Birthday in Paris
 

I'll be in Paris for my 50 th Birthday with my best friends. Where would you have a memorable dinner?

This recent post will give you some ideas:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34484675

For my 25th birthday, my husband took me to Jules Verne, a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. It was fabulous.

deb
narrow down what you would like to spend per person, 50 euro to 500.
I'm not kidding about the 500.

Last Sept. we had a one night layover in Paris on my wife's 45th birthday. I had the consierge book us on a dinner cruise on the Seine and it was wonderful. My fear was that the food would not be of the quality of a good French restaurant but that wasn't the case. The boat has a glass roof and the views were specatular. Very romantic but very pricey. Not sure how much you want to spend re: elaines comment but if you do a dinner cruise I'd recommend going first class which will be in the 150 Euro per person range.

Sorry to have to update my last response but I just noticed I said my wife's 45th birthday....should have said 55th birthday. I'm in the dog house for that one.

Your wife is thanking you beechtree!!

Beechtree..I'd be giving you the loving of a lifetime if you knocked 10 years off my age!!

We did the Bauteaux Parisien dinner cruise..with good wines about $200.00 per person..but it was really lovely..though we did have a Parisien friend doing explanations..there is no commentary or touristy stuff.

For our 42nd anniverary last year , we took a suggestion from elaine on this board and dined at Chez Julien...lovely room and the food was good , service great and not expensive ..we just wanted a nearby ,comfortable place and this filled the bill...maybe less than 40€ /pp with wine. It's the compnay and not the price that counts!

I'd be inclined to take an evening Seine cruise, perhaps at the cocktail hour, but have dinner ashore at a really good restaurant. IMO the dinner cruises are seriously overpriced for the quality.