May 19, 2008
Juste la fin du monde de Jean-Luc Lagarce
La comédie Française
2, rue Richelieu
75001 Paris
0 825 101 680
Louis is going to die. He decides to go back to his mother's house he has left for a long time, during which he has only given news by postcards. He wants to announce his next death. His brother, Antoine, his sister in law, Catherine, that he has never met and Suzanne, his young sister, are also there for this particular moment. But resentment, rancour, old ghosts re-emerge with the return of the prodigal son. Already, Louis has to leave without having been able to tell them that he is going to die.
Jean-Luc Lagarce (1957-1995) is the contemporary author whose plays are played the most in France nowadays. Theatral director of classical texts as well as his own plays, he achieved recognition. Since he died, his literary work (twenty-five plays, three tales, a booklet of opera) met an enlarging public and critical success; it is translated into twenty-five languages.
His writing is particular, nervous. The direction, made of close-ups, is original and interactive. And of course, the actors are great. I particularly appreciated Antoine, the brother played by Laurent Stocker, nominated to the Molière 2008, whose anger is contained, his wife Catherine and the small sister Suzanne, very energetic. One has to note that the play received the Molière 2008 for the creation in the field of public theatre.
Florence
April 22, 2008
Restaurant "Le Régent"
68-70, rue Lafayette
75 009 Paris
00 33 (0)1 47 70 47 12
Metro Cadet (line 7)
This restaurant wants to show that it’s elegant and classy. At least, that’s the impression it’s trying to give.
Does the staff need to be unpleasant and haughty to stick to the luxury of the place ?
It’s weird to say so, but the only waitress which seemed nice to me was the one who made a mistake when she informed my friend about the ingredients of her salad (which she did not eat) and that I saw, another time, spill a drink on a client’s back.
Each time, having decided that I would not go anymore, I let myself be convinced to go back there, but for one reason: food ! Because indeed, you can eat well there. Well … especially if you take pasta. It’s delicious, especially the one with carbonara sauce. They have a little je-ne-sais-quoi which makes the difference and makes me like them a lot.
I won’t praise the salads as much. They are expensive for their quantity (no sauce or great ingredients). Green salad, tomato, avocado in a tiny plate as a main course… for 9 euros ?! For this price, you may as well eat a pizza. Which I can’t recommend since I never tasted them.
Finally, regarding the desserts, it’s unpredictable: one time the dessert of the day is shamefully small and another time it’s particularly stodgy. They already had me with the prices. You are not necessarily brought the menu for desserts so when you get the bill, you can have surprises. However, they are really good, like the chocolate fondant which I enjoyed eating.
To finish, last time I went there, I was kept waiting for more than 15 minutes at the bar to pay the bill. The credit card device did not work. The waiter had just set up a new one at lunch time:Great idea for a restaurant ! Luckily, the person who was with me lent me cash, otherwise, I would still be there…
No need to specify that I won’t go back there, this time.
68-70, rue Lafayette
75 009 Paris
00 33 (0)1 47 70 47 12
Metro Cadet (line 7)
This restaurant wants to show that it’s elegant and classy. At least, that’s the impression it’s trying to give.
Does the staff need to be unpleasant and haughty to stick to the luxury of the place ?
It’s weird to say so, but the only waitress which seemed nice to me was the one who made a mistake when she informed my friend about the ingredients of her salad (which she did not eat) and that I saw, another time, spill a drink on a client’s back.
Each time, having decided that I would not go anymore, I let myself be convinced to go back there, but for one reason: food ! Because indeed, you can eat well there. Well … especially if you take pasta. It’s delicious, especially the one with carbonara sauce. They have a little je-ne-sais-quoi which makes the difference and makes me like them a lot.
I won’t praise the salads as much. They are expensive for their quantity (no sauce or great ingredients). Green salad, tomato, avocado in a tiny plate as a main course… for 9 euros ?! For this price, you may as well eat a pizza. Which I can’t recommend since I never tasted them.
Finally, regarding the desserts, it’s unpredictable: one time the dessert of the day is shamefully small and another time it’s particularly stodgy. They already had me with the prices. You are not necessarily brought the menu for desserts so when you get the bill, you can have surprises. However, they are really good, like the chocolate fondant which I enjoyed eating.
To finish, last time I went there, I was kept waiting for more than 15 minutes at the bar to pay the bill. The credit card device did not work. The waiter had just set up a new one at lunch time:Great idea for a restaurant ! Luckily, the person who was with me lent me cash, otherwise, I would still be there…
No need to specify that I won’t go back there, this time.
Mélanie
April 18, 2008
PDG (Petit Déjeuner Goûter)
20, rue de Ponthieu
75 008 Paris
00 33 (0)1 42 56 19 10
Metro Franklin Roosevelt (line 1 and 9)
Close to the Champs Elysées, this small American restaurant serves us very good hamburgers. Imagination decoration is there very nice and from 8:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, we have the right to Jazz gypsy music. My hamburger was very copious and home made french fries delicious.
Florence
Voilà by Philippe Minyana
From March 18th to April 25th
Théâtre du Rond Point
2 bis, avenue Franklin D Roosevelt
75 008 Paris
Metro Franklin Roosevelt (line 1 and 9)
It is hardly possible to relate this show, because it is about a succession of five visits where the characters (3 women and 1 man) reappear. There’s not a lot going on. They speak about their life, their health, the time which goes by. In every visit, the dream and reality become confused, we do not know how to differentiate them any more. I liked this show by Minyana very much. He is a contemporary author who has his own world. Dialogues are blistering although we are in the characters’ everyday life. The gap is only more disturbing there. The direction is very successful and the actors are very good.
