Au DERRICK CATALAN
346 rue Lecourbe
PARIS XV
01.45.58.48.75

I was fortunate to discover this little restaurant where the hostess served us typical Catalan dishes.
Food is housemaid like aioli sauce, bread crumbs… A real festival for your taste buds!
I ate Sepias a la Plancha (mushrums), Calamares a la romana (calamari) and Lemon tart (total EUR 22.50)
I also took a bottle of Sangre de toro red wine(21.00 euros). I would not fail to return.

Geraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

CAFE BRUNEL
2 RUE BRUNEL
75017 PARIS
TEL : 01 43 80 42 48
Metro Lourmel line 8

I entered in this restaurant incidentally, I was first attracted by the musicians who have played this evening there. They were only 2 but they put a very much nice ambience which eclipsed all rest. The atmosphere was warm but service was not realy at the top really. We had to ask 2 or 3 times to have something to drink and eat.

In brief, it is really an address to be kept for live music but indeed not for quality of service.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

HAMMAM A LA MOSQUEE DE PARIS

HAMMAM AT LA MOSQUEE DE PARIS
39, rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire
75005 Paris
Tél: 01.43.31.38.20

Today Monday I'll find the Steam Bath of the Paris Mosque. I recommend consulting days available, some are reserved for women and others are exclusively for men. After having crossed the terrace I take the left door on which hangs a sign "Women only hammam”. After a small room I found the reception. I opt for the 38€ formula. For that price I have the right to access to the steamed room, soap, a scrub, a massage of 10 minutes, a tea. The The steam bath is composed of 3 large rooms. With common areas and places more quiet. After 1 hour under steam I join a gloved lady who will work to make myself a makeover. Then I walk into the main room where I lay on benches sipping tea. I turn on the massage table, 10 minutes: is too short, but divine. Finally, I quit leaving me behind tension and toxins. The experience was positive overall, pity that the locker room does not completely hang of these cases also regrettable that the use of hair dryer self pay.

Géraldine
Hôtel des Nations St Germain

Picture © Paris Tourist Office - Photographe : Amélie Dupont

Le St Ferdinand
34 Place St Ferdinand
75017 PARIS
Metro : Porte Maillot (line 1)
TEL 01 45 74 50 74

Located just a step away from the Porte Maillot, this nice restaurant is very well decorated. In the tones of grey, the decoration is discreet and good taste. Service is flawless and the food is delightful. I took a steak tartare prepared with French fries. Small reservation on the steak tartare: pricking was missing; they must have forgotten the famous sauce Worcestershire which makes all difference. For dessert, I really liked their apple crumble and bowl of salt caramel ice cream.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Le paradis du fruit
4 rue saint honoré
75001 Paris
Metro : Les Halles (lines 4 & 14 RER A, B & D)
http://www.leparadisdufruit.fr/

This is an address with no default. Ideally, the kitchen is open from morning until evening to prepare a dish chosen from the menu or composed by oneself. For my part I chosed the Goody-Woody: toasted bread topped with chicken curry with chips and a mixed salad (12.50 euros). Verdict: hearty and light to digest, tasty and fresh. This place specialties are the fruit cocktails. This restaurant has been recently re-decorated, it's just beautiful, soothing. The seats are ultra comfortable and the ceiling gives dreams. For info Le Paradis du Fruit likes Michael Jackson, we had his music all evening and a client suddenly raised to cross the room to Moonwalk!

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Message from Anaïs : There are serveral Paradis du Fruit in Paris. Visit the web and find the one nearest from your hotel.

DELAVILLE CAFE
34 Bvd Bonne Nouvelle
75010 Paris
tel 01 48 24 48 09
www.delavillecafe.com
Metro : Bonne Nouvelle (lines 8 & 9)

Close to numerous theatres, Delaville Café is the ideal place to begin your friday evening. The restaurant is splendid, simple decoration but very "trendy" ( dilapidated ceiling, monumental stairs), the atmosphere is almost surrealist. There is a the side bar which privatized this evening and the restoring side. The card is composed of international dishes (burger, antipasti, etc, etc) in reasonable prices (15-20 € the dish and 6-7 € the dessert) ). I took a burger and I loved. The bread was loving, ventilated and crispy. On the contrary, for dessert, I took one pana cotta without a lot of taste.

Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

Restaurant in Paris : KONG

Kong – le Bar
www.kong.fr
1, rue du Pont Neuf,
75001 Paris
Tél. 01 40 390 900
Métro : Pont Neuf (line 7) and Chatelet (lines 1, 4, 11 & 14)

Facing the oldest bridge in Paris there is a building at the foot of which you can find Kenzo Boutique and just after a huge glass door opens cordially giving access to two lifts. In this transparent cab I take the ascension to the fifth floor. I join a table in the middle of this scenery clean and Japanese-designed by Philippe Starck. I particularly like the customer thirty trendy and chic, techno music lounge and cocktail Kong :
The Caipiroska red fruit composed of vodka, lime, sugar, mashed red fruit (15 euros).
Too bad the staff are somewhat haughty. Not to be missed for any reason the restaurant on the sixth floor.

