Articles tagged ‘Paris Restaurants’
Paris Restaurants Plus Music, Plus Happy Hour
By Parisgirl | July 22nd, 2007 |
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Finding a Parisian restaurant that’s open on Mondays can be a challenge - finding one that’s good, reasonably priced and is offering an intro to its wine list - and at half price - well that sounds too good to be true, but I have to take the word of Pascal at www.restoaparis.com and his [...]
Romantic Paris Restaurants: Summer Dining in Paris: Stake out your spot!
By Parisgirl | July 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In the past, Parisians may have stampeded out of the city in July and, particularly in August, but in recent years the city has done its best to lure residents back with a plethora of festivals, parades - ranging from Gay Pride to Veggie Pride), summer sports and Paris Plage.
In spite of all [...]
Is the chef French in a French restaurant?
By Parisgirl | June 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Last night we took a walk over to St.Germain-des-Pres which is one of our favorite places to take an evening stroll and pop into a restaurant for a casual dinner. Once you wander off the main boulevard, St. Germain-des-Pres,the streets narrow - and the restaurants per square meter multiply quickly. You’ll find tons [...]
Places to Eat in Paris
By Parisgirl | May 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Here it is - as promised!
Places to Eat Around Town:
Although La Defense’s McCafe didn’t make my list, you have to admit, it looks pretty good for McDonalds.
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2006
Because we don’t have a big budget for eating out, we normally go to cafes, brasseries, or pizza parlors (yes, there’s plenty of [...]
Valentine’s Day Dinner-The Day After
By Parisgirl | February 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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Lemmings. What is it about February 14th? If you are reading this after having come home from dinner at a jam-packed restaurant - the reservations had to be made in advance, of course, and you may be wondering to yourself, why February 14th - an undoubtedly Pagan ritual? (See previous entry).
Paris Restaurants: Deciphering Menus Bite by Bite
By Parisgirl | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
(c) 2006 Chris Card Fuller
When Bill and Mary came to France, we took them to restaurants we knew and liked. Most of these places didn’t have menus that had been translated into English. I would usually tell Bill and Mary some of the dishes we had ordered in the past and enjoyed. Mary [...]
Memorable Paris Moments of 2006
By Parisgirl | December 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
1. The Versailles Gardens at sunset. Rick Steves is absolutely right. There’s no time like the end of the day to appreciate the beauty of one of France’s most visited landmarks – the Chateau de Versailles and its gardens. Thanks to Lori Bertolini’s photo, we have this captured memory. My only [...]
Favorite Restaurant in Paris
By Parisgirl | December 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
You might discover that your favorite restaurant in Paris depends just as much on good memories as it does on good food. Depending on the occasion, I may have many ‘favorite picks’ but if you asked about my all-time favorite, it would have to be Chez Josselin on Rue Montparnasse – because of [...]
After the Opera
By Parisgirl | November 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Cafe de la Paix, located on Rue Scribe kitty-corner to the Garnier Opera House, is THE place to go after the opera. It’s also considered to be an elegant place to sip on your afternoon cafe. And, it’s pricey. But maybe, if you’re in Paris just once in your life - and you’ve decided [...]
