Post by phread on Mar 12, 2008 2:23:46 GMT -5
I don't have photos, but I do have the inside skinny on this street.
Place Michel Debré (formerly known as the Carrefour de la Croix Rouge), and the sculpture of Centaure de César (known to the local kids as the horse with the large balls) marks the northern most point of this street.
People come here from all across the globe to see the SHOE STORES along the first block of this street. Many of those visitors are armed with digital cameras and will be sending their pics of to China to order cheap copies for what ever fashion chain they represent in their homelands. Robert Clergerie is among the best known on the block.
At number 8 there is the extraordinalrily famous POILANE bakery. Country bread baked in a wood fired oven. The owner and his wife died in a helicopter crash a few years back. Their 18 year old daughter assumed the reins, expanding the family business, while attending Harvard. If you are nice and if the shop is not busy, you can visit the downstairs ovens. The apple tarts are buttery, flakey perfection.
Next door is one of my favorite LUNCH places in town, La Cuisine du Bar. they serve an iceberg lettuce salad, an open faced sandwich on Poilane bread, a glass of wine and a coffee for the reasonable price of 12E. The service is friendly and it is a real neighborhood standard.
As you continue down the block you will see lots of original clothing shops, La Reine Astrid chocolate shop and a few purveyors of leather goods. The first corner you come to will be the rue d'Assas, it is worth the detour to turn left and head to jean Charles Rochoux for some of the best CHOCOLATES in the city.
Back to Cherche Midi, you now head down across boul Raspail where there is a local market on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday (this one is organic). keeping focused, we cross the boulevard and head down to a row of restaurants and cafes, an amazing hardware store, art deco antique dealers, antique book shops and the series of CONSIGNMENT shops, Le Chercheminippes.
Another of my favorite restaurants is on this street, Restaurant Josephine Chez Dumonet. More on that later.
Place Michel Debré (formerly known as the Carrefour de la Croix Rouge), and the sculpture of Centaure de César (known to the local kids as the horse with the large balls) marks the northern most point of this street.
People come here from all across the globe to see the SHOE STORES along the first block of this street. Many of those visitors are armed with digital cameras and will be sending their pics of to China to order cheap copies for what ever fashion chain they represent in their homelands. Robert Clergerie is among the best known on the block.
At number 8 there is the extraordinalrily famous POILANE bakery. Country bread baked in a wood fired oven. The owner and his wife died in a helicopter crash a few years back. Their 18 year old daughter assumed the reins, expanding the family business, while attending Harvard. If you are nice and if the shop is not busy, you can visit the downstairs ovens. The apple tarts are buttery, flakey perfection.
Next door is one of my favorite LUNCH places in town, La Cuisine du Bar. they serve an iceberg lettuce salad, an open faced sandwich on Poilane bread, a glass of wine and a coffee for the reasonable price of 12E. The service is friendly and it is a real neighborhood standard.
As you continue down the block you will see lots of original clothing shops, La Reine Astrid chocolate shop and a few purveyors of leather goods. The first corner you come to will be the rue d'Assas, it is worth the detour to turn left and head to jean Charles Rochoux for some of the best CHOCOLATES in the city.
Back to Cherche Midi, you now head down across boul Raspail where there is a local market on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday (this one is organic). keeping focused, we cross the boulevard and head down to a row of restaurants and cafes, an amazing hardware store, art deco antique dealers, antique book shops and the series of CONSIGNMENT shops, Le Chercheminippes.
Another of my favorite restaurants is on this street, Restaurant Josephine Chez Dumonet. More on that later.
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Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha