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Non-stop restaurants in Paris: A Sunday summary.

Every once in a while someone wants to eat at a restaurant at an odd time (usually between 3-7 PM) because of plane, train or other connection. I'm hard put to come up with suggestions but a couple of weeks ago A Nous Paris had 5 pages of places with terraces that are open from 12-noon to 1 or 2 AM (except as noted) that prompted me to think more about it.  They were heavy on salads, sandwiches and cocktails:

1st – Terrasse Gallery du Kong, 1 rue du Pont Neuf, 5th floor, 01.40.39.09.00, open 7/7, same food as the mothership – Kong – finger food 15 and 20 E,
4th – l’Ebouillante, 6 rue des Barres, 01.42.74.70.52, open 12-10 PM nice days, only lunch bad ones, menu 15E,
Centre culturel suedois, coordinates well known, 10-6, Tuesday 10-9
6th – Café de l’Odeon, Pl de l’Odeon, 01.44.85.41.30, open 7/7, salads or mains 9-16 E, 12-12
8th – Matignon, 3, ave Matignon, 01.42.89.64.72, open 8-2 during the week, very bling-bling Costes, sandwiches (26-34) and cocktails, 8 am - 2 am
9th – Café du Musee de la vie romantique, coordinates well known, 12-12
10th – Café A, Maison de l’architecture, coordinates well known, 12-9:30
Le Carillon, 16, rue Albert, 01.42.39.81.88, open weekdays 7-2, weekends 8-2.
Le Point Ephemere, 200 quai de Valmy, 01.40.34.02.48, open Mon-Sat 12-2, Sunday 2-10 PM,
Le Pause Café, 41, rue de Charonne, Mon-Sat 8-2, Sundays 9-8 PM,
14th – l’Entrepot, 7-9, rue Francis de Pressense, 01.45.40.07.50, open 7/7, 9-12 midnight
16th – Café de l’Homme, in the museum of the same name,
17th – Le Bistrot des Dames, 18, rue des Dames, 01.45.22.13.42, open nonstop weekends,
18th – l’Ete en pente douce, 23, rue Muller, 01.42.64.02.67, open 7/7,
20th – La Mer a boire, 1/3, rue des Envierges, 01.43.58.29.43, open Tues-Sat 12-1 and Sundays 12-6 PM.

In addition, on Chowhound, Julien Tort recalled that Au Denier Metro was open all day and there are certainly many bars, cafes and bistrots a vin and wine bars, as well as hotel and department store bars or counters that serve food.

Another place that I have not had a chance to eat at yet was written up this week in Le Fooding by Hugo de Saint Phalle - he reviewed the 3rd place in the Buttes Chaumont, the revived Pavillon du Lac, in the 19th, 01.42.00.07.21, open 9 AM – midnight (except 10 PM Sundays and closed Mondays).

Also, I found a website called Aquelleheure which not only has the last Metro times but a list of 443 restaurants, etc., that are open usually from 12-12 or 1 AM that include several that I can recommend:

Le Petit Marguery (caution: their own website does not indicate such non-stop service)
9, Blvd de Port Royal, 13th (Metro: Gobelins)
T: 01.43.31.58.59
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Lunch menus at 23 (2 courses), 26 (3) and dinner for 30 (2) and 35 (3) €.

Café Constant
139, rue St-Dominique, 7th (Metro : Ecole Militaire)
T : 01 47 53 73 34
Open everyday.
A la carte about 30 €.

Le Baratin
3, rue Jouye-Rouve, 20th (Metro: Pyrenees)
T: 01.43.49.39.70
Closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and Mondays
Lunch menu = 16, 22 and 35; a la carte 40-45 €.

Le Cameleon
6, rue de Cheveuse in the 6th
T: 01.43.27.43.27
Open everyday
Two course are 25 and three 30 €.

