We are traveling to Paris in late February (staying in the 7th on the edge of the 6th) and are making our difficult restaurant decisions. I'm thinking we will go to
L'Affriole and Allard. I need two more
ideas. We ate at Allard in March and loved it; we also ate at L'Epi Dupin and loved it, but I have heard that the quality is off. I would appreciate feedback about L'Epi and suggestions for additional places in the same general price range. Thanks.

The Bistro de Breteuil in the 7th (Place Breteuil)is pleasant, has a prix fixe that includes a half bottle of wine per person. Lots of choices for the main course. Good value for the $$.

I like Allard, too.

I only heard good feedbacks about l'epi dupin. You could try :
1. la maison de l'amerique latine 217 bd st germain +33145547510 (7th), close to your hotel, very good food and beautiful location.
around 70 Euros
2. mon vieil ami, 69 r St Louis en l'Ile 4th arr. +33 1 40 46 01 35 (near Notre Dame, really good, it's the bistro of a 3 star chef from Strasburg)
around 50 euros
3. MISS BETSY 23 r Guillaume Tell 17th arr +33 1 42 67 12 67 (Near Champs Elysees/Etoile, Modern French..) They use the French cuisine and try and make something different with it.
around 30 Euros.

Has anyone eaten at Le Florimond recently? If so, what was your experience? Thank you.

certainly the bistro de breteuil, but not far over in the 13th is the very, very good au petit marguery. since you'll be in paris in the winter the fabulous sautéed fresh wood mushrooms will still be on the menu. if you have hobbit blood, order them as a main course.

La Ferme Saint-Simon at 6 rue Saint-Simon is one of my favorites. I have never been disappointed there. I, too, have eaten at l'Epi Dupin, bit like La Ferme much better. Bon Appétit! Boots

I had understood Petit Marguery was
pretty expensive - am I wrong?

when we ate there in september the prix-fixe menu was 38 euros for 3 courses. the bistro de breteuil was 31, including wine and coffee.

ditto Ferme Saint-simon.

We have eaten at L'Epi Dupin on each of our last 4 trips to Paris, most recently in October. It is as good as ever (or better!) It is one of the two restaurants we return to each trip, the other being La Fontaine de Mars in the 7th. I love L'Affriole and Allard (although not as much the last time we were there as previously) and also enjoyed Ze Kitchen Gallerie, L'Avant Gout, Le Pamphlet, and Bouquinistes.

We have a reservation at Mon Vieil Ami..anyone been there yet?

Try Pasco on Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg (metro La Tour Maubourg) in the 7th. This is not a typical tourist restaurant. (I think we were the only non-Paris guests).
Staff is very polite and the food was really superb. Mediterranean cuisine: fish, vegetables, spices and of course, olive oil.

Myriam, I am going to try that restaurant this trip!
Hope you are feeling good

Jody, we ate at Mon Vieil Ami in October. It was our first dinner that trip so we were jet lagged. We LOVED it! My husband had the country pate and grilled skate with potatoes & tomatoes and I had pumpkin/carrot/crab & ginger soup and scallops with carmelized celery with lime cream sauce. All of this was excellent. Dinner including a bottle of Sancerre was about 100 Euro.
I'll be there in May with my daughters and plan to return to Mon Vieil Ami and we always try to eat at L'Epi Dupin as well.

Thanks, Mym!!! I really needed another restaurant to add to my list of 14 for a 6 day trip!!!!! Guess I'll have to add anothr trip to Paris before I get to Antwerp!!

I went to the oldest restaurant in Paris with a tour. I believe it was called La Petit Chase or something like that. It was in the Latin Quarter. Very Parisian experience. The food was good, the prices are moderate.

So many bistros,too little time;
I seem to be "narrowing" it down to the
following and would appreciate further
thoughts/recommendations: Fontaine de Mars
L'Affriole
Bistro de Breteuil
Le Florimond
Allard
Mon Vieil Ami
Any I should eliminate? Thanks for
your help-

I thought the oldest restaurant in Paris was Le Precope in the 6th. No?

yes, I had read that Procope is the oldest, 17th century I think.

Both Procope and La Petite Chaise claim to be the oldest restaurant in Paris, but they are about the same age -- around 1680. I think the slight distinction may be that La Petite Chaise is slightly older as a building, but maybe wasn't a restaurant for a while.