Le Consulat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94aT3ci8LIOnBMSuM7gfh_T0H9is96ZsJdUea01MbF4bui0jNnjwBXju2drBK7RTCla_HOeMvMa_yoySeNbX0xSN8YDWuQjri1BPZR84Y1VifM3vDsJpRdI81YwLTyab-QAmvHZ-Wsjo/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+118+DSC_7630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94aT3ci8LIOnBMSuM7gfh_T0H9is96ZsJdUea01MbF4bui0jNnjwBXju2drBK7RTCla_HOeMvMa_yoySeNbX0xSN8YDWuQjri1BPZR84Y1VifM3vDsJpRdI81YwLTyab-QAmvHZ-Wsjo/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+118+DSC_7630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Restaurant - le Consulat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This bistro is adorned in deep red and housed in a building </div><div style="text-align: center;">which has likely been in place on <i>Butte Montmartre</i> for nearly 400 years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beside the tourists of Montmartre there is much beauty, </div><div style="text-align: center;">history, and architecture to be enjoyed.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the views and wander the back streets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Le Consulat</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>18, rue Norvins</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75018, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Montmartre</i></div>

Le Consulat

Restaurant - le Consulat This bistro is adorned in deep red and housed in a building  which has likely been in place on Butte Montmartre fo...

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Bistrot Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBrkejsDSjJ6A7tW-e_-HXeTZUJi1JPdo0aQFprHy7LcyP9ME1aASv_thqJTBxiF3KUAKDERVoAz4g1gwGhJvr3sqy6ZfBrn5FlDxZZCk7b9jK379LQ1GidkMcSBbqOKH55m33PTlNDk/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBrkejsDSjJ6A7tW-e_-HXeTZUJi1JPdo0aQFprHy7LcyP9ME1aASv_thqJTBxiF3KUAKDERVoAz4g1gwGhJvr3sqy6ZfBrn5FlDxZZCk7b9jK379LQ1GidkMcSBbqOKH55m33PTlNDk/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0046.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bistrot Victoires</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This neighborhood bistrot/café is a favorite of mine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, the food is good and reasonable, nothing fancy, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it is not the food that makes it a favorite.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...It is all the friends whose company I have enjoyed </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the years as well as the staff and the charming ambiance</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We need to meet again...</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;">Bistrot Victoires</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Vrillière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Bistrot Victoires

Bistrot Victoires This neighborhood bistrot/café is a favorite of mine. Yes, the food is good and reasonable, nothing fancy,  but it is not ...

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Le Tir Bouchon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.le-tirbouchon.com/" target="_blank">Le Tir Bouchon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cascading ivy, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bucket of stargazer lillies, </div><div style="text-align: center;">color theme of <i>rouge</i> and <i>rose foncé, </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">handwritten blackboard menu...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">all should have been sufficient to entice my entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I checked out this restaurant on line for my post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I added it to the "definitely try" on my next visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Tir Bouchon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Tiquetonne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Tir Bouchon

Le Tir Bouchon Cascading ivy,  bucket of stargazer lillies,  color theme of rouge and rose foncé,   handwritten blackboard menu...   all sh...

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Bistrot Paul Bert - la terrasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj8-skLYGpM89d25UOsYx8HJqfKZevUWHm7ebzjLUCOrM5rdd3ZYAW1zJ83fvAAY8pj2qr-YKKulugic0syh9EYDLacBp5GZpNDl8JrkDh9aRQ0E5Hksplo6s-Efh0azwR1DLYkeS7bI/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_93DSC_8184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj8-skLYGpM89d25UOsYx8HJqfKZevUWHm7ebzjLUCOrM5rdd3ZYAW1zJ83fvAAY8pj2qr-YKKulugic0syh9EYDLacBp5GZpNDl8JrkDh9aRQ0E5Hksplo6s-Efh0azwR1DLYkeS7bI/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_93DSC_8184.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bistrot Paul Bert</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only one table was vacant </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it was well after the serving hours for déjeuner.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parisians have a tendency to linger over a meal, </div><div style="text-align: center;">engaging in conversation.  On a mild, sunny autumn day, </div><div style="text-align: center;">there is no reason to hurry the afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">When in <strike>Rome</strike> Paris.....</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;">Bistrot Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">18, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bistrot Paul Bert - la terrasse

Bistrot Paul Bert Only one table was vacant  but it was well after the serving hours for déjeuner.   Parisians have a tendency to linger ove...

