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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

[email protected]

Kate

Could I have your list too please?

[email protected]

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.