Saturday, July 13 is our daughter's 17th birthday. After dinner we're going dancing at a Latin club near Place de la Republique. We leave Paris early the next morning, so we need a 7:30 dinner reservation. Our daughter is mature, and enjoys both bistros and brasseries. She'd like somewhere lively, with a clientele of mixed ages. For her, heaven would be great agneau on a plate, and happy laughter throughout the room. For now, we have a 7:30 reservation at Moulin a Vent. That surely fits the bill for the agneau, but it won't be lively that early. What do you suggest for lively ambience and a great meal, that early in the evening? (We'd win the trifecta, if the room's also not too smokey!) Has anyone tried Cave Gourmande in the 19th? Thanks!
