pavot

Can anyone recommend a café or restaurant in Paris -- anywhere between the Arc de Triomphe and Blvd St Michel -- that will serve food late on a Sunday afternoon?

My flight home leaves on Sunday evening, and it would be great to squeeze in one more meal on this short trip. I think my family will try to go to the Arc de Triomphe before picking up our bags at the hotel and catching a train to the airport, so somewhere between the two would be ideal.

You don't want me to end up at the Café du Marche, do you?

Thanks for any suggestions.

RonZ

Le Vaudeville, right at the Bourse Metro.

pavot

That place looks very nice, RonZ, but the website lists limited hours.

nytraveler

Any serious restaurant will shut between lunch and dinner - esp on a Sunday.

Almost any cafe and many brasseries will be open all day serving light meals.

Are you looking for a 2 hours elegant meal - or just a place for a last quick bite before heading to the airport?

pavot

I don't suppose there will be many places open with a 2- or 3-course menu, but I was hoping for something other than a croquet monsieur.

Nothing elegant, though, no.

Christina

yeah, I agree, there will be plenty of cafes and places like that open, no big deal. But you can't find a restaurant open at 4, if that's what you want. And many of the better cafes won't be serving their dinner menu at that hour, either, but you can eat something.

Some brasseries are not open all day, either, like Bofingers. In fact, late afternoon is about the worst time to find a serious meal. There isn't any way they could have stuff ready to serve dinner at that hour as no one eats then, and they won't have people even on staff at that hour. But some brasseries are open 24/7 pretty much, like La Coupole in Montparnasse.

I think you should go to Brasserie Balzar on rue des Ecoles http://www.brasseriebalzar.com/en/menu/at-any-time.html

They are open all the time and you can east something, see above. I don't know if you can have their dinner menu at 4 pm, though.

Robert2533

Cosi, 54 rue de Seine is open daily from noon to 11:00 pm, if you want a sandwich. If not then Semilla (same address) is open on Sunday for brunch from 12:30 to 3:30, but you'll need to make a reservation.

Fish La Boissonnerie, across the street, is open for lunch on Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30. A walk in is possible, but I highly recommend making a reservation because of its popularity.

The café La Bonaparte, 42 rue Bonaparte is open from 8:00 am to 2:00 am daily.

Liza, 14 rue de la Banque in the 2nd is opened for brunch on Sunday from noon to 3:00. Reservations recommended.

Cafê Marly, 93 rue de Rivoli at the Louvre is open daily from 8:00 am to 2:00 am

kerouac

Just about all brasseries have non-stop service during the day. Some chains such as the Hippopotamus steakhouse chain even give you a 20% discount for eating between 14:00 and 18:00 (or some such).

pavot

Thanks for all the replies -- and so quick, too! We leave tomorrow for a weekend visit, and I do appreciate your responses.

Brasserie Balzar looks like just the sort of thing I was hoping to find, so thanks for the recommendation. (I have Cosi down as a lunch stop, too.)

I suppose there will be plenty of places open, but it's very nice to have ideas from Fodorites. Thank you all; I'll be thinking of you on Sunday!

P.S. Christina, I have appreciated your advice so many times - going back to my first visit to Paris (and to Fodors) in 1999...!

susanna

Dans les Landes is somewhat in the area, a little bit more in the latin quarter .
It is open 7 days a week and all day
It is basque, tapas, delicious
It is my go to place at odd times and odd days that others are closed

http://www.dansleslandesmaisaparis.com

pavot

That looks great, susanna -- we've never tried Basque, but we've always wanted to. Thanks!

Robert2533

Dans les Landes is an interesting recommendation. It is French Basque, of sorts, with a chef who came from Afaria, in the 15th.

The review from Zaget:
"Go with friends and share" the "excellent" Southwestern tapas at this ham-heavy wine bar/bistro in the 5th; it gets "noisy" at the high-top communal tables (e.g. when rugby's on TV), but the price is right, service is "quick" and it's a "fun stop" for a "convivial" bite.

AGM_Cape_Cod

Le Comptoir (9 Carrefour D'Odeon) is open through the afternoon. A mid afternoon meal should be doable.

YankyGal

Dans Les Landes is on my go-back-to list after our last trip. So very good - both food and service. There were six of us so we got to taste a lot of dishes, but there were as many more that I would have liked to try.

I didn't realize it was open all day, so thanks for that, susanna. Good to know.

pavot

Reporting back, after all the assistance.

We ended up doing what I most hate, and wanted to avoid: we were tired, and we just went into a place. Near the corner of Blvd St Michel and Blvd St Germain, at that.

Luckily, it worked out well for us: really pleasant service and food we all enjoyed. It might have been a disaster, but it was quite tasty. It was Le Grand Bar Cluny; it was full of French-speakers; and from a tagine-like lamb dish to a simple club sandwich, we all liked what we had. The only thing I'd fault is the décor, kind of like a cruise ship lounge (or rather, what I'd imagine a cruise ship lounge to be like).

And I still have the few days in Paris before we fly home in July to try Brass. Balzar and Dans Les Landes, as we'll be staying in the neighborhood. (Your advice will be heeded, really!)

Thanks for the help.

rialtogrl

If you will be in Paris before (or on) July 13, Dans Les Landes would be a fun place to go and watch some of the World Cup. I watched the Copa del Rey final (Madrid vs. Barcelona) there in 2011 and it was a BLAST.

susanna

rialtogrl, that would be fun...coming from san francisco I do not know when soccer season is...I will be in Paris the first week of April...will there be any games I could watch at DLL???

rialtogrl

Susanna I am not sure what they will be showing but you could go in and check it out... there is a little bar you can sit at by the TV and also a big communal table.

It looks like Barcelona has a game on Sunday April 6.
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/calendar
They may be showing that one

susanna

THANKS, that sounds perfect, and Barcelona is my favorite team!!!!!!

rialtogrl

**Barcelona is my favorite team!!!!!!**

Me too