Tartiflette for lunch....where?
Sep 28th, 2019 | 08:13 AM
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Tartiflette for lunch....where?
We have a short time in Paris the beginning of November and I am craving tartiflette.
Arrival day we will be in the 14th (Marriott Rive Gauche...not my choice I must say)
Next day we will be in Notre Dame & Rue de Buci area for lunch (touristy I know but my friends want to see the area)
Any suggestions for restaurants that serve tartiflette in those areas would be much appreciated.
I was once at a little place on Raspail (just down from the Raspail Hotel) that was good at the time, I’ve had better since but can’t remember where.
Arrival day we will be in the 14th (Marriott Rive Gauche...not my choice I must say)
Next day we will be in Notre Dame & Rue de Buci area for lunch (touristy I know but my friends want to see the area)
Any suggestions for restaurants that serve tartiflette in those areas would be much appreciated.
I was once at a little place on Raspail (just down from the Raspail Hotel) that was good at the time, I’ve had better since but can’t remember where.
Sep 28th, 2019 | 10:01 AM
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Hi TPAYT, I googled 'best tartiflette in Paris' and quite a few links came up. What a soul-warming dish!
Here's one: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...de_France.html
PLEASE report back!
Here's one: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...de_France.html
PLEASE report back!
Sep 28th, 2019 | 10:24 AM
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Right now it's too early in the season for tartiflette, but by November it will be the plat du jour about once a week in just about every café and brasserie. Since it was just invented in the 1980's as a way to sell more reblochon, it is not at all a noble dish, just comfort food, so it would be foolish to overpay for it in a fancy restaurant.
Take a look at L'Ocir on boulevard Saint Jacques, right next to the Marriott. They have fabulous french fries which I often shared with fuzzbucket, so they probably make good tartiflette, too.
Take a look at L'Ocir on boulevard Saint Jacques, right next to the Marriott. They have fabulous french fries which I often shared with fuzzbucket, so they probably make good tartiflette, too.
Sep 28th, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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If you google restaurants savoyardes Paris you should find plenty. Like this: https://www.chalet-savoyard.fr (though I'd never pay 16 euros for tartiflette)
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Sep 28th, 2019 | 02:15 PM
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Thank all of you for the suggestions. I have been Googling and found lots of places, just not in the areas that we will be for lunch. Most are on the right bank.
If it was my husband and I on our usual longer visits to Paris, we would definitely go to one of those restaurants.
kerouac.......you mentioned L’Ecir before and I made note of it because it’s casual and close to the hotel. When we arrive at that hotel we will have been up for 24+ hrs. And a comfort lunch may be
just the right thing.
Christina.....Les Fondus de la Raclette on Raspail is an easy cab ride so might be a good choice.
My friends and I have a very short time in Paris this trip before we head south to Dijon, Avignon, & Nice. So, just a quick lunch around Notre Dame area.
TDudette.....I’ll definitely write a TR when I return. I enjoyed meeting you at the DC. GTG in Sept.
If it was my husband and I on our usual longer visits to Paris, we would definitely go to one of those restaurants.
kerouac.......you mentioned L’Ecir before and I made note of it because it’s casual and close to the hotel. When we arrive at that hotel we will have been up for 24+ hrs. And a comfort lunch may be
just the right thing.
Christina.....Les Fondus de la Raclette on Raspail is an easy cab ride so might be a good choice.
My friends and I have a very short time in Paris this trip before we head south to Dijon, Avignon, & Nice. So, just a quick lunch around Notre Dame area.
TDudette.....I’ll definitely write a TR when I return. I enjoyed meeting you at the DC. GTG in Sept.
Sep 28th, 2019 | 02:24 PM
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Oh, there is nothing quite as satisfying as a good, rich tartiflette on a cold winter night in France. There is an auvergnat restaurant in Sarlat that does a fantastic one; we always make a point to have a dinner there when it gets cold.
Sep 28th, 2019 | 02:47 PM
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We searched and found a vendor serving it during the Christmas markets. It was yummy and loved watching him assemble the huge pans of it.
I am not a big traditional Thanksgiving person and having that instead would make me happy. A new tradition.
I am not a big traditional Thanksgiving person and having that instead would make me happy. A new tradition.
Sep 28th, 2019 | 03:13 PM
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Macross....yes, eating tartiflette outside on a cold day at the Christmas market last Dec. was yummy. It was a photo from that trip that reminded me of the cheesy, potato dish.
I think it’s all about the cheese.
I think it’s all about the cheese.
Sep 29th, 2019 | 10:52 AM
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Le Chaumiere has/had it on the menu, although it is not on my friend's general list of the restos on the Ile (her pied-a-terre is there) It is just across the small pedestrian bridge on Ile Saint Louis. You can also try next door at the Flore en Ile or the Saint Regis to see if it is added seasonally.
Your post has be wanting to head to the local market to pick up some Rebluchon. I still remember one in Annecy, and I hadn't realized it was all just marketing but don't mind cause it is delicious.
Your post has be wanting to head to the local market to pick up some Rebluchon. I still remember one in Annecy, and I hadn't realized it was all just marketing but don't mind cause it is delicious.
Sep 29th, 2019 | 03:26 PM
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gooster......thanks for the reminder. We’ve stayed in many different apts. on Ile St. Louis through the years, so are familiar with most of the restaurants. Usually in Sept. though. Maybe too early for tartiflette. Since we’ll be there in Nov. this time I’ll keep a look out for it on menus.
I’m planning a tourist Sat, with my friends to St. Chapelle, a look at the outside of Notre Dame, Ile St. Louis, then over to rue de Buci & Blvd. St. Germain. Lots of eating, shopping, some wine, and more eating. Oh, and Amorino gelato in the shape of a flower. I think it will be fun for them.
I’m planning a tourist Sat, with my friends to St. Chapelle, a look at the outside of Notre Dame, Ile St. Louis, then over to rue de Buci & Blvd. St. Germain. Lots of eating, shopping, some wine, and more eating. Oh, and Amorino gelato in the shape of a flower. I think it will be fun for them.
