2007
Chez Stella
3 rue Thérèse, 75001
Mº Pyramides
Reservations:
01 42 96 22 15
Monday through Friday for lunch and from 7:30
p.m. to 10 p.m.
Marais (3rd and
4th arr.)
Au Vieux Paris
We dined upstairs in a building from 1512, surrounded by
dark furniture with a ceiling covered in deep red damask. We dined on
sautéed foie gras on pain perdu (we shared this appetizer)
and a beef stew. The beef had marinated for days, the stew had simmered
for five hours....
There is no wine list. You descend into Georges and
Odette's personal cave to choose your wine from bins (prices are clearly
marked on each bin). Erik chose the Abbaye de Valmagne 2002 (an
organic wine) and won praise from Georges, one of the owners, and our
waiter. This was a marvelous evening. We sat at table 102 and I had a
lovely view; table 106 is a recommended table with a view of
Notre-Dame's towers.
Their victuals are fresh from organic farms.
Reserve on line and your aperitif champagne, Veuve
Clicquot is offered. Colleen 2006
24 Rue Chanoinesse -
75004
1 40 51 78 52 -
georges@paris.com
Closed Monday and Saturday lunch
Lunch/dejeuner menu: 26 euros
Evening menu: 39 euros
Dégustation menu: 59 euros
Visit their website
to reserve an apartment.
Chez Janou
2,
rue Roger-Verlomme, 01 42 72 28 41 (no credit cards) Marais, corner of rue
des Tournelles,
Mº St. Paul or Chemin Vert,
bus
20, 29, 69, 76.
Lunch: 1200-1500; dinner: 1915-midnight. Open
seven days a week.
À la carte
entrée @ 8€, plat 13€,
fromage 6€; dessert 6€. Weekly suggestions range from 8,50€-13,50€.
Small provincial bistrot, outdoor and indoor, very
charming atmosphere and inexpensive. We go here the most often. Colleen 2004
-- reader recommendation 2006
l'Epouvantail -- Closed Saturday and Monday lunch
and Sundays
6, rue de Jarrente, 75004
Metro: Saint-Paul
Telephone: 01 40 29 0303 -- Boston flight attendants 2006
Latin Quarter (Quartier
Latin 5th arr.)
Le Volcan - Closed Tuesday and Sunday
10 rue Thouin 75005
Metro: rue Monge near the
Panthéon
Telephone: 01 46 33 38 33
reasonable priced and good food-- Diane 2006
la Bièvre
Recommend:
Couscous du Président
Recommend: Merquez Brochette Mechois
spicy
sausage roast mutton
Recommend: Excellent
couscous, with vegetables in a soup terrine and meat on the side.
menu 10 to
15 euros (3 courses)
Open seven days a week till midnight
–
very casual interior – no stars in the Michelin guide, paper covers,
Mitterand
lived on this street and they used to have police guarding the narrow
street.
Footnote: Two members
of the family are sitting at a table chatting while we eat.
the
restaurant is almost full after the 8 p.m. the people are streaming in.
The restaurant is run by a wife and husband who have
twins. Colleen 2006
la Bièvre
30, rue Bièvre 75005
Saint-Germain-des-Près (6th arr.)
Le Comptoir - Yves Camdeborde
9 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006
Metro: Odéon
Telephone 01 44 27 07 97
Closed Christmas and New Year's Day
Menu: 25 euros to 42 euros
The bistro/brasserie is next door to the popular gourmet Le Comptoir and
is run by Yves Camdeborde's brother, according the Where magazine. We
ate about 7:30 p.m. and by the time we left, the line was out the door;
the sandwich shop/creperie does not take reservations. They have a
garden/terrace -- Susan 2006
Café and
restaurant and jazz recommendations galore!
These ideas came in from Yoly:
"Bar du Marché
on rue de Buci (sic) (especially with nice weather), Alcazar, Mabillon, Le
Près, Café Flore, Armani Caffé, L'Arbuci, l'Échelle de Jacob (great
music and nice people until 4 a.m. at least!) "Bar du Marché is cool,
but La Palette is much cooler.... And don't forget the amazing Don
Carlos...." - 2006
Bar du Marché (café, bar)
75 rue de
Seine 75006
Alcazar
(restaurant)
62 rue
Mazarine 75006 (01 53 10 19 99)
Cafe Mabillon (modern cuisine)
164 Boulevard
Saint Germain 75006
Café de Flore (you will like
their website)
172, Boulevard
Saint-Germain 75006
Armani Caffé
(restaurant)
149 Boulevard
Saint-Germain 75006 (01 45 48 62 15)
l'Arbuci (restaurant
and jazz club)
25 rue de Buci
75006 (01 44 32 16 00) from noon to dawn
l'Echelle de Jacob
10-12 rue
Jacob 75006
la
Palette (traditional cuisine)
43 rue de
Seine 75006
Linda, a
sommelier in Chicago, recommends "La Cremerie-Caves Miard which
is at 9, rue des Quatre-Vents in the 6th. It was once a creamery and
then a wine store. It is very small and has great charcuterie and
cheese. They are known for their vins naturels...". -1 43 29 11 62 -
Metro: Odéon - charming interior; dates from the late 1800s. LInda
2006
For more
information about wine bars in Paris going "au naturel" Alice Feiring
wrote an article for the New York Times in September 2005: "In
Paris, a Bevy of Wine Bars Go au Naturel".