Chez Cecile : La Ferme des Mathurins
17, rue Vignon in the 8th
T: 01.42.66.46.39
Closed Saturday lunch and Sundays
2 courses are 30 and 3 plates are 35 €.

Back-packing relatives’ guide to fine dining – A Sunday Summary

A FAQ is “where can my son/daughter/etc who’s on a limited budget get good food in Paris.” The following are places I would recommend to them (the prices are usually for a 2 or 3-course meal or prix fixe ”menu”) and then what I paid for that at lunch plus wine and coffee at my last meal; numbers are theoretically from 0-10 but in practice from -1 to 8.5.:

7.0 Frenchie, 5, rue du Nil in the 2nd, 01 40 39 96 19, closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesday lunch, “menus” at lunch at 16 for 2 dishes and 19 € for three - dinner menus for 27 or 33 €. (Bill = 31.20) Currently nigh impossible to get a rez.

6.8 Le P'tit Caillou, 2 rue Maleville in the 8th, 01.45.63.20.87, closed weekends and Monday nights, with lunch formulas at 22 (2 courses) and 25 (for 3), a la carte 41-51 E (Bill = 47.50 E)

6.5 Le Charbon Rouge, 25, rue Marbeuf in the 8th, 01.40.70.09.99, open 7/7 with a plat du jour at 15, forced, 3-course menu at 23,50 (salmon) and a la carte about 40-50 E (Bill = 43.30 E)

6.5 L'Agrume, 15, rue des Fosses Saint-Marcel in the 5th, 01.43.31.86.48, closed Sunday and Monday night, with a daily special costing 11, lunch formula at 16 and a la carte 35 (Bill = 30 E)

6.4 Chez Grenouille, 52, rue Blanche in the 9th, 01.42.81.34.07, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays, lunch menus at 15 and 25 and a 40 E carte. (Bill = 49.25 E)

6.2 Le Marcab, 225, rue de Vaugirard in the 15th, 01.43.06.51.66, open 7/7, has a confusing set of menus for 16, 25 and 35 € (Bill = 34.70 E)

6.0 Le Reminet, 3, rue des Grands-Degres in the 5th, 01.44.07.04.24, now open 7/7, lunch menu 14 € except weekends, a la carte 40-50 €, (Bill = 38.50 E)

5.8 Aux Provinces, 37, rue Cambronne in the 15th, 01.47.34.62.27, closed Saturday lunch and bottles of wine for a most reasonable price plus 8 E corkage, two dishes are 18 and three 24 E (Bill = 40 E)

5.8 Les Petits Plats, 39, rue des Plantes in the 14th, 01.45.42.50.52, closed Sundays, lunch formula 15 and evening 32, a la carte 25-35 € (Bill = 31.50 E)

5.8 Le Restaurant, 42-44 rue d'Assas in the 6th, 01.45.44.44.44, closed Saturday lunch and Sunday night, has a lunch menu at 18 and a la carte 30-35 €. (Bill = 43 E)

5.8 Le Bouchon et l'Assiette, 127, rue Cardinet in the 17th, closed Sunday and Mondays, has a 3-course "menu" at 33 E on weekdays but three courses anytime are only 36 E anyway. (Bill = 39 E)

5.5 Le Gaigne, 12, rue Pecquay in the 4th, 01.44.59.86.72, closed Tuesday, menus are 16 and 22 and wines begin at 14 €. (Bill = 42 €)

5.5 La Gazzetta, coordinates well-known, in the 12th, 5 courses for 38 and 7 for 50 € (16 and 19 € at lunch) (Bill = 35.75 E)

5.5 L'Alchimie, 34, rue Letellier in the 15th, 01.45.75.55.95, closed Sundays and Mondays, menus 23 and 28, a la carte 35 E (Bill = 40.50 E)

4.5 23 Clauzel at the same address in the 9th where 3 quite acceptable courses are 18.50 and a half-liter of acceptable Bordeaux was 14.50 E. (Bill = 28.15)

Light meals at night: a Sunday summary.