Florence
March 19, 2008
Restaurant «Les Copains»
8, rue de Chateaudun
75 009 Paris
Tel: 33 (0)1 48 78 54 86
Metro Cadet (line 7) or Notre Dame de Lorette (line 12)
If you are looking for a traditional quality cooking in an unpretentious place, this restaurant is for you !
8, rue de Chateaudun
75 009 Paris
Tel: 33 (0)1 48 78 54 86
Metro Cadet (line 7) or Notre Dame de Lorette (line 12)
If you are looking for a traditional quality cooking in an unpretentious place, this restaurant is for you !
Located on the rue de Chateaudun, this restaurant isn’t much to look at but suggests to eat well (and by “well” I also mean “diet and balanced”) without getting ruined.
The 10 € menu enables to have a dish and a dessert. A la carte, the meal is more expensive, especially if you take a starter and end up with a dessert and a coffee. Meats are good quality and the waiters take into consideration the cooking which has been asked. The salads are very good, especially the gizzard salad. They are substantial, not easy, then, to eat it all. It’s a pity that the salads are not included in the menus.
I often have lunch in that restaurant but I particularly appreciate the meats (like the shallot flank meat) and basically all the desserts. They have the advantage of being diversified. There is fromage frais (with honey, it’s divine. Once, the boss even brought my table her husband’s jar of honey so that we taste) or the fruit salad (homemade) if we want to remain reasonable, but also desserts of the day among which very good pies (especially bilberry) and other pastries.
This restaurant is run by a family and the welcome is warm, especially when you become a regular. Other important detail: the service is quite fast, which enables not to have long lunch breaks.
Mélanie
January 17, 2008
LES BELLES-SOEURS
In théatre Saint Georges until June 8th 2008
THEATRE SAINT GEORGES
51, rue St Georges
75 009 PARIS
Metro: Saint-Georges (line 12)
Reservation: 33 (0)1 48 78 63 47
Hervé the boss
In théatre Saint Georges until June 8th 2008
THEATRE SAINT GEORGES
51, rue St Georges
75 009 PARIS
Metro: Saint-Georges (line 12)
Reservation: 33 (0)1 48 78 63 47
Very funny this bedroom farce ! Very often, the audience bursts into laughter. Sometimes, you have trouble getting your breath back.
The play was written by Eric Assous whose CV is particularly abundant. The staging is simple and efficacious.
The actors are brilliant: Nicole is a silly fool but not that foolish and Talia is a real shrew but not that shrewish.
You've got it all: lies, adulteries, rivalries (all these words with a "s").
What an absolute scream !
Hervé the boss
October 16, 2007
La Table des Oliviers 17ème38, rue Laugier
75017 Paris
Tel : 01 47 63 85 51
http://www.latabledesoliviers.fr/sommaire-uk.html
Located in a side street of the 17th arrondissement, the restaurant “la Table des Olivier” offers a french south cuisine which awakens our papillae.
Before the diner, they proposes "tapenade" (black or greens blended olive to spread) and small crusts. It is so delightful to be in a restaurant which offers something to eat with your drink. It is so rare in Paris !!!!
In the 30€ menu, I loved the eggplant grilled with tomato accompanied with Parmesan. For the dish, I opted for a fried bass fillet with thyme. What a delight!!!! On the contrary, I was not mad on the dessert: kind of peaches in syrup, nothing transcendent.
If you like the french south cuisine or like to discover it, open the door of this nice restaurant, you will be warmly welcome and will have the chance to congratulate the Chef who comes in the dining room to know if everything is ok.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
If you like the french south cuisine or like to discover it, open the door of this nice restaurant, you will be warmly welcome and will have the chance to congratulate the Chef who comes in the dining room to know if everything is ok.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
October 5, 2007
Le Café Delmas 5th district2 Place de la Contrescarpe
75005 Paris
Tel : 01.43.26.51.26
Métro: Place Monge (7) or Cardinal Lemoine (10)
Le Café Delmas is in the famous touristic Mouffetard district. There is a large terrace where you will be able to take a meal protected from the rain. I suggest you the menu at 12 euros (starter, main dish, dessert) because “A la carte” it is a bit expensive. I have taken an original and tasty Chinese salad but at 12€. The service is correct, it is a quite rare on this kind of district largely visited by our tourist friends.
+: Place, service
-: Prices
Hugues
54, rue Monge
75005 PARIS
Tel: +33 (0)1 43 26 45 24
Métro: Place Monge (ligne 7) or Cardinal Lemoine (ligne 10)
Canteen Bus 14th district81, rue d'Alésia
75014 PARIS
Tel: 01 43 21 99 68
Métro: Alesia (4)
Yesterday, I went there with my friends. It's a little restaurant simple and nice spread over 2 floors. What you need to know is this restaurant is known to satisfy the client with one dish.
There are pasta, salads, meat, and stuff potatoes. Prices vary from 11€ to 13,5€. It's difficult maybe impossible to finish your dish, for desserts you have to come again. You can ask to take away your lefover dish they seems to be in the habit of it. Enjoy your meal.
Carolina
September 26, 2007
DELAVILLE CAFE 10th district34 Bd Bonne Nouvelle
75010 PARIS
Tel : 01 48 24 48 09
http://www.delavillecafe.com
I had lunch with a friend of mine at noon,at the Delaville cafe, adress that I found on Internet, and I wasn't very satisfied.
It starts with an icy welcome, it's about noon, I ask for a table for 2 in non smoker part, and a waitress which was on the stairs, answered, with her nose hidden in her puulover, that the service starts in 5 minutes.
So we direct to the dinning room she indicates, which was smelling cigarette smoke with ashtrays in all tables, we chose a place. In the end of the room, waiters which were having lunch, told me that the table we chose is for 4 and not 2, I know, but there is a nice seat.