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La Chaumière en l'Île - la terrasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vFuaewEMR7nRw_fyTNIiKjyKEaC-TfsANReGB89z_GZ6IUdxsTAoyA0hHGwAIzMxFandeDaViQLLO3ovI0_Z5Sr3UvW6rzBDWCyl9hUOyKcWnj3l0pllhP-5UOn-IdF4vKBhuAh_dJs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_60DSC_4308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vFuaewEMR7nRw_fyTNIiKjyKEaC-TfsANReGB89z_GZ6IUdxsTAoyA0hHGwAIzMxFandeDaViQLLO3ovI0_Z5Sr3UvW6rzBDWCyl9hUOyKcWnj3l0pllhP-5UOn-IdF4vKBhuAh_dJs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_60DSC_4308.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Chaumière en l'Île</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a quiet street, under the shade of trees,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this terrace looks quite inviting.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I am always a bit suspicious </div><div style="text-align: center;">when there is a sign in English.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Perhaps I am a tourist-snob?</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Chaumière en l'Île</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue Jean du Bellay</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Île Saint-Louis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Chaumière en l'Île - la terrasse

La Chaumière en l'Île On a quiet street, under the shade of trees,  this terrace looks quite inviting.   However, I am always a bit susp...

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L'Écailler du Bistrot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPIj5pfuOH-7OWbhHMo4__9AV938dpuUsd-fwX0XKqsVKY8lbGb-sLIRaIr847aHDkFgwZpuBDzs2gFRPm91dPmxXkbRXSc4YYjfwBPqC6CsIQZs84VQ7MjP5Gw4CYHhjtbi1edEHA2E/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_75DSC_8166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPIj5pfuOH-7OWbhHMo4__9AV938dpuUsd-fwX0XKqsVKY8lbGb-sLIRaIr847aHDkFgwZpuBDzs2gFRPm91dPmxXkbRXSc4YYjfwBPqC6CsIQZs84VQ7MjP5Gw4CYHhjtbi1edEHA2E/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_75DSC_8166.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">L'Écailler du Bistrot</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are fond of seafood you will love this restaurant devoted to shrimp, fish, prawns, lobster, and most importantly (to me) oysters!  We were there for a midday meal of oysters and to sample their featured fish of the day.  I was not disappointed and as I type about the salty sea flavor of these delightful mollusks, my mouth is watering.  At home I might have been mixing a coctail sauce, but here they needed not a single seasoning or spice.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next trip to this bistrot, I will just have an assortment of oysters...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a side of baguette.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>L'Écailler du Bistrot</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>22, rue Paul Bert</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75011, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"></div>

L'Écailler du Bistrot

      L'Écailler du Bistrot     If you are fond of seafood you will love this restaurant devoted to shrimp, fish, prawns, lobster, and m...

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Place des Vosges - Ma Bourgogne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLn-Qpv_nEOTLPQp0pfcXEO_DlUZnIXtOzXTNnYXJle3VLslbmZkZ1LV8oFhbQSl2dAptaP0iHJRAcv6flk3VT1XX8wU54wvzc1sa5ur2_rb76oYiz9PzkZMjlJaOxIgUTJYh3vSxINk/s1600/2010+dec+orange+2+P1010069+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLn-Qpv_nEOTLPQp0pfcXEO_DlUZnIXtOzXTNnYXJle3VLslbmZkZ1LV8oFhbQSl2dAptaP0iHJRAcv6flk3VT1XX8wU54wvzc1sa5ur2_rb76oYiz9PzkZMjlJaOxIgUTJYh3vSxINk/s640/2010+dec+orange+2+P1010069+blog.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ma Bourgogne</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No matter the season or the weather, this bistrot in the heart of Place des Vosges attracts both the locals and the tourists.  I remember years ago having to choose whether to eat or to drink as we were short of cash and they did not take credit cards.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We chose the "house red."</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Ma Bourgogne</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>19, place des Vosges</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Place des Vosges - Ma Bourgogne

Ma Bourgogne       No matter the season or the weather, this bistrot in the heart of Place des Vosges attracts both the locals and the touri...

