Hi
at the CNN traveler website, there is a good article on ten recommended Paris bistros, taken from the August magazine issue.

Do you mean Conde Nast Traveler (CNTraveler)? CNN is the cable news channel and I just wasn't sure you really mean them as I didn't know they had a travel magazine or were named CNNtraveler. However, I do get CNTraveler magazine and don't recall any article on Paris Bistros in August.

What's the URL?

I saw a magazine in the Admiral's Club in Paris last week called CNN Traveler, or something like that and did a double take. Yes, it is apparently a new magazine from CNN and it seemed to be a very good one. But I couldn't find a website for it either.

I found a website cnntraveler.com, but there was no article about Paris bistros.

Well, let's hope the thing wasn't "researched" by Paula Zahn!

sorry for the typo and confusion, it's Conde Nast Traveler but the British edition
here's the url
http://www.cntraveller.co.uk/special...Paris_Bistros/

Thanks! Just took a look at that list and some others. Have bookmarked the site for future browsing.

Elaine, thanks for posting the URL. I've eaten at one of the places, Les Bookinistes, twice, once in '98 and again in '99. Then they had an excellent fixed price lunch menu and I remember the waiter on the second visit as funny and charming. I asked him why they Anglicized the spelling, and he said, "because it sounds cool."

Hey guys,

Does anyone actually travel half way across town to eat at a recommended bistro?

Do any of the recommended places have at least one Michelin star?

Otherwise, just walk around the corner to whatever looks nice.

yes indeed, I've been known to go across town, or even further to try a recommended restaurant or bistro.
True when I'm at home, true when I'm traveling. Some nights I want to stay close to home, other nights I want to explore a new area.
I'm always interested to read about food and stars, but I'd happily try a recommended place with or without a Micheli rating. It's the consensus of opinion that gets my interest usually, but sometimes it's just one person saying or writing "this place is fabulous!"

thank you Elaine, now part of my Paris file.

Great list! I've saved it for my upcoming trip this October -- thanks!

THANKS ELAINE.....great web-site!
IRA...yep...some of us do track 'em down!! I don't care about the ***!!!

of course i travel half way across town to eat...i just travelled 12 hours and 6,000 miles to get to Paris - an extra 10 minutes on the metro is hardly an inconvenience. both Regalade and Astier (not mentioned, but should be) are well worth the effort. also, we were the only americans there.

then again, i also travel 45 minutes to get my favorite dim sum in LA.

food is my top priority when i travel.

coachboy

Thanks for the link, Elaine.

From the article: "A new simplicity and informality has caught the imagination of Parisians, who have grown tired of paying outrageous sums for elaborate cooking."

That caught my imagination about twenty-five years ago. It takes Parisians sooo long to catch on to some things.