So we change and go to a tiny table. A waiter comes, don't say hello and place the menu on the table. At this moment, we hesitate between stay and leave. We decided to try...
For the rest, it's good, plates are well prepared and served, I chose an antipasti with: dried tomatoes, pickled artichokes, grilled aubergine and courgette, rocket salad, parmesan, and a gressin with black olive tapenade. Not bad.
We don't have dessert but in the end we were disappointed and I doubt to come back despite of the good lunch I had.
Carolina
September 24, 2007
Lina's (several adresses in Paris) 7 rue Lafayette
75009 Paris
Tel 01 53 20 98 20
75009 Paris
Tel 01 53 20 98 20
All the Lina's are not equal....
This one is clean ( which is not always the case like Kleber which was really dirty last time I went in....), the dining room is clear, quiet and bigger compare to other Lina's.
The concept is always the same, all sandwiches are prepared on demand. I ate an egg and bacon sandwich (very tasty) I had a Steack and parmesan salad (too expensive for what it was 6.90 euros) and a fresh orange juice.
This one is clean ( which is not always the case like Kleber which was really dirty last time I went in....), the dining room is clear, quiet and bigger compare to other Lina's.
The concept is always the same, all sandwiches are prepared on demand. I ate an egg and bacon sandwich (very tasty) I had a Steack and parmesan salad (too expensive for what it was 6.90 euros) and a fresh orange juice.
Sophie
Le bistro La compagnie des crêpes 12ème
30/32 Cour St Emilion
75012 PARIS
Tel: 01 43 40 24 40
Metro: Cour st Emilion (line 14)
With numerous restaurants in "Bercy Village", it is not always easy to make your choice. In a sunny sunday, with much apetite, I settle at the terrasse located behind the main alley (which is more calm) without looking at the menu. The clients seems very satisfied, so I was in confidence. And I have no regrets, the menu was at 15€, with a cheese pie and a "boudin feuilleté aux pommes" (blood sausage) served with homemade purée. It was well served and well presented. The waiters seems very busy but they are pleasant. Enjoy your meal!!
Hugues
Hôtel Des Nations Saint Germain
54, rue Monge
75005 PARIS
hoteldesnationssaintgermain@regetel.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 43 26 45 24
Métro: Place Monge (ligne 7) ou Cardinal Lemoine (ligne 10)
30/32 Cour St Emilion
75012 PARIS
Tel: 01 43 40 24 40
Metro: Cour st Emilion (line 14)
With numerous restaurants in "Bercy Village", it is not always easy to make your choice. In a sunny sunday, with much apetite, I settle at the terrasse located behind the main alley (which is more calm) without looking at the menu. The clients seems very satisfied, so I was in confidence. And I have no regrets, the menu was at 15€, with a cheese pie and a "boudin feuilleté aux pommes" (blood sausage) served with homemade purée. It was well served and well presented. The waiters seems very busy but they are pleasant. Enjoy your meal!!
Hugues
Hôtel Des Nations Saint Germain
54, rue Monge
75005 PARIS
hoteldesnationssaintgermain@regetel.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 43 26 45 24
Métro: Place Monge (ligne 7) ou Cardinal Lemoine (ligne 10)
Le palais de la lune 15ème
110 boulevard de Grenelle
75015 PARIS
Tel: 01 45 77 15 44
Métro: Dupleix (6) ou La Motte Picquet Grenelle (6,8,10)
Despite bad reputation of chinese restaurants in Paris, I chance it in this little establishment on Grenelle boulevard. At first sight, nothing very exceptional: traditional asian decor, not always in good taste and without the usefull chinese music that use to be in this type of restaurant. There is no dirty aquarium with strange goldfishes.
Classical welcome: not very warm. I choose the 12€ menu: with nems for starters, almonds chicken with cantonese rice and lychees for dessert. They served me the famous chinese chips which were very crispy and delicious, which is a good thing. And fortunately, all the diner was good. Products are fresh and very tasty. So if you are a chinese food lover, I can advise you this little restaurant which isn't much to look at and you are very satisfied and with less prejudice about chinese restaurants.
Hugues
Hôtel Des Nations Saint Germain
54, rue Monge
75005 PARIS
hoteldesnationssaintgermain@regetel.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 43 26 45 24
Métro: Place Monge (ligne 7) ou Cardinal Lemoine (ligne 10)
110 boulevard de Grenelle
75015 PARIS
Tel: 01 45 77 15 44
Métro: Dupleix (6) ou La Motte Picquet Grenelle (6,8,10)
Despite bad reputation of chinese restaurants in Paris, I chance it in this little establishment on Grenelle boulevard. At first sight, nothing very exceptional: traditional asian decor, not always in good taste and without the usefull chinese music that use to be in this type of restaurant. There is no dirty aquarium with strange goldfishes.
Classical welcome: not very warm. I choose the 12€ menu: with nems for starters, almonds chicken with cantonese rice and lychees for dessert. They served me the famous chinese chips which were very crispy and delicious, which is a good thing. And fortunately, all the diner was good. Products are fresh and very tasty. So if you are a chinese food lover, I can advise you this little restaurant which isn't much to look at and you are very satisfied and with less prejudice about chinese restaurants.
Hugues
Hôtel Des Nations Saint Germain
54, rue Monge
75005 PARIS
hoteldesnationssaintgermain@regetel.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 43 26 45 24
Métro: Place Monge (ligne 7) ou Cardinal Lemoine (ligne 10)
September 21, 2007
QUEENIE 8th districtCOCKTAIL BAR & DINING
5 rue de Berri
75008 PARIS
TEL: 01 45 62 50 23
Open every days from 5pm
http://www.lequeenie.fr/
It seems that it is the new place to be in Paris. It is true that the atmosphere is very trendy: white, red, black colours, and very refined style with a long bar. The tables' layout is rather original, and it divided in 3 parts, there is the "chimney" area , the lounge, and the restaurant. The hostess in reception asks you mildly but firmly to leave your topcoats and others things in the cloakroom (1 € per article).
