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Have not been on the Europe board insome time. However, will be in Paris for a week in September..mostly business for Oh. We have been before...but many years ago. Always find Paris a little daunting as far as rectaurants go...so much choice...and many expensive and mediocre. Any good suggestions anyone? Price does not really matter, but not really into extravagant meals and would prefer local bistros etc. Also anyone have info on street markets? That is my favourite passtime while OH is at work!

Hi M,

Very good reports on the Saturday market at Place de Breteuil along Ave. Saxe 09:00 – 13:00 Metro Duroc line 10

Re restaurants: where are you staying?

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Don't know diddly about restos - FLUNCH is my idea of one (sic)! But market shopping is my bag. Paris has at least 83 street and covered markets:
14 covered markets
57 street markets
5 flea markets (marches aux Puces)
3 flower markets
1 bird market
1 stamp collectors market
two 'marches aux forains' (itinerant travelers - one at Beauvau Saint-Antoine called "Aligre" selling fruits and veg - very animated - i tried to photo one vendor and was threateningly waved away - bit of a rough edge here - near Bastille.

Covered markets sell largely meat and veg - the largest is Batignolles at 96 rue Lemercier

but it's the street markets that are spread out all over Paris - the largest ones are:
Saxe Breteuil (Thu Sat)
Belleville (tue, fri)
Charonne (wed sat)
Bastille (thu sun)
Daumesnil (tue fri)
Cours de Vicennes (wed sat)
auguste Blanqui (tue fri sun)
Joinville (suburban Joinville-le-Pont by RER stop: thu sun
bigger is not always better however and the centrally located markets are most interesting:
Maubert (tue thu sat)
Monge wed fri sun
Port-Royal (tue thu sat)
Raspail (tue fri)
Edgar-
quinet (wes sat)
Barbes (wes sat) - low-cost clothes
appealing to poor immigrants

There are five flea markets:
Porte de Vanves (sat, sun), south edge of Paris and the much more huge Porte de Clignancourt - several sprawling markets - watch out for pickpockets here - one little waif brazenly stuck his hand in out day bag right in front of his mother who was running a stall! Very crowded - watch valuables (sat, sun and mon)

My mom and I had very good meals in Paris last spring. And we enjoyed a nice variety too. I took an extensive list of recommendations, many of which we didn't have time to experience. We literally listened to people grumble on the way to CDG about lousy food in Paris. Not our experience at all, especially for dinner. Research makes all the difference. Here is the link to my trip report. Hope this helps.

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...ris+mom+and+me

Reasonable restaurant suggestions:
In the 7th ARR.
Cafe du Marche (Rue Cler)
Le Bosquet (I believe on ave of same name?)
Cafe Max (on main street --can't remember name -- find it in Zagat?)

2nd ARR.
La Bocca 59 rue Montmartre
Little Italy rue Montorgueil
Centre Ville
Le Tambour rue Montmartre near Etienne Marcel metro.
La Fresque 100 rue Rambuteau
La Grille 50 rue Montorgueil (French)
Chez Elle near Jardin des Halles
404 9 rue des Gravilliers (Moroccan)
3 aux Elephants rue Tiquetonne, (Thai and Japaneese)
Zango 15 rue Cygne Afrian/organic/French)

6th ARR
Arbuci or Bilboquet - 2 jazz supper clubs

Buddha Bar 8 rue Boissy d'Anglais

hope this helps!

Mincepie, I've been working on a list of restaurants, mostly in the 5eme and 6eme, for my upcoming trip in September. I'd be happy to email it to you if you provide an address. Most of the places are bistros (with a smattering of ethnic restaurants and more casual places when you don't feel like a formal meal) that are mentioned again and again on the messageboard and/or are recommended in guidebooks. I felt pretty overwhelmed by the "restaurant scene" on my first trip to Paris and I've spend a fair amount of time coming up with different recommendations. My list also includes phone numbers and addresses too. If you are looking for restos in a different area of Paris, I've found that there are a lot of prior threads on the board that might help. I've found good recommendations listed by by price, hotel, arrondisement, even street. You might want to do a few searches and see what comes up.