Geraldine
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

Chez Lili & Marcel (Paris)

CHEZ LILI ET MARCEL
1, Quai d’Austerlitz
75013 Paris
tel : 01 45 85 00 08

To be honest, I was not happy to have dinner in a restaurant which is called « Chez Lili et Marcel ». I told myself that it would be an old not very appetizing and seedy bistro. But when I arrived, my doubts flew off. Located at the corner of the quay of Austerlitz, this restaurant is rather big to accept big tables of a bit loud mates!!!! but offers also small quiet corners for couples. . . Decoration is splendid, with its hurdy-gurdies iron boardwalk of chocolat meunier or some bouillon Kub. Restoration is worthy of the name, generous, introduced well and rates are reasonable. Concerning the service, nothing to say, the team was very nice and professional. I have only one desire: go back to it.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

TAISHO KEN
27 RUE DU COLISEE
75008 PARIS
Metro Station : Franklin Roosvelt (lines 1 & 9)
01 45 61 09 95

Going out of an exhibition, I wanted to eat sushi! Unfortunately, it should not be the best quarter for it. We walked in front of a very nice Japanese restaurant where the first menu was 30 €, told myself, let' s go on. And there, on the street of Colisée, we saw a small Japanese restaurant. Happy to have finally found of where to restore, I got first disappointed because there was no sushi on the menu but soups!!! I will know it for next time, not all Japanese restaurants make sushis! In brief, curious to discover their soup, I took a 10.50 € menu and yes, I have been agreeably surprised. Steamed Raviolis were very light and perfumed. As for the soup, they have the choice of bouillon: (light) soya or (thick) miso. With noodles, pork and other vegetables. At this place One have the right to a delightful complete meal.

Florence

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

L’ECLUSE
34 PLACE DU MARCHE SAINT HONORE
75001 PARIS
01 42 96 10 18
Metro : Pyramides (line 14 and 7)

Wanting to drink a very fresh beer, we stopped in….. a bar à vin !!!!! It is necessary to say that the place is very nice, warm-hearted, the staff is kind and attentive and not at all surprised when we asked for a beer instead of a glass of wine. Located on the Place du marché Saint Honoré (it is really necessary to go to see it, it is a small place which is worth the detour and that I appreciate a lot), this bar à vin is worth to have a drink. Served with the sausage and with the radish (what else !), beers were very freshl, as we like.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Restaurant La Botte d'Italie, Paris

La Botte d'Italie
55 BLD ST MARTIN
75003 PARIS
Métro : Strasbourg St Denis (line 4, 8 & 9)
TEL : 01 42 77 96 97


Located in front of the Porte saint Martin and numerous theatres of the quarter, this Italian restaurant is an ideal starting point to have good diner before or after the nocturnal activities of this quarter. Decoration is warm-hearted with a vespa put down on the bar and the staff is very pleasant and attentive. As for the kitchen, nothing to repeat. Their pasta is very good and abounding. An advice really, the restaurant filled at about 22 h – 22h30 after the exit of theatres, it was impressive. Therefore, try to go a little there before to have a good table !

Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

La crêperie des Canettes

La crêperie des Canettes
10 rue des Canettes
75006 Paris
Tel :0143262765
Metro : Saint Germain des Près (line 4) Mabillo (line 10)
Opened from Monday to Saturday

In an atmosphere of the seaside and the holidays, you will sample in the choice of pancakes of buckwheat or wheat the whole sprayed naturally with cider.
As I prefer buckwheat creps, I suggest you " la Tribord " (ham, cheese and apples) which is 7 € otherwise you can take "la complète" which will fill your appetite.
The prices vary from 5 to 9 € depending on the dishes.
The establishment serves naturally also buckwheat or wheat crepes for dessert.
The bottle of dry or soft cider is sold 9 €.

Sylvain
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Picture : armandorampas.wordpress.com

Le Bistrot des Dames

Le Bistrot des Dames
18, rue des Dames
75017 PARIS
tel : 01 45 22 13 42

Located near the place of Clichy, this restaurant is to discover. Nicely decorated, it gives possibility in summer of lunch and dinner in terrace. It was not my case unfortunately. However, dinner was exquisite and very attentive service. At the mi - having cooked of tuna was delightful and the croustillade of Rhubarde true one delight. Prices are reasonable (18 € the tuna and 6 € the dessert).

Florence
Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

Le Bistrot des Dames se trouve à proximité de l’hôtel Berne Opéra.