Les Invalides
(7th arr.)
Kathleen and
Jim highly recommend Vins et Terroirs. With wine, coffee and
three courses, they paid 50 euros. 2006
Vins et
Terroirs
Cuisine
Gourmande de Tradition
À la
Découverte de Vins de Propriété
66, rue St.
André des Arts 75006 Paris
Telephone: 01
46 33 00 77
Bistro&Cie
Carole and
Ginny highly recommend the prix fixe menu (aperitif, three courses and
wine) at several restaurants. In fact, numerous flight attendants have
recommended one or more of this group (Breteuil, Deux Théâtes, etc.)
They are run by a group called
Bistro&Cie
..... 2006
The
website for
Bistro&Cie includes links to each restaurant's seasonal menu
offerings and photos of the restaurant.
Menu:
33 euros includes 3 courses, bottle of wine and coffee (1 bottle for two
people).
Breteuil
3, place de
Breteuil 75007 Paris
Reservations:
01 45 67 07 27
Open 7 days of
week noon to 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Champs-Elysées
(8th arr.)
Opéra/Pigalle
(9th and 10th arr.)
Julien
The
Julien
website has an excellent description of this classic brasserie: "...When
you step through the threshold of Julien, you enter another world, a
bygone age, when women wore hats with veils and men folding top hats.
They still adorn the hat stand. Ravishing beauties
adorn the walls and the waiters, in their black and white apparel, dodge
between the tables....."
Although this brasserie seems to be tucked away among the
shops and Indian restaurants, it stands out with its brasserie fare.
We ate at Julien for lunch because it is listed as one of
the classic brasseries. The food, however, was not old and tried, but
varied and modern.
To start I tried the Terrine de Foies de Volailles aux
Fruits Secs (chicken liver pâté with dried fruit - in this case the
fruit was apricot -- delicious!!) and I chose the filet de Rascasse
sur lit de Choucroute (filet of rockfish on a bed of cooked cabbage
-- the fish was tasty and subtle; the cabbage, so finely cut and sweet
-- another success). We chose a Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil 2005 that was
well-balanced with our different entrées and main courses.
I did prefer my dining partner's dessert though; the Ile
Flottant was the prettiest I had ever seen and quite delicious.
The two-course menu is 20.50 euros/3 courses is 26.50
euros. Colleen 2007
Julien (map
and directions)
16 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis 75010
Open every day and every evening
When you reserve on line, you receive a 15% discount
Metro: Strasbourg-Saint-Denis
Telephone: 01 47 70 12 06
Bistro&Cie
Carole and
Ginny highly recommend the prix fixe menu (aperitif, three courses and
wine) at several restaurants. In fact, numerous flight attendants have
recommended one or more of this group (Breteuil, Deux Théâtes, etc.)
They are run by a group called
Bistro&Cie
..... 2006
The
website for
Bistro&Cie includes links to each restaurant's seasonal menu
offerings and photos of the restaurant.
Menu:
33 euros includes 3 courses, bottle of wine and coffee (1 bottle for two
people).
Bistro des
Deux Théâtres
18, rue
Blanche 75009 Paris
Reservations:
01 45 26 41 43
Open 7 days a
week noon to 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Bastille (11th,
12th arr.)
La
Gazetta
La Gazetta is my current best favorite all-around
restaurant!
We have eaten here twice recently, different seasons,
different menus, and watch out Michelin!
Between original designs in preparation and presentation,
atmosphere and great staff, Petter Nilsson and his La Gazetta team could
be headed for greatness....
Their evening menu consists of two entrées, a choice of
two main courses, and choice of two desserts.
Four of us dined chez la Gazetta and with water, wine and
four menus and ran up a bill of 160 euros (i.e., 32 euros person for the
menu, plus the beverages). For the quality/price ratio I will say this
is outstanding!