Happy travels,

Kate

Kate:

Would you email me your list? I understand, through another Fodor conributor, that you may be in Paris between 17-22 September and might wish to meat for drinks/dinner?

Dave
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Hi Kate
I've been to Paris quite a bit, but I'm always interested in expanding my restaurant listings
can you email the list to me at
[email protected] ?
thanks

And me too, Kate, as long as it is not too much trouble. I'll be here next month.

Thanks,

Dick
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Kate,

I would really appreciate the list also. We will be in the 7th on October 3 through 7. E mail [email protected]

Merci

Kate, would you shoot me your list. I've been compiling my own, we may have to compare. [email protected]

Allard, 1 rue l'Eperon in the 6th, is one of my favorite places for bistro food, and it is of longstanding popularity in Paris. 3 course prix fixe for around 34 euro
Phone (33) 01 43 26 48 23

We just discovered Le Coupe-Chou our last trip to Paris at 9, rue de Lanneau in the 5th, and I'm surprised it's not mentioned more here. It's a romantic restaurant in a charming old building, and my meal of poelon d'aubergines (wonderful-would love the recipe-and although it contained tomatoes, cheese, and eggplant, it was NOT eggplant parmesan), boeuf Bourguignonne, and ile flottante for dessert was delicious, old-fashioned French food. Around 34 euro for the prix fixe, also.
Phone:(33) 01 46 33 68 69

I believe both these places close for a while in Aug., and I think you could get reservations when you arrive in Paris.

Great printed guides would include "Bistros of Paris" by the Hamburgers, and Le Routarde, though both are quite out of day now.

Well worth the price of the download is "Leeds Good Guide" to Paris restaurants, which is updated twice a year. Positively amazing for dining destinations with exceptional ambience and food for the lowest of prices.

Thank you all so much for your info about restaurants and markets. I am always amazed at how generous you all are. I will think of you all as I wander the markets and enjoy the restaurants.

Kate..if you have time I would love your list and would be happy to share with you anything I have received from elsewhere.
[email protected] THANK YOU!

My absolute favorite restaurant in Paris is Astier,44 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. They have an incredible 27 Euro fixed price menu. Reservations are essential.

Kate--another request for your resto list:

[email protected]

Hi Kate
I send my travel files out a lot, and find it easier if I post my own email address here, and invite people to write to me with their request. Then I can just hit "reply" and do the attachment, much easier than making notes of everyone's email address

If you prefer not to post your regular email address here, you can always set up a free one for fodors mail at yahoo, or many other locations.
Just a suggestion. :)

My favorite market street is north of the forum in Les Halles by suggestion of a couple guide books: Rue Montorgueil. Also the Rue Mouffetard in Latin Quarter is great. For a fantastic (although bit out of the way, but worth the trouble) small restaurant, I highly recommend the following that I have posted before:

This one is a real gem. I am afraid to even let the secret get out. YOu don't need reservations (although recommend it high season) and it is frequented by the french. However, it is locally recommended as well. We sat next to a long term american professor from the Sorbonne. They specialize in Prix-fixe menu with many choices of combinations. It is located on ile-st louis which is the smaller island next larger one with the Notre dame. It is considered inexpensive and the food is traditional french. You can enjoy a full 4 courses with wine for about 30E. Main courses were about 12-15E.

Au gourmet de I'lle
42 rue st-louis-en-i'lle
phone 01-43-26-79-27

YOu won't be disappointed!

You CAN make reservations, but we did walk in (February) and had no problem.


Have fun!

KATE ... I'd appreciate it if you'd email me your list. We'll be in Paris most of September.

Thanks. [email protected]

Also in rue de Lanneau, tucked away behind the Pantheon is le Petit Prince de Paris, a delightful little restaurant. Excellent food, and very reasonable. Last month I paid 135 euros for dinner for 4, including a half litre house wine and soft drinks. It was the best meal we ate in Paris, and when I asked about it here, I got some very positive responses:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34628038

I have a bunch of restaurants on my website that I really liked. I posted them from when I blogged while in Paris last November.

