If you go to Paris try to avoid the main touristic restaurants, they are very expensive and never deliver honest good food.
There's nothing to beat simply walking around Paris if you want to fully appreciate the city's many flavors.
The Paris métro is the fastest and cheapest way of getting around.
Arm yourself with a Paris street map and lose yourself....
Pastries with a lovely espresso is recommended all day!
If you like a light lunch I recommend: Chez Jeanette I had a delicious Caesar Salad there,watching people passing by,it is extraordinary!
10th
Area North-East
If you like to try real French cuisine i recommend a classic Parisian brasserie.
Brasserie Bofinger
7 rue de la Bastille, Paris.
Tel 0033 1 42 72 87 82.
Don't be scared of the waiters they have got big"Parisian attitude"!!!
I had duck and Foie gras with apple and plum sauce.
Jonathan my companion had Choucroute,dish of sauerkraut laden with cured and boiled meats: smoked sausage, ham knuckles, belly pork. Only the hungry need apply! a statement of Alsatian identity on a plate,because M. Bofinger was Alsatian, this must always be on the menu.it has a reputation as a place where French writers, academics and politicians like to meet; almost every French president and prime minister of modern times has eaten there,I was told by Jonathan an expert in French matters!
By chance, we have found a gem, an Algerian restaurant, I had the most amazing Cous cous and roast Lamb, simple one of the best dishes i had in Paris, unfortunately i did not get a business card...
It is near the Rue aux buttes des Cailles in the 13th arrondisment, near the Place d'Italie.Try to find it, it's worth it!
We stayed in Montmartre area and decided to explore one night, “Rue Joseph Dijon”, just off the Boulevard Ornano opposite Metro Station “Simplon” (18th Arrondissmnent – north of Monmartre) all around our Hotel.Jonathan had stayed in the area before and introduced me his "Local Bar" is “La Timbale” and it is where Rue Joseph Dijon meets the Rue Mont Cenis… after few drinks and a Jazz session.....we have found a lovely fondue restaurant Les Fondus de la Raclette.
107 avenue Parmentier 75011
we had a great time trying "to make"our fondues(Beef and Cheese) and we had chocolate fondue with fruits for desserts too!
