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Rue Cler update
The Champ de Mars restaurant at the end of rue Cler is closed for renovations with no reopening date posted on the door. this means that Florimond just up the street is booked every night and you can't just drop in and get a table. They try to accommodate and will help if you are there at seven and promise to be out before nine since they only plan one sitting a night.
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Oh, that put a crimp on things.
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Paul, I thank you as I will be there next week and Champ de Mars is a favorite of mine. I'm sorry that I will miss it this trip. I also like Le Florimond but I think I'll check out some other neighborhoods this time. Thanks for the update!
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Rue Cler update<BR>
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What else is new on the ol' Rue Cler? When there earlier this year I was surprised to find an Olivier and Co. Anything else new? Anyone been to the Auberge Champ de Mars recently?
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Went to Auberge in October and had a pleasant meal. Very reasonable. Le Petit Trocquet down the street is VERy good--need a reservation. I don't understand the statement about Le Florimond--reservations have always been a must in our experience (last 2 years).
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Two other changes I noticed in the lat year: the nice, independently owned charcuterie on the rue Cler across from the Cafe du Marche closed and re-opened as an also nice, but chain-owned Le Notre charcuterie. And the pet shop at the "far" end (near rue St. Dominique) is gone. <BR>
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Thank you for your replies. My family may be in this area in June. Our 1st time!
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paul,<BR>Thanks for the reminder about le Florimond.<BR>We just had another wonderful dinner there this past week (yes, the Champ de Mars is still closed with no opening date posted). We booked our 9 p.m. table at le Florimond 3 weeks in advance, all 30 seats were filled, save ours, when we arrived. Every aspect of our dining was just perfect-the warm, smiling welcome, the attentive service, the very pretty and lovingly cared for decor (the room sparkles), the nice greeting from chef Pascal Guillaumin as he made the rounds to all his tables at the end of the evening, the fantastic value and copious portions of the 28,50 euro menu and the carafe of house vin rouge, a Coteaux du Lyonnais. For our starters, we had a warm salmon salad with julienne vegetables and lobster raviolis, then for plats, perfectly grilled slices of hanger steak with endless au gratin potatoes plus a tiny little le crueset pot of boeub en daube on the side and turbot in a rich champagne sauce, desserts were a warm chocolate cake and creme brulee with honey. The elegant and tiny lady next to me ordered the enormous milefeuille a la vanille, which she actually managed to finish. Of all the chef-owned bistros we visited in 8 days (most from the book, Bistros of Paris by the Hamburgers), we thought le Florimond was near perfection-they simply get everthing just right, and we didn't even sample the house piece de resistance, their stuffed cabbage, chou farci, said to be Paris' best. My husband now declares it his favorite Parisian bistro (which used to be the nearby La Fontaine de Mars).<BR><BR>I didn't notice anything else different about the rue Cler, but they did still have their festive holiday lights up.<BR><BR>topper,<BR>I enthusiastically recommend le Florimond to you, and it's also "family friendly", as is La Fontaine de Mars. It's closed Sat. lunch and Sunday.
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The "chou farci" is actually a dish of rabbit, truffles and foie gras, said to be the recette de grandmere.<BR>"Dodine de lapereau au foie gras, sauce au juse de truffe, Chou farci"
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Rue Cler update<BR>
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I was doing some surfing on the Accor hotel group web site and apparently they own the Le Notre chain of charcuteries. A new Le Notre opened on the rue Cler at the corner of rue du Champ de Mars in mid 2002, replacing an independent charcuterie that had been there for many years.
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From last month-- "The Champ de Mars restaurant at the end of rue Cler is closed for renovations with no reopening date posted on the door."<BR>Don't forget to let us soon-to-be-travelers know any update on this situation. Thanks
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Just returned from a 16 day trip to France and walked through the Rue Cler last week. The Champ du Mars restaurant was open and people were seated outside under their awning and screen last Monday night. We didn't eat there but have in the past. All appeared open and operating as usual.<BR>Paul
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Thank you Paul MacAnimals for the Champ du Mars restaurant info. It is now back on my list.
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Thank you Paul!! for the Champ du Mars information.
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Is the name of the actual restaurant Champ du Mars, or is it the restaurant in the Champ du Mars Hotel?<BR><BR>I will be visiting Paris and staying in the 7th so I thought I'd give the restaurant a try, especially since so many people seem to love it. I did a search for more info on the internet and could not find a restaurant by that name, just a hotel. I'd appreciate it if you could clear this up for me. Thanks.
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Hi<BR>Have stayed at the Champs de Mars, there is no restaurant in the Hotel.
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To clarify for MGB and others: The Champs de Mars is a small hotel just off rue Cler; there is no restaurant in the hotel or on rue Cler by that name as far as I know. I think the referral is to the restaurant on rue Cler named Cafe du Marche. I understand, from a recent post, that the restaurant is open. Have a creme brulee for me--they serve it in a shallow soup bowl. Heavenly.
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Betsy, thanks so much for clearing that up. I have read about Cafe du Marche many times in guide books and on other threads but did not make the connection.
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as the orogonal poster, I see I created some confusion. I used the rue cler note because the Champ de Mars restaurant is at the end of rue cler and across the street on la motte piquet. It's part of the neighborhood. sorry for any confusion caused.
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All the info on where the restaurant is located (on av. Lamotte Picquet) is correct. BUT don't overlook the restaurant discussed further up the thread--La Florimond. Just excellent.
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They gave a terrifically priced prixe fixed meal and the food is excellent!<BR><BR>US
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Lordy, an old post!! The Cafe Marche is fine for coffee in the morning. DO NOT eat there for dinner. There are about a million better places. And the kitchen is filthy.
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MIA - LOL
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LOL, robjame - my thought exactly. I wonder what that is all about?
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she better be careful else frank and beans will scream at her maybe slap her head
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It's a trick to get everybody to go to rue Cler and leave the good parts of Paris to the rest of us.
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Yeah what is it about the rue Cler?
My spouse and I were walking through that part of Paris in March, when I exclaimed: "Hey, this is the rue Cler: everyone on Fodors raves about it." It was lunch-time and the market, such as it was, was closing. We saw many restaurants, any or all of which may have been fine. But really, it was just another street -- except more touristy. So I ask, in all honesty: What's the big deal???? |
Ain't no big deal. Travel prophet Rick Steve's says go and all of his disciples do.
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We stay near there often, and it is convenient. It is much like other "market streets" in Paris and has its own charm. By the way, it isn't really for tourists. This is where real live Parisians shop!
As for seeing "lots of restaurants on it", not sure where that was. And "it was noon and it was closing". That was not rue Cler. It is a permanent market street, and they don't close. The "roving" street markets, set up in various places, DO close down shortly after noon. |
Well, I went to rue Cler on a Sunday afternoon once and it surely was 'closed'. Shops do close up later on Sundays, and sometimes on Mondays.
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