First off, Colette and I for 20 years have eaten our major meal at lunchtime and a light meal at dinner. I realize most visitors to Paris want to use the daytime to tour, see museums, etc., and therefore eat their big meal at night. However, look at it this way; you can really pack it away at lunch and not gain weight because (among other things) you’re walking calories off all afternoon. Then at night you have something much lighter. What? Well here are some ideas:

Soups, salads and sandwiches from places like Cojean (several locations)

Soups from soup shops like the Bar a Soupes

Pizza (Bought from places like my nearby Zorglubino or heated from Picard)

Falafel from places like L'As du Falafel

Crepes from places like the Breizh Café

Charcuterie and cheese from wine bars like La Cremerie

Appetizers and wine from places like l’Avant Comptoir

 

Caves with food like La Cave Beauvau

French (or at least Basque) tapas at places like Afaria

Souffles at places like Cigale Recamier

Carpaccios, vegetables and tartars from places like Les Fines Gueules

Oysters from places like Le Nord-Sud on my street or sit down at l’Ecaille de la Fontaine

All sorts of seafood from brasseries such as Brasserie Lorraine

Sushi at places like Enichi

Corsican stuff from places like La Casaluna

Tomatoes and salads from Rouge

Pasta at places like Les Pates Vivantes

French fries once the Belgian guy near Parmentier opens up again

Tea and cakes at salons like Mariage Freres

Pastry from Laduree

Half-portions from Petits Plats

Salads, lentil salad, sausage and piquillos at places like Zinc Caius

Salads en plein air at Saut de Loup or Tokyo Eat

Rotisseried fowl at Maitre Mathieu

Mechoui from Wally the Saharian

Lebanese mezes and desserts from Noura

Greek mezes and desserts from Mavromatis

All sorts of finger food halls at Galeries Lafayette and Bon Marche

 

Sunday Summary: Neighborhood bistrots/restos. (Places you wouldn't necessarily cross town for but good enough.)

I’m often asked for neighborhood bistrots or restos where folks won’t have to walk too far from their hotels.  This list is not of “destination restaurants” but decent enough places in the neighborhood.

 

1^st –

Flottes O.Trement

2 rue Cambon in the 1^st, above Flottes the brasserie (Metro:Concorde)

T: 01.42.61.31.15

Closed Sunday and Monday lunch

2-course forced choice lunch formula = 39 E, a la carte 60-70 E.

 

2^nd –

Coinstot Vino

26 bis Passage des Panoramas, 2^nd (Metro: Rue Montmartre)

T: 01.44.82.08.54

Closed Saturday lunch and Sundays

Lunch formula at 12.50 (2 courses) and 16 (3 courses), a la carte 25 €.

 

3^rd –

Breizh Café

109, Rue Vieille du Temple, 3^rd (Metro: Filles du Calvaire)

T: 01.42.72.13.77

Closed Sundays and Mondays

A la carte about 25 €.

 

4^th –

Monjul

28, rue des Blancs-Manteaux, 4^th (Metro: Rambuteau)

T: 01.42.74.40.15

Closed Sunday dinner and Monday lunch

Lunch menus at 14 (2 courses) and 18 (3), Sunday brunch at 19 and a la carte 30 €

 

5^th –

Le Tourbillon

45, rue Claude Bernard, 5^th (Metro:Censier-Daubenton)

T: 01.47.07.86.32

Closed Saturday lunch and Sundays

Lunch formula at 16 of a main and dessert, menu-cartes at 24 or 27 € for 2 or 3 dishes respectively.

 

6^th –

Le Bistrot de l'Alycastre

2, rue Clément, 6th, (Metro: Odeon)

T: 01.43.25.77.66

Open everyday

Menu 45, a la carte 55 €.

