Mark L. wrote: >Anyone know of a good, inexpensive ( 40-60 FFr for two) restaurant in >Paris. Ideally near the Tuilleries/Louvre. well, it can be dificult to get dinner for that price in Paris, but one place that comes close is Leon de Bruxelles. it is Seafood (mainly mussels) place started in Brussels in the late 19th century, and it is a chain in Paris. it is not like american chains, however, in that for the money the food is very good. if you order their house specialty, Mulles Frites, you will get a huge (i could barely finish it) pot full of mussels (they are floating in the base that they were cooked in - an herb and garlic base), a dish of fries, and a cheap belgian beer (drinkable, but i happen to be a beer snob). the entire meal is only 69 FF. pretty incredible when you consider that in most restaurants it is 30 FF just for a beer. there are locations all over Paris, and although i have only eaten in one in the 3rd, and one on by the Virgin Megastore, i am sure that there is one not far from the Louvre. adam From X Tue Feb 14 18:11:13 EST 1995 Article: 13812 of rec.food.restaurants
Paris, France
Restaurants in Paris
Lily C. wrote: >I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions for good places to eat in Paris. > I'll be there in late March for a week. So I'm welcome to suggestions for >any kind or restaurant. Fancy, cheap, fun, whatever as long as its good >food. > >Thanks! >Lily fun cheap (really cheap for paris) place to eat at is Leon de Bruxelles. order their standard "Mulles Frites". it will cost you 60 FF, and for that you will get an enormous serving of mussels, fries (get some vinegar for the fries) and a (ok but a uninteresting) belgian beer. the mussels are served in a pot that contains the base they were cooked in and are very good. all in all, a great meal especially given the price. leon de Bruxelles is actually a chain in paris (although not like american chains) and so you can find them in many places. adam From X Tue Feb 14 22:16:48 EST 1995 Article: 13832 of rec.food.restaurants
Allo Lily There is a typic cafe (restaurant) in Paris : Le Richelieu-Drouot. There are two restaurants. One on "la rue du Commerce" (Commerce Street) and one near OPERA. I think on Richelieu Street. Bon appetit. [email removed] In article (Dans l'article) , (Lily C. wrote (écrivait) : > I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions for good places to eat in Paris. > I'll be there in late March for a week. So I'm welcome to suggestions for > any kind or restaurant. Fancy, cheap, fun, whatever as long as its good > food. > > Thanks! > Lily From X Wed Feb 15 11:59:34 EST 1995 Article: 13847 of rec.food.restaurants
In article , [email removed] (Lily Chen) wrote: > I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions for good places to eat in Paris. > I'll be there in late March for a week. So I'm welcome to suggestions for > any kind or restaurant. Fancy, cheap, fun, whatever as long as its good > food. > > Thanks! > Lily Carre des Feuillants is one of the great restaurants that comes to mind. I don't hear it discussed as much as the others and seldom read about it here in the states. It's fancy and relatively expensive, but well worth the price. A plate of seafood, lots of raw oysters and stuff, at the Cafe Dome on blvd. Montparnasse is my idea of one of the pleasures of Paris. If you read French at all take a look at the Gault-Millau guide to France or Paris. The stars in the red Michelin are pretty reliable. From X Tue Feb 14 22:24:31 EST 1995 Article: 13840 of rec.food.restaurants
In [email removed] (Lily Chen) writes: > >I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions for good places to eat in Paris. Here's one that's a little off the regular track. It's a true neighborhood bistrot. Was recommended to me by a neighboring exhibitor the last time I was in Paris for a trade show. *VERY* local, reasonably priced and wonderful food. Le Mathusalem 5 bis, Blvd Exelmans PH: 42.88.10.73 An amusing sidenote which has to do with the relatively recent non-smoking law that was enacted. I requested a table "non-fumeur." When I was shown to our table, there was an ashtray on it and I gently reiterated that I preferred non-smoking. At this, the owner shrugged and removed the ashtray!
Well, a good restaurant for 60ff for two people is asking a lot, especially in view of the dollar/franc relationship right now, but one of my personal "not very expensive" restaurants (out door and indoor cafe) in Paris is a place called "Restaurant La Tour" near the Tower. Cheaper still, but more for Sandwiches, beer, and people watching, is a small outdoor cafe is the place on the corner at Place Santiago de Chile. Check out La Tour for dinner. You'll find something good and cheap enough there. From X Mon Mar 27 21:08:55 EST 1995 Article: 14952 of rec.food.restaurants
>Check out La Tour for dinner. You'll find something good and cheap enough >there. I also (just by happenstance) had an excellent meal at La Tour. Then again, you's have to look hard to find a BAD meal in Paris. La Tour had great Italian fare, and a beautiful preparation of Prosiutto de Parme with melon draped over an upended champagne flute. Nice style, inexpensive and unpretentious! From X Sun Apr 16 12:03:43 EDT 1995 Article: 15439 of rec.food.restaurants
Anyone eating out in Paris must go to La Coupole. A magnificent institution. A vast space. You can't book, but the 45 minutes spent in at the bar taking in the spectacle is part of why you come here, watching the army of waiters rush back and forth through the crowd is part of the experience. The food is suprisingly good given the scale of the operation. Stick to traditional brasserie fare.