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Oops, it's thursday, it's too late. so where did you go????

why not Les Enfants Rouges? 90 rue des archives, marché des enfants rouges.

Wow, I watched the whole thing and never realised who the "experts" were ! I missed the first few minutes. I can't believe that was the chef from Le Troquet. Did you notice at the end, they gave a number you could call and asked, "is your hotel, restaurant, salon du coiffure, etc in trouble? Call ...",so perhaps they will have spin off shows or will redo more than just restaurants.

Just to make things even more confusing as far as Le Comptoir's opening hours are concerned. A friend told me he ate there on Sunday night, but it was not the set menu. So, it appears that you can eat there on the weekends, you just won't get the 40 € menu.

Thanks to everyone for all of the suggestions. I forgot about the Last Drop. I will tell my friend, who incidently isn't French at all and lives in Philadelphia. He was just visiting. It was his first trip and he loved the cafes and was wondering if there were any European-style cafes back home.

This weekend I made it my mission to learn more about French cheese. I had been browsing around the market on Sunday and saw a stand that was only selling a few different cheeses and sausages, but none were labeled. So, not knowing what they were, I asked. The guy had a big grin on his face that said “Silly little foreign girl” and pointed to his shirt which read Auvergne in big bold letters.“Ah oui” I replied, even though it didn’t really help me out. So, I bought some cheese and then went home to order the book French Cheeses from Amazon and vowed to try at least a new cheese each week, if not more.

I'm sorry if this topic has already been covered. I did a search and didn't seem to find anything. A friend from Philadelphia was just visiting me in Paris and is now having café withdraw back home in Philadelphia. I told him about La Colombe, but was wondering if there are any others that have opened since I have left (almost 4 years ago). Does Anthony's still exist in the Italian market? I used to like Old City Coffee in the reading terminal, but it's not really a café. He definitely wants the full café experience and not just coffee to go. Many thanks!

Nobody's been yet? It's definitely open. I walked by a few weeks ago and was told that they would be doing a brasserie type menu during the day and a "menu gastronomique" in the evenings. The menu is 40 euros.

You will love it! The food is really exceptional for the price.

I don't think you have to be concerned at all either. A restaurant may or may not have some of the items you mentionned on the menu, but there will always be other choices. You may want to avoid places like C'Amelot or La Cave de l'Os à Moelle since they offer no choice but otherwise I wouldn't think twice about it. You have many good choices on your list. I'm not so sure that I would run to Ambassade d'Auvergne though. And just so you know the Chef from De la Garde has recently taken over A Beauvilliers in the 18th, so you might want to try that instead. Last night I went to La Cerisie, which has been mentionned here many times and it was excellent. Your girlfriend would have been limited to what she could have as there was a lot of duck, goose, foie gras,etc, but there was still a beef and fish choice that I'm sure she would have been happy with.

I think Chez Michel was just closed for vacation because Demorand wrote (roughly translated) "that will teach us to show up without a reservation during a holiday".

Wow, that's really interesting. I've just moved to the 11th from the 6th and thought I noticed a difference in the water, but figured it was just my imagination. Perhaps it is better in the 11th

I don't really care for the taste of water in Paris, but will drink it if I don't have any bottled at home and have no hesitation about ordering it either.

He is definitely already installed in the hotel and I have seen him in the restaurant several times (I live close by) , but he has not changed the menu yet. I'll stop by on my way home from work tomorrow night and ask what the reservation policy is.

If you are going to be a group, I'd make a reservation anyway. That way they're prepared and you won't be disappointed. Have a great time

Legrand isn't open in the evenings though, I think they close at 19h30. I tried to go one night and it was closed. I just went to Juveniles the other night which is in the 1st. They have a great selection of wine from all over the world. 47 rue de Richelieu. There is also La Cloche des Halles which I've always wanted to try. 28 rue coquilliere, 1st.

I've never heard of anything at the Cordon Bleu, but the Ecole Gregoire Ferrandi does have a restaurant and I've heard good things. It might only be open for lunch though.

I understand your point entirely and certainly would have agreed before moving to France. However, I haven't been back to the US for a few years, so I definitely crave things from home every now and then. I have a friend who works at the Embassy and she says that some people actually do their food shopping at a base in Germany that has all sorts of US products--Butterball turkies, Kraft cheese, etc--that I will agree is VERY bizarre.

Actually, brunch has become really popular in Paris and many places serve it on Sundays. The food is almost always the same with slight variations. Often you will get: a small bit of scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, some sort of salad that varies from place to place, and maybe sausage. Juice, coffee and pastries are normally included and the prices are around 18- 20€. I've actually been to several, but never thought any place was that great. I like Coffee Parisien in the 6th for the eggs Benedict though. And when I went to Alcazar a ten-minute massage was included in the price….

I don't remember seeing any threads about favorite spots for brunch in Paris, so I thought I'd start one. A friend and I made plans for brunch this weekend and decided on the Pause Café on rue Charonne because I heard they had a pretty good brunch. Unfortunately, I have to say it wasn't all that great. The service was dreadful (pleasant enough, but only two servers who were completely overwhelmed and let us sit for an eternity), and the food mediocre at best, plus it wasn't all that cheap. It's a shame really, because it's a great cafe, especially in the summer when you can sit out on the terrace. Does anyone have any spots they can recommend?

If you are staying in the 6th and want something casual but very good, that's also open on Sunday, I can recommend Fish, La Boissonnerie, a tiny wine-bar/restaurant with excellent food. It's owned by an American (don't let that scare you) who has a wonderful wine shop around the corner. It's been talked about before on Egullet with many positive reviews. Fish 69 rue de Seine 75006, Pars 01 43 54 34 69 They get pretty busy on Sunday, so I would definitely reserve. But you can do it that day, no need to book ahead.

I was told that the restaurant will be open non-stop from noon-midnight and will be more like a wine bar. It's not going to be like La Regalade at all.

This might be blasphemous to say, and I realize that for many it's part of the charm, but I really hate the fact that you can't see any of the prices at Dehillerin. You either have to wait to be served by one of the salesmen or you can take the long serial number marked on each item and attempt to look it up yourself (although I'm not sure if they would like this). Personally, I find it hard to make a decision without the prices.

But why wouldn't they, if the food was truly good? I think, or hope anyway, that if the food is good, people would come no matter what nationality the chef is. And I can think a few French restaurants in Paris, which get excellent reviews, whose Chef's are not French and no one seems to mind-- Le Timbre where the chef is English, La Cave Gourmand (American)--I'm sure there are others. Edited for typo.

Thanks again for all of the suggestions. I ended up going to La Repaire de Cartouche and it was definitely a good choice. Since I was with someone from out of town, I wanted something that was more "old-school French" and La Repaire fit the bill. The setting is somewhat rustic and reminded me of something you might even find in the country-side, which was perfect. I started with a delicious steamed artichoke topped with baby spinach, a poached quail's egg and a creamy sauce, while my friend had foie gras. My main course was a perfectly roasted shoulder of lamb with white beans and roasted garlic and my friend had civet which he claimed was delicious as well. Unfortunately neither of us had room for dessert. La Repaire de Cartouche 99 rue Amelot, 11th 01 47 00 25 86