For our Paris experts, I would appreciate comments about restaurants in the 6th or 7th that have been especially satisfying to you in your recent travels. No need to elaborate, just a name with a comment or two. Many thanks. Gradyghost

Bistro du 7ieme

Michel: Looks like our kind of place. Thanks

There are lots of good restaurants in the 7th. We like Au Bon Accueil, Fontaine de Mars, the Constant restaurants and Petit Troquet. The last is very quaint and typical of Paris. Some of my very favorites are in the 6th. I love L'Epi Dupin and Ze Kitchen Gallerie. We're dying to try Kitchen Gallerie Bis, a new restaurant by the chef of Ze Kitchen Gallerie. There was an amazing article about it in the New York Times recently - almost made us change our fall trip plans from Italy to France!

I really like Cafe Constant. No reservations. Good value lunch menu. Wonderfully prepared French comfort food.

L'Atelier de Joel Rubochon
Les Coccottes
La Billebaude

There is an extensive thread about this. Our very favorite is La Florimond on av. Lamotte Picquet. Also, Les Olivades, Clos des Gourmets. Need reservations--all very small.

6th Arr
Fish
Allard

7th Arr
Le Florimond
Le Rouge Vif

Chez Fernand
Le Reminet
Fish
Petit Pontoise
Pre Verre
Perraudin
Itineraries
Cinq Mars
Bistrot de Paris
Some of those are in the 5th but close to the 6th and all easily accessible

Le Rouge Vif went away several years ago; sorry.

Repeating many of the above:
All the Constants: Cafe, Les Cocottes, Violon d'Ingres, Fables de la Fontaine, Au Bon Accueil, Le Florimind, Pasco's, 123 Grenelle, Les Anges, Au Petit Sud Ouest, La Cuisine, Restaurant Valdo Riva, Clos des Gourmets and on and on..this is just a few for the 7th..many more..

Joan

How far in advance does one make reservations? We are going to Paris from June 12-20th and are staying in the 7th.

rbnwdlr
Cafe Constant and Les Cocottes, for instance, do not take reservations. If going to either get there shortly past noon and by 7:30 to get a table. Le Florimond is not large and has a great following. I would go ahead and make the reservation as soon as you know when you would like to go there. Fables is very tiny (excellent seafood). I would make that reservation ASAP, too. Fables is open on Sunday.

a bientot..

Joan

rnb,
I have never made reservations, but then again I do not go to the star'ed restaurants. I have simply walked up to the restaurant at ~7:30PM, and have not had any issues. If you are walking by the restaurant, you could make a reservation. If you were going to some 'name' places...like Atelier Joel Robuchon, Eiffel Tower restaurants,etc.. I would reserve.

Les Olivades is one of our favorites. My DH believes they make the best Grand Marnier Souffle in town
http://www.deligne-lesolivades.fr.tc/

Le Clos des Gourmets is another fav:
http://www.closdesgourmets.com/

Bistrot de Breteuil is technically in the 14th but right on the border. Don't be put off because it's part of a restaurant group. There is an very good prix fixe that includes wine (although you can buy better wines for a extra charge).
http://www.bistrocie.fr/

And, a lovely little place near the Tour Eiffel (around the corner from the former Hilton that is now an Accor Pullman - boohoo). Restaurant de la Tour. There are lots of Americans and British eating here but late diners are often locals celebrating an occasion. If you like rare meat, be sure to tell the server as they do have a tendancy to cook medium if they hear an American accent. Tecnically in the 15th but right off the corner of av du Suffren.
http://www.linternaute.com/restauran...-la-tour.shtml

We make reservations at the tiny neighborhood places because they are well, tiny, and well used by locals. Just makes the dinner hour more enjoyable to KNOW you can go and eat. These are not the starred restos.
And Fonataine de Mars on Ste. Dominique--open Sunday, and you DO need a reservation that night.

Gradyghost - It has been a long time since I have seen your name 'up in lights'! Good to see your post and I submit the following but with comments:


A La Petite Chaise, 36, rue de Grenelle in the 7th, 01.42.22.13.35, open 7/7.

Another great “find”
Le Bistro Vin Sobre, the second such Vin Sobre Bistrot in town(the other being in 25 rue des Feuillantines up near the Val-de-Grace), at 35, ave Duquesne in the 7th, open 7/7, took over the former Calmont space (some doors inside still recognize that) a while back and got rather good reviews right off the bat. I saw its awning saying wines by Bernard, which I thought was cool, but not knowing any Bernard except M. Pivot, proceeded with caution – but the awesome chalkboard of wines, which runs from 16-70 € and has the Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil from my favorite wine couple in France – the Bretons - so, hey. The place is glowing and gleaming, full of polyglot UNESCO suit-types and serves up HUGE portions of food. I started with the croustillant of jamboneau with red pepper and if I hadn’t ordered it myself I’d have thought it was a phyllo wrapped brik of shredded chicken with onions, it was so tasty. I had trouble finishing it and then I was confronted with the daily special – a cote de cochon – huge, with zucchini and sliced-thin red peppers mixed in with a thick sauce of beets – again very good. Good bread and an “’Antidote St Baume des Terres Promises” wine (any wine from the Promised Land sounds good to me) made the meal even better.

Lastly, A little secret French bistro:

Le Basilic,
2 Rue Casimir Perier, 75007.
Tel; 33- 1 44 1894 64
Metro-Invalides or Solferino

Speciality here are the steaks - Onglet being one of them.

bookmarking

I like Pizza Tina on Avenue Bosquet. It is run by a crazy family of Sicilians (or are they from Corsica?). The two waitress sisters remind me of the Gabors.

Violon d'Ingres used to be my favourite restaurant in Paris, but I have not been there in 10 years.

I used to love Reminet, but the Countess de Billy has said that it was terrible the last time she was there.

The countess, who lives on the Rue de Varenne, tells me that Le Clarisse on Rue Surcouf is very good.

Thin

ThinGorjus,
Had to laugh when reading your mention of Pizza Tina on Bosquet. I went in there one day..had a great lunch. Agree re the sisters. I will go back.

I was in Le Clarisse a couple yers agao and was somewhat disappointed. Have not been back, but would give it another try.

There are so many...

Joan