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Bistrot avec deux fantômes?

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10548012165/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_129DSC_8724 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_129DSC_8724" height="478" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/10548012165_4ddb34de62_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the soft light of a classic Paris bistro, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I imagined seeing two ghosts (or three).</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps it is just a reflection, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or my overactive imagination, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or....</span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(boo!)</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint-André des Arts</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></span></i></div></div>

Bistrot avec deux fantômes?

In the soft light of a classic Paris bistro,  I imagined seeing two ghosts (or three). Perhaps it is just a reflection,  or my overactive im...

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La Palette - le bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3aftI252g4IOqZhqZ8iTcMX6VOUfqK5dkR0b-d3zBh1S2ni8pXVZ4Y5zPeAZXV_1ErsFJlUfpvFLxDnd6Yj2rexO1DxaqOfmenbXmOTPLeiXD0DD9KJld9aCk7J8ukVZ7g5aeUztHUM/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_162DSC_8757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3aftI252g4IOqZhqZ8iTcMX6VOUfqK5dkR0b-d3zBh1S2ni8pXVZ4Y5zPeAZXV_1ErsFJlUfpvFLxDnd6Yj2rexO1DxaqOfmenbXmOTPLeiXD0DD9KJld9aCk7J8ukVZ7g5aeUztHUM/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_162DSC_8757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Palette</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 rainy day refuge was a photographer's delight </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as we enjoyed the classic French fare and a glass of bubbly.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The weather provided the drama.</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;">Il pleuvait des cordes!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(It was raining cats and dogs - loosely translating here, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>but I am sure that you know some other French expressions </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>for an abundance of rain)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Palette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">43, rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Palette - le bar

La Palette The rainy day refuge was a photographer's delight  as we enjoyed the classic French fare and a glass of bubbly.   The weather...

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La Coupe d'Or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Coupe d'Or</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;">Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would be a nice spot for people-watching.  </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;">The reviews indicate that this may not be the best place for a meal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but a quick café and a moment to rest one's feet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">might be reason enough to stop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;">La Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting to <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2013/07/dreaming-of-france.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of France</a> and Paris in July with <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2013/06/henri-orwell-and-me-paris-in-july.html" target="_blank">Thyme for Tea</a> and  <a href="http://bookbath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookbath</a></span></i></div></div>

La Coupe d'Or

La Coupe d'Or Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré  at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré  would be a nice spot for people-watching.   The ...

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L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</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;">Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp), homard (lobster), and many types of fish won my heart.  It is decorated with large wooden boats, maps and painted murals of shellfish.  The blackboard menus feature the daily catch and have a large selection of named oysters. </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 learned from my experiences at Le Baron Rouge that you order oysters by the number which indicates the size of the oyster and by the beach, such as Omaha Beach.  There are too many choices so you order some of all of them and savor the individuality of each.  Just as the French cherish their baguettes, the oysters are serious business and not to be rushed.  They have a nice selection of wines, and a glass of Sancerre is a perfect accompaniment.</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;">Living most of the year on the Gulf Coast of the US and traveling to other coastal oyster regions (Seattle, Vancouver), my tastes are discerning.  The oysters that I enjoyed at L'Ecailler du Bistrot were perhaps the best ever tasted.  One could close the eyes and be transported to Brittany.</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;">miam-miam   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

L'Ecailler du Bistrot Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp),...