LA COUPOLE

LA COUPOLE
102 Boulevard Montparnasse
Paris 14
Réservation : 01.43.20.14.20
www.lacoupoleparis.com

I haven't been to la Coupole for several years. I was a little suspicious at first, wondering if this restaurant does not live by its reputation. I therefore ordered the seafood plate.
The Coupole plate : ½ crab, 3 prawns, 12 oysters, 3 almonds, 3 Spanish mussels, whelks and 1 clam.
Price: 46,50 € on the card, but I paid 41.01 € with the application of reduced VAT.
Finally the balance of the evening was positive; the service is in the rules of art with special attention to women. My friends are regaled with the dinner menu and I with seafood. The bad point is the restaurant is quite noisy. A tip also, it is advisable to book this Saturday at 10pm we waited 30 minutes for a table.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain.

La Coupole is near Hôtel Yllen Eiffel.

Picture : Jean BER

Show Le Paradis Latin

Le Paradis Latin
28 rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 Paris
Metro : Cardinal Lemoine (line 10).
Web site

Located five minutes walk from the Hotel des Nations Saint Germain, Paradis Latin is one of the oldest cabarets in Paris. So an advice for the amateurs: This is a mythical hall. The lobby is filled with celebrity pictures. The evening starts at 8.00 pm with a dinner that gives just enough to fill the stomach, however for the drinks there is all you need. The show starts at 9.30 pm for a 1h30 show not really dazzling but sometimes funny and quite traditional. I particularly enjoyed the champagne and French cancan.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

L'ARTISTE
153 rue de la roquette
75011 Paris
Tél: 01.43.79.96.19
Métro : Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8) et Voltaire (ligne 9)
Bus : 69 et 61

This bar-restaurant with its large terrace is located close to the Père-Lachaise cemetery.
You can just go for a drink but I am a regular of this place for the steak, homemade French-fries & salad. All the dishes are very hearty, prepared with fresh products and really affordable. For example homemade French-fries & salad 14.50 €.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

L'Atelier Robuchon
5 rue de Montalembert
75007 Paris

Téléphone : 01.42.22.56.56
Horaires : Pour le déjeuner
- de 11h30 à 15h30
Pour le dîner
- de 18h30 à 24h00

A name which makes you dream!
L' Atelier is the simplified version of the Joel's Robuchon restaurant.
No reservations in advance! Just the day of the diner from 18h30, you must reserve for the evening! Easier when you know that for some restaurants you need to reserve weeks in advance!
Style is minimalist ! Japonese style, all black and red, soft lights, a big counter all around the kitchen from where you can watch your meals being prepared in the kitchen!
I took the discovery menu 9 courts/ small discovery portions. My favourites :
L’OEUF (Egg )
cocotte et sa crème légère de girolles

LE FOIE GRAS
de canard chaud, griottes, lamelles de rhubarbe rose et jus acidulé à l’hibiscus

L’AGNEAU DE LAIT (Lamb chop )
en côtelettes à la fleur de thym

LE CRABE
« soft shell » en tempura croustillante sur une purée d’avocat acidulée

The wine was excellent a Bourgogne "Mercurey Domaine Lorenzon"

For all those great things you should pay around 150 to 170 euros per person!

The only bad point is for the toilets, which were quite dirty at the end of the day.... It doesn’t fit with the rest of the restaurant. What a pity !

Sophie
REGETEL

Café Le Divan
60 rue de la roquette
75011 Paris
Tél: 01.48.05.72.36
Metro :Bastille (lines 1, 5 et 8) et Voltaire (ligne 9)
Bus : 69 et 61

This restaurant is located two minutes from the Place de la Bastille, the atmosphere is electro-fashion, the summer the large bay window opens onto the street. I had a delicious beef carpaccio with rocket salad, basil leaves and parmesan and chips. It will cost you about 30 euros per person for a main course, dessert and a drink.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

PENINSULE
13, rue du Faubourg Montmartre
75009 Paris

This Chinese restaurant has 2 levels. The ground floor is reserved for clients ordering from the menu. The 1st floor is reserved for those who want the special menu to eat at will (seved as a Buffet).
We decided to go for the Menu.
Good points
There is a large choice of dishes from the entrance to the dessert (beef and onions, salads, icecream).
There is a microwave.

Bad points:
When going up we were wondering if we should stay as the floor sticks.
If you need to go to the toilets you may have to go back downstairs.
The microwave becomes soon a necessity as almost everything is cold.
The some small plates are so old that they’ve lost the decoration and took instead a brown colour.
The service is not the best
It is not so bad because it is to fight against wasted food. But I don’t really like to pay 2 € for each dish I did not eat (because I did not find it as good as it should).

Conclusion : I do not recommend this restaurant at least for its “special menu”.