Then, we were a bit lost, the waiters are not hurry to show our seat. It was not very full (wednesday night!) but it seems that in the week end the place is full to bursting. The DJ select good music in a good noise level and later sound is too loud that we can't hear each other, maybe it's on purpose? About « cocktail and dining », the menu is not very original. If they have plenty of cocktails, which are very good,incidentally, the menu for dining is light, correct but not exceptional.
And what always irritates me so much: they serve nothing with the cocktails, not the slightest peanuts or others!!!!!!!! It is rather expensive of course (90.00 euro for 2 with 2 cocktails and a glass of wine, 2 dishes and 2 desserts). And you have to claim non stop the waiter for water, some bread, etc, etc. Rather hard finally.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
August 28, 2007
Bistrot Beaubourg 4th district
25, rue Quincampoix
75004 paris
tel : 01 42 77 48 02
Just minutes away from the George Pompidou centre, the Bistrot Beaubourg invites you to share a very tasty cooking in a relaxed atmosphere. If decoration is not very fashion, the atmosphere is warm and the cooking is not very expensive for the high quality. I appreciate a lot the wall of the restaurant covered with posters of theatre plays, which reminds us our cultural history. I shared a plate of fresh sardines, and chosed a sorrel salmon with spinaches. Delightful and very hearty. Atmosphere bistro and "du terroir" cuisine, it's at the bistro Beaubourg.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
25, rue Quincampoix
75004 paris
tel : 01 42 77 48 02
Just minutes away from the George Pompidou centre, the Bistrot Beaubourg invites you to share a very tasty cooking in a relaxed atmosphere. If decoration is not very fashion, the atmosphere is warm and the cooking is not very expensive for the high quality. I appreciate a lot the wall of the restaurant covered with posters of theatre plays, which reminds us our cultural history. I shared a plate of fresh sardines, and chosed a sorrel salmon with spinaches. Delightful and very hearty. Atmosphere bistro and "du terroir" cuisine, it's at the bistro Beaubourg.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
FOUQUET'S LUCIEN BARRIERE Hotel Bar 8th district
46, avenue Georges V
75008 PARIS
M° George V (line 1)
If you want to feel like a deluxe hotel client and do not want to pay for that, go to Georges V, Ritz or Crillon's bar.
I' ve tried the FOUQUETS LUCIEN BARRIERE one, and I've been seduced by the modern and very quiet terrace. The Bellini is 22 euros but it served with 3 pieces of cocktail snacks and also traditional peanuts and olives are served with all the cocktails....
Sophie
46, avenue Georges V
75008 PARIS
M° George V (line 1)
If you want to feel like a deluxe hotel client and do not want to pay for that, go to Georges V, Ritz or Crillon's bar.
I' ve tried the FOUQUETS LUCIEN BARRIERE one, and I've been seduced by the modern and very quiet terrace. The Bellini is 22 euros but it served with 3 pieces of cocktail snacks and also traditional peanuts and olives are served with all the cocktails....
Sophie
Le loup blanc 2nd district42 rue Tiquetonne
75002 PARIS
Metro: Les Halles (1, 4, 7, 14), Etienne Marcel (4)
http://www.loup-blanc.com/
In the Tiquetonne street, there is about 10 restaurants, but this one has to be known. Traditional and creative cooking, dishs are well served and made in quality. Oregano and curry chicken I've chose was served with divine creamed potatoes. Another time, I was walking in front of it, and the service was done in the street. The "le loup blanc" is now well known.
Yann
Hôtel EIFFEL CAPITOL***
9 Rue Viala - 75015 PARIS
Tél : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
E.mail : hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Musée du quai Branly 7th district37 quai Branly
75007 PARIS
Tel: 01 56 61 70 00
http://www.quaibranly.fr/
We can say that is an original museum very different of the numerous parisians ones. Accessible by metro at "Alma Marceau" stop, the Quai Branly wants to be unique. We enter in throught a garden conceived by the best botanists and on the platform we can observe this famous plant wall, however less bushy than the BHV (famous department store) one. The museum is divided in 4 continents: America, Oceania, Asia and Africa. The works are easy to access and invite to respect, journey, humility and knowledge.
+ America and Oceania department. Shop
- Approximate lighting
Yann
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
August 21, 2007
Au pied de cochon 1st district6, rue Coquillière
75001 Paris
tel : 01 40 13 77 00
http://www.pieddecochon.com/
This restaurant, located in Les halles, side of l’Eglise saint Eustace, is a true Parisian institution. Indeed, opened 24h / 24, this restaurant does not empty and knew kept the charm of the traditional restaurants. With his decoration a bit rococo, which plunged us in 1920’s.
If the pork is the main product of this establishment, shellfishes and crustacés also are. Service is attentive, the plate are very generous and it is far from trap to tourists would have been able to be. I deeply recommend you therefore this mythical restaurant, you will have an excellent diner.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
July 23, 2007
Batobus 8 stops to discover Paris
www.batobus.com
Yesterday, I decided to do a cruise on the Seine.
Several companies exists to do cruises. I selected batobus which permit, with the day pass, to stop where you want and you can go on board in the same stop or another one.
There is a good idea, not too expensive and change the visit of Paris.
