Tracy T. wrote: >I'm looking for recommendations for dining in Paris. I'm >especially interested in the names of bistros that feature >good food for fair prices. > Let's Go France recommends a nice place: Restaurant Druout on rue Druout (aka rue Richelieu) at boulevard Haussmann, near the Richlieu Druout metro stop. (I forget the address & arrondissement, sorry). Nothing fancy or unforgettable, but full of atmosphere and decent, cheap food. Price for "menu" (daily special) runs 50-80 F, although it's usually just as cheap to order a la carte. The original restaurant, Chartier-Montmartre, is at 7, rue du Faubourg, in the 9th, and I'm told the atmosphere and waiters are even more charming. I've read good reviews of Le Bistrot Blanc (52, rue Blanche, 9th arr; metro: Trinite). It's a tiny, classy-looking place that specializes in Mediterranean food. Price for menu: 79F. When you're tired of French bistro food (hard to believe, I know), try a WONDERFUL Turkish bistro called La Voie Lactee, 3, rue des Ecoles, 5th arrondissement (Metro: Jussieu or Cardinal Lemoine). They offer enormous portions of delicious food for around 40-75F. Try the salad bar! Also, there are some good, inexpensive restaurants on rue Linne (metro: Jussieu). I can recommend the Armenian and Italian places, but I don't remember their names. (My dad just warned me that the Italian place, Amore Mio, is uneven. But it was great when I was there.) Avoid the Tex-Mex restaurant across the street. Bon Appetit, Anne Chenette [email removed] From X Tue Jul 19 12:50:54 EDT 1994 Article: 9523 of rec.food.restaurants
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NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Oct 2000 05:12:02 GMT User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.0 (PPC) Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:51953 In article , Josiah Someone wrote: >Hi all. >Off to Paris in late November. >Been there often; have some favorite places. > >Anyone here find something recently that they feel is a must? >Not looking for big bucks--just a nice bistro. > >We're staying in the 17th, but can certainly move around. I haven't been in Paris for a couple of years. One favortie place lost its chef to the Bristol Hotel since then. Two other places can still be recommended from what I hear. Philippe Durourbe in the 15th arr. offers a wonderful prix fixe meal. The cost is kept down by the fact that the restaurant serves one fixed 5 course dinner. It's really more of a restaurant than a bistrot and a bit chic, but the ratio of performance to price is superb. Dutourbe also has another restaurant in the 16th arr., but I hear the one in the 15th is the better of the two. La Regalade in the far reaches of the 14th arr. offers great rustic food and very good wines from the southwest at less than reasonable prices. Both of these probably require a reservation.
The last time I was in Paris (a couple of years ago), I really enjoyed Cafe Bretoille (sp?). The food was excellent and not overly expensive. Enjoy. Paul Krivonos Josiah G. wrote: > > Hi all. > Off to Paris in late November. > Been there often; have some favorite places. > > Anyone here find something recently that they feel is a must? > Not looking for big bucks--just a nice bistro. > > We're staying in the 17th, but can certainly move around. > > TIA, > > JNG From [email removed] Sat Oct 14 20:38:34 EDT 2000 Article: 51978 of rec.food.restaurants
Robert B. wrote: > La Regalade in the far reaches of the 14th arr. offers great rustic > food and very good wines from the southwest at less than reasonable > prices. > > Both of these probably require a reservation. Indeed, we had an excellent meal there earlier in the year. Note that La Regalade seems to book out weeks in advance, even midweek off season. They also do two sitting for dinner which may not be what everyone wants, but I understand it's easier to get a late rather than early booking. Be aware that the tables are close together, but just regard it as part of the fun. Certainly quite exceptional value. Graham http://www.cix.co.uk/~gtigg From [email removed] Wed May 23 11:38:10 EDT 2001 Article: 3921 of uk.food+drink.restaurants
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 11:47:43 CDT Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 11:41:57 -0500 Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:51978 In article , Josiah Someone wrote: > Hi all. > Off to Paris in late November. > Been there often; have some favorite places. > > Anyone here find something recently that they feel is a must? > Not looking for big bucks--just a nice bistro. > > We're staying in the 17th, but can certainly move around. > > > TIA, > > JNG The following are my old standbys; they're not really unknown but have a mostly local clientele. All must be reserved. My favorite is Chez Denise (also called the Tour de Montlhery) on the Rue Prouvaires right at Les Halles. Great bistro food at relatively low prices. Best onglet de boeuf I've ever had; portions of everything are enormous. More upscale but not terribly pricey: La Sousceyrac on the Rue Faideherbes in the 11th. After October, they serve (Fridays only) lievre a la royale, a fabulous dish incorporating wild hare that is marinated in wine, herbs, and spices for several days, then stewed with sine and stuffed with fois gras, covered with a reduced wine sauce. Make sure you specify that you want this dish when you reserve, as they run out. Oh, to be in Paris between October and Christmas! Their normal fois gras appetizer is also fabulous. Astier (near Place Republique) for their 139 prix fixe four course meal (not including wine). May be a bit more, but with 7 francs to the dollar, who cares. They have the best cheese tray of any non-three-star restaurant in Paris, bar none. Their lapin with mustard and homemade noodles is spectacular. Some good wine values. Chez Philippe, a Basque restaurant near Astier. New owners but still great food. I think they now have a three-course prix fixe meal. It was spectacular. Warning: one cassoulet feeds five people!!!! The portions are enormous. From [email removed] Sat Oct 21 14:32:23 EDT 2000 Article: 51994 of rec.food.restaurants