Le Reminet - dans l'ombre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEy5gE_zEGCyiZoiowBuR9RY1sHMl4-xdnk1H1nDBvatSv7px3G9xVYeCCdLBQhDg0vJD5DhGtC2TnwNGZsOZ-Q_d0vXFcjmNq8jnU9fsdT78vuI2FpfWYXNxkZ5ayZw3aTMhwezqlMc/s1600/2012+Paris+Jan+12+1st_0262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEy5gE_zEGCyiZoiowBuR9RY1sHMl4-xdnk1H1nDBvatSv7px3G9xVYeCCdLBQhDg0vJD5DhGtC2TnwNGZsOZ-Q_d0vXFcjmNq8jnU9fsdT78vuI2FpfWYXNxkZ5ayZw3aTMhwezqlMc/s640/2012+Paris+Jan+12+1st_0262.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Reminet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with candles, a fresh flower, soft lighting,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">subtle shadows...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and a lot of laughter with dear friends)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Reminet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue des Grands Degrés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Reminet - dans l'ombre

Le Reminet with candles, a fresh flower, soft lighting, subtle shadows... (and a lot of laughter with dear friends) Le Reminet 3, rue des Gr...

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Le Réminet - la cave

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8282405797_9afd5b3c02_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8282405797_9afd5b3c02_c.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Réminet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The cave (or basement) setting for larger parties (or perhaps for a group of rowdy Americans) is actually quite intimate.  I have dined both upstairs and down.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think that we took about 100 photos of the black Cafés Richard cup, another 50 of the candlelight and wine glasses, many covert photos of the other diners, and then we took photos of their table when they left.  We took photos of each other, of reflections, of the blackboard menu...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you figure out why they put us in the basement?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(We took photos of the kitchen and the bathroom, too - shhhhh!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Reminet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue des Grands Degrés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Maubert Mutualité</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Réminet - la cave

Le Réminet The cave (or basement) setting for larger parties (or perhaps for a group of rowdy Americans) is actually quite intimate.  I have...

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Le Reminet - un Paris bistrot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg-nbq_yk7SLJUFDRt6ifKzBaG1SDEGzJ0zReOgJjuAVqXZ70SOUVjR_imdGGGj27ldBeKpt9VCGyKSB27h2irRE0fCR_6lYBcFZShmemOcVsP2KTSJG5MfXIk36LAuQs1h_ePAXnunQ/s1600/2011+nov+7+DSC_0454-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg-nbq_yk7SLJUFDRt6ifKzBaG1SDEGzJ0zReOgJjuAVqXZ70SOUVjR_imdGGGj27ldBeKpt9VCGyKSB27h2irRE0fCR_6lYBcFZShmemOcVsP2KTSJG5MfXIk36LAuQs1h_ePAXnunQ/s640/2011+nov+7+DSC_0454-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With so many options to dine in Paris, how do you find a great, reasonable meal?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Certainly, you should check internet reviews, but I would offer that reading blogger favorites may be a good place to start.  In June of 2010, Virginia (</span><a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Paris Through My Lens</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">) introduced me to </span><a href="http://www.lereminet.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Le Reminet</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.  She had met <a href="http://meredithmullins.artspan.com/"><strong>Meredith Mullins</strong></a> for déjeuner at Le Reminet at Meredith's suggestion.  The prices are quite reasonable at lunch if you guard your wine consumption and select from <em>la formule</em>.  The meals have been excellent and the friends I have sent there agree.  Often I enjoy a bit of a splurge at lunch and have just a light salad or <em>baguette et fromage</em> for dinner.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Le Reminet has a lovely aubergine-colored entrance, a charming ambiance, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and it is situated on a narrow street in the 5ième near Notre Dame.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Reminet</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>3, rue Grands Degrés</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Métro Maubert Mutualité</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Le Reminet - un Paris bistrot

With so many options to dine in Paris, how do you find a great, reasonable meal? Certainly, you should check internet reviews, but I would o...

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