Stops are in very touristique places: ( Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum, Notre Dame, Louvre…)
Carolina
Carolina
L’ATELIER de Renault 8th district53, avenue des Champs Elysées
75008 PARIS
Tel : 01 76 84 19 19
www.atelier-renault.com
Restaurant / Bar
From Sunday to thursday : 12h – 24h
Friday and saturday: 12h – 2h
A unique place in Paris in Champs Elysees. When you arrive on te ground floor, there are cars and sometimes formula 1 cars. The exhibitions changes regularly.
On the upstair floor, in a modern design, spacious and bright, there is the restaurant – bar. I prefere to be seat in the bridge, where the tables are behind each other. You haven't persons close to you, and you feel very isolated.
The menu is very attractive: starters, dishes, desserts, ice creams, and cocktails with and without alcohol. It's a surprise.
I chose tapas, with gaspacho very refreshing and delicious, with 2 breds with salmons and ham. It was very tasty and well presented.
I didn't resist to the ice cream, there are served in a big glass, i selected the one with red fruits, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant, red fruits coulis, chantilly cream and grilles almonds.
Calm and relaxing atmosphere in this avenue swarming with people.
Carolina
July 16, 2007
Saint Georges Tavern’s 9th district46, rue du Faubourg Montmartre
75009 PARIS
Tel : 01 49 49 01 84
Metro : Grands Boulevards (8 – 9)
Saint Georges Tavern’s is a pub where we can watch rugby match, football game, formula 1 and tennis matches on big screen.
For lunch, the screens are switched on but there are not very noisy, so you can have lunch in a calm ambiance.
They propose a 10,50€ menu with starter + dish or dish + dessert, which is very correct. I choosed ricotta with basil, it was very fresh and original, and my friend choosed avoado salad with crab, very goos aswell and well served.
For dish we select beaf and french fries with shallot sauce. Everything was well served, and usually I don't like having lunch in pubs. The menu is in several languages which would please our foreign friends.
There are happy hours from 6.00pm to 9.00pm for beers and cocktails for 5€.
Carolina
July 9, 2007
Le Djakarta Bali 1st district9 rue Vauvilliers
75001 PARIS
Metro : Louvre (1,7) or Châtelet les Halles (1,7)
Tel : 01.45.08.83.11
http://www.djakarta-bali.com
Djakarta Bali...but we are in Paris, in centre of Paris, close to the Halles in Vauvilliers street.
We are in a indonesian atmosphere where you don't wait much and like in Chinese films, a dancer come to carry you in Bali... with extraordinay ambiance.
When you are installed, the show continue with another dancer....
You can choose between 3 menus from 25€, 30€ and 45€.
Waiters are dressed in traditional clothes. Be careful of spiced dishes.
Indonesian cook is very tasty with grated coco ans spices.
+ Nice place
- price
Yann
La Renaissance (Arnaud Delmontel) 9th districtBakery - Cake shop
39 rue des Martyrs
75009 PARIS
Metro : Saint Georges (12)
http://www.arnaud-delmontel.com/
This bakery opened in 1999 by Arnaud Delmontel is a delight. And it received the 1st price of best Paris french stick 2007 and became official supplier of Elysée for one year !!
It's also a caterer. There are originals salads like the exotical (that I chose): avocado, crab, grapefruit, greek salad and tex mex salad. Delicious and so different.
I didn't resist to try "macarons" and I discovered colours and flavours not usual, chocolat, cofee, pistachio, vanilla, strawberry, lemon, caramel, rose, blackcurrant, and each month a different flavour.
It's a real pleasure for eyes and palate. However, there are a little expensive ( 12 for 14€). But it's good to allow some pleasures sometimes.
I have to go back again, there are numerous cakes and breads. You can find the complete list on their website.
Carolina
I have to go back again, there are numerous cakes and breads. You can find the complete list on their website.
Carolina
La Pizzetta 9th district22 avenue Trudaine
75009 PARIS
Tel : 01 48 78 14 08
Metro : Anvers (2) or Pigalle (2-12)
http://www.lapizzetta.fr/
I’vr read on a girl magazine an article about this restaurant and his « bianche » pizzas, and I decided to try it.
Close to the hotel Touraine Opéra and the fabulous Sacré Cœur (that we see when you are on the Martyrs street), the restaurant is located in a calm avenue.
It’s very nice with a terrace when you arrive and a beautiful room, with pictures and paintings. The restaurant was full yesterday at 1pm, I advise you to reserve. You can have take away if you prefer.
I chose a pizza « bianca » (without tomatoe sauce) Il pantalone (it means the trousers), it was a pizza with cream, mushrooms, garlic, mozzarella and ham. It was delicious, rally nice.
For dessert, I didn’t resist to choose Panna cotta with red fruits. Very tasty.
I advise you this restaurant to have a mediteranean break where waiters speaks italian.
Buon apetito !!!
Carolina
FUKUSHIYAMA 9th district72, rue Lafayette
75009 PARIS
Tel : 01 47 70 45 67
Metro: Cadet (7)
During lunch time, I was near this japanese restaurant, that I've seen for a time, and I decided to try it, because I don't know where to eat good japanese food anymore nearby.
I chose a menu with meat (2 chicken and 2 beef with cheese). The menu was with miso soup, rice and white cabbage. Waiters are very nice with you, hope it may stay like this. And the price is correct 6.75€ for take away and 7.50€ at the restaurant. I found it very reasonnable for lunch. I have to try it again for the fish.