Anaïs
Regetel

PARC ASTERIX

ASTERIX PARC
Located about 35min from Paris, the Astérix park is a good place for all the family. It is better under the sun as there are many games with water from which you may go out slightly wet.
You have attractions for the children as for the adults. There are also beautiful shows. I particularly appreciated the show with dolphins.

Valérie
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

Visit Asterix Park web

How to go to Parc Astérix

Going to Park Astérix with Public Transport

I used at first the RER B (RAPID TRANSIT RAIL SYSTEM IN THE PARIS REGION) from Chatelet until the stop "Charles de Gaulle" terminal 1 (20 minutes).
At the exit of the station, you have a bus which bring you to Park Astérix entrance.
There is a bus every 30 minutes from 9:00 am untill 6:30 pm . It takes about 15 minutes to arrive to the Park.
It is a good way to go to the parc and it is easy. For the return trip, you make the same thing. The last bus is at 7:00 pm. The price of the round-trip ticket is reasonable (7.50 € for an adult and 5.5 € for a child.

Total fare round trip RER + BUS (from Paris ) : Adult 24.5 € Child 18.5 €

Valérie
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

Visit the Park Web

MUSEE GREVIN

GREVIN MUSEUM

The palace of mirages is an extraordinary moment. The mythical attraction of the museum was completely renewed. The music and the lighting effects are fabulous. They transport us in a magnificent world.
Then we discover individually the wax characters. The celebrities are emphasized in decorations of their period. We find current artists and some of other times. I appreciated a lot the part dedicated to France history.
For a visit with children, I advise you to show them the web site of the museum before going there. Like this they will know who the present characters in the museum are.

GREVIN MUSEUM
10, Boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris
Métro : Grands Boulevards (lignes 8 et 9)
MAP
Fares : Adult : 19,50 €, children (from 6 to 14 years) : 11,50 €

Valérie
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

This museum is near Hotel Corona Opera.

Restaurant Au Pere Tranquile

CAFE AU PERE TRANQUILLE
16 r Pierre Lescot
75001 PARIS
(33) 01 45 08 00 34
Metro: Les Halles (RER A, B, D & lines 1, 4, 14)

Small nice stopping place next to the Halles area. This cafe with Parisian decoration and a very big terrace, allows you to rest calmly. The warm chocolate was a little bit disappointing but the next time I shall test pancakes!!!

Valérie
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Japanese restaurant Yaki Shop

YAKI SHOP 焼き店
15 RUE ROULE
75001 Paris
Metro : Châtelet (lines 1, 4, 7, 14), Louvre Rivoli (line 1)

The cooked rice and raw fish!! That's an beautiful association.... it's better when the products are fresh!!!
If you are tempted, do not hesitate; the restaurant YAKI SHOP is the place to get your fill with all their menus (choice of sushi, sashimi, yakitoris...) and different rates.
The place it nice to eat, and staff are competent.

Sylvain
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Restaurant Le Phare du Canal

Le Phare du Canal
32 rue du Faoubourg du Temple
75011 Paris
Metro : Goncourt (line 11) & République (lines 3, 5, 8, 9, 11)
Café-Bar opened from 7h30 am to 1h00 am
Restaurant opened from 12h00 à 11h00pm

A small restaurant located just in front of the Therater Le Palais des Glaces. It is an ideal place to have dinner before the show. The welcome is warm, cooking and service are good. I liked a lot the decoration and atmosphere of this place. We can also take just a drink or a dessert before or after being at the theater.
I really advise this adress.

Valérie
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

French Restaurant Relais de l'Entrecôte

Le Relais de l'Entrecôte
101 boulevard du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
01.46.33.82.82

There are various adresses for this restaurant. To know which one is near your hotel visit the WEB

Here to order you just tell how you want to be cooked the single main dish, the steak&French fries and sauce whose recipe is kept secret. The starter is a small salad with nuts, so you just have to choose the wine, the red of the reserve is very good and then the dessert on a long list.
It is definitively a good address.

Geraldine
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

Orangerie Museum

Musée de l'Orangerie
Jardin des Tuileries
75001
Web
Métro : Concorde (lignes 1, 8 et 10)
Bus : 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84, 94

Opening Hours(from 1st May to 25th December):
Opened every day except on Tuesday from 9am to 6pm.

