Take Two: What is Your Favorite "Secret" Thing to do (or Place to Eat) in Paris?
Feb 4, 2013, 7:13 am
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we tried to do a canal trip on 2 occasions. both in mid winter, and they were not available for some reason. maybe high water? i do know all the river cruses were cancelled because the boats did not fit under the bridges. if the canals did not have locks, they would not be serviceable.
Feb 6, 2013, 8:50 am
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one of the best places I've ever been to in Paris is the Restaurant "Ile de la Reunion", 96 rue Daguerre, close to Montparnasse cemetery.
This is a small place that serves food from Reunion island, which is a great mixture of Indian, African, French food which tastes amazingly. Try the goat or the squid, and best go as a group and share. The place does not look like a lot from the outside, but the food compensates for it.
This is a small place that serves food from Reunion island, which is a great mixture of Indian, African, French food which tastes amazingly. Try the goat or the squid, and best go as a group and share. The place does not look like a lot from the outside, but the food compensates for it.
A must do if you like "bonbons piment" and "Cari zourites".
Feb 8, 2013, 2:08 pm
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Some fabulous bistros on my last visit with a minimum of tourist traffic and wonderful, creative dishes with fresh, undercooked vegetables on the plates:
Metropolitain, 4th
Le Taxi Jaune, 3rd
Christophe, 5th
Frenchie, 2nd.
Monjul, 4th.
I think the "island guy" is mixing up Paris with Montreal. A check of Google Earth is in order for him/her. Look at both cities and see which is an island.
Metropolitain, 4th
Le Taxi Jaune, 3rd
Christophe, 5th
Frenchie, 2nd.
Monjul, 4th.
I think the "island guy" is mixing up Paris with Montreal. A check of Google Earth is in order for him/her. Look at both cities and see which is an island.
Mar 6, 2013, 2:42 pm
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Le Pain Quotidien - just a few blocks from the Hyatt Vendome and only a few doors down from a grocery and laundry. Some of the best Belgium Waffles I have ever eaten. I make sure I visit every trip just for breakfast.
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
Mar 6, 2013, 4:52 pm
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Le Pain Quotidien - just a few blocks from the Hyatt Vendome and only a few doors down from a grocery and laundry. Some of the best Belgium Waffles I have ever eaten. I make sure I visit every trip just for breakfast.
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
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Mar 6, 2013, 7:02 pm
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Mar 6, 2013, 7:08 pm
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Mar 27, 2013, 3:15 pm
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Le Pain Quotidien - just a few blocks from the Hyatt Vendome and only a few doors down from a grocery and laundry. Some of the best Belgium Waffles I have ever eaten. I make sure I visit every trip just for breakfast.
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
http://www.lepainquotidien.fr
Apr 4, 2013, 12:52 pm
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What are peoples' thoughts on the Parc/Chateau de Bagatelle? I'll be in Paris with my girlfriend in June and am planning to propose while we're there, and I thought this would be a beautiful setting that's a little off the beaten path. Thoughts or alternative suggestions? I'd like a park-like setting that's on the quieter/less crowded side.
Apr 9, 2013, 4:39 am
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Apr 29, 2013, 10:19 pm
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Haven't checked if this has already been mentioned but Pierre Herme's kugelhopf which I ate for breakfast at Raffle's in Paris is divine!
May 3, 2013, 10:22 am
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What are peoples' thoughts on the Parc/Chateau de Bagatelle? I'll be in Paris with my girlfriend in June and am planning to propose while we're there, and I thought this would be a beautiful setting that's a little off the beaten path. Thoughts or alternative suggestions? I'd like a park-like setting that's on the quieter/less crowded side.
May 3, 2013, 10:56 am
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Sep 5, 2015, 3:55 am
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Yes, restaurant Victor is right near you and an excellent choice. I stay in this area often at the Lord Baltimore which has a nice restaurant too, but more pricey.
http://www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/...is/victor.html
or http://www.lafourchette.com/2_restau..._Victor/18504/
http://www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/...is/victor.html
or http://www.lafourchette.com/2_restau..._Victor/18504/
Any new finds?
Merci encore.