My three favorites from my site are- (these have pics on my site)

-L'Endroit (near the Bastille) - great wine bistro with delicious food and friendly service.
-Le Caveau de l'Isle (on the Ile St Louis) - nice atmosphere and well prepared food.
-Le Cosy - near the Louvre. A good place for a decent lunch.

Other good bistros include-

-Baracane Bistro de L'oulette - near the Bastille. Seems to be a good "locals" type of place.
-Le Relais de Saint-Paul (near the St Paul Metro) - Quite and intimate with gently prepared food. Very friendly and accomodating,
-La Fontaine De Mars (on rue Saint Dominique near the Eiffel Tower) - Truely a classic French bistro! Warm and friendly atmosphere and food that is well prepared and beautifully served.

Here is the link to my site -

http://richardab.typepad.com/iheartparis

After the entry page, click on "Paris - Eat" in the left column for all my Paris restaurants.

To all those who want my list, things at work have been a little crazy today and I'm just now had a chance to look at this thread. It may take me until tomorrow, but I'd be happy to email it to those who's requested it.

Kate

Thanks Kate...work must come first however..would not want you to lose your job!!!

There are loads of good Paris restaurant threads on this forum if you search. Some personal favorites include La Guirlande de Julie, Armand au Palais Royale, Le Florimond, La Fontaine de Mars, Le Violon d' Ingres, and Maceo. And I have to say that IMO the Cafe du Marche on the rue Cler is gross.

Armand au Palais Royal has changed hands. It is now a very good Corsican restaurant.

I hope everyone who wanted my resto list got one yesterday. If I missed you, let me know!

Thanks.

Kate

Kate,

Thank you so much.

Karen

Can I get a copy of the list? I am always looking for new places!

Why don't you just post it on the Paris Superthread, and let the members help themselves?

Make it easy on yourself.

Robespierre, well, I hadn't thought of doing that....although it wasn't really all that hard to email five or six people. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Kate

Could I also have a copy of your list please - will use it next month.

Thanking you

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Kate

Could I have your list too please?

[email protected]

Bonjour

Here's some links to some great on line resources

http://www.jack-travel.com/Paris/Par...arrondissement

http://www.eatinparis.com/cgi-bin/We...woa/wa/english

http://troi.cc.rochester.edu/~tdip/Restaurants.html

Au revoir

ttt

Worldinabag...those 3 sites you recommended were fantastic...really useful. Thank you. Evryone else too..especially Kate for emailing the list. Now I just have to find a way to log all this great info.

Hi, Mincepie,

Below are some of the restaurants I have visited and/or recommended to others from my most recent Paris trips in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Information (e.g., prices) have not been updated, but the recommendations should hold and represent what we thought was good value for money:

LES BOUCHONS DE FRANCOIS CLERC
(known for selling wine just above cost). Several locations -- three addresses:
a) 12, rue de l'Hôtel Colbert (Maubert-Mutualité), metro Maubert-Mutualite. Tel. 01 43 54 15 34 - . Reservations advised. Closed Sat. at lunch and on Sundays
b) 32, bd du Montparnasse (Duroc/Falguière) Paris, FR, 75015 01 45 48 52 03
c) 79, av. Kléber (Trocadéro) Paris, FR, 75016 01 47 27 87 5812

LE CLOS DES GOURMETS
16, avenue Rapp, 75007, Paris
Inventive French Cuisine served with a touch of class
Moderate, with excellent food (prix fixe menu is usually the best choice)
Price range : < 40 euros
Chef/Owner: Arnaud Pitrois et Christel Pitrois
Relaxed dinning in sight of the Eiffel Tower. Reservations required
Closed Sundays.
Tel: 01 45 517 561
Metro: Ecole Militaire / Alma Marceau

A LA PETITE CHAISE
36-38 rue de Grenelle, 7e Phone 01-42-22-13-35 Cuisine Type: French Reservations required Transportation: Métro: Rue de Bac or Sèvres-Babylone Hours: Daily noon-2pm and 7-11pm Credit Cards: AE, V
This is the oldest restaurant in Paris, established as an inn in 1680.

