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I just posted on my Fodor's running thread re Davoli for today..take a look at it, if interested... Joan |
Will do on the pics and what Joan said in her last post.
Today was a bust food-wise. We went to the LeMarche Couvet Saint Germain Market to pick up some supplies for a picinic(trying to be optomistic about the weather). Mrs. Plasitc is not much of a fish lover and the market is pretty full of fish and the smell of them as well. The baguettes did not look great, and the cheese counter was average. Since it was cold and rainy we ended up back on Rue Saint Dominique(n we were going to hit Cafe Constant for lunch, but as Joan just pointed out above, they were closed. Out of despiration we ended up at LaFontaine de Mars . You could tell it was old-school. The service was great, but the menu lacked creativity in every way. Two chicken dishes, a steak dish, two duck dishes and three fish. We ended up just ordering appetizers. MP(Mrs. Plastic) ordered a goat cheese spread that was pretty good and I had a steamed leek with vinaigrette of some type poured over it. Wine choices were poor. The total cost was $37 including one glass of wine. For dinner we ate at Fouquets on the Champs just because we were there and the Parisian that checked us into our apartment had written it down for us as decent. Again, in this day and age how about some creativity on the menu? Coke Lights were 9E! so we passed on them. Turned out that all you could order outside(yes I know you pay for sitting outside) was a club sandwich. It was a decent club sandwich, it was $14.50E. The sun did crack out this afternoon and the forecast looks good for the next few days. The rest of our days are a bit better planned out so I can now start checking the suggestions offered here against the areas we will be at and make some better dinner reservations. Merci Au revoir! |
It has been a few years, but I also loved Le Petit Prince. We had an excellent dinner there.
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How can anybody with half a brain eat at Fouquet's?
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We have enjoyed Le Temps Perdu in the past. The owner, a very lovely lady, was kind enough to serve us very, very late one evening when they were about to close...of course, we had our son and his friend with us, and they looked very tired and hungry. I returned again last year with my oldest daughter and we couldn't have had a better meal or a more delightful waitress...it was our first night in Paris and she helped us greatly with our french. And the food was, again, just wonderful. It's at 54 rue de Seine...easy to find. I am not a foodie, so please take that into account.
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PT, thank you for starting this post. It has given me a good list of restaurants. I'm looking forward to reading more of your dining adventures, hopefully all positive after today ;;)
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I forgot to mention Le Rubis, just off Marche St. Honore, one of the oldest wine bars, still with it's original zinc bar. It hasn't changed in more years than I care to mention; the staff, menu and patrons seem unchanged, at least to me. This is the Paris that Hemingway must have experienced.
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Be nice kerouac...living in Paris does not give you license to be a jerk. I have read some of your posts and I couldn't agree more with your concept of going "down scale" for eating. That is in fact, EXACTLY what I am looking for.
I just re-read my own post....I should have been more clear about my dislike for the Fouquet's. It is exactly what you DON'T want when eating in Paris. I did not like it and it was an overpriced borish restaurant well past it's prime. I would have been better off with a baguette, a bottle of wine and some cheese. |
I always make it a point of having at least one meal at Cafe Roussillon in the 7th, at the corner of Rue Cler and Rue de Grenelles.
They have a fabulous steak for 2, duck breast as well as numerous salads named for a region i.e Salade Normande, Salade Provencale etc. Wines are available by the carafe for as little as 9 Euros. It is often frequented by locals. Give it a try.. |
Love Le Petit Prince but just down the street is Le Pescatore where I have had many lovely casual meals.
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bookmarking for my July trip!
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Bookmarking too! Thanks for the recommendations.
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great thread. thanks...
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I just got back from a trip to Paris with my teenage son. We also tried to eat at more reasonably priced casual restaurants. We had made reservations in advance and ate at Le Temps Perdu, Le Petit Prince and Le Caveau d'Lisle. They were all good and had nice prix fixe menus. Of the 3 we liked Le Petit Prince the best -- best service, ambience and food! We also had a nice lunch at Chez Janou and at the tiny crepe restaurant/stand on Rue Cler. In addition, we had good sandwiches for lunch one day at the Paul patisserie on St. Michel.
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I like Le Petit St. Benoit, on rue St. Benoit, which runs from Blvd. St-Germain to rue Jacob, in the 6th.
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