Any tips for the 7th and surrounding area?
Mar 17th, 2009, 07:21 AM
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Gracejoan, as you know, the ParisPerfect folk provide an extensive listing of their favorite restaurants and shops in the immediate area. While I am sure that they consider it proprietary, maybe you could share some of your favorites with the original poster. For example, I keep forgetting the name of that high-end food shop on Augereau, just down from Cafe Constant.
Mar 17th, 2009, 07:32 AM
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Hello Scrap - This isn't an 'untouristy' thing but I don't think the majority do this walk - Go to Bastille and walk along the top of the Viaduc des Arts called the Promenade Plantee. It's a charming rooftop walkway along the old disused (no longer there) railway tracks which takes the walker through archways of roses, beds of flowers and shrubs and a pond or two. It's dead straight and you will encounter quite a few joggers striding out vigorously.
To get to it you must exit the Bastille metro and walk down rue de Lyon a short way (past the Opera House). As you encounter rue Daumesnil look on your left for stairs going up to the promenade.
If you stick on it all the way to the end you can see the old Gare beautifully preserved. From here you can go down the steps onto rue Daumesnil and walk up to metro stop Daumesnil where you will find two or three cafe`s overlooking a fountain surrounded by lions.
If you like, start here instead and end up at Bastille and Port de Arsenal with all it's boats moored cheek to jowl - cafe`s and restaurants aplenty around this area.
After a good lunch you could take the romantic little boat trip which leaves from here and goes up Canal Saint Martin passing under the old rustic cast iron bridges and negotiating at least 6 locks. Just check cruising times in your Paris Guide Book. Theres always a metro to bring you back home wherever you land up.
To get to it you must exit the Bastille metro and walk down rue de Lyon a short way (past the Opera House). As you encounter rue Daumesnil look on your left for stairs going up to the promenade.
If you stick on it all the way to the end you can see the old Gare beautifully preserved. From here you can go down the steps onto rue Daumesnil and walk up to metro stop Daumesnil where you will find two or three cafe`s overlooking a fountain surrounded by lions.
If you like, start here instead and end up at Bastille and Port de Arsenal with all it's boats moored cheek to jowl - cafe`s and restaurants aplenty around this area.
After a good lunch you could take the romantic little boat trip which leaves from here and goes up Canal Saint Martin passing under the old rustic cast iron bridges and negotiating at least 6 locks. Just check cruising times in your Paris Guide Book. Theres always a metro to bring you back home wherever you land up.
Mar 17th, 2009, 09:23 AM
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oakglen,
You are probably thinking of Dubernet on Augereau..always a favorite for foie gras!
Others regularly mentioned..the 4 Constants, of course, Au Bon Accueil, Les Clos des Gourmets, 153 Grenelle, Le Florimond, Petrossian, Chez les Anges, La Cuisine are just a few, added to the above. I will add Cafe Max as a personal choice for the wonderful salads that Valdo does, just for me!! I'm sure for you, too. Just tell him Joan from NC sent you!! My good friend Florent and his great little place "Flirt The"(like Flirt Tea)for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea...small, simple and inexpensive, with some surprising good food and desserts. Be sure and mention me there! We are good friends and will be seeing one another at a Cafe Constant GTG on 4/24!!
I have some great dining plans for my next visit..looking forward to it and getting together with old friends, new friends and my few days in "my" Alpilles in Les Baux!
a bientot..
Joan
You are probably thinking of Dubernet on Augereau..always a favorite for foie gras!
Others regularly mentioned..the 4 Constants, of course, Au Bon Accueil, Les Clos des Gourmets, 153 Grenelle, Le Florimond, Petrossian, Chez les Anges, La Cuisine are just a few, added to the above. I will add Cafe Max as a personal choice for the wonderful salads that Valdo does, just for me!! I'm sure for you, too. Just tell him Joan from NC sent you!! My good friend Florent and his great little place "Flirt The"(like Flirt Tea)for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea...small, simple and inexpensive, with some surprising good food and desserts. Be sure and mention me there! We are good friends and will be seeing one another at a Cafe Constant GTG on 4/24!!
I have some great dining plans for my next visit..looking forward to it and getting together with old friends, new friends and my few days in "my" Alpilles in Les Baux!
a bientot..
Joan
Mar 17th, 2009, 01:09 PM
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Joan,
Thanks for Dubernet, their wares make great gifts for friends. We also love Les Clos des Gourmets and Le Florimond and I commend Leo le Lion to you. Cafe Constant tends to be a favorite hangout when we want something light or at an irregular hour. Have you tried D'Chez Eux lately; we haven't been there recently but have fond memories of the various duck dishes. Also, I wonder if the ownership change at Thomieux has improved the cuisine? I guess we are overdue for another visit!
