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There are various types of French cuisine, including "nouvelle cuisine" (known for its smaller portions and light ingredients), "cuisine improvisée" (creative dishes made with fresh produce) and "classic cuisine" (that is both "extravagant" in presentation and "lethal in price").Frommer's: Paris Restaurants Overview
Frommer's suggests avoiding restaurants that cater to tourists, and instead look "in nontouristy areas for new discoveries."Frommer's: Paris Restaurants Overview
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Fast Facts
- Country: France
- Language spoken: French
- Population: 2,147,857INSEE: Paris Population (1999)
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Country code: +33
- Area code: +01
- Time zone: CET
- Average climate: 30-40°F (winter), 60-70°F (summer)Wcities: Paris Fun Facts
- Coffee is only served after a mealFrommer's: Paris Restaurants Overview
- Tip of 12%-15% is sometimes added to final billFrommer's: Paris Restaurants Overview
- "Service non compris" means tip was not added to billFrommer's: Paris Restaurants Overview
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Fine Dining
Zagat Survey praises Taillevent for its "elegant" ambience, excellent service and "inventive" food.Zagat: Taillevent- Location: 8th Arrondissement
- Cuisine: Modern and traditional French
- Prices: 34€ - 190€Frommer's: Taillevent
- Lunch hours: 12:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Mon - FriTaillevent: Practical InformationFrommer's: Taillevent
- Dinner hours: 7:15 p.m. - 10 p.m., Mon - FriTaillevent: Practical InformationFrommer's: Taillevent
- Reservations required 4 to 6 weeks in advanceFrommer's: Taillevent
- Phone: 01-44-95-15-01
- E-mail: resa@taillevent.com
- Dress code: Jacket required, tie optionalTaillevent: Practical Information
- Recommended dishes: Crab rémoulade, duck with caramelized fruit, crème brûlée de foie gras, upside-down coffee-and-chocolate tartsConcierge.com: Taillevent
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Affordable Dining
With its "wonderful" food and "friendly" atmosphere, Le Bistrot Paul Bert is considered one of the "best buys in town" by Concierge.com.Concierge.com: Le Bistrot Paul Bert- Location: 11th and 12th Arrondissements
- Cuisine: Traditional French
- Prices: 10€ - 32€Frommer's: Bistrot Paul Bert
- Lunch hours: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tue - SatFrommer's: Bistrot Paul Bert
- Dinner hours: 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m., Tue - SatFrommer's: Bistrot Paul Bert
- Reservations recommendedFrommer's: Bistrot Paul Bert
- Phone: 01-43-72-24-01
- Recommended dishes: sauteed squid, cod steak, mushroom omelets, guinea hen with bacon-spiked cabbageConcierge.com: Le Bistrot Paul Bert
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High End Restaurants
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- Concierge.com Recommendation: "Fine oil paintings, including some surprising contemporary canvases, old-fashioned flower arrangements, hushed service, and one of the world's great wine lists make this place meaningfully mythic."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The place is small, which permits the owner to give personal attention to every facet of the operation and maintain a discreet atmosphere."
- Fodor's Choice: "The service is flawless and the exceptional wine list is well priced. All in all, a meal here comes as close to the classic haute-cuisine experience as you can find in Paris. Not surprisingly, you must reserve your table for dinner a month in advance."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "Again voted Paris' No. 1 for Food, this 'mythic' site in the 8th is 'as much a landmark as the Eiffel Tower'..."
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|name=Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée |address=25 avenue de Montaigne |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75008 |country=France |phone=01-53-67-65-00 |fax=01-53-67-65-12 |url=http://www.alain-ducasse.com/public_us/plaza_athenee/fr_cuisine.htm |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=25+avenue+de+Montaigne,+75+008+Paris&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,61.435547&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "A recent redecoration has enlivened the room by making a big deconstructed crystal chandelier the visual centerpiece of this cosseted little world."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The wine list is superb, with some selections deriving from the best vintages of France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, California, and Italy."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "'The world's superstar chef'—;'if God cooked, this would be the food'..."
