$$$, Bistro, St-Germain-des-Prés
Fodor's Review:
Run by legendary bistro chef Yves Camdeborde, this tiny, Art Deco hotel restaurant is booked up several months in advance for the single dinner sitting comprised of a five-course, EUR 40 set menu of haute-cuisine-quality food. On weekends and before 6 PM during the week a brasserie menu is served and reservations are not accepted. Start with charcuterie or pâté, then choose from open-faced sandwiches, salads, and a handful of hot dishes such as braised beef cheek, roast tuna and his famed deboned and breaded pig's trotter. Sidewalk tables make for prime people watching in summer and Le Comptoir recently opened a down-to-earth snack shop next door serving crêpes and sandwiches.
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