AU BON ACCUEIL
Location: 14 rue de Montessuy, Paris, France
Phone: 01-47-05-46-11
Monday - Friday: lunch and dinner
Best buy: pre-fixe lunch menu
175 frs to 300 frs
Invalides (7 Arr.)
French
Excellent, reasonably priced cuisine du marché (daily menu based on what's in the markets) has made it a hit. Desserts are homemade and delicious, Reservations essential. MC, V. Closed Sun. Métro, RER: Pont l'Alma.

LA FONTAINE DE MARS
129, rue Saint-Dominique
Southwest (Pais Basque) Style Cuisine
Moderate
Price range : ± 35 euros
Executive Chef/Owner:
Jacques and Christiane Boudon
An outstanding and informal Parisian bistro in the 7th Arrondissement offering a Pays Basque style menu in very cozy and comfortable surroundings. They open early (19h00 -7 PM). Open for lunch and diner until 23h00 (11 PM). Open 7 days a week, but Closed annually from 18 July through 18 August. Reservations required.
Telephone 01 47 05 46 44 Fax 01 47 05 11 13
MC, VISA and A&E.

AUBERGE DE LA REINE BLANCHE
30 rue St. Louis en l'Ile (on the island behind Notre Dame)

AU PIED DE COCHON 1er Arrondissement
6, rue Coquillière(Châtelet-Les Halles/Louvre-Rivoli) 01 40 1 3 77 00
A favorite brasserie. Great plates of mussels; beers to match!

BISTROT DE BRETEUIL
3 pl de Breteuil
75007 Paris
France
Tel. 01.45.67.07.27
Open daily

STREET MARKETS:
• Rue Cler: Begins av de la Motte-Picquet, 7e. Métro: Ecole Militaire.
• Rue Montorgueil: Begins rue Rambuteau, 1e. Métro: Les Halles.
• Rue Mouffetard: Begins rue de l'Epée-de-Bois, 5e. Métro: Monge.

For a snack or tea:
LADUREE: An elegant tea salon and pastry shop known especially for its macaroons 16 rue Royale, 75008 Paris, France; telephone +33 1 42 60 2179

Happy travels.

John H.

On 8/8/05 Kate volunteered to email her list of Paris restaurants. We leave in 3 weeks and would be grateful to receive Kate's list or anyone with a recent list. Many thanks, Jerry

Whoops, I forgot to include my email address for the list of restaurants. [email protected]. Jerry

Mincepie - Sometime in March this year Dave-in-Paris posted these places on the message board at my request and I am going to do my very best to eat all of them when my trip to Paris comes up in Oct. Here they are:

Paris-Hanoi, 74 rue Charrone, delicious soups that are a lunch or light dinner in themselves for under 10euros.

Le Bar des Artisans, 40 rue de Montreuil, Metro Faideherbe-Chaligny, 9.50 three course menu. Also offered very good couscous for 15 to 20 euros per person.

Jacques Melac, 42 Leon Frot, a bistro a vins (and Paris institution)with tasty appetizers and main courses from the Auvergne, two-course lunch menu 14.50euros.

La Ravigote, 41 rue de Montreuil, one of my favourites, a quirky little bistro with charming decor. Lots of "parts" on the menu(tete de veau is the speciality)but we always find something we dare eatand we always leave happy. About 20euros per person for three courses in the evening.

La Madonnia, 10 rue <arie et Louise, near the Canal St. Martin, a delightful little Italian bistro in the shabby style, with good food and very fair prices.

Bistro du Peintre, 116 Ave.Ledru Rollin (pleasant atmosphere and very good food, like mom's if mom were a very good French cook).

Astier, 44 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud (traditional French fare, great cheese course, gentle prices).

Bistrot Paul Bert, 18 re Paul Bert, French food nicely done.

Le Tempau Temps, 13 rue Paul Bert, a postage stamp of a place with fine food and refined decor.

and one of my own experiences last June 2004:

Le Chaland, 163 quai de Valmy on Canal St. Martin in the 10eme. Laid back bustling little Bar/restaurant. Owner Francois Peillon. Tel; 0140051868.
We had lunch there when doing the canal walk.

TTT