RonZ

Having enjoyed some marvelous meals at Les Crayeres in the past, we dined there a couple of months ago and were severely disappointed.

cambe

Bofinger Brasserie rue de la Bastille

JulieVikmanis

I've decided that I prefer Michelin 1 star places outside Paris (rather than 2 and 3 star places) and bistros in Paris best. My favorite is Chez Clovis on Rue Berger across the park from St. Eustache, in the Les Halles area. it's truly a trip back in time and has remained much like it was when the Les Halles market was there (they'll show you pictures if you like) They have all the classic bistro dishes, onion soup, Beef and carrots in a pot, pot au feu, tete de veau. Wonderful. Like the Paris you always hope to find.

AGM_Cape_Cod

We had a wonderful meal at Vin sur Vin (in the 7th) last March. I still think longingly of the layered asparagus and morel soup which we were instructed to eat by dipping the soup through both layers. It was my introduction to fresh morels.

jane2302

Hi all,
I have a good friend in Paris, so go frequently to see her...have eaten at La Coupe Chou and Bofinger and must agree both are wonderful! Also, try Petit Zinc in the 6th, and the steak place across teh street from that, all they serve is steak with a fabulous sauce, french fries and salad!! I think it is called Relais d'Entrecote...

Le Petit Cours is wonderful also in the 6th, a recessed courtyard restaurant, very elegant, wonderful food!! Le Papillion and Volcan on Rue Mouffetard. Petit Prince is also wonderful...best soupe de poisson I have ever had, and I try it everywhere I go!!

Just remember to be adventerous and try the small places and you too will have your own "finds" that you will love returning to!!

Happy Travels!

papagena

L'atelier de Joel Robuchon, but for the people-watching as much as the food!

drm1418

LoriNY - one of my travel companions just returned from LaCrayeres, and reports that it is not the same since Gerard Boyer retired, although still good....but we do have the memories!In Paris, Pierre Gagnaire is magnificently de trop. We have had great value, imaginative food at L'Epi du Pin and a gratin that i still dream about at Le Soleil out near the St Ouen flea markets.

ira

Hi shark,

What's your budget?

We loved LaPerousse - 283E for two with wine.

ThinGorjus

I also forgot to mention Reminat, which was quite good, but not as good as Violon d'Ingres. I have also eaten at Alain Ducasse--not that great.

sharkmom

Does anyone have any comments on L'Astrance?

jody

Thin..we wanted to try Le Reminet but could not find it!! I had the address and mappy but neither were any help! Might try again.

yipper

Hi,
I am not an expert but I love Le Florimond in the 7th. Great memories.

stefanaccio

I think that Cappizzi's Italian Kitchen on Clarksville Street has the best food in Paris. Do not consider myself an expert as I have not eaten to many other restaurants Lamar County, Texas.
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daph

We also liked Le Florimond. It was the best meal of our month in Paris and I told the owner/partner that and he seemed quite pleased. Of course I didn't add that we ate out just one meal a day and stuck to the starless Michelin restaurants. Also returned to two old favorites, Willi's Wine Bar and La Rotisserie de Beaujolais [even though Patricia gave it a bad review]. Chez Pauline's, Cafe Le Notre, Chez Denise, Zebra and La Fontaine de Mars were good, too.

Spygirl

As others have mentioned the Le Coupe Chou is a great choice with fabulous ambience. But located on the same tiny rue is yet another very good restaurant, Le Petit Prince de Paris, at 12 Rue de Lanneau, in the 5th arr., very near the Pantheon. (Le Coupe Chou is at 9 Rue de Lanneau, I believe). Wonderful, authentically Parisian food and great service, but it can get a bit too packed at times. The front of the restaurant was supposedly painted by Van Gogh. Haven't been there in awhile, but the last time I was there I liked it very much indeed.

LoriNY

Ugh, I am so sorry to hear that Les Crayeres is not the same now that Gerard Boyer is no longer in the kitchen. I was afraid of that. What an experience we had several years ago, meeting him and all (he signed my menu, and made us an extra special cake because it was our anniversary). Even if he was still there, I'm not sure I would ever go back, it would never be the same.

Spygirl

As others have mentioned, Le Coupe Chou in the Latin Quarter is a great choice, wonderfully atmospheric and good food, but right on the same tiny street, Rue de Lanneau, close by the Pantheon, is yet another charming and authentically Parisian restaurant that I like: Le Petit Prince de Paris. The front of this restaurant was supposedly painted by Van Gogh. The only problem with Le Petit Prince is that it has been "discovered" by the guidebooks, so you have to pick the right night, as it gets packed out with tourists and locals.

Also in the Latin Quarter, on a corner by the Cluny Museum, is Le Pre Verre, a wine bar/restaurant with excellent and inexpensive prix fixe 3 course lunches, (around 15-18E with wine) and a mostly local clientele. Dinner is around 25-30E without wine.

satnitcboy

cambe, Bofinger's was the scene of a "last night in Paris" party for a group of us, lots of fun. Also had a great GREAT time at Perraudin on rue St Jacques near the Sorbonne. Very local crowd, no pretense, excellent food, wine and hospitality at a sane price.

Had an unforgettable lunch at the once-famed Chez l'amis Louis - terrific pate and escargots, terrific frites, too. Most unforgettable was the price, about $75 a head. But then we foolishly ordered two whole roast chickens for 4 people (after plates of snails and a LARE fois gras with a loaf or two of bread ...), and those hens were huge (delicious, too - goose fat and butter under the skin ...) One would have been plenty. We ended up leaving almost an entire bird behind ather than carry leftovers around all afternoon.To make up for that extravagance, next day we ducked into a tiny neighborhood place near the Musee Picasso and ate Croque Monsieur for next to nothing alongside the construction workers on lunch hour. Couldn't have been better.

elaine

I'm a fan of Le Perraudin myself, really excellent value imo. I can't call it one of my best meals ever in Paris, but certainly very good, and with a pretty low price for the prix fixe menu.

midlohokiegirl

My best meal in Paris (don't laugh) was a warm and gooey Crepes Nutella from a shady little crepe stand near the Place de la Concorde (I think that's where it was, but I could be mistaken). It was night-time, a little chilly during the autumn, and I ate it on the run on the way to climb up to the top of Arc de Triomphe.

I left that night thinking (while wiping warm Nutella from my cheeks--crepes sure can be messy), if I can eat crepes Nutella, why eat anything else, ever ever again!!!! It was truly that good.