Inexpensive
My daughter discovered this charming, family run restaurant that like almost all Paris Asian restaurants combines the cuisine of at least two countries–in this case Vietnamese and Chinese. Big bowls of soup, Pho and crevettes with ravioli were being inhaled by neighboring diners and at 10 euros a perfect one-dish meals.
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I’d passed by the Marais location several times but being a purist I was reluctant to try it out not believing pastrami in Paris could compare to New York’s finest.
My pal Albert Nahmias had called for a meeting and when I arrived at his apartment door he ushered me into his car and we [...]
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Or as we call it Karole’s Afghan Café-think of Karen Allen’s Himalayan bar in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Karole’s is not a tourist destination, you won’t find it in guidebooks and my friends may pillory me for revealing our secret.
Just a block off Agnes Varda’s immortalized Rue Daguerre [...]
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At the end of a morning of shopping for Sunday dinner at the Marché d’Aligre I can often be found sipping a glass of red from the extensive list of wines, some for as little as 2.5 euros a glass, accompanied by a plate of rillettes de porc with a bowl of cornichons that [...]
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I’m having my morning noisette under the shade of a chestnut tree that looms over the terrace of the Bar de la Croix Rouge. Off to my right is Cesar’s statue of Centaur and to my left the rue du Four angles towards me.
It’s 8AM and the café has been open since 6 making [...]
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The petitist bistro in Saint Germain and possibly all of Paris is now under new management. Although the menu is no longer sprinkled with items from Spain it has lost none of its charm.
Stroll by at 11:30 AM and you’ll see Maribel and Marine prepping for the day until the doors officially [...]
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My neighbors will be furious so don’t tell them how you found this place.
A classic bistro du coin where local construction workers get a café fix (best price in the neighborhood) in the morning and a beer or wine pause at the end of the day. This is the kind of place where [...]
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The answer to the question: Where can I find good Mexican food in Paris is Fajitas.
Completely par hasard I descended the Rue Dauphine towards the river, a route I had never traveled and just before I got there, slam, bang, Fajitas. It is authentic right down to the Vera Cruzano owner, Miguel Garcia, who [...]
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Sometimes all you want is a slice of pizza, a sandwich, a crepe, a falafel or a bowl of soup. And most of the time your favorite bistro won’t serve it.
We had just watched Bogey get shot by Cagney at the Action Christine and my pal, the crime writer Michael Genelin and [...]
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It was Saturday Jan 2 and most bistros were closed for the extended New Year’s holiday. Sandwiched between Huiterie Regis and the Golfe de Naples we discovered the Mandarin, a family-owned and operated Thai restaurant with a Chinese name and a few Chinese dishes.
The interior was clean and elegant as was the suit and [...]
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