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I aggree with you about the tight and impersonal space.I don't understand what people see in le baron rouge. the wine selection is average.I am used to a friendly, Warm place with a wide selection of reasonable wines.

IN my book Benoit has been a rip off joint for the innocent tourists.Food is poor and very expensive,however service is solicitious.One can do a lot better in paris. Duscasse the business man that he is wants to capitalize on the name.Tourists still flock to the place because its mentionned in all the guides as this wonderful parisian tradional bistrot..

I eat solo often and in all kind of restaurants from 3 stars to ordinary bistrots. I find that i get a better treatment generally.I am usually given a table that overlooks la salle,as if on purpose, to enjoy the goings on,( while seeping wine) .Also dishes follow each other without any delay,better than when i am with company. The best is the interaction with ones neighbors.Everyone is friendly,open, interested and usualy interesting.Often i have a wonderful time and end up with a list of everyone's favorite restaurant.

I reviewed le pavillon des princes a few months ago,where i quoted gilles epie's reasons for leaving la petite cour.It was disagreements with his partners.I had a long conversation with him.i think he is trying to regain his 1 star. His menu is similar to la petite cour. Go and enjoy this restaurant before it gets overun by tourists.

This is my list of the best 2004 new restaurants in paris -Le meurice -Les ormes, in their new location -L'entredgeu -L'ourcine -Au petit marguery under new management -Pavillon des princes.Gilles epie's new restaurant -La grande rue.It opened in late 2003 -La chaumiere -les papilles -Thierry burlot -la table du Lauriston

Your digest has been very helpful to me. At a glance it has made me aware of new restaurants and what's happening in paris.Invariably i have followed up on them ,since i make a point of visiting worthy new restaurants. I should add that i seem to aggree with your comments after you had an opportunity to eat there as well.also i have found myself in disagreement with the reporters from figaro.Sometimes i am under the impression as if th're promoting the place.Keep the good work.you're doing a wonderful job.

I have eaten a few times at l'ami jean and i think the food is average.THERE ARE many other restaurants that are offering gibier that are much better ,such as -Lauriston.the sanglier i had a few days ago was outstanding _L'entredgeu -Au petit marguery - even, a la biche au bois or le repaire de cartouche Bon appetit

Understandable; as you know I loved it when I ate there December 2nd. For those who might conduct a search of the site and want more ideas about restos in the area, the Figaroscope of 18 Feb 2004 has ideas; you must pay but it may be worth it. ← I am having dinner at lauriston tonight.will report

This week end i am staying and dining at Le fleuray outside amboise and at L'orangerie du chateau in Blois. Note that most worthy places are closed for the winter.

Flora. avenue george v.Its actually across from the hotel. Also walking distance. L'angle du foubourg, bath's etc Bon appetit

I have eaten at L'angle du faubourg a few times.1st time when it opened.I took the fixed menu and i was quite impressed.I have been twice since ,choosing mostly a la carte and i found the food and everything else just average.

WE went to Couleurs de Vigne this past Tuesday, just for a bit of wine. The owner advised us he was complet, with the first table arriving at 20:00. I told him not to worry as we still had 45 minutes. What a sweet man! We had a delicious Chateauneuf du Pape and a plate de Charcuterie between 4 of us. It came to 24 euros. As we were leaving he came rushing to put my shawl on me and kiss me goodbye. ( was the only female in the group) If he hadn't won me over already he would of right there and then. I can't wait to return and have dinner there. Does anyone know what time his last seating is at? I forgot to ask! ← They don't have specific seatings.People walk in and out all the time to buy wine since its a neighborhood place and its really not a restaurant.The best thing is to call to make sure that have room.I agree that the owner is a nice man . His wife who's a corp lawyer is very charming and warm and helps by cleaning the dishes. When i asked her why is she doing this.She said "On fait tout quand on est amoureux.

I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great. Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne. ← As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.

I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great. Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne. ← As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.

I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great. Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne. ← As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.

I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great. Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne. ← As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.

I think he felt that you don't need his services and was insulted.Had you complemented the list and told him that you wanted to become familiar so that with his help you could choose the right wines for the evening,he may have been more receptive.Its also possible that he was in a bad mood.

The people who frequent Murano are so called hip people.they are attracted to beautiful and new places.They all dress up and like to see and be seen.so i agree with you Fresh-a.A few weeks ago i peeked into the place.its high design with lots of attractive people,superficial conversations all around.

I have many times thruout the years.Parisians don't rely or need figaroscope to decide where to eat.A visitor obviousely needs that info and relies more on publications.I do the same when i am travelling.

I aggree au petit marguery is an excellent choice for tradionnal cuisine.Gibier in the fall is a must ,specially lievre royal a bit later.

I had dinner recently in the following restaurants. FRUGIER,137 blvd de versailles(16).01 46 47 72 00 A small rest with widely spaced tables and ardoise menu ,that's market driven. Mme is the hostess and mr is the chef.so they care about the customer and the quality of the food.On a fri night it was mostly neigborhood people.The food at 22 and 28 euros was delicious.the chef's style is modern ,so overall this place is quite a bargain.Let's see how long this will last. LE VIN DANS LES VOILES.8 RUE CHAPU.(16).01 46 47 83 89 This is a bistrot a vins.The owner is the host and the waiter,so service is slow. The focus is on wines and they come from small proprioters.we had a delicious Lirac (26 e).the food quite good is std bistrot fare. very reasonable at 22e for 2 courses. FABLES DE LA FONTAINE.131 rue st dominique,7th 0144 18 37 55 Seafood place by constant ,next to his rest le violon d'ingres.I ate an ok gambas as an appetizer and a very good bouillabaisse.total cost 38 e . the place is very small and the hostess helpful AUTHENTIC. AVE SEGUR.15TH I had dinner last monday.I was the only customer.I had gambas salad as an entree,which was not bad and a magret de canard that was very bland,i did not stick around for dessert.

I agree with you and i was trying to explain as to why it seems to appeal to tourists.To me its a place with no merit whatsover and that's why I wanted to get out as soon as possible. Actually one could start a thread about what appeals to the average tourist versus locals.I have had numerous experiences with visitors who loved tourist restaurants that you see along the blvds and when taken to what i consider a worthy parisian restaurant they were unhappy.THe food there was too different from what they are used to ,while they can have for instance a steak and frites at a tourist spot.I want to emphasize that not all visitors fall in this category but there are enough to keep l'ami jean hopping.

I have had falavels in beirut,cairo and israel.Its wonderful fast food and the one in rue rosier,paris is definetily very good ,even though its not auhentic.its jazzed up .Its a delightful new version. By the way the best was in beirut.