Hi. We%26#39;re off to Paris on the 28th for 3 nights and would like some tips.
I don%26#39;t want Michelin starred stuff but just good places where the Parisians would eat if they were having a night out or suggestions for lunches, people watching etc.
We%26#39;re staying in the Left Bank Saint Germain Hotel, on Rue de l%26#39;Ancienne Comedie. I%26#39;m celebrating the end of some pretty nasty treatment and my energy levels aren%26#39;t at their highest, so no more than a 5-10 minute walk (or that distance from the Metro at any other end) would be ideal.
Thank you all,in anticipation.
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Finding a place to eat in your location will not be a problem. You are steps away from Rue du Buci which must have 8 or so places to eat in one short block. Your hotel is between two restaurants and Blvd St Germain des Pres, one half block from your hotel, is another treasure trove. The Odeon metro stop for line 4 is also right there.
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A bistro we frequent that%26#39;s very close to your hotel is the %26quot;Restaurant des Beaux Arts%26quot; at 80 rue Mazarine. It%26#39;s simple French food and very affordable.
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Hi,
Fish La Boissonnerie, 69 Rue de Seine, very good, and reasonable to, is not far from your hotel, and L%26#39;Atlas on Rue de Buci, for Steak Frites, and people watching from the Terrace, Cafe Mabillion on the corner of Buci and Boulevard St Germain is very good for people watching, and on an evening La Palette on the Rue de Seine is sure to be buzzing!
As previous poster has said, the area you are in has many restaurants and cafes for you choose.
Enjoy your trip!
Best wishes
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If I read the map associated with your hotel correctly, you are close to L’INSULAIRE, 16 rue Gregoire de Tours 75006 ( near metro Odeon ). We have dinner here each trip. The food is very good and not very expensive.
Pjk
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All within easy strolling / walking distance of the lobby of the Left Bank Saint Germain---
RESTAURANT ALLARD--41 rue Saint André des Arts (at rue de l%26#39;Eperon)
bestrestaurantsparis.com/restaurant-paris/de…
RESTAURANT Le CHRISTINE--2 rue Christine (at rue des Grands Augustine)
http://www.restaurantlechristine.com/
ROTISSERIE d%26#39;EN FACE--1 rue Christine (at rue des Grands Augustins)
http://www.jacquescagna.com/usardf.htm
FISH La BOISSONNIERE--69 rue de Seine (btwn: Carrefour de Buci %26amp; rue Jacob)
http://www.yikes.com/~patty/html/fish.html
La MÉDITERRANÉE--2 Place de l%26#39;Odéon
http://www.la-mediterranee.com/
RESTAURANT VAGENENDE--142 Blvd. Saint-Germain (at rue Gregoire De Tours)--
http://www.vagenende.fr/
BISTROT MAZARINE--42 rue Mazarine (at rue Jacques Callot)
La PALETTE--43 rue de Seine (at rue Jacques Callot)
For breakfast, lunches and light suppers--
CAFÉ Les ÉDITEURS--4 Carrefour de l%26#39;Odéon (at rue des Quatre Vents)--
http://www.lesediteurs.fr/
CAFE La MONDRIAN-- 148 Blvd. Saint Germain (at rue de Seine)
In your immediate neighborhood thare are also--
KAYSER BOULANGERIE--(pretty much directly across the street from your front door)
PAUL BOULANGERIE--77 rue de Seine (pretty much down the block and around the corner)
There are also a couple of pretty good crêperies, just around the corner and a couple of blocks along rue Saint André des Arts...and the daily (Mon-thru-Sat) rue de Buci street market and a CHAMPION supermarché on rue de Seine for snacks and picnic fixin%26#39;s
If you have to stroll / amble (we%26#39;e not even talkin%26#39; , %26#39;..walking..%26#39; here) more than a few hundred yards from the lobby of your hotel to find a good place for breakfast, lunch or dinner....you%26#39;ve gone too far.
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I don%26#39;t suppose you could do te same for the Ve could you?
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You are in luck, because in your area there are more restaurants, cafes, bars, etc within easy walking distance than you could visit in a month or two! In addition to the above mentioned r. de Buci area and Blvd. St. Germain, the 4 short streets, r. Princesse, Guisarde, Mabillon, and Canettes are virtually lined with restaurants and bistros. However, I can only vouch for the ones we visited in terms of quality. Here is more than you wanted to know (?) from our recent visit and more:
The ones we tried:
Chez Maitre Paul
12 r. Monsieur Le Prince
Ph 01-43-54-74-59
bestrestaurantsparis.com/restaurant-paris/de… Not all restaurants are open on Sun evening, but this one is. This place serves food French grandmother would have made, if you had one—traditional with rich sauces, it’s food from the Jura/Comtoise region http://www.bellefrance.co.uk/region.php?pid=16).
For starters we had: Risotto with asparagus/morels, pate, and salade comtoise (a type of chefs salad with ham, cheese, lettuce, etc). Main courses: Poulet Morilles (in a cream wine sauce, 23E), poulette fermiere a la crème gratinee (in a mushroom cream sauce, 16E), and veal in a mushroom cream sauce (35E as part of prix fee with wine, starter). Then a walnut nut cake for dessert. (total 98E).
Everything was just excellent. Wonderful! I won’t say more because words can’t do it justice. Considering the quality, I believe the prices are quite reasonable. The ambience was relaxed. The service was fine, a little informal and not 100% organized. Décor slightly tired, but none of this matters in view of the food.
