cara

Hello,<BR><BR>I have done quite a bit of reseach regarding the below restaurants; however, I would appreciate any opinions/comments regarding whether to go for lunch or dinner. <BR><BR>Thank you in advance!<BR><BR>Allard (6th)<BR>L'Astrance (16th)<BR>L'Avenue (8th)<BR>Brass. Lipp (6th)<BR>Brass. Flo - dinner?<BR>Benoit<BR>Brass. Bofinger (4th)<BR>La Coupole (Montp.)<BR>Le Bistrot du Dome (Montp. &amp; Bastille)<BR>L'Assiette (Montp.)<BR>Le Bistrot de Breteuil (7th)<BR>Beauvilliers (Montmar.)<BR>La Table de'Anvers (Montmar.)<BR>Brass. Balzar (5th)<BR>L'Epi Dupin (6th)<BR>Brass. Julien (10th)<BR>R (new in 15th)<BR>Le Timbre (6th)<BR>Le Petit March&eacute; - lunch? (3rd)<BR>Les Bookinistes (6th)<BR>Chez Maitre Paul (6th)<BR>Le Maxence (6th)<BR>Le Champ de Mars (17th)<BR>Au Bon Accueil - lunch? (7th)<BR>Les Clos des Gourmets (7th)<BR>Le Florimond (7th)<BR>Les Olivades (7th)<BR>Le Maupertu - lunch? (7th)<BR>P'tit Troquet (7th)<BR>Chez G&eacute;raud (16th)<BR>Chez L&eacute;on (17th)<BR>Caf&eacute; d' Angel (17th)<BR>Le Bamboche (7th)<BR>L'Angle du Faubourg - dinner? (8th)<BR>Fish La Boissonnerie (6th)<BR>Chez Catherine (9th)<BR>Chez Georges (2nd)<BR>L'Auberge Pyr&eacute;n&eacute;es-Cevennes (11th)<BR>Le Petit Marguery (13th)<BR>Chez Marcel (6th)<BR>Le Pr&eacute;-Catelan (16th)<BR>Brass. Lorraine (8th)<BR>Caf&eacute; Marly (1st)<BR>Farnesina (8th)<BR>Fra Angelo (7th)<BR>Il Sardo (8th)<BR>Le Bellecour (7th)<BR>Le Petit Zinc (6th)<BR>Vagenende - dinner? (6th)<BR>Au Gourmet de I'Ilse (4th)<BR>Au Vieux Paris (4th)<BR>Chez Julien (4th)<BR>L'Orangerie - dinner? (4th)<BR><BR>Thank you!!

elaine

cara<BR>I'm not sure that most people will have tried places both for lunch and for dinner. Unless I'm planning lunch as an afternoon activity at one of the very top places, I keep lunch relatively simple, depending on where I find myself when I'm hungry. A leisurely lunch can be very civilized, but I rarely want to take two or three hours out of my limited daytime sightseeing.<BR><BR>For dinner, Balzar, Bamboche, Vieux Paris, and Chez Julien are excellent.<BR>Last time I went to Lipp and Flo I thought they were overpriced given the quality of the food, and full of tourists.<BR>Vagenande is a gorgeous place; haven't eaten there for years so can't comment on the food.<BR><BR>You might want to buy a Zagat guide for Paris restaurants; brief but pithy comments plus ratings from customers.

XXX

Had dinner at Vagenende last October. The food is average but the restaurant is quite unique. Overall a good experience.

emily

I have never been able to adust to starting dinner at 9:00 in Paris. Partly body time and partly not there long enough to adjust.<BR>We do elegant prefixe set menues at wonderfully affordable prices at 1:00 and enjoy the shops or museums late hours. We sometimes buy a late chicken of the rotisserie or a last bagguette and some fruit with a bottle of wine and picnic in the early evening in a park for our evening meal.<BR>I pack a squashy thermal picnic bag and bring a freeze pack for picking up special treats for our late nite picnics in paris. Not every hotel will let you freeeze your ice pack overnight but the ones that we have stayed at have never refused.<BR>I usually lose weght in France because we eat our grand meal at 1:00 and walk it off in the afternoon then crepe it out or picnic and walk it off or dance it off at night.<BR>Bon Voyage!

MaryC

Cara, Elaine has very good advice; I resolutely trust her opinion (Elaine, I will never forget your tip on Cafe la Bucherie - LOVE IT).<BR><BR>But on the other hand it is cheaper just to eat the lunch at some of the nicer restaurants. I'm not sure I'd actually spend up to 2-3 hours eating lunch at one of the restaurants. And it does make a nice break in the sightseeing.<BR><BR>I'll be doing mostly crepes from the crepe vendors for breakfast, a lunch at a nice restaurant, and then dinner at a brasserie (because they are less expensive and you can linger or not). I like to get a quick start in the morning when my energy is high, take a nice break in the middle of the afternoon (1 or 2-ish) and then finish up at night in a place where I can relax but where I don't get too full (makes me too sleepy to walk back to my hotel). : )<BR><BR>These aren't tried &amp; true rules, just a few philosophies of how you might approach your trip.<BR><BR>Have a great time in Paris!!