We are going to Paris in March and would like a suggestion of a great bistro in the 6 or 7 Arr. Any suggestions welcome!<BR>

Here's my list!<BR>Le Petit St Benoit - rue Benoit -6th<BR>Thomieux-rue St Dominique -7th<BR>L'Epi Dupin-rue Dupin -7th<BR>Les Booknistes-quai Grand Augustines- 6th ...Enjoy~<BR>

I really enjoyed this restaurant. Has sidewalk tables (however, booked when I got there), sat just inside the picture window. Very friendly waiters and excellent food.<BR><BR>Le Bistro du 7eme on La Tour-Maubourg

I recommend our favorite:<BR>La Fontaine de Mars -- 7th [same street as Thoumieux]<BR>

glsebs,<BR>We've enjoyed all of the following, eating our way through the terrific &quot;Bistros of Paris&quot; by Robert and Barbar Hamburger:<BR><BR>In the 7th:<BR>Le Florimond<BR>La Fontaine de Mars <BR>Au Bon Accueil <BR>L'Affriol&eacute; <BR>Le P'tit Troquet <BR><BR>In the 6th:<BR>Chez Maitre Paul <BR>Le Reminet<BR>Les Bookinistes <BR><BR>Also Maupertu and Le Clos de Gourmet, both in the 7th which aren't listed in the Hamburger's book but are highly rated by Zagat. <BR><BR><BR>

<BR>Just some of my favs in the 6th arr:<BR><BR>- Le Cameleon, Rue Chevreuse<BR>- Chez Diane, Rue Servandoni<BR>- Le Parc aux Cerfs, Rue Vavin<BR>- La Cafetiere, Rue Mazarine<BR>- Brasserie Fernand, Blvd. Montparnasse<BR><BR>Not bistrots, but salons de the/patisseries:<BR>- Laduree, Rue Bonaparte<BR>- Gerard Mulot, Rue de Seine<BR><BR>- Laduree, Rue Bonaparte (for the macaroons)

Concur with posts about Fontaine de Mars (make a reservation a day or more in advance), Petit Trocquet (also reserve), Bistrot du 7eme (the real cheapie for really good food and wine).<BR>Auberge de Champs de Mars on Exposition near Petit Trocquet is also good.<BR>The best in the 7th is Le Florimond, 19 av. Lamotte Picquet. Make a reservation--it is superb.<BR>Thomieux is a restaurant we specifically warn agaginst--overpriced, food not that good, attitudinal waiters.<BR>I know this is our experience and it could have been &quot;just the night&quot; but on another board I did have some agreement.<BR>Another poor performer for us was Chez Papa on av. Bourdanais (sp). La Terrasse right at the Ecole Militaire Metro is a good brasserie choice.<BR><BR><BR>

An excellent bistro that hasn't yet been mentioned here is Le Suffren, on 84 Ave. de la Suffren. Technically it's in the 15th, but it's really just on the &quot;other&quot; side of the Champ de Mars. Smart decor, good food, friendly waiters, much less touristy. It received a very good review in the Paris Voice (www.parisvoice.com), which has more detailed info. <BR>We had a bad experience at Bistro du Papa and my husband was very uncomfortable in the raised, two-person booths.

Hi<BR> Off Place St Sulpice are the Rue des Canelles and Rue Guisarde that have a number of bistros of varying types and prices, all of which are good and popular with the locals.

<BR>Pariscope happens to have a feature on bistros online at the moment at http://www.pariscope.fr/liste_restaurant.php?spec=FRBI<BR><BR>They mention three in the area you specified:<BR><BR>Chez Collinot : 1, rue Pierre-Leroux (7&egrave;me arr.)<BR><BR>Polidor : 41, rue Monsieur le Prince (6&egrave;me arr.)<BR><BR>Wajda : 10, rue de la Grande Chaumi&egrave;re (6&egrave;me arr.)<BR><BR>Can't call these places &quot;favorites&quot; as I haven't tried them, of course, but they certainly sound good!<BR><BR>Babelfish produces passable (if occasionally humorous!) translations for the bistro descriptions, but if you'd like me to translate them for you feel free to e-mail me privately at [email protected].<BR><BR>Have a fantastic trip...<BR><BR>- Quicksilver -

Bistro de Breteuil, in the 7th.