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Post by sdjeff4sc on Aug 19, 2007 18:48:24 GMT -5
Hi all, joined Wed, booked tickets Fri! Must be my good luck! If anyone remembers me from TA, I tend to be long-winded, apologies in advance. Coming to Paris in early October, sadly for only 5 days at the most! I'd like to pay a little more attention to food this trip since my TC is a bit of a foodie. I'd appreciate any recommendations for good places to go for great food! I can read a "Top 10" on TA, but I thought this board would bee better for recommendations. I think we might go fairly budget during the day so we can blow most of the daily allowance on dinner. What do you think is the best splurge under $200/person (including wine)? Can this actually be considered a "splurge" these days? What are the current favorites for good value (not budget) cafes/bistros? For cafes and bistros for dinner I am thinking: Menu $30E/person (not including wine), traditional/regional French cooking, casual attire (no jacket) allowed. Great traditional food at not too-exorbitant prices, these places still exist, right? P.S. I think we're also going to rent a car and drive to Beaune for 2 days - Any ideas there either! Would it be wiser to "splurge" there? P.P.S. Did I misread that Fashion Week is the week of Oct 1st thru the 6th? If so, we might consider going directly to Beaune or the Loire for that week and then coming back to Paris. Thanks!
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Post by holger on Aug 19, 2007 18:57:19 GMT -5
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Les Bouquinistes is in your price range for dinner as is Gaya. Cafe Letitia on Ile St. Louis is a good bet for lunches.
We stayed in Dijon which we loved and drove for the day to Beaune.
Not sure about when Fashion Week is but it may well be last week of September or first week of August. You might want to google it.
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Aug 19, 2007 19:09:49 GMT -5
Welcome to the group!
For the trip to Beaune, unless you really want to do the drive I would consider taking the train to Dijon and getting a car there. As Holger can tell you, Dijon is a lovely small city and an easy distance from Beaune. You would want to see both in any case, and getting a rental car at a train station is a snap.
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Post by sdjeff4sc on Aug 19, 2007 20:31:44 GMT -5
Thanks!
We missed our Paris to Rome train last year and my friend HAD to be in Rome the next day for a meeting. We picked up a car @ Orly @ noon that day and drove. We got to Rome about 4:30 AM!
Even though it's a long drive, the countryside was beautiful. However, the advise to take the train to Dijon is great!
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Post by Jody on Aug 20, 2007 5:39:39 GMT -5
We like Les Bouquinistes, too. In the same area, we always make a point of going to Le Reminet and Chez Fernand, the one on rue Christine. An excellent fish restaurant, Le Espadon Bleu, on rue de Grand Augustins.
Another new favorite from our last trip was Bistrot de Paris , on rue de Lille.
If I were going to have a splurge this trip , I think it would be Les Ombres. Their tasting menu is 95€. I can't remember if that included wines. Book early though!
Just checked the Les Ombres menu does not include wine.
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Post by Truffaut on Aug 20, 2007 7:11:03 GMT -5
I'd second Les Ombres, but I'd seriously consider going for lunch in instead. The food is quite good, but I think it's not a good value at the dinner prices. Lunch, on the other hand, is perfectly in alignment. The ambience is superb.
I believe Senderens would be right around your price level for dinner. 2-stars, but on a side-by-side comparison, I'd have to give the food a significantly better rating than Le Pré Catelan (place de la Madeleine, 8th).
For good value dinners, I'd have to with Le Pamphlet (rue Debellyme-3rd), and perhaps Le Rouge Gorge (rue Saint-Paul-4th). I also think Astier (rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud-10th) is very good for traditional dishes (and the amazing cheese course).
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Post by sistereurope on Aug 20, 2007 8:24:19 GMT -5
Welcome to our board! We also are on the hunt for the delicious fabulous bisto value (preferably not surrounded by all fellow tourists!!) I agree with all my fellow posters. We're also thinking of trying Josephine - Chez Dumonet on our upcoming trip in December, along with Le Reminet. We're still deciding on which resto to go to for a lesson in aligot. I recently discovered Au Fils du Saisons as well, which looks promising. For traditional bistro fare, Chez Denise is good as well. Check out the France Chowhound board for some other recs.
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Post by Happygoin on Aug 20, 2007 8:26:27 GMT -5
Has anyone on this board visited Au Fils du Saisons? I wasn't familiar with it until recently.
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Post by pjk on Aug 20, 2007 10:28:30 GMT -5
Just some favorites...
La Taverne 2, Place de l'Odéon 75006 Paris, France. On a nice day you can sit outside and sample mussels.
Cafe Bonaparte 42, r Bonaparte 75006 Paris, France (just down from Les Deux Magots. On a nice day you can sit outside and have a nice omelette.
Brasserie l'Île St-Louis, 55, quai Bourbon On a nice day you can sit outside to try charcroute or cassolet and they serve a great onion tart with Alsacian beer.
L'Atlas 11 rue de Buci. On a nice day you can sit outside and enjoy Oysters! or moules frites.
L’Insulaire, at 16 rue Gregoire de Tours for an inexpensive Prix Fix dinner (13.5e IIRC) They have a great desert cheese plate. You'll have to sit inside, even on a nice day, but they have large windows.
Pjk
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Post by greyghost1 on Aug 20, 2007 11:26:41 GMT -5
One I have recommended before: Cafe de la Nouvelle Mairie @ 19 R Fosses St Jacques 5e. It is close to the Pantheon and Pol Sci and other schools. Seems to have many professors eating there. The food is reasonably priced and excellent. The service is good and so are wines by the glass.
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