Paris Restaurants in the 7th - Child Friendly

For example, which of the restaurants on the following thread would be suitable for us?

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2

Brasserie de L'Esplanade, on rue Fabert, is a reasonable walk from your hotel, and has a terrasse. Most of our favorites in the 7th are closed next week; however your hotel concierge should be of help.

These websites might help you:

http://www.cookiemag.com/travel/cityguide/2008/01/parismaps?currentPage=3

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/498961

Oakglen - Yes, I was afraid that we would run into a lot of things closed in August. But thanks for the suggestion.

Zeppole - Thanks for the website link. I like that cookiemag website, I had never seen it before.

If you go to lesrestos.com, just click on terrasse, nearest metro & 7th etc to get a list of restaurants close to your hotel. For "child friendly" places, try clicking on those which offer children's menus. I think your best bet would be those restaurants with terrasse seating. Good luck.

Amy, please report back on what you find! My husband and I are heading in October with our daughter who will be almost two and we have an anniversary while we are there as well. We'll be closer to the 5th but will travel. I'd be interested to know whether the stroller is a nuisance in most places, whether there are high chairs and whether you are welcome with a small child. Have fun!

Try La Ferme Saint Simon (6, rue de Saint-Simon, near Bd. Saint-Germain and rue de Bac) a lovely bistrot with very good food, good service and a very pleasant owner M. Dario.
I´m sure he wiil be delighted to receive you.
Last June, 27th. we had lunch there.

My husband, son (age 9) and I just returned from Paris a couple of days ago. We were staying in 1e (near the Louvre) and found a little Italian place that was very family friendly - Pizza Nelly. It's on a little side street, here's the address: 19, Rue Duphot 75001 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 40 15 00 33.

We also enjoyed a splurge night out at Barlotti -www.buddha-bar.com/new/en/plan_barlotti.php . They were very accommodating to our vegetarian son and made him something not on the menu (penne with cream sauce). I noticed another family with a toddler in a stroller there but most of the crowd was young/hip Parisians.

I had the best truffle risotto there!

In the little square near Barlotti are probably eight other restaurants so if Barlotti is too dear, it would be easy to find something else. Barlotti address: 35, Place du Marché Saint Honoré 75001 Paris
Tel : 33.(0)1.44.86.97.97 (if you go early, say 7:00, you won't need reservations.)

As far as the Paris Visite card, I wondered about buying one too but was glad I did. We rode the Metro much more than we thought we would and I was glad that I didn't have to hassle with buying it there, or worse, buying tickets for each journey. We bought ours at St. Pancras station in London as we waited for the Eurostar. Although they only sell adult Paris Visite tickets at St. Pancras and I found out later that you could buy a child's Paris Visite ticket in Paris.

Your child might be a little young for this but one of the activities we most enjoyed in Paris was a bike tour with Bike About Tours (www.bikeabouttours.com)

Have fun on your trip!

PS: sorry about the web links coming up twice - I don't know what I did wrong!

I guess the web links came up twice only in the preview panel - they look okay in the post.

Another vote for L'Esplanade in the 7th. When we ate there we saw a couple of families with babies in strollers.

Thanks for all the replies.

Sally30 - I will let you know how it goes and what we end up trying.

PairofDiceLost - Unfortunately I have put a ban on Italian food for this trip. We live in Italy, and I need a break from Italian food! I'll take French, American, Thai, Indian, or almost any other type of food...but no Italian food!

Sally30 - We went to Le Relais de l'Entrecote on Rue Marbeuf, 15 and really liked it. It's quite popular and crowded, but we felt comfortable with the baby. All the waitresses were lovely and kept playing with our baby. (Our little Marcello is quite the flirt though, and loved all the waitresses!) And the food is great! Only steak, salad, and fries on the menu (25 euro per person), but very good.

We went to L'Esplanade...and passed by it. After having a look, we did not feel comfortable bringing a baby in there. Actually even without the baby, I don't think we would have dined there. It looked quite elegant, and we are more casual. However, my husband and I did notice that people tend to dress up more for dinner in Paris than here in Italy.

Also, the EXTREMELY kind staff at our hotel kind of told us that the area where L'Esplanade is more of a diplomatic/foreign (non-Europeans) area. They said that the Latin Quarter and the St. Germain areas are where the Europeans (and also Americans) tend to hang out and dine. The prices for the restaurants are much more reasonable in these areas as well.

Anyway, I recommend Entrecote. They don't take reservations, and you may have to wait a few minutes (we waited about 10-15 minutes), but it's not a big deal and they're very quick. Make sure you order one of their wonderful desserts!

There is also Hippopotamus, which is like a French TGI Fridays. It's very child friendly, and the prices are reasonable. It's a chain so there are several locations.

By the way, I highly recommend our hotel (Bourgogne et Montana). The manager and staff were unbelievably kind and helpful. Christoph and his staff were carrying around Marcello like he was their own son! We had a superior room that had a long newly carpeted hallway - great for playing! HIGHLY recommend this hotel.