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|name=Pierre Gagnaire |address=6 rue Balzac, 8e |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75008 |country=France |phone=01-58-36-12-50 |fax=01-58-36-12-51 |url=http://www.pierre-gagnaire.com/francais/cd24-new.htm |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=6,+rue+Balzac,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,61.435547&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "Pierre Gagnaire is not only a wizard of contemporary French gastronomy but also one of the most original and artistic chefs working anywhere today."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "If you're able to get a reservation, it's worth the effort. The menus are seasonal to take advantage of France's rich bounty; owner Pierre Gagnaire demands perfection, and the chef has a dazzling way with flavors and textures."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "'[A] place to push your palate and explore new sensations'..."
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|name=L'Arpège |address=84, rue de Varenne |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75007 |country=France |phone=01-47-05-09-06 |fax=01-44-18-98-39 |url=http://www.alain-passard.com/ds_pages/page14.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=84+Rue+de+Varenne,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,61.435547&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "Deceptively simple dishes, such as a rich, mustard-based gazpacho with ice cream and heirloom Haut-Maine chicken with cabbage, squash blossoms, and baby root vegetables, are breathtaking."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The signature dessert is a candied tomato stuffed with 12 kinds of dried and fresh fruit, served with anise-flavored ice cream."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[R]ed meat—eschewing chef Alain Passard 'gets more flavor out of vegetables than you'd think possible'..."
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|name=Guy Savoy |address=18, Rue Troyon |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75017 |country=France |phone=01-43-80-40-61 |fax=01-46-22-43-09 |url=http://www.guysavoy.com/en/intro.htm |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Guy+Savoy+&near=paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.877234,2.299426&spn=0.005828,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=A |type=French }}
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "One of the hottest chefs in Europe, Guy Savoy serves the kind of food he likes to eat, prepared with consummate skill. We think he has a slight edge over his rival Michel Rostang , though Ducasse, at least in media coverage, surpasses them both."
- Fodor's Review: "Revamped with dark African wood, rich leather, and cream-color marble, Guy Savoy's luxury restaurant has stepped gracefully into the 21st century."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[T]his 'spectacular' Haute Cuisine site has it all: 'original' dishes in which 'every flavor sings'..."
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Moderate Restaurants
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|name=L'Atelier Joël Robuchon |address=5-7 rue de Montalembert, 7e |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75007 |country=France |phone=01-42-22-56-56 |fax= |url=http://www.hotel-pont-royal.com/hotel-Pont-Royal-restaurant-bar.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=5+Rue+de+Montalembert,+75007+Paris,+Paris,+Ile-de-France,+France&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.963048,57.919922&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "L'Atelier is innovative, totally nonsmoking, and fun, as long as you don't mind the counter-only service, high-rise stools, and reservation policy—tables can only be booked for 6:30 p.m."
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "All of the restaurant's 41 seats are pulled up to a bar-style countertop that surrounds an open-to-view kitchen. Reservations are accepted only for the earliest service, beginning every night at 6:30."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[H]aute Cuisine menu that showcases 'a fusion of flavors' served small plates—style..."
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|name=Mon Vieil Ami |address=69, Rue St Louis en l'ile |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75004 |country=France |phone=01-40-46-01-35 |fax=01-40-46-01-36 |url=http://www.mon-vieil-ami.com/index.php5/en/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mon+Vieil+Ami&near=paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.854621,2.352726&spn=0.005831,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=A |type=French }}
- Fodor's Choice: "The updated medieval dining room -- stone walls, dark-wood tables, and small glass panes -- provides a stylish milieu for the inventive cooking here, which showcases perfect produce."
- Zagat Well-Rated : "Strasbourg star chef-owner Antoine Westermann offers his 'divine food' at this 'lively' bistro where patrons sit 'elbow to elbow'..."
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|name=Au Pied de Cochon |address=6, Rue Coquillere |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75001 |country=France |phone=01-40-13-77-00 |fax= |url=http://www.pieddecochon.com/index.php?lang=en |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Au+Pied+de+Cochon&near=paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.863247,2.339702&spn=0.00583,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=B |type=French }}
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Their famous onion soup and namesake specialty (grilled pigs' feet with bearnaise sauce) still lure visitors, and where else in Paris can you get such a good meal at 3am?"
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[P]ortions of traditional brasserie fare—onion soup, 'large platters of fresh seafood' and 'the pig's feet that give the restaurant its name'..."