La Gazetta is suitable for vegetarians as well. They have
a selection of à la carte alternatives, but the menu will prove very
satisfying if you are a vegetarian who eats fish.
One of the main courses is a fish and the other is a meat
(biche - doe - in the most recent visit); the menu du soir
for our last visit offered a choice of cabillaud - cod or
pintade - guinea fowl -- scrumptious).
Their
website gives an idea of their menu -- it may not be the current
one.--Colleen 2007
La Gazetta
29 rue de Cotte 75012
Metro: Ledru-Rollin (line 8)
Telephone: 01 43 47 47 05 (make reservations)
Lunch menu: 14 euros
Open: Noon to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner menu: 32 euros
Open: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Café de l'Industrie
If you are with a
group of people, I can suggest Café de l'Industrie in the Bastille area. Eight
of us had very good appetizers, dinner and three desserts with eight spoons
(chocolate craving), three bottles of wine and spent about 30 euros each when we
pooled the money. Very happening place; Cafés de l'Industrie has two locations
across the street from one another -- one is as good as the other! Colleen
2006
Café de l'Industrie
16 & 17, rue Saint
Sabin 75011
Telephone: 01 47 00 13
53 (good to make reservation)
Open every day 10 a.m.
to 2 a.m.
le Bar à Soupes
Here is a real treat if you love soup. I love soup; I
like to make soup; but
Anne-Catherine Bley has the magic touch; so I will enjoy her soup!
When you enter the two-room, intimate restaurant at lunch
time, either Anne-Catherine Bley or one of her assistants identifies and
serves you your soup.
Every day you have 6 homemade soups alternatives. As she
says on her
website, they vary with the season. Her take-away business is
extremely active.
Be sure to click on her menu link "6
soupes par jour" for the scheduled alternatives.
One week I tried the pumpkin/winter squash and avocado (potiron
à l'avocat) and two weeks later I tried the lentil and sausage (lentilles
du Puy à la saucisse de Morteau).
They are so smooth and delicious and they go very well
with the glass of red wine that is included with the lunch menu.
This is a great restaurant for vegetarians and
non-vegetarians.
In addition to the soup alternatives, your other course
suggestions are bread (three types), bean salads, ham and salad,
salad and cheeses, and several desserts.
The lunch 9,50 euro menu served between noon and 3 p.m.
includes a soup, bread, salad or dessert and either a glass of wine or
coffee.
Mme. Bley has written and published a
book of her recipes. Colleen 2007
le
Bar à Soupes
33 rue de Charonne 75011
between rue des Taillandiers and rue Keller
Metro: Bastille or Ledru-Rollin
Telephone: 01 43 57 53 79
Open: Monday to Saturday (closed Sunday), noon to 3 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Astier
"...I wanted to forward
this to you, check it out!! Mary and I had dinner here last winter, I loved it!!
This is one of those restaurants that is value priced and usually has seasonal
specials. I love the idea of a picnic, however because the location of the
restaurant is a little off the beaten track...".--Susanne 2007
Astier is a corner bistro with good home-cooked tasting
food. They do not try to be haute cuisine but serve a good meal.
The cloth checkered tablecloths and napkins bear the name
"Astier Paris" and add to the atmosphere.
The 28 euros menu includes your entrée, plat principal, a
plateau of about 10 fromages that you choose and serve yourself,
and dessert.
The perfect summer evening menu consisted of an iced
terrine of
légumes (vegetables), filet of Rascasse (rockfish)
served on the half portion of an eggplant, the cheese plateau, and a
most unique dessert for me: gazpacho of pastèques (watermelon)
with mint and sorbet of fromage frais. Colleen 2006
Astier prepares
picnics between June 1 and August 31as well.
Astier
44 rue Jean Pierre
Timbaud 75011
Metro: Oberkampf
Open 7 days a week
01 43 57 16 35
le Train Bleu
Brunch 30 euros on
Sunday from 11:30 a.m.
Closed: July 11 to
September 10, 2005
Menu prices range from
43 to 84 euros; Children's menu 15 euros
Voyage with the chef
to a superb dining experience: one superb for the food, one for the atmosphere
and one for the service.
The Belle Époque comes
alive with the images painted on the walls and ceiling evoking the past when
this was the "road to ..." From my seat I voyaged to Monaco and Villefranche --
We began with a nem de
crabe (crab roll) and for the main course I chose the tartin lapin (upside down rabbit) with
an aubergine confite. Their steak tartare is prepared in front of you. Our
three-course meal for two cost 84 euros and included a bottle of wine, bottle of
water and coffee.