Fares :(This can be modified at any moment)
Fare : 7,5 € + 2 € for temporary exhibitions
Audio guides : 5 €
Guided tour : 8 €

The Orangerie was built under Napoléon III to house the orange trees from his garden during the winter season and since 1873, exhibitions are held.
Monet’s Waterlilies (Nymphéas) are presented according to the painter wishes, a total of eight panels of several meters exposed in two oval rooms to remind of the running hours. The visit continues with paintings, Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Derain, Utrillo, Soutine.
The word museum is a bit misleading. It is an exhibition space of great interest. I advise to take the audio guide because the explanations are very comprehensive and if you are lucky enough and you arrive at the good time they may propose a guided tour to you.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

MUSIC MUSEUM PARIS

Musée de la musique
221, avenue Jean-Jaurès
75019 Paris
Tél. 01 44 84 45 00
Métro : Porte de Pantin (line 5)

After a long renovation period it opened to the public on March 2009 (see events blog). So we finally decided to go and see what it looks like…

First, prepare well your visit and don’t go there after 4 pm. The visit last about 1h30 (or more). So as we arrived around 5 pm, we couldn’t visit everything.

The museum is really to be heard as when you arrive there, they give you an audio-guide (English or French). Then go around typing your codes and hearing comments or instrument sounds. As I was with my sons I listened to both comments in French (adults and children) they were interesting.
Unfortunately every thing has an end and ours came too fast : around 5h45pm they kindly asked us to go out…

I just think I am lucky for living near Paris, so I can go back there and then I’ll tell you if this museum is really good to pay 8€ the visit...

Anaïs
Regetel

Restaurant SUSHI VILLA

SUSHI VILLA
216 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine
75012 Paris

This is a restaurant I really like. I have been there more than 3 times and it is always good!.
We also spend too much as we like everything and we never know what to choose. So we take too much.

I think our preferred are Onigiris : perfumed rice with cooked fish inside. And Chichachi Don : a big rice plate covered with 3 different fish. I also love their Wasabi because it has a light taste.
If you choose a menu remember it is accompanied with a small salad and a light soup.

If you take away the give you a small discount as many Japanese restaurants in Paris.

This restaurant is near Bastille square.

Anaîs
Regetel

EXKI
9 Boulevard des Italiens
75002 Paris

Those who love Organic food, will find some EXKI all around France.
I went with my sons to the one located at the 9th district near the Corona Opéra Hotel.
You go inside and serve your self : salads, sandwiches, soups, desserts, bread… For the soup you can add some croutons or cheese but you will have to pay an extra fare!
The soup had more a taste like the ready-ones you get at the supermarket. I expected more natural taste. The sandwiches were good but small. It seems after 5 pm you can get a reduction as the restaurant won’t sell them the next day. Desserts are good also…
Exki is not my preferred but if one day for lunch I pass near it I may choose it again.

Anaïs

Chevalier de Cœur
12 rue Cadet
75009 Paris

Good address near Hotel Corna and Hotel Touraine Opéra.

It becomes a tradition: we always go to take away at Chevalier de Coeur.
We all agree: it’s good, balanced (always fruits and vegetables), varied and really fresh!!
It is like homemade but much better.
Also every day the chef, a passionately fond of cooking, welcomes us friendly!

Today's menu was :
Peas soup
Beef, potatoes and courgette au gratin
Fromage Blanc (like a very smoothy yoghourt ) with banana and kiwi.
We just payed 8.50 €

Our best note for : soups, hot or cold and desserts which are original and delicious such as Mousse de fraise, Chocolate and pear mousse, carrote-cake...

Sophie, Nathalie, Sylviane & Anais

Le Suffren
84, avenue de Suffren
75015 Paris
01.45.66.97.86
Métro : Ecole Militaire (line8)

Located about 15min. walk from the Hotel Eiffel Capitol, the brasserie "Le Suffren" is to recommend. With a nice terrace and a warm-hearted services, this brasserie gives us typically Parisian dishes and ambience as well as a view on the Ecole Militaire. The big abounding and delightful salads acompanied with a Côte de Provence wine mark the return of the summer.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Le pain Quotidien
18, place Saint Honoré
75001 Paris
www.lepainquotidien.fr

It's a restaurant with terrace on a pedestrian square in which there are shops restaurants and a market on Wednesday. All the knack Paris come here and others because the Pain Quotidien have some more addresses in France and abroad. I really like the slice of country&bio bread cooked in the oven and generously furnished. I really like too the veggie bio juice! Delicious I had it twice!
It's in absolutely a good address at lunchtime or for having a late breakfast, they serve it till 5pm during the weekend.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

La méthode
2, rue Descartes
75005 Paris
01.43.54.22.43

Bar-restaurant of traditionnal cuisine with terrace on a tranquil and small place about two minutes walk from the Pantheon. They work in family, everything is simple and nice, we feel like we are at home, it's a perfect spot for a real break. I will come back!
The kitchen is open at meals time but the bar opens 24/24.

