Paris: left bank

[chris-s]

Taking wife & friends to Paris for her 60th.

Need a good French restaurant/brasserie/bistro (good of its kind) for a Saturday night meal.

Staying on left bank, so looking for something not too far from that area.

Not fine dining: actual birthday meal is at Le Gavroche in London.

What can you recommend?

[weinoo]

On our recent trip to Paris, we had quite a nice meal at L'Agrume, a small, welcoming restaurant in the 5th, with a 5-course prix-fixe for around 35 - 40 euros.

More info here.

[JBailey]

My personal favorite is D'Chez Eux in the 7th at 2 avenue Lowndal near Les Invalides and a short walk to the Eiffel Tower. It is country French. Some believe it to be too full of tourists, but I find the hospitality, food and atmosphere drawing me back each time I visit. Call me a softy for tradition and traditional food.

Edited April 2, 2011 by JBailey (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Bertrand Bley's Les Papilles. Strictly speaking, a wine shop, wine bar, epicerie. But Bretrand's warm welcome and the kitchen's superb food make it a "must go" for us every visit to Paris.

No choice menu consists of a garnished soup with the tureen left on your table, followed by a casserole of an exquisite protein that can be anything from pork breast to rack of lamb or duck breast, all served in a fine sauce with appropriate vegetables. Then a small plated cheese course and most often some special take of panna cotta. All this for 31€, last visit. Wine is off the shelf price + 8€ corkage.

We'll be there in a week! Cheers!

http://www.lespapillesparis.fr/EN_presentation_bistroy.html