This is a dining
experience that makes you want to come back for more..
le Train Bleu
Gare de Lyon Place
Louis Armand 75012
Metro: Gare de Lyon
Telephone: 01 43 43 97
96
reservations:
reservation-le-train-bleu@compass-group.fr
www.le-train-bleu.com
Chez Paul
Heard a rumor that
they were trying for a star in the Michelin guide -- doubt it; but the food was
good. I had Sandre (cousin to the perch) and Erik requested rognons de veau, but
10 p.m. they were sold out. Instead he couldn't have enjoyed his duck any more
than he did. We shared a mixed salad, each ordered a main course, shared a a
figues gratinées (figs) and a half bottle of Saint-Joseph for 60 euros.
According the Paris
tourist office, their specialties are stuffed leg of rabbit and goat cheese with
mint. Good atmosphere! -
Colleen
2004 revised 2006 -- excellent atmosphere, good food, before 8 p.m. you can get
a table.
Chez Paul
13, rue de Charonne 75011 PARIS
Metro: Bastille
Telephone: 01 47 00 34 57
Fax:
01 48 07 02 00
Average price à la carte (drinks not included) according
the Paris Tourist Office is 30.48 euros
Open every day noon
to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Reservations are
recommended, but worth a try without them
le Grand Bleu
They have a nice three
course lunch menu for 13 euros.
The view of the
boats in the basin of Canal Saint-Martin and the lock into the Seine make the
visit to this restaurant worthwhile. When the weather permits and during the
summer, dine on the terrace under the parasols. - Colleen 2005
I have retested
le Grand Bleu and once again was not disappointed
for lunch. In the warmer weather, dining outside with a view over the marina is
very refreshing.
le Grand Bleu
Port d l'Arsenal,
46 Boulevard de la Bastille (12th)
Telephone 01 43 45 19
99
Open seven days a week until
12:45 a.m.
Montparnasse/Place d'Italie (13th, 14th, 15th arr.)
Chez
Charles Victor,
8 rue Brézin 75014
Metro Mouton-Duvernet
01 40 44 55
51
This tip
from Beth (BOS) - I wanted to tell you about Chez Charles Victor, 8 rue Brezin,
about a 10 minute walk from the hotel by back streets, off Ave. General Leclerc.
Small, family-run, great value prix fixe starting at under 15 euros. I
found it in Sandra Gustafson's Great Eats Paris, a terrific resource. Went
several times last summer, they were thrilled with the AA arrival in le
quartier and were very hospitable. Hope we haven't worn out our welcome.
-- FA 2007
le Temps
Cerises
This is a must-try restaurant in the Butte aux Cailles
area that Diane first recommended.
The rillettes de canard is homemade and everything everyone
had was mouth watering good! The waiter finally just sat down at our
table and patiently waited for us to decide. Of course, we were there
before 8 p.m. so he had the time; after 8 p.m. they place is packed!
Le Temps Cerises is an
excellent quality-price ratio.
Don't be scared away by the term "Joues de cochon
confites" (pig's cheeks). If you are unsure, take it as the
appetizer.
This crew was a bit timid to try new things, but came
away quite content for the experience. Some of our selections were "salade
de fromage de chèvre mariné, Joues de cochon braisées à l'ancienne, foie
de veau à la confiture d'oignons, escalope de Saumon «Temps des
Cerises», and the desserts! homemade! etc.
The restaurant is a cooperative our waiter told us: one
vote for each person involved in the business.
Our three-course menu was 22,50 euros, plus house wine
(delicious from the Loire valley); 14,50 euros for two courses.
Colleen 2006
le Temps
Cerises
18, rue Butte aux Cailles 75013
Metro: Corvisart
01 45 89 69 48
Open Monday to Friday 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday to Saturday 7:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Closed Christmas and New Year's days.
l'Auberge
Etchegorry
41, rue Croulebarbe, 13th arr. (next door to la Touraine)
Telephone: 01 44 08 83 51
Closed: Sunday and Monday and August 8-25; air
conditioned
Metro: Les Gobelins or Corvisart (across from the square
R. le Gall)
l'Auberge
Etchegorry serves
specialties from the southwest. They have a
gastronomique menu for 31,50 euros (37,60 with 1/2 bottle of wine). This
menu consists of your amuse bouche, entrée, main course, cheese and dessert
and coffee. The three
course menu is 25 euros. They also have a hotel.