Thanks for Dubernet, their wares make great gifts for friends. We also love Les Clos des Gourmets and Le Florimond and I commend Leo le Lion to you. Cafe Constant tends to be a favorite hangout when we want something light or at an irregular hour. Have you tried D'Chez Eux lately; we haven't been there recently but have fond memories of the various duck dishes. Also, I wonder if the ownership change at Thomieux has improved the cuisine? I guess we are overdue for another visit!
Mar 17th, 2009, 01:20 PM
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>>I wonder if the ownership change at Thomieux has improved the cuisine?<<
According to Alexander Lobrano writing in "France Today" magazine, the menu has shrunk and so have the portions. The quality remains poor. He gives it a thumbs down.
Our dinners at Clos des Gourmets and Leo the Lion were not nearly as good as the Constant resturants or Bon Accueil.
Stu Dudley
According to Alexander Lobrano writing in "France Today" magazine, the menu has shrunk and so have the portions. The quality remains poor. He gives it a thumbs down.
Our dinners at Clos des Gourmets and Leo the Lion were not nearly as good as the Constant resturants or Bon Accueil.
Stu Dudley
Mar 17th, 2009, 01:41 PM
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oakglen,
d'Chez Eux was sold recently, for whatever that means. I have not been there in some time. Thoumieux was not to my liking in the past, perhaps it has now changed. I think you might have mention Leo the Lion to me before..I hear some rave and some lousy reviews of it. As we all know, what might please me will not please another!! You can have that even for Taillevent, which is somewhat of a favorite.
The places I mentioned are but a few in the area..many more, some of which are very popular, but may not be one that I care for, for whatever reason. There are plenty of them.
Joan
d'Chez Eux was sold recently, for whatever that means. I have not been there in some time. Thoumieux was not to my liking in the past, perhaps it has now changed. I think you might have mention Leo the Lion to me before..I hear some rave and some lousy reviews of it. As we all know, what might please me will not please another!! You can have that even for Taillevent, which is somewhat of a favorite.
The places I mentioned are but a few in the area..many more, some of which are very popular, but may not be one that I care for, for whatever reason. There are plenty of them.
Joan
Mar 17th, 2009, 01:44 PM
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Looks like Stu got in there ahead of me while I was still writing. He maybe had the answer re Thoumieux..I thought I had read soething to that effect. Probably on e-gullet. I do follow it quite regularly....
Joan
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Mar 17th, 2009, 02:09 PM
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Joan & Stu,
What's your best recommendation for lunch on arrival day for a PP apt? You know we'll be fresh off the plane and not yet able (usually) to really move in to the apt. until later in the day. We didn't like Champs de Mars last time around. Cafe de l'Alma, Flirt The, Les Cocottes are the places that come to mind. We'll be arriving on a Thursday and hope to hit the Saxe-Breteuil market on the way back to the flat. Is there anything in that direction that you can recommend? Merci, EJ
What's your best recommendation for lunch on arrival day for a PP apt? You know we'll be fresh off the plane and not yet able (usually) to really move in to the apt. until later in the day. We didn't like Champs de Mars last time around. Cafe de l'Alma, Flirt The, Les Cocottes are the places that come to mind. We'll be arriving on a Thursday and hope to hit the Saxe-Breteuil market on the way back to the flat. Is there anything in that direction that you can recommend? Merci, EJ
Mar 17th, 2009, 02:24 PM
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We are not lunch people, but if the weather is nice and you don't want to be inside, I would dine at the Cafe Champs du Mars and watch the activity in the neihborhood. This was the cafe we kept an eye on about 18 hours a day. Great Salads. We had lunch there twice. I believe that the PP restaurant & cafe write-up prefers this over the other cafe just across the street & directly under Champagne.
I was dissapointed with the Saxe-Breteuil market. We went there looking for Ceps (mushrooms), but there were none at all. This market was not nearly as lively nor did it have as many different food vendors as the Convention market on Sunday. We've visited well over 50 different farmer's markets throughout France, and Saxe-Breteuil did not impress us. I think there are 2 weekly markets there, and maybe we visited the smaller one. We found plenty of cepes at the produce store just a block away, and also on Rue Cler. There were nice cepes at the Convention market.
Stu Dudley
I was dissapointed with the Saxe-Breteuil market. We went there looking for Ceps (mushrooms), but there were none at all. This market was not nearly as lively nor did it have as many different food vendors as the Convention market on Sunday. We've visited well over 50 different farmer's markets throughout France, and Saxe-Breteuil did not impress us. I think there are 2 weekly markets there, and maybe we visited the smaller one. We found plenty of cepes at the produce store just a block away, and also on Rue Cler. There were nice cepes at the Convention market.