Carolina
May 9, 2007
Marmite Bazar 9th district14 rue Bochart de Saron
75009 Paris
01 48 78 51 47
www.marmitebazar.com
métro : Pigalle ou Anvers
In a small and quiet street close to Pigalle, one discovers a very nice and delicious restaurant: The Marmite Bazar. Decoration is simple and is refined there with the image of the dishes. I adored aperitif accompanied by olives, radish and potatoes. It changes eternal peanuts or aperitifs accompanied by.... Nothing!!! Great Parisian speciality!!!! After the fine pie with the goat expenses (delicious and scented), I chose pelletized aubergine (original and tasty). The dishes were so copious that I was not unfortunately hungry for the desserts. But they were as appétissants as the remainder, dixit my friends. I thus recommend highly this Marmite Bazar to you but do not forget to reserve to be sure to have a table.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
May 3, 2007
Le bon temps 9th district
45, rue du Faubourg Montmartre
75009 Paris
Tel : 01-40-22-90-50
Metro : Grands Boulevards (lines 8 –9)
I went to this restaurant at noon for lunch. I wanted to eat a french speciality. That’s why I went there. I chose a menu at 18€ with starter and dish. For starter, I chose mozzarella and tomatoes with olive oil and basil. It was very well served, basil was minced. Delicious. For dish, I chose a « magret de canard »( duck breast) , it was sevred with slices of potatoes, with garlic and parsley, the duck was very tasty and well grilled. However, you go there for the tasty plates, because I went there for the first time, and the boss was not very sympathic and not very talkative. The other clients seems to be regular customers, she wish them good lunch and talk with them, I didn’t want so much, but the minimum would be great. The man seemed much more sympathic. But I liked very much what I eated so I can suggest this restaurant.
Menus: 18 € (starter+dish or dish + dessert) and 29 € (starter + dish + dessert + ½ bottle of wine) .
Open from noon to 3.00pm and 7.00pm to 10.30pm (on sat from 6.00pm to mindight)
Close on saturday for lunch and sunday.
April 20, 2007
ZEN ZOO 2nd district13, rue Chabanais
75002 Paris
01 42 96 27 28
Metro : Pyramides (7 – 14)
From mon to sat : 12am to 7.30pm
www.zen-zoo.com
I left to discovered kitchen taïwanaise thanks to this very small restaurant: Zen Zoo. The menu is of a childish simplicity: 1 principal dish among the 4 dishes proposed + 2 accompaniments out of the 3 suggested. The menus change each week. It is served on a tray in a pretty crockery. It is copious and delicious. The restaurant is very small, it is rather atypical and very good market (12.00euros the menu). Therefore, if you want to change the eternal beef with onions or chicken with pineapple, pass the door of Zen Zoo, you will not be disappointed.
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
April 6, 2007
Le café Tournesol 14th district9, rue de la Gaîté
75014 Paris
tel : 01 43 27 65 72
Métro : Edgar Quinet ( line 6), Gaîté ( line 13)
Ideally located in the area of the theatres (and other sexshops) in Rue de La Gaité at Montparnasse, the Tournesol coffee is a restaurant-bar sympathetic nerve and convivial.
I went to have a beer with friends and we had a nice moment.
The customers are rather young, the contemporary decoration is cordial and the waiters are very helpful. Moreover, it is not very expensive.
However, to have peanuts to nibble, they should be paid 1.50 euros and they are available in a distributor!!!!!!!
Florence
The customers are rather young, the contemporary decoration is cordial and the waiters are very helpful. Moreover, it is not very expensive.
However, to have peanuts to nibble, they should be paid 1.50 euros and they are available in a distributor!!!!!!!
Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
April 2, 2007
BOBIN'O 14th district14-20, rue de la Gaité
75014 Paris
01 43 27 24 24
Metro : Edgar Quinet or Gaîté (line 13)
www.bobino.fr
"We live it up again in Paris"
Bobino, mythical place in Paris, where the biggest artists where produced, revives with a new concept : show – cabaret – restaurant – lounge – club!!!
Do there to discover, it’s fantastic. At first, we are welcomed by hosts which are part of the show. The room is sublime, everything is nice, blue, white, new. The diner is equal to the place: fine, original, delicious, which is rare in a cabaret.
During the diner, the magicians make us dream. After, the show starts: the waiters changes into hip hop dancers and magicians into cabaret’s dancers. It’s unbelievable, amazing, fantastics. The choreography are modern, the artists are bubbly and happy to dance. During one hour and a half, it’s magic. After, we can dance because the mezzanine change into a club.
I was really blewed away from the beginning. We live it up again in Paris.
Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
E.mail : hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
E.mail : hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
March 30, 2007
L’Atelier des sens 11th districtCooking lesson
40, rue Sedaine
75011 PARIS
Tel : 01 40 21 08 50
www.atelier-des-sens.com
I went on a cooking lesson after work to try it, because of the big success of these lessons these times. On the internet, I discovered the Atelier des Sens which proposes several lessons, with many recipes, from differents origins, and was not very far and no very expensive.
On the website, rates were from 35€ to 85€ (depending on lesson time) and there are the menu displayed, so you can choose depending on your tastes.
I chose a 3h lesson. When I arrived, there was not many people, but we were 12. Which I think is too much to participate to every recipe.
It was in a big kitechen very nice with a big working surface in the centre. That day, we prepared :
- Scallop’s tartare with mango
- Parmesan crusty veal cutlets with risotto
- Banana pie with vanilla caramel sauce
The chief divided the job, which was not fine, because some things were not well momorized, we had to see everyone work to see what to do and to catch some good advices the chief told. It’s real that we learn easier when we do it oneself.
Beeing with a chief, we learn some techniques and tricks, which is good. And then, we discover how to present the plates, which seemed hard and unuseful before, but we learn to make chocolate biscuits to decorate the dessert.
The final result were brilliant and amazing, we realise that some plates are easy to make and with just little things to add. In the end, I think this experience pleasant, but it may be better with friends, and we learn good things to astound your friends.
Carolina
March 26, 2007
FROG AND BRITISH LIBRARY 13th district114, avenue de France
75013 Paris
tel : 01 45 84 34 26
Metro: Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
frog.library@frogpubs.com
Located in the modern district of François Mitterrand library, don’t hesitate to enter in this pub – parisian bar place.