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|name=Il Cortile |address=33, Rue Cambon |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75001 |country=France |phone=01-44-58-45-67 |fax= |url=http://www.castille.com/index.php?id1=55&id2 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hotel+Castille&near=paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.870093,2.327149&spn=0.005829,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=A |type=Italian }}
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Flanking the verdant courtyard of a small hotel, this much-talked-about restaurant serves the best Italian food in Paris. The cuisine is fresh, inventive, and seasonal."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[F]ans applaud his 'well-proportioned, delectable' dishes, an 'inventive' version of Lombardian cuisine..."
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|name=Isami |address=4 Quai d'Orleans |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75004 |country=France |phone=01-40-46-06-97 |fax= |url=http://www.fra.cityvox.fr/restaurants_paris/isami_253/Profil-Lieu |map_url= |type=Sushi }}
- Zagat Well-Rated : "Despite the 'dull decor' and 'indifferent service', no surveyor seems to be able to resist 'the best sushi in Paris'..."
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Affordable Restaurants
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|name=Bistrot Paul Bert |address=18 Rue Paul Bert |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75011 |country=France |phone=01-43-72-24-01 |fax= |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/D41187.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=18+Rue+Paul+Bert,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.817312,57.919922&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "With a friendly, arty crowd and wonderful food, this back-beyond-the-Bastille bistro would be well worth seeking out even if it weren't one of the best buys in town."
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Some critics define this as the best and most appealing middle-bracket restaurant in the 11th Arrondissement, and judging by the crowds that pack in here on a Saturday night, we're inclined to agree."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "Featuring 'funky decor' of flea-market finds and a 'beautiful blackboard' of bistro delights..."
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|name=L'Avant Goût |address=26 Rue Bobillot |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75013 |country=France |phone=01-53-80-24-00 |fax= |url=http://www.lavantgout.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=26+rue+Bobillot,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,61.435547&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "The friendly chef and his sassy wife run the restaurant like a kind of open house—generating an aura of conviviality that encompasses regulars from the neighborhood along with many well-advised foreigners."
- Fodor's Review: "Typical of his market-inspired cooking is his signature pot-au-feu de cochon aux epices, with spiced pork standing in for the usual beef. Homemade desserts and a good-value wine list round off a truly satisfying experience; children get an especially warm welcome here."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "[T]he New French cuisine is 'original', even 'surprising'..."
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|name=Angélina |address=226 Rue de Rivoli |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75001 |country=France |phone=01-42-60-82-00 |fax= |url=http://www.groupe-bertrand.com/gb/angelina.php |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=226+rue+de+Rivoli,+1er,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.817312,57.919922&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French/Tea }}
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The carpets are plush, the ceilings high, and the accessories have the right amount of patina. This place has no equal when it comes to viewing the lionesses of haute couture over tea and sandwiches."
- Zagat Well-Rated: "'The world's best hot chocolate' (aka 'liquid fudge') and an 'elegantly' 'dilapidated faux-baroque decor'..."
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|name=L'Ebauchoir |address=43 Rue de Citeaux |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75012 |country=France |phone=01-43-42-49-31 |fax= |url=http://www.lebauchoir.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=43+rue+de+citeaux+paris&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=48.852404,2.3803&spn=0.009686,0.028496&z=15&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "With buffed aluminum trim and plaster-and-stucco walls tinted dark orange-yellow and Bordeaux, the place might remind you of a factory canteen."
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|name=Crémerie Restaurant Polidor |address=41 Rue Monsieur le Prince |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75006 |country=France |phone=01-43-26-95-34 |fax= |url=http://restaurantpolidor.info/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=41+rue+Monsieur-le-Prince,+6e,+Paris,+France&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.817312,57.919922&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=French }}
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Cremerie Polidor is the most traditional bistro in the Odeon area, serving cuisine familiale."
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|name=La Victoire Supreme du Coeur |address=41 Rue des Bourdonnais |city=Paris |state= |postal_code=75001 |country=France |phone=01-40-41-95-03 |fax= |url=http://www.vscoeur.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=41+rue+des+Bourdonnais,+paris,+france&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.817312,57.919922&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr |type=Vegetarian }}
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