 

7^th –

Thoumieux

79, rue St Dominique in the 7th, (Metro: Invalides)

T; 01.47.05.49.75

Open 7/7

Weekday lunch costs 20 € lunch, a la carte costing 40-50 €

 

8^th – A l'Abordage

2, pl Henri-Bergson in the 8th, (Metro: St Augustin)

T: 01.45.22.15.49

Closed for dinner (except Weds) and weekends

A la carte about 40 €.

 

9^th –

Le 23 Clauzel

23, rue Clauzel in the 9^th (Metro: Trinite)

T: 01.48.78.74.40

Closed Sundays

Plate of the day = 10, 2-courses = 15 and 3 = 18.50 Euros, other menu is 34 E.

 

10^th –

La Tete Dans Les Olives

2, rue Sainte-Marthe in th10th (Metro Belleville or Goncourt)

T: 06.73.75.74.81

Closed Sundays and Mondays

Sole price 30 € (wine=10 € a bottle)

 

11^th –

Petit Panisse

35, rue de Montreuil, 11th

T: 01.43.71.37.90

Closed Saturday lunch and Sundays

Formulas at 10, 12 and 15 at lunch and 24 and 30 €.

 

12^th –

La Gazzetta

29, rue de Cotte, 12^th, (Metro: Ledru Rollin)

T: 01.43.47.47.05

Closed Sunday night and Mondays

Lunch menu 14 €, a la carte 30-60 €

 

13^th –

L’Opportun

33 rue Pascal, 13^th (Metro: Montparnasse)

T: 01.45.35.33.87

Closed weekends

A la carte 30 €. 

 

14^th –

L’Entêtée
4, rue Danville, 14th (Metro: Denfert-Rochereau)
T: 01.40.47.56.81
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Menu-carte 30 € at both lunch and dinner and a 20 € menu for 3-courses with no choices.

 

15^th –

L'Alchimie

34, rue Letellier in the 15th, (La Motte Piquet Grenelle or Emile Zola)

T: 01.45.75.55.95

Closed Sundays and Mondays

Menus: 2 courses = 25 E, 3 courses = 30E

 

 

16^th –

Mets Gusto

79, rue de la Tour, 16th, (Metro : Rue de la Pompe)

T : 01 40 72 84 46

Closed Sundays and Mondays

A la carte 30-40 €

 

17^th –

Fabrique 4

17, rue Brochant in the 17th, (Metro: Brochant)

T: 01.58.59.06.47

Open 7/7

Lunch menu at 20, a la cart 40-60 €.

 

18^th –

2 Pieces Cuisine

65 rue du Ruisseau, 18^th (Metro : Jules Joffrin)

T : 01.42.23.31.23

Only open at dinner, closed Sundays

Menu 26 €

 

19^th –

Rosa Bonheur

2 allee de la Cascade (Buttes Chaumont), 19^th (Metro: Botzaris, Buttes Chaumont)

T: 01.42.00.00.45 (but they don’t take reservations)

Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays

A la carte about 25 €.

No cards.

 

20^th –

Le Baratin

3, rue Jouye-Rouve, 20^th (Metro: Pyrenees)

T: 01.43.49.39.70

Closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and Mondays

Lunch menu = 16, 22 and 35; a la carte 40-45 €.

Eating any day: restaurants open 7/7: a Sunday summary

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain dicey times (Sundays, August, between Christmas and New Years, etc) and using these plus newer articles I’ve put together this series of Sunday Summaries

This one covers places that say they are open 7/7 (but one always must check) and where I’ve had a good meal:

Le Reminet
L’Assiette
Les Fables de la Fontaine
La Maree
Astier
Le Marcab
Le Bistro de l’Entrecote in the 17th
Jarrasse
La Veranda in Versailles
La Gare
Le Polidor
Casa Alcade
Le Bistro du Dome
Thoumieux
Le Passage
Louis Vins

However, forced to whittle it down, I think I’d go with:

Le Reminet
3, rue des Grands-Degres, 5th (Metro : St Michel, Maubert-Mutualite)
T : 01.44.07.04.24
Open 7/7
Lunch menu 13.50 €, dinner a la carte 40-60 €.