The decoration is very on demand with beer big vat and the ambiance is very nice. The employees are english speaker which is very original and funny. I chose a ginger – lemon beer which was light, fresh and lightly acidulous, but it was not unpleasant.
Otherwise, the non smocker part, wasn’t respected because a client was smocking and nobody asked him to stop, what offensed me. That’s a shame.
Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol ***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 78 61 00
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
E.mail : hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Fax : +33 (0)1 45 79 32 51
E.mail : hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
March 22, 2007
LE NIV'S 17th district8, rue des Batignolles
75017 Paris
tel : 01 45 22 54 22
Open every day except on Sunday from 8.00am to 2.00am
Near the place de Clichy and the Berne Opéra, try the NIV's (means Wine in back slang !!!! It’s a very nice restaurant, decorated in red & black, very simple. The service was fine, the service very warm and the waiter helped us to choose the wine.
I choosed veal with mushrooms, it was very sweet tasting. But the panna cotta with strawberries havent any taste. But the other deserts, with chocolate, seemed very good, and my neighbour at table loved.
Rates are reasonable ( about 6-7 euros for starters and desserts, and 15 –17 euros for the dish.
Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel: +33.(0)1.45.78.61.00
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
Hotel Eiffel Capitol***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel: +33.(0)1.45.78.61.00
hoteleiffelcapitol@regetel.com
February 9, 2007
Soup and quenelles bar 6th district5 rue Princesse
75006 Paris
tél : 01 43 25 44 44
Schedules :
Mon : 10.00am to 5.00pm
Tue to Fri : 10.00 to 5.00pm and 7.00pm to 11.30pm
Sat : 10.00am to 11.30
Searching on Internet soups bars in Paris, I found this soups and quenelles bars. Quenelles are a french speciality made with semolina, butter, eggs. Because I like quenelles but I never succeed to make the good sauce. So I wanted to try. It may make smile when I say: “I will have dinner in a soup and quenelles bar” because quenelle is very simple dish. But it was delicious and it gave me some ideas to cook nice starters and dishes with it.
We arrived at 7.30pm, there was nobody! In my opinion, is what I like because we can talk quietly. It is also because this is not a restaurant but a little space and maybe with more client at noon.
For starters we choose quenelles tapas (6 pieces) and we mixed the flavours, so we selected the 3 available: gouda cheese, prune and bacon and tomato – mozzarella. When it arrived, it was little slices of grilled quenelles with the accompaniment on top. It was surprising but tasty.
For dish, I chose quenelles with nantua sauce that I never taste, it was just 2 pike quenelles with crayfish and a big quantity of sauce which was lightly spiced. Jess chose a salad with grilled slices of suenelles, tomatoes and parmegianno shaving.
Everything was good and fresh. We loved it and before we finish some people starting to enter in.
Is it a good adress for a good diner not very heavy on stomach. We paid 22€. Tapas costs (6 pieces) 5€ and the dishes 8.50€.
Carolina
January 16, 2007
Aux Couleurs du Monde 17th districtThailand and Mexican specialities
118, rue Truffaut
75017 PARIS
M° Brochant (ligne 13)
I found this address during my searches on Internet and the idea to be able to choose specialities of different origins pleased me.
Then my friends and I went there yesterday evening. It is not close to the subway and in a rather ugly and deserted place. So we had a moment of doubt …
But when we arrives at 19.30 there were already clients. The welcome is very nice and the place well decorated. Tables are well setted, with beautiful glasses and cutlery, what pleased us. I saw on the website, that the menus starter+dish+dessert cost 19.9€, but they were at 25€. And there was only two menus, a Thai and a Mexican. We wanted to mix the flavours we had to eat à la carte.
For the starter, we chosen different dishes: nems for Eve, beef fajitas for Jess and empañadas (beef fritter with olives, spices and egg) and tomatoes salad. Delicious.
For the main dish, we were unanimous, we wanted to taste Chili con carne. I read, always on the net, that it was served like in Mexico country, with the four components served separately (meat, beans, small sausages, and omelet with peppers), but finally Chile was served in a small pot, spiced beef with red and green peppers, served with rice and a corn pancake cut in 4. It was very well served.
For the dessert I chose banana nems wipe in chocolate. Very good, except the chocolate sauce which had the taste of the manufacturer, some true chocolate would have been perfect.Well, in spite of some small disappointments, we had a very good evening in a beautiful place.
Carolina
Noura 2nd districtLebaneses specialities
5 adresses in Paris including a caterer
Delivery possible
29, bd des Italiens
75002 PARIS
Tel : 01 53 43 00 53
www.noura.fr
I tried Noura, a lebanese specialities restaurant in Paris in the Opéra district. There is a restaurant and in the bottom a take away part with small tables where you can have lunch. Prices are high if you want to lunch at the restaurant.
There are 3 menus from 8.75 € to about 12€.
I chose a vital menu at 8.75€ which comprises a chawarma (corn pancake, with chicken or veal, with vegetables) 3 puff pastry to choose and a drink. I added 2 puff pastry because they seemed so appetizing and I tasted them all. I choose a safiha (mini pizza with spiced beef, tomatoe and onion), a chees rikakat (crispy rool with lebanese cheese), a fatayer (spinach rissole with pine nut), and a beef sambousek (beef rissole) a cheese sambousek (cheese rissole).
It’s a little expensive and the 8.75€ menu may not fills you, but except that it’s really tasty. I didn’t tried pastries because they seemed too sweety with much honey. And I don’t like it very much.