Stu Dudley
Mar 17th, 2009, 02:41 PM
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Elsiejune,
You may be able to get into the apt. in the morning upon arrival. I have always been lucky that way. I usually take a flight that arrives at 8:35 (will be so in April). That would make my arrival at the apt. to be around 10. In case it is not ready, I will just have my driver take me to Cafe Constant where I will have petite dejeuner..the PP office is practically next door.
If I can go directly to the apartment, I will most likely go to Les Cocottes for lunch. I do like it for lunch! Flirt The is a very simple place..depends what you might feel like. Do you have dinner plans for that evening..might depend on that, too.
My arrival night, I am walking across the Seine to what may be a charming little Italian restaurant that I have found on Tremoille, between George V and Montaigne. Arrival night, I eat early, (PP has already made reservations for me, 7:15!) have some wine and to bed early..in the morning, I am on Paris time and ready to go! Remember, flying from Asheville with the shuttle to ATL it makes for a long day before getting on plane and then the miserable trip over!I am ready for early to bed!
Joan
You may be able to get into the apt. in the morning upon arrival. I have always been lucky that way. I usually take a flight that arrives at 8:35 (will be so in April). That would make my arrival at the apt. to be around 10. In case it is not ready, I will just have my driver take me to Cafe Constant where I will have petite dejeuner..the PP office is practically next door.
If I can go directly to the apartment, I will most likely go to Les Cocottes for lunch. I do like it for lunch! Flirt The is a very simple place..depends what you might feel like. Do you have dinner plans for that evening..might depend on that, too.
My arrival night, I am walking across the Seine to what may be a charming little Italian restaurant that I have found on Tremoille, between George V and Montaigne. Arrival night, I eat early, (PP has already made reservations for me, 7:15!) have some wine and to bed early..in the morning, I am on Paris time and ready to go! Remember, flying from Asheville with the shuttle to ATL it makes for a long day before getting on plane and then the miserable trip over!I am ready for early to bed!
Joan
Mar 17th, 2009, 07:04 PM
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hi there!
will be getting in to Paris late afternoon on Saturday...
I guess all the markets will be closed already, no chance to visit any except on Sunday morning. Which one would be the best? Rue Cler is very near from the PP apartment I am in, but I guess Saxe will not be open. I am so looking forward to lunching/dining at some of the restaurants mentioned here (I don't know French at all, so hopefully I do not order something I can't eat like brains or liver or tongue)
The next day which is a Sunday, is the supposedly first Sunday of the month and I think some of the musuems have free admission. Which means long queues??
will be getting in to Paris late afternoon on Saturday...
I guess all the markets will be closed already, no chance to visit any except on Sunday morning. Which one would be the best? Rue Cler is very near from the PP apartment I am in, but I guess Saxe will not be open. I am so looking forward to lunching/dining at some of the restaurants mentioned here (I don't know French at all, so hopefully I do not order something I can't eat like brains or liver or tongue)
The next day which is a Sunday, is the supposedly first Sunday of the month and I think some of the musuems have free admission. Which means long queues??
Mar 18th, 2009, 01:24 AM
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3sica,
Sunday market..probably Convention as Stu has mentioned above. As you said, rue Cler is nearby, too.
I have not been to the museums on 1st Sun. of the month. I have often read that they can be quite crowded...you can give it a try..if lines are too long you will find something else to do.
You won't have any trouble with your dining...
Joan
Sunday market..probably Convention as Stu has mentioned above. As you said, rue Cler is nearby, too.
I have not been to the museums on 1st Sun. of the month. I have often read that they can be quite crowded...you can give it a try..if lines are too long you will find something else to do.
You won't have any trouble with your dining...
Joan
Mar 18th, 2009, 02:08 AM
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Mar 18th, 2009, 01:48 PM
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If you feel like a great meal on the spur of the moment... (and have a piggy bank to break) wander over to the Rue du Bac. Joel Robuchon's rest. is in the Hotel Pont Royal. It's on the border of the 7th and the 6th. We've been there twice and had a grand time both times. I think they take reservations for the 6:30 seating, but otherwise it's first come first served. Last time we were there (we stayed at the Pont Royal) I noticed people waiting to be seated were having drinks in the hotel lobby. However, this is just our preference....we're always disappointed when we make grand plans months and months ahead (to eat I mean -
Mar 18th, 2009, 02:11 PM
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l'Atelier Joel Robuchon in the Hotel Pon Royal is a 1 starred restaurant and La Table de Joe Robuchon in the 16th is a 2 star..if these have not been changed with the latest Michelin updates.
The Table is said to have the best bargain of the starred places for lunch. I do have lunch reservations made there for April. Looking forward to it. I try to follow e-gullet and pick up these things.
Enjoy..
Joan
The Table is said to have the best bargain of the starred places for lunch. I do have lunch reservations made there for April. Looking forward to it. I try to follow e-gullet and pick up these things.
Enjoy..
Joan