Fables of Fontaine
131, rue Saint-Dominique, 7th (Metro : Ecole Militaire)
T : 01 44 18 37 55
Open 7/7
A la carte about 40 €.

Le Marcab
225, rue de Vaugirard, 15th, (Metro: Volontaires)
T: 01.43.06.51.66
Open 7/7
Menus for 16, 25 and 35 €

Eating in Paris restaurants with Children: a Sunday summary.

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain dicey times (Sundays, August, between Christmas and New Years, etc) and circumstances and using these plus newer articles I’ve put together this series of Sunday Summaries.

 

This one covers places to eat with children.

 

Some biases:

 

First, I think you can eat practically anywhere in Paris with kids these days.  Sure my kids and grand-kids are as rambunctious, squirrely and energyful as any others and I suppose if one is screaming because he/she is teething, that’s a problem.  But depending on age - toys, books, stickers and coloring books work wonders and having a tradition of “restaurant voices” when in restaurants, helps.  My experience is with children from 3 to 45 and grand-children 3 months-10 years old, so there’s few ages we’ve missed.

 

Second, the reputation the French have for being rude, rigid and brusque is overdone - as I often point out, in 50 years, I’ve been treated badly in France three times, and all three were by “foreigners” not native French.  Indeed, with children, I’ve found that cooing, clucking and fussing are as common here as in Japan. 

 

Third, even if one goes to a place one thinks of has having “adult food,” it’s amazing how there’s often a plate of salami that appears without bidding, an offer of plain chicken or steak haché or chocolate mousse that are nowhere on the menu, or a proffering of ice cream.  In one place, granted I had talked to the chef who I had known for a while earlier, he offered us two different meals: one of charcuterie, pasta and gooey desserts, the other regular adult fare.

 

Lastly, it probably helps that Colette and I have our “big meal” at lunch and light stuff at home at night; I suspect a lot of kiddy experiences could get wearing at 11 PM.

 

But let’s come back to where to eat.

 

I’ll start with our most recent hosting experience, with our two little 10 year old twitter-bird grand-daughters, who like peas in a pod, walked shoulder to shoulder all over town chattering away and ate like troopers once the jet-lag wore off.  With them we ate at the:

Breizh Café

Bofinger

La Flotille by the Grand Canal in Versailles

Noura

Lao Lane Xang 2

Le Soufflé
Leon de Bruxelles.

 

Even the New York Times has weighed in on the issue, Jennifer Conlin suggesting:

Le Café du Marche

Café Marly  

Le Relais de l’Entrecote.

 

When our grand-kids were jump-roping crazed we used to eat at the late-great Rostang-supervised Bistro Cote Mer on the Blvd St Germain which we loved in and of itself but where jump-roping space was maximum as it is at Tokyo Eat, Afaria + Brasserie Lorraine.  La Cigale Recamier is also ideal for its combination of savory and sweet soufflés, romping space, and outside seating which on a warm summer night, is heavenly.

 

On/in the blogosphere, everyone seems to mention Altitude 95, Chez Flottes, Mon Vieil Ami, Fish, Au Pied de Cochon, which each have their merits.

 

Given my current mood, I think if recommending places today, I’d pick:

 

Le Soufflé

36, rue du Mont Thabor, 1^st (Metro: Concorde)

T: 01.42.60.27.19

Closed Sundays

Menus: 23, 29.5 + 33, a la carte 30-60 €

 

Breizh Café

109, rue Vieille du Temple, 2^nd (Metro: Filles du Calvaire)

T: 01 42 72 13 77

Closed Tuesdays

A la carte 15-30€

 

Afaria (the common tapas table)

15, rue Desnouettes, 15th, (Metro: Convention)

T: 01.48.56.15.36

Closed Sunday and Monday lunch

Lunch menu 22-26, a la carte 35-45 €

Game in the Fall: A Sunday summary

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain times and using these plus newer articles I’ve decided to start a new feature: Sunday Summaries.

