Does anyone have any special hints about eating in Paris? I am off for a long weekend there...

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elaine

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as a double birthday gift to my daughter and myself. We are willing to brave the cold for that!!

 
Thanks so Sandy. My one offering is Angelina -the comments are all super....

Famous for their hot chocolate l'Africain, a decadent concoction with a pure, rich, velvety flavor & texture, accompanied by unsweetened whipped cream in a white ceramic pitcher and a beautiful globe glass pitcher of ice water (note: one of the few places you can get ice water in Paris) all provided by white-aproned servers. They'll bring by a dessert tray in case your menu French is not up to par. Frommer's calls it "the best hot chocolate in Paris...hands down", while Patricia Wells deems it "lethally rich, delicious hot chocolate".

Famed French writer Marcel Proust, who loved their madeleines, declared they could transport him back to childhood.

Their second most famous offering is called Mont Blanc. Located at
Theme: French
Price: US$11-20 » Currency Converter
Comparison: about average
Address: 226 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Phone: 01 42 60 82 00
Directions: Near Jardin de Tuileries west of Louvre next to the Hôtel Meurice on the r. de Rivoli, around the corner from the r. de Castiglione Métro: Concorde or Tuileries Other locale: Palais des Congrès 2 pl Porte Maillot 75017
Website: http://www.angelina.fr/
Other Contact: 01 42 86 98 97 Fx#

 
I like the "brasseries" best. These are bustling places with full bars and extended hours, serving

traditional fare. They can be grand belle-epoque halls or tiny dives, but all have great menus and lots of seafood.

Chez Jenny and Vaudeville are favorites. If you know the neighborhood you're staying in I could be more specific.

Alsatian brasseries specialize in choucroute garni--French style sauerkraut--which is perfect on a cold night.

Expect to pay more for food than you're used to. Even if the dollar weren't so low against the euro, Parisians pay a lot to eat out. But the quality is worth it. And before you faint at the prices, consider that the tax and service are included.

Order from the "Prix-fixe" menus. These are a flat rate, offering a choice of starters and a choice of main dishes, and they are usually the restaurant's best dishes.

What a great weekend together. Have fun!

 
Yes, I am thinking brasseries too. We are staying in St.Germain area near Luxenbourg gardens but ...

will be walking all Paris.

 
Here are a couple of suggestions from my trip journals. We are going in March so let us know what

you find. Bon Appetit

Monday- We traveled back to the 3rd to go to Au Fil des Saisons. It was a rainy evening and we were lucky we brought along the address because there was no sign on the place. While we were eating the waiter put the menu board in the window which has the name on it. I don’t remember what the pre fixe was here but dinner including the wine was 103€.

Entrées-Ravioli avec crème du voillaile et magret fumet (ravioli with a reduced chicken stock and cream sauce with smoked duck breast)
Foie gras de canard with lentils and apples (different with the sautéed foie gras atop a bed of lentils and apples in a broth-very good)

Wine-Saint Veran 2001 Les Sablons Domaine Jean-Luc Tissier

Plats- Entrecote (steak)
Magret of duck with spices of Colombo (the waiter said the spices would be like a curry but it wasn’t very assertive-yummy though)

Wine-Cahors Chateau Seret Monpezat 2002

Dessert- Sautee of bananas, pineapple and apricot with rum
Millefeuille de Framboise et rhubarbe

Au Fil des Saisons- 6 rue des Fontaines du Temple 01 42 74 16 60 M- Arts & Métier

L’Ardoise- This is the second time we had dinner here and we were seated at the same table in the basement. It is open Sunday which is both a blessing and a curse. It was very busy and consequently there were a few little lapses in service. The waitress gets here exercise running up and down those stairs. It was a 32€ formula. We missed getting whatever was in the little jar they put down with the bread.
Entrees- Asparagus, Jambon Iberico with Ouef Mollet
Carpaccio of Tuna with ginger & basil
Plats-Duck Breast with black pepper and pureed potatoes
Scallops in the shell with brown butter sauce and pureed greens
Dessert-Roasted Apple, Caramel Ice Cream and Caramelized Raisins
Chocolate and Mandarine Orange Pot de Cremes
Coupe de Champagne, ½ bottle of Macon Village, 2 glasses of red wine
Total for the meal 110€
28, Rue Mont Thabor
75001 Paris, France
+33 1 42 96 28 18


L'As du Falafel- I never knew I liked falafel (and I used to cook in a place that made them) until we ate here last year. We get one with everything and split it. A very cheap lunch at 4€.
34, Rue Rosiers
75004 Paris, France
+33 1 48 87 63 60

Chez L’Ami Jean
Entrees- Ravioli stuffed with vegetables in a vegetable broth
Cold poached fish with aspic (I think the court bouillon reduced to aspic) with vegetables including sun dried tomatoes
Plat- Roast Quail with artichokes
Pigeon with foie gras Special which came with mousseline of potatoes
Desserts- lasagna of pineapple and kiwi with a passion fruit sauce
Mousseline of lemon
Basket of madeleines
Champagne cocktails, ½ Basque wine, Armagnac
Total for the meal 125€
27, Rue Malar
75007 Paris, France
+33 1 47 05 86 89

 
I love that neighborhood too! Check out Le Petit Zinc, right near the church. Also, there is

the famous Brasserie Lipp--but I've never eaten there. I like the unassuming place right next door to it--can't remember the name but it's a cozy spot.

My favorites are Vaudeville and Julien, both owned by the same company and both a bit north. Here is a link that includes them and others.

By the way, the worst restaurant experience I have had in Paris was at Le Procope, famous for being the oldest restaurant in Paris and usually well-rated. But the food and service were terrible the night I was there.

http://www.cometoparis.com/parisianbrasseries.html

 
There are several posts on this forum about eating in Paris. One suggestion though

is that if you are in Galeries Lafayette Gourmet at lunch time, (and I sure hope that's on your list) there is now only one food/wine bar that serves lunch. But it's Spanish. Or at least it still was last Spring. They have the best jammon (not sure how we spell that in Spanish) and it's worth a stop just for the meat.

I miss the cheese bar they used to have.

Hope you both have a good time and reasonable weather.

 
And how can I forget the Bon Marche epicerie. It's like a food museum on the first floor of the

Bon Marche department store on the left bank. Fantastice for a picnic. And Marg mentioned the Gallerie Lafayette--same thing--up by the Opera House.

 
Actually, I think it surpasses Lafayette's now. Such a lousy location though.

Lafayette has sacrificed so much space to the Harrod's Food Hall type of service now, that its offerings are slim in the grocery section. On the other hand, le Bon Marche has wisely gone in the other direction. And I keep forgetting about it.

Did I mention that it's a lousy location?!

 
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