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La Palette - pluie battante

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0ZPrww8KvJ3HvcUI1Jz5DApqj48rnrn1zXLHGTACeZChBVN2OOCjaKVyK5QNHraS_QTrMf1yo97R2niPCW2I3-NN7HIZfN_89cGhCm7_o7yDx-crdYJI6smrB3Ik13_RvTBg7jK6Y80/s1600/2012+Oct+6+P1010958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0ZPrww8KvJ3HvcUI1Jz5DApqj48rnrn1zXLHGTACeZChBVN2OOCjaKVyK5QNHraS_QTrMf1yo97R2niPCW2I3-NN7HIZfN_89cGhCm7_o7yDx-crdYJI6smrB3Ik13_RvTBg7jK6Y80/s640/2012+Oct+6+P1010958.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">La Palette</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;">This café/bistro was filled with people seen here on the terrace </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">huddled under the umbrellas and heaters.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We were fortunate to find a spot inside with a view, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dry and free from the blowing rain.</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;">As we say, "a rainy day in Paris beats a great day at home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Palette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">43, rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></i></div>

La Palette - pluie battante

La Palette This café/bistro was filled with people seen here on the terrace  huddled under the umbrellas and heaters.   We were fortunate to...

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Rue Mouffetard - café-bistrot

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8520470590/" title="2012 Jan 15 2nd_0404 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 15 2nd_0404" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8520470590_e80bcb4305_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Café-Bistrot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue Mouffetard</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;">On this chilly day there were no customers outside.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can tell from the windows, that they were doing a great business inside.</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;">Do you just love the writing on the blackboard?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is beautifully French.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Rue Moufetard</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;"><br /></div>

Rue Mouffetard - café-bistrot

Café-Bistrot Rue Mouffetard On this chilly day there were no customers outside.   You can tell from the windows, that they were doing a grea...

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Bistrot Victoires - la couronne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiebw5SaWmdAseW7mODIZ6r-DRH7rp-l3lSt_cEGrjtIv7NDwrn4E-C7xnBaiv3EmZ02lNOGQJj-W0BZ_oac9syb4dWDZUD2MuOpqJJ7Gk5dW6GrPHHVRiYTIenrolt5RxE2YY_5ac6vc/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiebw5SaWmdAseW7mODIZ6r-DRH7rp-l3lSt_cEGrjtIv7NDwrn4E-C7xnBaiv3EmZ02lNOGQJj-W0BZ_oac9syb4dWDZUD2MuOpqJJ7Gk5dW6GrPHHVRiYTIenrolt5RxE2YY_5ac6vc/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0037.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bistrot Victoires</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 tall tiered pedestal on the bar of Bistrot Victoires displayed a gold paper crown, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the regal spoils for the "king" who found the fève in a galette des rois.</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;">I wonder what they did with the fève?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, I am an obsessed collector</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bistrot Victoires</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6, rue la Vrillière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bistrot Victoires - la couronne

Bistrot Victoires The tall tiered pedestal on the bar of Bistrot Victoires displayed a gold paper crown,  the regal spoils for the "kin...

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La Palette - tarte aux fraises

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB8UhI8eo7Lg8x70gls1yAYhTqmXhjhii4P2NARQG65lJlwqOjXoPd_7aB0sGTlYtTSyR57P4WtbC8op3i6fNasKQf1s1ErgkHH4DuzM9FLiz8ubqjqrfwALOdPcIGX2igXjx5hZC4No/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_151DSC_8746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB8UhI8eo7Lg8x70gls1yAYhTqmXhjhii4P2NARQG65lJlwqOjXoPd_7aB0sGTlYtTSyR57P4WtbC8op3i6fNasKQf1s1ErgkHH4DuzM9FLiz8ubqjqrfwALOdPcIGX2igXjx5hZC4No/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_151DSC_8746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Strawberry Tart</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;">When it pours rain in Paris, perhaps it is a good idea to find a bistro or a café.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How nice that we had a superb table for taking photos from a dark corner.</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;">Now, if I can just reach that tart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Palette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">43, rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Palette - tarte aux fraises

Strawberry Tart When it pours rain in Paris, perhaps it is a good idea to find a bistro or a café.   How nice that we had a superb table for...