 

This covers game during the season.

 

Each year some newspaper or other publication around now publishes a list of places where one can get game and this year is no exception.

 

This year it was Aurelie Chaigneau in the JDD today who featured:

Le Carre des Feuillants

Le Bristol

L’Ami Jean

 

But from prior years the usual suspects included:

Gerard Besson

L’Ambrosie

A Sousceyac

La Tour Monthery

Le Pressoir

Yugaraj

 

And my archives dug up even more candidates, including:

Le Regalade

Chez Michel

Repaire de Cartouche

Au Petite Marguery

A la Biche au Bois

La Traversiere

Le Petit Colombier

Au Trou Gascon

Chez Catherine

Le Bouclard

L’Auberge le Quincy

Le Villaret

La Solonge

L’Assiette

La Grange Bateliere

Ze Kitchen Galerie

Les Anges

Les Amogenes

Chez Pauline

Bellecoeur

Violin d’Ingres

Le Petit Bougnat

Cerisaie

Auguste

Petrelle

Table Lauriston

 

As for my current favorites for game, though, they include:

 

Le Petit Marguery  

9, Blvd de Port Royal, 13^th (Metro: Gobelins)

T: 01.43.31.58.59

Closed Sundays and Mondays

Lunch menus at 23 (2 courses), 26 (3) and dinner for 30 (2) and 35 (3) €.

 

A la Biche au Bois

45 Ave Ledru-Rollin, 12^th (Metro: Gare de Lyon)

T: 01.43.43.34.38

Closed weekends

Menu 23.20, a la carte 38 €

 

Le Repaire de Cartouche

8 blvd des Filles du Calvaire, 11^th  (Metro : Filles du Calvaire)

T : 01.47.00.25.86

Closed Sundays and Mondays

Lunch menus 13 & 24 €, a la carte 35-45 €.

Restaurants open around/between Christmas and New Years*: a Sunday summary.

Restaurants open around/between Christmas and New Years*

*Caveat: Things change every year so even though I’ve eaten during holiday times at the ones I recommend, one must telephone and check lest one be disappointed by changing schedules.

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain dicey times (Sundays, August, between Christmas and New Years, etc) and using these plus newer articles I’ve decided to start a new feature: Sunday Summaries

The prompt for this summary comes from Chowhound where one of its contributors, lacontessa, searched the viaMichelin site for those open and found:
L'Ambassade d'Auvergne
Café des Musées
Pramil
Papilles
L'Épi Dupin
Urbane
L'Ourcine
Mansouria
Chez Michel
Bistrot Paul Bert
Le Baratin
Chez les Anges
L'Entêtée
Jean-Pierre Frelet
L'Affriolé
L'Auberge Aveyronnaise
Café Constant
Les Cocottes
Le Clos des Gourmets
Au Bon Accueil
La Régalade
Graindorge
Caroubier
Jadis
Beurre Noisette
L'Os à Moelle
L'Atelier d'Antan

This is a generally good list but if forced to pare it down, my picks would be:
Les Papilles
Chez Michel
Bistrot Paul Bert
Le Baratin
L'Entêtée

And not listed are the following that at least some years have welcomed us:
The Bistrot du Dome
Brasserie Lorraine
Bofinger
Pinxo
Au Pied de Cochon
La Gare
Café Guitry
Casa Alcade
La Chopotte
Pre Verre
Dix Vins

L'O a la Bouche
Ze Kitchen Galerie
Lauriston
L’Arome
Violin d’Ingres
Bath’s
Astier
Marty
Clocher Pereire
L’Epigramme
Mon Vieil Ami
Lao Lane Xang II.