Carolina
December 19, 2006
Bert’s8, bd Montmartre
75009 PARIS
Tel : 01 47 70 34 84
www.berts.com
Several adresses in Paris and Parisian suburbs
Delivery service available
I continue my discovery of places to have quick lunch in Paris. Today I went on Bert’s located boulevard Montmartre. The place is nice with wooded colours, welcoming. You can also take your breakfast or snack.
At 12.30am it’s crazy, there are too many people. There are lots of different products, sandwichs, bagels, wraps, salads, soups, quiches. Some desserts were frozen, like brownies or cannelés (Bordeaux speciality).
For lunch, I tasted wraps (little corn pancake very appreciate) chiken, cheddar, salad, tomatoes, served by two and well garnished. For dessert, I took a strawberry and rhubarb compote, it was delicious. There were big pieces of strawberry.
Prices are corrects for this type of food. I payed 7.80€ and you are not angry. Ideal for a lunch break not too expensive in Paris.
Carolina
Cojean8 adresses in Paris
http://www.cojean.fr
Having lunch quickly and balanced, for tourists or parisians, it’s possible. I discovered Cojean on a tv program and I wanted to taste it. There are 8 adresses in Paris, in the 7th, 8th and 9th districts.
The food is balanced, prepared with fresh and originals products with numerous receipts, when you arrive you want to taste everything. But prices are quite high, what is a pity because you can’t go there everyday.
There are a lot of dishes, soups, quiches, little sandwiches, wraps (small corn pancake), salads, pastries, yogurts, freshly squeezed juices. The menu is available on the website and it seems that it change every season.
I chose a wrap club with turkey, cheddar, tomatoes, basil and homemade sauce with a fruit salad. I paid 10,10€. It’s true that you feel satisfied and we feel that we eat balanced what is too rare when we want to eat something fast.
I recommend this place for all who want to eat healthily.
Carolina
November 23, 2006
Nomads 1st district12 rue du Marché Saint Honoré
75001 Paris
M° Pyramides (7, 14), Tuileries (1)
www.nomadsparis.com
I keep on trying the brunches.
This Sunday, Nomads at the Saint-Honoré market.
A full brunch, buffet eat-all-you-want, good products, good food : everything you want. Especially good : the cold salmon (I love it) and all the desserts.
The decoration is OK, but the place is full of smokers…the terrace is heated, it is more ventilated, the neighbourhood is very nice, even if all shops are closed on Sundays. Go rather around noon, because around 2.00 p.m it is crowded.
It costs 25 euros per person, but all is actually included and it is really eat-all-you-want, so it is worth it!!
Arnaud
Hotel Eiffel Capitol***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel: +33.1.45.78.61.00
November 6, 2006
La Mère Lachaise 20th district78 boulevard de Ménilmontant
75020 Paris
I keep on testing Paris brunches. : this sunday, La Mère Lachaise (word game : female version of the Père Lachaise, the cemetery). No choice, only one brunch. A large plate with the whole meal on it (a bit like at Le Comptoir de Paris Marrakech, but French version) : scambled eggs, coleslaw, bacon, salad : your regular brunch, plus a baked potato with cream (mmmh!) and a kind of grilled sandwich with chicken and mayo, unexpected but good and original! Served with a coffee (very good) and an orange juice (basic industrial one) for 17,60 per person, dessert included (the crumble is very good). Decoration is correct, like a crossover between a bistro and a loft. A place a bit out of the standard paths, but not unforgettable.
Arnaud
Hotel Eiffel Capitol***
9, rue Viala
75015 Paris
Tel: +33.1.45.78.61.00
Le Pré Cadet 9th district 10 rue Saulnier
75009 PARIS
TEL 01 48 24 99 64
Closed Saturday at noon and sunday
from 12:00am to 2:00pm and 7:30 to 10:00pm
Near the Montholon car parc and Folies Bergère theatre, this restaurant propose a french traditional gastronomy like « tête de veau sauce ravigote » ( calf’shead with ravigote sauce), sole, fresh cod with olive oil, Aubrac meat… and to finish the fondant chocolate cake. Fresh fish and soil products are bought everyday. The wine selection propose good Bordeaux and Bourgogne wines.
Hervé
Hervé
November 2, 2006
L’annexe Montmartre 18th district13, rue des 3 frères
75018 PARIS
Tel : 01 46 06 12 48
Metro Abbesses (12), Anvers (2)
www.lannexe-montmartre.fr
Last Thursday night, I went with my 2 girlsfriends, Eve and Jess, at l’Annexe Montmartre. It is a little restaurant that we found by chance when we went to another restaurant that we selected initially. It was a good idea and we were delighted. It is decorated with sober of colours beige and red, and there are 2 waiters who are the owners and they welcome you very well. We can also see the kitchen. (I think that a restaurant who has nothing to hide, can show the kitchen). The menu is displayed on the wall and propose you dishes so attractive.
We chose salmon rolls with feta cheese and mixed herbs, served by two. Delighful.
For my main dish, I chose a duck breast with maple syrup with gratin dauphinois ( sliced potatoes baked with milk and browned on top). The meat was very tender. Even at home I cant have a breast so good. And the maple syrup is very appropriate. My friends chose different dishes, one crispy chicken with a pancake and slices of vegetables and a fish in buttered paper very tasty and boneless, with vegetables, and tagliatelles with olive oil.
For dessert, we shared a chocolate cake with vanilla sauce. Delicious.
We arrived, as usual first, but when we left, the restaurant was full. It’s very pleasant to discover a place where dishes are good and well served and with a sympathic welcome. I only found one bad thing it’s because I dont smoke and the restaurant is just one room and it’s very smockey. And the noise aswell, the atmosphere is very animated, but I doubt it is ideal for a romantic dinner, unless you come early at 7pm.
We will come back, for sure.
Carolina
October 24, 2006