The price/quality

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

The Musée National de la Marine - Paris

The Musée National de la Marine

Place du Trocadéro is the best place to have a good view on the Eiffel Touer and Champs de Mars. It is also at this place you will find the Palais Chaillot – a remain from the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1937 – This building houses The Théatre National de Chaillot, The Citée de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, The muse de l’homme (closed for renovation), and The muse national de la Marine.
It is at this museum we were this morning for a guided visit.
First we’ve seen the permanent collections: models of eighteenth-century vessels, paintings of battles or navy scenes (some are of Vernet), modern models like the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. We have also seen imposing figureheads and the exhibition “Les Marins Font la mode - Sailor chic in Paris”.
The museum was interesting thanks to the guide, if you wish to have a good visit I suggest you to take the audio guides (no supplementary fees) and use one of the 3 multimedia terminals. But I would not go back there without my sons for which the visit may be very interesting more over than that they propose activities (paying) for them. If you like the navy or if you want to see something different visit why not going there !

Musée National de la Marine
17, place du Trocadéro
75016 Paris
Métro Trocadéro (line 6 et 9)

Opened every day except on Tuesday from 10h am to 6 pm
You can also buy your tickets on the web

Fares:
Adults Museum : 7 €
Adults Museum + Exhibition: 9 €

Trocadéro is easy reach from Hotel Corona Opera (line 9), Yllen Eiffel and Eiffel Capitol (with line 6)

Anaïs

Regetel

PHOTO COPYRIGHT : Musée de la Marine S. DONDAIN

Maison européenne de la photographie
5/7 rue de Fourcy
75004 Paris
01.44.78.75.00

For the impassioned of photography or to become so, here is a good address ! Today's wednesday and it's five o'clock so i get in for free ! (see details on the web-site). This time I have a water mint drink at the little café on the lower floor of the house. Another floor down you will find the temporary exposition room, at this time it's Laurent Van Der Stockt shooting work. He's a charming photograph acknowledge for his war images, also he gave a conference in the auditorium to count us his experience. If you want to know some more there are 25000 documents available at the library and a shop selling book. On the higher floor is the images of a photographic big name Henri Cartier-Bresson, a treasure with 320 fotografies rarely shown, exposed here for the centenarian birthday of this photographer.

Géraldin
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Brasserie Balzar
49, rue des écoles
75005 Paris
01.43.54.13.67

Open from 8 am untill midnight without break.

Brasserie till 1886 with the main room and a little terrace, french traditional atmosphere guaranteed. The table is set up with a white tablecloth and silver cutlery. The waiter wear black&white clothes with bow tie and the smiling head waiter is very nice with me. The menu is also is typically french with mayonnaise egg, andouilette sausage, steak tartare, veal's liver, potatoes with grated cheese... ect

+the waiter with the Dali's mustache style
- price

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

L’ETINCELLE
Le samedi 2 mai 2009
BAR BRASSERIE RESTAURANT
33 RUE DE CLICHY
75009 PARIS
TEL 01 45 26 84 41

This small bar is situated just a step from the theater " the Big Comedy ". You can consume a small glass outside, if the weather allows it, by waiting for the beginning of the show. The reception is nice and the prices are reasonable.

Valérie
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

Café Hugo
22 place des Vosges
75004 Paris
0142726404

One of Place des Vosges café-restaurant, it is on “rue du pas de mule” side. Place des Vosges is an old Royal place where you can find Victor Hugo's house. On Sunday a lot of people come here to visit the art galleries, to take advantage of the central garden, or to take a snatch in a restaurant outdoor area.

I choose to seat down at the café Hugo after reading the menu on the black-board. Roquette salad with Italian ham, Italian parmesan cheese, avocado, tomato (8.50 €), Perrier water (4.30 €), coffee (2.60 €). I just like everything in this place, food, wood & rock decoration, soft music, numerous but quiet clients, sunny place.
++young sweet and professional staff
+lemon slice served with Perrier water, little black chocolate with the coffee.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Le puits de légumes 5ème
Restaurant végétarien et bio
18, rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 Paris
Tél: 01.43.25.50.95
Lundi au samedi 12h à 22h

Since 1O years now Nadya work in the Latin quarter and since september 2008 she welcome you in her small restaurant of 36 seats, as well there is a take away service. The “garden” atmosphere is in the decoration and in my plate. I choose from the day's menu the “Ragout de tempeh et tajine” (varied vegetables and rice) for 13 euros, a hearty meal + fresh lemon juice at 3.50 euros. I discover the Gomasio, bio salted sesame seeds (here everything is fresh and bio), revealed fabulous ingredient! Full vitamins is done!

Geraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain
This restaurant is about 5 min walk from Hotel des Nations St Germain and the Pantheon

LE DAUVILE

75, avenue des Champs Elysées

75008 PARIS

01.42.25.08.64

Walking on Champs Elysées Avenue, I stopped at the Deauville’s café, attracted by the waiters dressed as a sailor. Unfortunately, the waiter did not see me and I waited more than 10 minutes before deciding to make them sign. Happily, Perrier was accompanied with olives and with potato chips. In brief, it is not an address which I would recommend despite the amazing location.