So here are some coordinates:

Bistrot du Dome
1 rue Delambre, 14th (Metro : Vavin)
T: 43 35 32 00
Open everyday
A la carte about 50 €

L’Epigramme
9, rue de L’Eperon, 6th (Metro: Odeon)
T: 01 44 41 00 09
Closed Sunday nights and Mondays,
Menu-carte: 28 €

Mon Vieil Ami
69 St Louis en l'Ile, 4th (Metro : Pont Marie)
T : 01.40.46.01.35
Closed Monday and Tuesday lunch
Menu 38 €.

L’Entêtée
4, rue Danville, 14th (Metro:
T: 01.40.47.56.81
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Menu-carte 30 € at both lunch and dinner and a 20 € menu for 3-courses with no choices.

Bistrot Paul Bert
18, rue Paul Bert, 11th (Metro: Faidherbe-Chaligny)
T: 01.43.72.24.01
Closed Sunday and Mondays
Menu 16 (lunch), 30 €. (dinner)

Eating lunch on Mondays: A Sunday summary.

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain dicey times (Sundays, August, between Christmas and New Years, etc) and using these plus newer articles I’ve decided to start a new feature: Sunday Summaries.

Usually I’m prompted to write a summary by one of Figaroscope’s Dossiers or something I’ve read on the web, but in this case it was a comment thrown off by my old French food friend last year “Have you noticed,” said he, “that Mondays are the new Saturdays.”  By which he meant that a lot of them are closed.

This covers Monday dining at lunch where I’ve been in the past to:

Cartouche Café

Ze Kitchen Galerie

Petit Champerret

Le Gaigne

Clocher Pereire

Opus Vins

Anacreon

Cavesteve

Grand Pan

L’Idee

Bouchons de Francois Clerc aka Le Restaurant de Philippe et Jean Pierre

Les Fougeres

As of this posting, the one I am most passionate about are:

Cartouche Café

4, rue de Bercy, 12^th (Metro: Cour St Emilion)

T: 01.40.19.09.95

Closed Saturday noon and Sundays

A la carte about 30 €

Ze Kitchen Galerie

4, rue des Grands Augustins, 6th (Metro: Saint Michel)

T: 01 44 32 00 32

Closed Sundays.

Menus: 27, 30 and 35, a la carte 30-50 €.

Eating lunch on Saturdays: a Sunday summary.

Over the years, I’ve kept some records of where we’ve eaten at certain dicey times (Weekends, August, between Christmas and New Years, etc) and using these plus newer articles here’s my accounting of where to eat Saturday lunch when many places are closed.  NB. These don’t include places open 7/7 which I will post soon.  Roughly speaking the more newly opened or renovated or re-teamed come first and the older ones are at the bottom:

 

Cru

Le Gaigne

Passage 53

Noura

Barbezingue

Bistrot 212

Miroir

Les Terrines de Gerard Vie

L’Ardoise Dourmande

La Cantine de Troquet

Afaria

Le Bistro Paul Bert

Repaire de Cartouche

Sobane

L’Agassin

Lao Lane II

Le Petit Marguery

Cottage Marcadet

La Maree

 

That’s obviously too big a list, and as hard as it is to trim down, here are just a few “top” addresses.

 

Le Gaigne

12, rue Pecquay, 4^th  (Metro: Rambuteau)

T: 01.44.59.86.72

Closed Tuesday – thus open Saturday, Sunday on Mondays

Menus at 16 and 22 €

 

Passage 53

53 Passage des Panoramas, 2^nd (Metro: Grands Boulevards)

T: 01 42 33 04 35

Closed Sundays

A la carte 38-44 €.

 

Le Repaire de Cartouche

8 blvd des Filles du Calvaire, 11^th  (Metro : Filles du Calvaire)

T : 01.47.00.25.86

Closed Sundays and Mondays

Lunch menus 13 & 24 €, a la carte 35-45 €.

 

Afaria

15, rue Desnouettes, 15th, (Metro: Convention)

T: 01.48.56.15.36

Closed Sunday and Monday lunch

Lunch menu 22-26, a la carte 35-45 €