Bistrot de la Grille St. Germain
Corner of Guisarde and Mabillon across from Marche St. Germain. It was a hit!! Décor was authentic Paris bistro—looked like it hadn’t changed since 1910. I had the Homard Terrine starter (12E) in warm buttery sauce with liberal chunks of lobster and mixed vegetables. The first item I ate in Paris on this trip--what a way to start! We also had the Cuisse Lapin (rabbit) with mushrooms and tagliatelle (14E), potage de legumes, fish duo, Daube of Joue Boeuf (16E)—traditional beef stew very tender with carrots and potatoes and a rich sauce that tasted like a reduction of at least a bottle of wine! Total bill was 60E (no wine or dessert).
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Aux Charptentiers
10 r. Mabillon
Ph. 01-43-26-30-05
Nice classical Paris bistrot ambience. I had endive/Roquefort/walnut salad the leg of lamb with potatoes marly (scalloped) lunch special—VERY good! Others had warm stuffed salmon with cream chive sauce (sort of like a saumon pate)—exquisite, spinach/cheese salad and green salad seemd lacking with respect to dressing—just olive oil it seemed. Skirt steak nothing special at best. Overall, a very good experience but the menu was not as exciting or food quite as good as Bistrot Grill St. Germain and others.
La Creperie Des Canettes
10 r. Canettes
08-99-78-19-71
We vote this The Very Best Crepe Place
Small, cramped, fun, bright, lively place. Had the green salad with walnuts—great dressing. Shared 2 buckwheat crepes: bacon, mushroom, egg, crème fraiche combo and combo tomato, moz, basil. They were PERFECT--not dried out, overdone or soggy, often a problem with inferior crepes. Also had the cider (wonderful). Shared fine dessert crepes: crème de marron chantilly (wow!) and orange juice/gran marnier. Bill: 38E.
Review: tiffanyastone.com/blog/2006/08/the_best_litt…
Café Les Deux Maggots
Blvd. St. Germain opposite St. Germain Church. Classical French Bistro. Expensive but great people watching and great light food. Salad Deux Maggots (chief salad) was excellent. Other salads and quiche very good.
Lu Cave du Palais, Pl. Dauphine (actually in 1e, but not so far by metro)
Wonderful romantic place with nice outside tables for dining. For starters had salade Verte, escargot, and asperagus with a mustard-vinagrette—all perfect. Also the Supreme Vollaille aux Morilles with roast potatoes—unbelievable. Also. entrecote with pepper sauce (rich gravy-like) and frites—wonderful. Dessert—tarte aux pommes and marquise—exquisite thin chocolate cake with crème anglais. Total was 110E. Main courses 18E.
Creperie Sarrasine et Fromentine
r. Gregorie de Tours (between r. de Buci and Blv. St. Germain).
It was a fun place but the quality so-so. I had asparagus, tomato and emmental and dau. had similar, but crepes were overdone and hard crusty just a shade below burned. Wife’s composed salad was OK. Dessert crepes (mile-honey/citron and caramel) were quite tasty.
L’Enface de Lard
21 r. Guisarde
OK at best, not that impressed compared to other places. Cheaper than some of the others mentioned.
Ones we didn’t try but looked good with interesting menus, except where noted:
Le Petit Zinc
rue St-Benoit in the 6th
Le Petit St-Benoit
4. r. St. Benoit
01-46-33-45-58
Le Relais de l’Entrocote
20 r. St. Benoit
Ph -01-45-49-16-00
Open on Sunday
Gets good reviews as one of the best st-frites places. We ate at a similar one off C. Elysees. Great Steak-Frites—Steak is in a great butter sauce, the one on C.E has great Salmon with a sorrel sauce; maybe this one does too.
Le Coupoule
http://www.flobrasseries.com/coupoleparis/
Had an interesting looking menu. Has gotten varied reviews—some say great, others say has become touristed down
Allard
41. r. St. Andre des Artes
Has had a fair amount of press on the TA board. However, the menu posted outside looked quite ordinary, and very high priced compared to others above. Has also gotten some bad reviews:
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Café de la Mairie—facing Place St. Suplice (r. St. Suplice). Didn’t eat or drink here but it always looked soooo attractive every time we went by—neat rows of chairs on the wide sidewalk in front facing the fountains in the plaza and the sun.
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You didn%26#39;t ask for patisseries, but here goes:
One of our favorites was: Gerard Mulot at 76 r. du Seine (www.gerard-mulot.com), great pastries, bread, and take out--quiche, salads, sandwiches.
Also similar is Fabien Ladoux (or Ledoux) corner of Guisard and Mabillon--has a place to sit down for pastries, salads, coffee, quiche, sandwiches.
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Hi,
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41. r. St. Andre des Artes
Has had a fair amount of press on the TA board. However, the menu posted outside looked quite ordinary, and very high priced compared to others above. Has also gotten some bad reviews%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;
We were at Allard a month ago. Absolutely fantastic, and above averaged price because of the quality. Very traditional French cuisine, served by waiters in starched whites and aprons. We had a table in the rear salon, old mirrors et al. If you can get a table, then I would certainly recommend the Herrings followed by Coq au Vin.
Enjoy!
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I stayed on Rue Mazarine (which your street becomes) for a month in October and I had a hard time getting to all the restaurants and cafes in that area because there are so many to try. I tried many of the ones I see on KDKs list, my favorite was Rotisserie D%26#39;en face....liked it even more than Allard !! I should add there are great indian restaurants, Japanese restaurants and other ethnic places to try in the area too.
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