Florence

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Le Vin qui Danse !
4, rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques
75005 Paris
01 43 54 80 81
http://wwwvqd.fr/

It does no harm just this once, I venture into the 5th area of our dear Paris and surprise, near the Pantheon, nested on rue des Fossés Saint Jacques, a restaurant à vin makes me of the eye or rather the nose because to savour their wine it is necessary to have a good smell. This pretty restaurant offers you a pared-down card (5/6 entries, dishes, desserts ) accompanied with a so long wine list that we finally opted for advice of the waitress. It was delicious. I ate a mellow of lamb and its polenta in olives and for dessert one pana cotta of coco milk. The staff is very nice. If you go for a walk near the garden of Luxembourg or the Pantheon, do not forget this small restaurant.

Florence
Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Le Grain De Sel
Cuisine du monde
15, rue Sainte-Cécile
75009 Paris
Métro Grands Boulevards (lignes 8 et 9)

This small restaurant is located near the theatres Palace and Folies Bergère. The room has about 20 tables and is decorated with few plants and a big wooden bar.
But the best are the dishes. I took the day menu which was 12.50 € it included the Main : Chicken in Brazilian sauce (made with curry and coconut milk) accompanied with rice, it was delicious !
The dessert : brioche with apples and caramel sauce… I never thought it could be so good !

Anaïs
Regetel

Au Petit Montparnasse
16, place des Abbesses
75018 Paris

Situated just a step from the exit of the subway station "Abesses". You can take advantage of the terrace brightened up untill 7:00 pm. Furthermore, if you are lucky as me the other evening, you will have, the pleasure to listen to a group of musicians playing at the exit of the subway.

Valérie
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Le SANCERRE
35 rue des Abbesses
75018 PARIS

Small brasserie situated next to the theater Of Abbesses, where they shall reserve for you a warm welcome. This place is ideal for a fast dinner before going to the theater. I chosed a salad "My little Italy" at the price of 11 .5o euro. The salad was rather substantial.

I regrettably had no time to sample a dessert before returning me to the theater. Next time can be!!!

Valérie

Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Angelina 1er

226 rue de Rivoli

75001 Paris

Metro : Tuileries (line 1)

Last Sunday I've tried the very famous tea room Angelina for a brunch. This place seems to be quickly not as good as we thought. Hardly of this report the waiter made us some confidences. The Angelina’s breakfast is available till 1h00 pm but it is already noon and we are imposed rationing in small croissants and similar products. They are also very sparing with their plates because there are not enough, but they are expecting the delivery. Trays loads of dishes cross above my head and the waiters push my chair, but again he admits us to miss space and invites us to have a look around the room. I would add that besides the room, our table also was too small for all it contains a full breakfast. Conclusion, only our stomach was delighted with the quality of products. The fresh orange juice taste fruit wall up! Next time, I would allow my self to be tempted by their speciality " Mont Blanc " meringue and hazelnut cream but I’ll take it at the counter of sale to go to enjoy it to the Tuileries Garden.

Geraldine

Hotel des Nations St Germain

LE KOKOLION
62, rue d’Orsel
75018 PARIS
TEL : 01 42 58 24 41

Métro : Anvers (ligne 2) et Abesses (ligne 12)

Here is a restaurant where they cook good food. This place is not very big (about 20 seats) but this fact make it friendly. The boss received us with a smile (in spite of our delay) and installed us in the room with the theatre advertisment. The decoration with strong red connotation reminds me the french boudoirs. The menu was 24.90 € (entrance and main dish, or main dish and dessert) it is accessible and the card changes regularly. Plates are generous. I took Gratin of dab and a crumble with walnuts and cinnamon ice. I still remember it.

One advice : reservation needed.

They serve untill 00h30 !!!!

Florence


Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

You will find L'Alisier in the street Rodier, a very nice restaurant. Inside it looks zen (cream and black colours) and welcoming. This restaurant is kept by Stephane and Bertrand. This evening, Bertrand was in rooma and Stephane was in kitchen ! Bertrand was charming, recommending us for dishes : Gamgas cooked in Mexicain way, a culinary delight ! and for dessert a waffle with som Chantilly cream (ups my diet !!!!). They serve generously (specially in Chantilly cream) and Bertrand made me laugh a lot. I had a very good time and if you search for a reasonable and convivial restaurant, YOU FOUND IT !

Florence

Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

Le Maroc
9 rue Danielle Casanova
75001 Paris

Subway Pyramides (lines 7, 14) or Opéra (line 3, 7, 8 and RER A)


The restaurant has easy access, located in Opera quarter.
From Opera, take la Paix Street, and D.Casanova Street is the first on the left before Vendôme place.

