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I would strongly recommend La Truffiere. We visited this restaurant the first time we were in Paris (1995) and it was divine. Last time we were in Paris we didn't make it there - but I deeply regret that decision.

I hope it's OK that I stole some reviews from this site for you to look at:

From wyf4lyf:
LA TRUFFIERE -- On the same day as Robuchon. Can't believe we had 2 such amazing meals in one day. This place is really special. We had a fun stroll through the Latin Quarter to find the place. We ate downstairs in their "cave" which was mostly lit by candles. Tres romantique with only about 8 tables. The staff, who could have been stuffy, given the prices and caliber of food, was relaxed and warm and friendly, even humorous. We felt instantly at ease and dove in to some of the best cooking of the week. Sommelier suggested a red wine cocktail to start, and that was a fun change from my Kir Royale fixation. :) Amuse-bouche came in little soup tureens -- a cream of zucchini soup drizzled with white truffle oil. Wow. Taste buds engaged and ready for action. We split a starter of foie gras with mashed potato cake and it was wonderful. Warm and comforting. Would like to have one to myself next time. To our surprise, they then brought us each a small foie gras creme brulee which was a revelation. What a concept. And it totally worked. Fabulous flavors and textures. My main was my 2nd favorite main of the week -- duck leg stew with mashed potatoes and truffles. It came as a timbale, with the stewed meat on the bottom, mashed potatoes on top, thinly sliced black truffles lining the sides...sauteed foie gras on the very top, and a fabulous truffle sauce drizzled over and around. Another "I want to sing" moment. Especially since the sommelier brought me a glass of red wine that was totally perfect with the dish. Wish I'd written down what it was. I decided to eat and sip very very slowly. Glenn had another WOW moment with his red tuna stuffed with foie gras and rolled in filo dough and lightly fried. The tuna was still mostly raw, as it should be, and he said the combination of tuna and foie gras was amazing. We did not share bites this time. :) If we weren't happy enough, then they brought out the cheese trolley, a beautiful piece of furniture with at least 20 cheeses on it, and our server took lots of time to carefully explain each one. We each chose 3, he chose another 2 to round out the course, and then placed them on the plate in order from mildest to strongest and gave us special condiments to go with a few of them. I loved this...a bit theatrical and yet educational and ultimately divine eating! I had chevre with the most delicate orange honey (and I don't usually like honey as a condiment!), and there was a cheese called Cadot (sp?) I think that was made with Calvados, so they served it with an apple chutney. We had so much fun with the cheese course. Then they brought us pre-desserts of a creamy rice pudding with apricot-mango sauce. Lovely. My dessert was the house specialty -- a warm truffle souffle -- not chocolate, mind you, but black truffle, with mango coulis, and sherbet flavored with truffle honey. It was the most unique dish of the week. So glad I tried it. There was no skimping on the truffles, either...all mixed into the souffle and scattered all about the plate, too. Amazing flavor combo to have the sweet and earthy. Every bite, I'd say, "This is so bizarre, but I love it...I think!" It messed with my brain, and I just loved that it was special to the place and I'll be talking about it for years. Glenn had sorbets again, which he really liked. Then more little treats with our coffees. And it was another 3-hour meal we will remember forever. (Are people really allowed to have two 3-hour meals in one day?) The staff made such an impression on us. This is a place for a splurge...our bill came to 211e for the 2 of us but it was worth every centime.

From robjame:
La Truffiere - a small restaurant with an emphasis on truffles (the mushroom type) in the 5 arrondisement (the Latin Quarter).
We had the degustation menu which lets the chef display samples of his most creative efforts. The real bonus of this restaurant was that there are 2 possibilities per course so we had different choices for each of the courses, and shared. We included the wine supplement and that gave us the sommelier's matched wine with each dish.
Price? €82 per person + €80 per person for the wines.
Before you gasp at the price let me say that the generous shavings of truffles were evident and the wines were vintage selections - no Hearty Burgundy here.
The parade started with a warm parsnip soup garnished with white truffle cream. The taste was delicate and alluring. The young server explained that this was to occupy us until the first presentation was ready.
Amuse bouche - An eggplant and roquefort mousse that was as tasty as curious. Not strong tasting, the flavors melded nicely.
Entrees
Foie gras de canard with nuts, candied medlar(what is this?) and rhubarb compote - yummy and buttery with a sweet 2003 Languedoc white.
Black truffles and cabbage root lasagnas on a mixed herg salad with a truffle oil dressing - this looked like diced root, not traditional lasagna. The salad made of only herbs was remarkable and could be easily duplicated at home. The 2000 Gewurstraminer was wonderful - what a perfume.
Poisson
Roast John Dory(a Mediterranean fish) with a crisp black rice roll and white asperagus softly fried in lemon butter. The 1998 Chablis was ok.
Turbot sauted, creamy vegetables and green asperagus accompanied by a mushroom stuffed with parma ham and marrow bone. We both remarked that unfortunately turbot seems to have fallen out of favor at home. 2004 Gassac
Main course
Duck leg stew and mashed potato cake with truffles. The canard taste was lost but the 1990 Cahors red was amazing.
Roast rumsteck (sounds so much nicer than rump steak) with lard, potato and celery terrine with black truffles. Nice presentation but can you really beat Alberta beef? - 1992 S African red.
Cheese course - all French and the waitress arranged them according to strength with appropriate condiments. The 10 year old Taylor port was fine.
Dessert - four little desserts each, the best of which was the dark (almost black) chocolate ice cream sprinkled with pistachios. The 2003 Muscadet was my favorite wine of the night.
The espresso and cigar in the tiny lounge capped off the best meal I have ever had. A romantic spot, it would not disappoint as your special night out in Paris.

From egbear:
We had our best dinner that night (though we weren't planning to splurge). At La Truffiere off of Rue Mouffetard we indulged in the specialty of the house - truffles - with their fixed 5-course menu: foie gras with truffles, salad with truffles, brill with truffles, duck with truffles. I think the only things that didn't have truffles were the cheese course and dessert. The dinner was not tres cher, but the wine was. We let the sommelier steer us, and he knew his stuff. Although we nicked the cork to take home, we now can't find it, so the wine will have to be a fond memory that can't be repeated. Dinner was a three-hour pageant that I was very sorry to see end. The owner was a bit taken with us -- I guess my attempts at French were amusing -- and he gave us a little address book from La Truffiere as a keepsake. It makes me hungry just to look at it.

From BeachGirl247:
La Truffiere. 4 rue Blainville, 5th
Romantic 17th century house with a stone cellar. Very cozy. The food was excellent as well as a very healthy wine list. The owner and sommelier are gracious hosts. Food was outstanding!! Highly recommend!
We ate with a fixed menu and wine for New Year's so not sure what the regular prices would be. Zagat's says 68 euros each. I would guess a little more than that. Great place for a romantic dinner.

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Here is the web site:
http://www.latruffiere.com/

Obviously, you need reservations. Have a great anniversary!