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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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Les Fines Gueules - Hôtel Portalis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL05A69XKfQ1Oj8jYJhtyxXwfxu94FTyh6unk7Fq14vpwYHDGg38XXmSDmXpJ2XmoIFFmmXGREgRzvDKcugZhtMVi5ueJww0BqwqvPxT85rx8XyCLsxmwGnK6VFEhFsN9TbKk_FGsGjqA/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_62DSC_9394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL05A69XKfQ1Oj8jYJhtyxXwfxu94FTyh6unk7Fq14vpwYHDGg38XXmSDmXpJ2XmoIFFmmXGREgRzvDKcugZhtMVi5ueJww0BqwqvPxT85rx8XyCLsxmwGnK6VFEhFsN9TbKk_FGsGjqA/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_62DSC_9394.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">Les Fines Gueules</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Paris restaurant - wine bar - bistrot</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;">I was attracted by the architecture and stone construction of this building </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on a narrow street just off Place des Victoires.  Located at the corner of rue Croix des Petits Champs and rue de la Vrillière, this curious mansion (Hôtel Portalis) was built by the architect Ledais in 1750. Its uniqueness lies in its two turrets mounted on curved carve-outs from the base.  This strange form was intended to save ground floor space and also to soften the corner between the two streets.  I will bring you back here to see more of the building soon.  </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;">Under the turrets at street level, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the terrace looks like a pleasant place to stop for a glass of wine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Les Fines Gueules </div><div style="text-align: left;">43, rue Croix des Petits Champs</div><div style="text-align: left;">75001, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Fines Gueules - Hôtel Portalis

Les Fines Gueules Paris restaurant - wine bar - bistrot I was attracted by the architecture and stone construction of this building  on a na...

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Portrait in St. Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymb8WoN_IB03q360_AUJ2RrcPxIXWv5VLUOxTXAfHa8qhDbio5mNLNR72ruoYEIO9W6_a1VvrJvAmwKDiqNDnjx_1DnqWEq5v-6f9KHcC1DieHo4mVzzRhwl3lDmmBw9wbQVLXodgmuQ/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymb8WoN_IB03q360_AUJ2RrcPxIXWv5VLUOxTXAfHa8qhDbio5mNLNR72ruoYEIO9W6_a1VvrJvAmwKDiqNDnjx_1DnqWEq5v-6f9KHcC1DieHo4mVzzRhwl3lDmmBw9wbQVLXodgmuQ/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0901.jpg" width="436" /></a></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: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While walking the narrow streets of St. Denis, this gentleman popped out of the small restaurant and asked me to take his photo.  I think that he will be pleased when I return with a copy for him.</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;">A camera always makes opportunities, most of which are good.</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>St. Denis (northern suburb of Paris)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île de France</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Portrait in St. Denis

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Bistrot Victoires avec mes amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7wARPI9MRNehZl-gzI5ccdYL5-WG-mP3HxGgjhE9KVWGamzYLfCbAbR2ZPS2RqcLpdZjhDL5NVYQDoLF7-aIcXsYOooYkk5WIH8EjGJuIDlWwnpQ0xXkC1Xutbk55Nf9znomBc5apAk/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7wARPI9MRNehZl-gzI5ccdYL5-WG-mP3HxGgjhE9KVWGamzYLfCbAbR2ZPS2RqcLpdZjhDL5NVYQDoLF7-aIcXsYOooYkk5WIH8EjGJuIDlWwnpQ0xXkC1Xutbk55Nf9znomBc5apAk/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0039.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;">In our first hours in Paris, Holly and I met friends Peter, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mary, and Virginia at Bistrot Victoires.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We plied our travel-weary selves with delicious tartines and Champagne.</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;">As you can see from the menu, the <em>tartines</em> are made with Poilâne bread.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It was delicious enough that Holly and I came back </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">later in the week with sweet friend, Isabelle.</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;">They did not seem to mind the crazy people with cameras </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">snapping every corner, zinc bar, and cranny!</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>Bistrot Victoires</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue la Vrillière</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bistrot Victoires avec mes amis

In our first hours in Paris, Holly and I met friends Peter, Mary, and Virginia at Bistrot Victoires. We plied our travel-weary selves with d...

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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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