The decoration of wood and mosaiques is as inside a luxurious riad.
Menus consists of earthen ware cooking pots (meat stews), bricks and couscous.
Real Royal couscous, the semolina is the finest, the meat is soft and tender. Vegetables were carefully steamed.
It was difficult to finish even with the Siberian cold outside.

+ Service is by a pedestrial table.

Stuffed dates friendly offered for the digestion

Yann

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

Crêpes La belle ronde

19 rue Daguerre,

75014 Paris

Metro Denfert Rochereau (lines 4, 6 and RER B)

This restaurant restaurant is located in a backyard of Daguerre Street. It opens everyday from noon to 23h00 : an interior space decorated like a modern kitchen with white and flashy colours, and a exterior space with trees and tables to make the most of sunny days.

There is a menu for 10 € during week days and a la carte on weekend and bank hollidays. I ate a crepe sarrasin (buckwheat flour) the "Lolita" with white asparagus, ham, émmental cheese, nuts for 7,90 € + a sweet crepe the "coquelicot" with strawberries, honey and lemon for 6,60 €. Bottle of cider is 8,00 €.

Very quick service like in a fast-food. Good address for little hungries bored of eating hamburgers.

A bientot!

Géraldine

Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

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Le plomb du Cantal
3 rue de la Gaîté
75014 Paris

Subway Gaîté (line 13) or Montparnasse (line 4, 12, 13).

The restaurant is located in Montparnasse quarter, in Gaîté street, famous for theatres and others japaneese restaurants.

This traditional french-auvergnat restaurant is specially recommended when weather is very cold: Red meat and "truffade" to the menu.

I took the rib steak of 500 gr., accompanied with a truffade(browned potatoes, white bacon fried, Cantal cheese spread)

+ A real meat is from "french terroir".
Waiters helpful and efficient.
- Long waiting and noisy.

Yann

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

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BAR PANORAMIQUECONCORDE LAFAYETTE
3, Place du général Koenig
75015 Paris
Tel: +33 (0) 1 40 68 50 68

I continue my discovery of the bars of hotels. This one is as bling bling as Golden Black is discreet. Decoration of the seventies, young trendy couples sit at the first places with bottle of champagne at 200.00 € ! Anyway, the view is magic. The Eiffel Tower which glitters to the left, the Bois de Boulogne and the illuminated allée de Longchamps, La Defence to the right. I had never gone to this bar before and it is really worth it. Paris of postcard as we like which makes us forget pollution, traffic jams and strikes. But without all this, Paris would not be any more Paris !



Florence

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

BAR GOLDEN BLACK
HOTEL CONCORDE SAINT LAZARE
108, rue Saint Lazare
75008 Paris
01 40 08 44 44


If you want to have a drink in a quiet place, I recommend you the bar of the Concorde Saint Lazare. We often forget that the 4 stars hotels have cosy bars, where the bartender is polite, reserved and very professional. This changes from fashion bars where decoration dominates on the professionalism. Here, everything is quiet. No hudge flat screen on the wall with music which makes you shout to be listened by your neighbour

Florence

Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

L’Annexe Montmartre
13, rue des Trois Frères
75018 Paris
tel : 01 46 06 12 48

Metro : Abesses (line 12) Anvers (line 2)

In the heart of Montmartre, this small restaurant treats you well, the atmosphere is there very convivial and we fell well. We are a bit gripped but it is definitely in the spirit of bistroes montmartrois. The traditional French cuisine is delightful even if acording to me a zest of spices was missing. For my part, I took the vegetarian plate and well-blended cheese.

Do not hesitate to cross the door of this bistro, you will come back from it delighted.

Florence

Hôtel Eiffel Capitol

Carolina Point of vew on november 2006 :

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.

This Restaurant is near Hotel Berne Opera (Metro station Rome)

IL TRE
3 rue des petits carreaux
75002 Paris.

Subway Chatelet-les-Halles, line 1,4,7,14

IL tre is very central, located in pedestrian street Montorgueil on the corner with the street rue des petits carreaux, number 3.

Exclusively Italian food from starter to dessert.
So...a classic to start :

One delicious minestronne soup, we will clearly find the leek, the carrot, the potato, small peas...
and an other classic to finish a soft chocolate with dark chocolate inside...divine.

Yann

Hôtel EIFFEL CAPITOL***

This Restaurant is about 15 min from Hôtels Touraine Opéra and Corona Opéra (Bus line 47)

Feria café
4 rue du Bourg Tibourg
75004 Paris.

Subway: Hôtel de ville or Saint Paul, line1.

The feria cafe has easy access, located on the corner of roi de Sicile street, and the street of Bourg Tibourg famous for his french tea "Mariages frères".

French-american evening:

For the cost of 2 meals in Macdonald's, you have one juicy burger and real french fries, so...

After a visit to Notre-Dame cathedral and before Pompidou center.

Yann

Hotel Eiffel Capitol

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