Dining in Paris
Something
for all ~ and all occasions
Where to go if you…
Want the
ultimate fine-dining experience?
Go to: Le Jules Verne
Dine on the 2nd floor of the Eiffel tower, in one
of Paris' finest contemporary gourmet restaurants. With amazing city views,
enjoy a unique dining experience by renown Michellin chef Alain Ducasse. Sample menu can include; crispy brioche, cucumber
amuse bouche, duck foie gras, toasted country bread, salmon marinated with
lemon/caviar/vodka, farm rabbit, tender potato and Swiss chard, French truffle
cubes, petit fours and cheese of course.
Av Gustav Eiffel
75007. Reservations only: +33 1 45 55 61 44
Want to
feel like Royalty?
Go to: Le Meurice
One of Paris' grandest hotel restaurants,
with an interior reminiscent of Versailles with crystal chandeliers, antique
mirrors and large bay windows overlooking the stunning Jardin des Tuileries.
Set menu will set you back 75 Euros, allow for 100 Euros for à la carte.
Hotel Le Meurice 228
rue de Rivoli 75001
Want to eat where the locals eat?
Go to: Brasserie Gallopin
A traditional brasserie with traditional French
food served in a spectacular setting. Located off the tourist trail slightly,
serving classic dishes and set menus at reasonable prices.
40 Rue Notre-Dame des
Victoires, 75002
Want old-world nostalgia?
Go to: Laperouse
Dine in a sumptuous old 17th century mansion (you
can even reserve a private "niche" room for two). This is a mythical
rplace overlooking the seine river where you feel like you just stepped back into
old-world Belle-Epoque Paris. Food is good; atmosphere is the drawcard!
51 Quai des Grands
Augustins 75005
Want the best Wine selection in Paris?
Go
to: Le
Baron Rouge
Festive and delicious! This is an enjoyable place
to enjoy wine and tapas. Wine barrels, dark wood and cosy atmosphere both
inside and outside. Crowded with locals spilling onto the sidewalk, where fresh
oysters are heaped in baskets and opened and served by waiters. Best part: Feel
like a local, large wine menu. TIP: Staff are impatient if you are indecisive
but ask for recommendations and they’re all yours complete with tastings.
1 rue Theophile-Roussel 75012 Paris.
Want to eat in a Paris institution?
Go to: Chartier
A legendary Belle-Epoque restaurant (since 1869) draws
constant crowds for its elegant turn-of-the-century dining room (seating over
300 people), gregarious wait staff and above all, the inexpensive, traditional,
and good fare. The menu is classic (beef bourguignon, sauerkraut, sea bream)
with prices at $10-$15, sides from $3, or three courses approx. $20-$30. Very
popular with locals; arrive early; no reservations and there is always a line
out the door.
7 Rue du Faubourg
Paris 75009 MAP
Want to
eat on a budget?
Go to: Chez Gladines
This relaxed and always-bustling kitchen in Paris'
village-like Butte aux Cailles neighborhood offers quality French Basque-style
meals for around $10-$20. Hearty dishes like potatoes with ham and cantal
cheese, enormous mixed salads, or cassoulet await. Two caveats: neither
reservations nor credit cards are accepted, so arrive early and bring cash.
30 Rue des
cinq Diamants 75013
Want to have a girls
night?
Go to: Kong
The glass-enclosed rooftop eatery where Carrie met
her beau’s ex in the final double episode of SATC, and if that isn’t reason
enough to drop by for a cosmpolitan with girlfriends, perfects the must-see
{aris-meets-Tokyo ecor, with Louis XV armchairs is. The views alone attract
diners. Book a table on the second floor and gaze through the glass rooftop.
1 Rue du Pont Neuf
75001 Paris
Are dining with
Children?
Go
to: Le
Train Bleue
A historic, baroque mythical jewel in the hall of the Gare de Lyon train
station. Serving traditional French food the kids menu are smaller portions of
adult meals. Your family will be dazzled by the gilt moulding and
paintings on walls and ceilings. Prices
60-105euro.
Gare
de Lyon
Need a hangover cure?
Go to: Café Charlot
Charlot is a cult sunny Paris cafe famous for perfect people watching
positioning and its enormous weekend brunches with everything and delicious
cheesy dripping hamburgers and homemade chips.
38 rue de Bretagne 75003
Want Dessert for Dinner?
Go to: Un Dimanche a Paris
A decadent all-chocolate boutique concept store and
gourmet chocolatier, a cake house, a tearoom, lunch room and chocolate cocktail
bar where you find the most amazing chocolate concoctions. Book a seat and let
the chocolate flow.
4 Cours du Commerce Saint-Andre 75006
Want to feel
fashionable and fancy?
Go
to: Chez Julien
An uber fashionable and elegant restaurant on the
slightly pricier side but well worth it for the beauty inside – tall gilded
mirrors, plush jewel furnishings and crystal chandeliers are your backdrop for
some of the best French food in Paris including frogs’ legs and Chateaubriand
(steak) and a stunning view over the Seine and Notre Dame Cathedral. C’est
Superb
1 Rue du
Pont Louis-Philippe 75004
Want to try the latest ‘IT’ spot?
Go
to: The
Fish Club
A new trendy spot in Paris. Mixing Paris' new found
fascination for seafood with cocktails, this is a two-floor bar and restaurant
with retro decor, big windows and graphic tiles, it is all abustle amongst the
locals thanks to a delicious seafood menu with a South American twist.
58 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 75001
you want vegetarian?
Go to: Le Potager
You
will be fighting for elbowroom with strangers on tables crammed in along one
wall at this organic vegtarian eatery, but what the Potager du Marais lacks in
space, it makes up for on the plate with luscious, homemade dishes brimming
with pulses, tofu, fresh, crunchy vegetables and beans.
24 Rue Rambuteau 75003
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