I had the filet de canard au foie gras, Erik chose the
foie de veau (calf). Excellent, no tourists, very French and filled with
ambiance.
http://www.etchegorry.com/ 2005
Diane goes back to Etchegorry frequently, loves the duck
dishes: duck confit and cassoulet, house wine and
service -- consistently good and reasonably priced. -- Diane 2006
l'Auberge
Etchegorry
41, rue Croulebarbe, 13th arr. (next door to la Touraine)
Telephone: 01 44 08 83 51
Closed: Sunday and Monday and August 8-25; air
conditioned
Metro: Les Gobelins or Corvisart (across from the square
R. le Gall)
Dirigeable Restaurant
My
first notes on this restaurant were the date and the word “homemade!!”
Goffredo and Francesca suggested this hidden hideaway in a residential
neighborhood. They frequent le Dirigeable and are never disappointed. Franck
Arif is the chef and co-owner with Guy Jeu.
After our amuse bouche of cold pumpkin soup, I tried the choux farci au foie
gras followed by the rouget barbet entier, légumes et bouillon relevé (fish
stew). My dessert was the poire pochée gratiné beaujolais. The presentations
were great, the food so tasty, and the old bistro atmosphere with its bench
seats, mirrors, zinc counter was somehow transferred into the 21st
century. Worth a visit!
The
à la carte menu for one with a bottle of wine (Arbois Poulsard Rubis, Domaine
Fôret (Jura mountains) and a large bottle of water will run about 37 euros. (We
shared the wine and the water between four of us.) Colleen 2006
Dirigeable Restaurant
37,
rue d’Alleray Paris (15th)
01
45 32 01 54
Open: noon to 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
Le Bec
Rouge
Un Coin
d'Alsace (Rôtisserie)
46 bis, Bd du
Montparnasse 75015 Paris
(to the left
of the Tour Montparnasse)
01 42 22 45 54
Metro:
Montparnasse
Suzanne
recommends this family-run restaurant that she has tried a few times and
always finds it "yummy". Your food will be cooked on the
rotisserie.
The atmosphere
is rustic, the chargers are wood, salad is served on planks and their
wines are good and reasonably priced -- Suzanne should know since she is
a sommelier.
Specials are
posted on the ardoise (blackboard): 20 euros - 2 courses; 24
euros - 3 courses. The daughter who waits the tables speaks English if
necessary. FA 2006
Trocadéro/Monceau (16th, 17th arr.)
Franck & Fils
Café Mauve
While searching out the sale items at Franck & Fils, the
clock struck lunch time. What a pleasant surprise in this department
store. For 12 euros my bountiful lunch included bread, steamed fish (rouget)
resting on a bed of peas, mushrooms, green beans, zucchini, pearl
onions, broccoli, potatoes, rice, turnips, and snow peas, garnished with
mint, chives, sesame seeds, parsley and red berries.
Salads and desserts are also available.
When you enter, make your choice, pay at the same time
that you order. The cashier will give you a number for your table.
Warm dishes are served between noon and 3 p.m. The café
is open between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Colleen 2006
Franck & Fils
80, rue de Passy and 91 ave Paul Doumer 75016
Metro: La Muette
01 44 14 38 00
Montmartre
(18th arr.)
Le Botak
This restaurant is located at the bottom of the hill of
Montmartre opposite the touristy side of the hill. This is the place to
take your lunch or dinner "en terrasse" (outside) during
beautiful weather.
Delicious, hearty, tasty cuisine describes the menu
offerings at le Botak.
My roti de veau à l'estragon (roast veal with taragon)
was accompanied by freshly prepared vegetables (zucchini, red peppers,
carrots). Our wine was Côtes de Thongue 2000 (18 euros), which we drank
for an aperitif and with lunch (it was a gorgeous day to sit outside!).
My dessert was homemade chocolate cake with sorbet (la fondant au
chocolat fait maison ), so there was a small wait. Everything was
worth waiting for.
Our server spoke English, was cordial, helpful, and
possessed a sense of hospitality..."Is everything like in your
dreams, she asked". When she was not serving, she was peeling
potatoes in the bar area. Le Botak is also a neighborhood bar.
The lunch menu is 12 euros, children's menu is 8,50
euros. Inquire about the plat du jour. Colleen 2006
Le Botak
1 rue Paul Albert and rue Muller 75018
01 46 06 98 30
Belleville
(19th, 20th arr.)
Le Dan Bau
The name refers to a Vietnamese musical instrument, an
example of which is usually hanging up on the wall. Our server was using
it that week for a concert. The space with the hook revealed more of the
bamboo that covers the walls, along with art work. Already a pleasant,
exotic mood is set that will accompany fabulous, fresh Vietnamese
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