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Post by kasthor on May 19, 2007 11:21:03 GMT -5
Ok, this addresses more to us locals who have had their share of "french food"... C and I just love this place, it is very small in a very small side street (Rue Augerau) and it is called GOA. I must say I had a hard time finding something descent after having had the best curry of my life in London last spring and since now 6 months I am a regular there. They have of course the basics, so nothing really extravagant to expect there. The Chicken Tikka, is always perfect, really smooth and tasty, their Raita full of flavors and super fresh and the curries, even if not very hot (with an exception maybe for the vindaloo lamb) are really tasty. 5 kinds of naan breads all of which are also super fresh and of course very flavoury basmati rice. Now if you add an average bill of 35 Euros (for two) and an offered apperitif (which admittedly is not the best) then you get a very good deal! The exact location is 19, rue Augereau, it goes off rue de Grenelle, very close to the champs de mars and the ET. Btw I'm not afraid giving away the address, I think these guys deserve it
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Post by phread on May 19, 2007 11:31:48 GMT -5
yeah!!!!!!!! thanks kasthor, i can't wait to try it.
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on May 19, 2007 11:51:25 GMT -5
This sounds great! Thanks for the tip, we never feel too sure about non-French food when in Paris because in moments of madness we've tried a few "interpreations" of other cuisines that left us shaking our heads. Thanks again!
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Post by GitteK on May 19, 2007 11:54:54 GMT -5
hey - we are over in the chatroom - if you care to join in.........
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Post by andi on May 19, 2007 12:20:27 GMT -5
Kasthor, Have you tried out Le Royal Boulevard, Restaurant Pizzeria, 109 Bd de grenelle, 75015.....its quite a newish Italian place, we went a few weeks back and it was delightful! The minestrone soup was like nothing I had ever tasted before! I noticed quite a few Parisiene people were eating there so that always tells me it a good place.
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Post by holger on May 19, 2007 16:27:33 GMT -5
Will tuck this one away for reference since we will be in France for nearly 4 weeks this trip, we may actually want a break from French food. Possible but not likely. We also have some really good Indian Restaurants here in Philadelphia and generally have Indian food at least twice a month. Thanks for the info.
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Post by iank9 on May 19, 2007 19:45:04 GMT -5
Kasthor, Agreed about more for you locals (lucky people)!. We have the UK Indian Takeaway Chef of the Year 4km from our door and they deliver (as well as chicken, beef and pork)!!!! However, when we are in France and touring the village markets there is always an asian/chinese stall with fabulous tapas style dishes, in every village, no matter how small, and we are invariably drawn to them. In Chantilly, on the main street leading to the Chateau there is also a fabulous asian takeaway that we have used several times. So! Could any of you locals recommend a good chinese restaurant for us to try on our next trip. (This could be sooner than expected. We have just returned from an Il Divo concert in Newcastle where the backdrop to one song, sung in French by Sebastian ....... Karen my better half was swooning and came over quite strange, was a scene from Boulevard St Germain. We need to go back she said...... Easy Jet web site the next port of call!) Best wishes
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Post by Shoesy on May 19, 2007 22:45:39 GMT -5
I envy all of you people who are in the position of needing a break from French food. I don't think my trip to Paris will ever be that long.
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Post by kasthor on May 20, 2007 4:19:31 GMT -5
Hi Ian, actually I'm super sceptical about asian food in France... I'm usually not scared by rumors and things like that but there have been to many "discoveries" about the way they produce their food for me to avoid it when I can... Actually this reaches back years ago, when sanitary agents had discovered piles of empty dogfood cans in the backyard of many chinese restaurants, noone ever discovered what they were exactly for but one can imagine the worse... More recently there has been a vast police action to stop an illegal ravioli production, they found tons of these "raviolis" that were produced in private homes and stocked in most unhygienic conditions... The dismantled a whole network, one that could easily be compared to a mafia... Now of course I'm not saying they all do and it is especially tragic since I love chinese food but I'm just careful. And again my last chinese meal was in London too and I have yet to find something in Paris that compares to that!
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Post by GitteK on May 20, 2007 7:46:06 GMT -5
Kasthor - I like oriental food, mostly Chinese and I have been to Indian restaurants here in DK twice, but the food was so strong/hot - to me it almost ruined the experience, you cannot taste anything else for hours. Is the food in the resto you mentioned also very strong/hot ?
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Post by iank9 on May 20, 2007 11:26:41 GMT -5
Kasthor, Thanks for your very helpful comments! We think we will keep the takeaways for home from now on, and stay with the rotisserie and poulet with those gorgeous potatoes underneath! Many thanks
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