Restaurant advice please

Hi, me and my husband are visiting Paris for the first time in late February and are staying at : Best Western Le Nouvel Orleans

25, Avenue Du General Leclerc Paris.

We would like to eat near the hotel on our first night (Saturday) and would welcome any suggestions for good restaurants to eat at, also suggestions for bars/winebars for after our meal.

Also what is the best way to get to the hotel from CDG airport ?

Any help greatly appreciated

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Are you looking for restaurants and bars near the hotel or anywhere?

Also in my opinion, the best way to CDG is to ask your hotel to reserve a taxi.

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There is rail service from CDG to within a couple blocks of Nouvel Orleans, but I really don%26#39;t advise it for first-time visitors. There are plenty of threads on this forum with the information, if you wish to persue it... (RER line B from CDG to Denfert Rochereau station). If you don%26#39;t have a lot of luggage, you can perhaps minimize taxi expense by taking the Air France coach to Gare Montparnasse, then a taxi onward to the hotel. The AF bus will cost about13€ per person, then the taxi will cost roughly 10€ or so. A taxi from CDG will most likely cost 50-55€, but it is the most convenient method.

There are any number of cafes, restaurants and a couple wine bars on rue Daguerre. Check your map - if you go %26#39;north%26#39; on ave du Gen Leclerc toward Denfert Rochereau, you will see rue Daguerre on the left. It%26#39;s a market street, busy most every evening. Also, Cafe le Rendezvous at the place Denfert Rochereau is fine (has a more casual area streetside and a bit nicer room toward the back). We%26#39;ve eaten roast chicken/frites, moules, veal in mushroom sauce there...The wine bar is le Rallye Peret, just on the right side of rue Daguerre as you start walking down it. They also have a cafe next door (Peret)... we%26#39;ve eaten at Cafe d%26#39;Enfer further down as well. You can stop in for a drink at most any %26#39;corner cafe%26#39; you see. Just look around and see if other people are having only drinks or if they are eating only full meals.

Also, the Amorino gelato place (rue Daguerre on the left side) is nice for a frosty dessert.

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I just mentioned this to Jerseyguy in his post for a romantic evening, but my husband and I had a fantastic meal at Georges, on top of the Pompidou, at sunset.

It was so beautiful and the food was GREAT!

have a nice trip!

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I suggest you book the airport shuttle from the internet before you leave. Since it%26#39;s your first time in Paris, it would save you a lot of trouble if you just leave the airport and arrive in your hotel without worry plus it%26#39;s cheaper (just 19 euros per person). It would be hard finding your hotel, looking at your map and taking care of your luggages all at the same time.

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Forget about the shuttle thing, it%26#39;s a recipe for disaster and long waiting time: look at your hotel on a map, it%26#39;s at the %26quot;bottom%26quot; of Paris in relation with CDG, which means that all the other hotels will be served before you. So, given your location, RER from CDG to Denfert-Rochereau, then métro 4 to Porte d%26#39;Orléans is the best option if you have reasonable luggage. Otherwise, RER to Luxembourg + taxi (about €10).

Sorry to rain on your parade, but the area you are staying in is not particularly exciting, plus it%26#39;s total chaos at the moment due to the construction of the tram line. So if you can change, please do. But if you are stuck there, the closest oasis of civilisation is the Alésia métro stop, within walking distance. There, Le Zeller is a good, classic Parisian brasserie.

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Sorry, Bob but you are incorrect in your information. We have been staying around the corner from Nouvel Orleans for 2 years, last time Sept %26#39;05.

The tram line is south of Porte d%26#39;Orleans, well below the location of the BW hotel at 25 ave du Gen Leclerc (at the corner of rue Sophie Germain).

If Wilfie should decide to take the RER, station Denfert Rochereau is about 3 blocks north of the hotel. The nearest metro is Mouton Duvernet (NOT Porte d%26#39;Orleans!). I think it would be about the same time to just come out of the RER and walk to the hotel (400 meters or so).

The Air France coach I mentioned goes only to 2 stops in Paris, and would be quicker and cheaper than the hired shuttle services. From Gare Montparnasse (one of the 2 stops), one can take the metro, line 4 to Mouton Duvernet, or one can take a taxi.

The immediate area around the hotel does not have any %26#39;sights%26#39; other than the Catacombs, but it is comparatively quiet at night, and is well-maintained (no graffiti, boarded-up buildings), and is safe to walk to restaurants and back. there is nothing wrong with it, other than the true statement that Wilfie will need to take the bus/metro to reach many places of interest for sightseeing.

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The area is quite good for shopping. For restaurants i think also the Wepler at Alésia, other than that there are a few at Denfert Rochereau, more like brasseries than proper restaurants. The area is safe, i walk there regularly at night. The chaos is still going on but it looks like the tracks for the tramway have been placed so i guess the noisy works must be over, and it shouldn%26#39;t affect your stay. You will indeed the metro to go to the sightseeing places but the line 4 of the metro is very convenient.

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..as are bus lines # 38 and 68 which have a stop right in front of the hotel.

http://www.parisnotes.com/NewFiles/bus.pdf

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Thank you all for your help and suggestions, we are looking forward to our first time in Paris! Wilfie