I picked up an older guide book, was looking through it, and quite a few restaurants caught my attention. I had noticed in my current guidebooks that most of the restaurants appeared to be fairly expensive, but this book listed places that seemed more reasonable. This made me start wondering whether most of these restaurants are still there or not, still reasonable, good or bad, etc. I%26#39;ve done a search on some of them, but unfortunately our trip is just a few days away and my list of things to do is just too long, made worse by an unexpected death in the immediate family. I%26#39;m going to list the restaurants and see whether any of you can offer any advice. There are quite a few, and I don%26#39;t expect anyone to devote a lot of time to this -- just some helpful hints so I%26#39;ll know whether to keep them on my list or mark them off would be great. We have three in our family traveling, so we%26#39;re not looking for gourmet-type meals. Bofinger will probably be our most expensive meal. And we%26#39;ll be %26quot;all over Paris%26quot; so location doesn%26#39;t really matter.
Here%26#39;s the list (sans accent marks): Les Celebrites, A la Courtille, Petrissans, Pavillon Panama, Cafe Six-huit, Bermuda Onion, Ailleurs, A la Grille St-Honore, Toupary, Casa Olympe, Saint-Amour, Fermette Marboeuf, Le Restaurant (Rue Veron), L%26#39;Alsaco, Le Moulin a Vins, Aux Negociants, Le Pied de Cochon, Auberge Nicolas Flamel, Le Monde des Chimeres, La Baracane, La Timonerie, Le Bistrot d%26#39;a Cote, Le Rouge Vif, Les Olivades, L%26#39;Oeillade, Le Cameleon, L%26#39;Opportun, Le Bamboche, L%26#39;Epi Dupin, Le Terroir, La Regalade, La Verriere.
A few of these places were described and pictured as being down by the Seine. Does anyone know whether that area is still there and, if so, exactly where along the Seine these restaurants are located?
Thanks for your help. Will write trip report when we return.
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Quite a few of those are still in business - why don%26#39;t you enter their names into www.pagesjaunes.fr and check on them? They are located all over the map, and I don%26#39;t recognize many at all as being %26#39;by the Seine%26#39;. You can click on the map link to see where they are (on pagesjaunes.fr)
A few that I believe are still active:
- Toupary %26gt; no longer active, as this was the restaurant in la Samaritaine
- Fermette Marboeuf
- aux Negociants
- le Pied de Cochon (definitely, by les Halles)
- les Olivades (St Germain?)
- le Cameleon (Montparnasse?)
- l%26#39;Epi Dupin, 6th
- l%26#39;Verriere, 6th
- la Regalade, 14th
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I recognize quite a few of these names, and quite a few of them I am sure are still in business.
They are all over Paris as far as I can tell...
I%26#39;m thinking %26quot;Petrissans%26quot; might be Petrossian which is an elegant (and expensive) place near the Invalides with reputedly the best caviar in Paris...
On a more realistic level, Baracane is a place I can strongly recommend. If the address is on rue des Tournelles, it%26#39;s just round the corner from Bofinger. But the name is now l%26#39;Oulette. It is still owned by the same people who opened a bigger restaurant in the 12th and kept the name Baracane for that one. (So if the address is in the 12th the guide is not so very old...)
It%26#39;s quite small and I really like the food, the ambience and the service a lot. Take a look when you are in the area.
Bon appetit!
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Several of the restaurants on your list are still very much in business. The easiest way for you to check which ones are and which ones aren%26#39;t woulf be to use the Paris Yellow Pages web site and Search by name of restaurant or address listed in your guide.
PAGES JAUNES--
http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en
You can also look at and print out local street maps with addresses and current telephone numbers, to help guide your to any which interest you.
Just as an aside to any Harry Potter fans, Auberge Nicholas Flamel was the original Paris home (reputed to be the oldest building in Paris) of the very real, 14th century, French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel %26quot;..the only known maker of the Sorcerer%26#39;s Stone..%26#39; from the first Rowling%26#39;s novel. The facade of the building up in the 3rd, is decorated with carved symbols and designs of the alchemist %26#39;trade%26#39; of the period.
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Auberge Nicholas Flamel turns out to be a very good restaurant too. My sister was visiting from the states in January and wanted to eat at a historic restaurant so we tried it. It was one of the best meals we%26#39;ve had in Paris and relatively affordable.
I read recently that the owner/chef is selling it.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Auberge Nicholas Flamel...I read recently that the owner/chef is selling it%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
If the new owners name is Monsieur Voldemort....better eat elsewhere.
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Le Pied de Cochon - still there, avg. but historic
Le Monde des Chimeres - gone
Les Olivades - new chef, not as good
Le Bamboche - nothing cheap about this place, %26quot;intersting%26quot; food combos
L%26#39;Epi Dupin - Michelin bib for good value, I thought it was just ok.
Toupary - closed last Thursday for an indefinite time.
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Thanks for your help. I tried Pages Jaunes for a few. It seems to take a bit of time to go through everything, but if I can get the extra time to do it, I will. Petrissans is listed as being at 30 bis avenue Niel. Baracane is listed on rue des Tournelles. The ones listed as being on the Seine are Pavillon Panama, Cafe Six-huit, and Bermuda Onion. They say, respectively, Port de Javel-Haut, Quai Malaquais, and rue Linois. Several others are also listed at Port de Javel-Haut, and the picture looks neat. Is anyone familiar with that area?
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Quai Malaquais is very central, in the 6th, right across the river from the Louvre. Rue Linois and Port de Javel are close to each other and both quite a ways from central Paris, a mile or so downstream from the Eiffel Tower.
The south end of avenue Niel is not far from the Arc de Triomphe. I have never heard of Petrisssans.
And Baracane as I said is now l%26#39;Oulette, but still under the same ownership. Reasonable and recommended.
Bon appetit!
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Happy to recommend Le Rouge Vif for a delightful meal and a friendly atmosphere. We wandered into it up a side street, after spending the morning at Musee d%26#39;Orsay, and it was exactly what we needed. Charming, non-touristy, with a very local feeling. Can%26#39;t recall what we ate -- my October receipt says %26quot;2 formules%26quot; so it was just the daily specials -- but it made us happy.
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%26quot;Some things are forever%26quot;
and a number of them are
restaurants in Paris. Since
your guidebook is %26quot;older%26quot;
would it follow that the
prices might be %26#39;older%26quot; too?
And they%26#39;re probably in
francs. Pied de Cochon is
neat for oysters and onion
soup...but not the same as
when the market was there.
Good luck and bon apetit!
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