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Philou by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great for Last Minute Booking

By Barbra Austin · Leave a Comment

In Paris, reservations are all but obligatory at most decent restaurants. Even some of the most casual spots require a call, and it’s easy to get the squeeze if you haven’t planned ahead. We can help.

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Rino by Phyllis Flick

Five Great Frenchie Substitutes

By Barbra Austin · 5 Comments

We asked our contributors for the addresses they would recommend when you can’t get into Frenchie (or don’t even want to try). Here’s what they said.

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Tricotin by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great for Inexpensive Chinese

By Barbra Austin · 4 Comments

We asked our contributing advisors where they go for a far-eastern fix that won’t break the bank. Here’s what they said.

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Chocolat Chaud at Jacques Genin by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great for Hot Chocolate

By Barbra Austin · 8 Comments

A few weeks ago it seemed as though spring had sprung in Paris, but the mercury has dipped again, which has us thinking about one thing: Hot chocolate.

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lArpège-by-Meg-Zimbeck-150x150

Five Great for Vegetarians

By Meg Zimbeck · 7 Comments

Whether you’re a vegetarian, or someone who’s dating a vegetarian, you know that meatless options are hard to come by in this town. That’s especially true if you’re craving something that’s both French (skipping over some very good Italian and Asian options) and properly good. However, a handful of French tables manage to [...]

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Claires at Régis

Five Great for Oysters

By Barbra Austin · 5 Comments

Where can you score some great oysters in Paris? We asked our contributing advisors – a group of food-obsessed Paris writers – to name their favorite spots for indulging in some half-shell love. The overall favorite: Huîtrerie Régis.

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Pierre Herme macarons

Five Great for Macarons

By The Mouth · 1 Comment

Paris is a playground for lovers of macarons – those little treats with the quick-dissolving shells, creamy centers, and wacky flavors. Macs in Paris are easy to find, but not all cookies are created equal. We asked our panel of contributing editors to weigh in and name their favorite sources for that quintessentially French sandwich cookie.

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Box of chocolates from Jacques Genin by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great for a Box of Chocolates

By Meg Zimbeck · 10 Comments

Ask a group of food writers about their favorite for a box of chocolate and the resulting dischord may surprise you. Of all our Five Great topics to date, chocolate turns out to be the most personal and divisive.

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Five Great for Crepes - the Breizh Cafe

Five Great for Crêpes

By The Mouth · 7 Comments

Crêpes are warm and bubbly, they’re inexpensive, and in-house studies have found them to be the perfect hangover food. That makes them just right for December, when the weather is cold and wet, when the wallets are increasingly empty, and when there are wine tastings almost every single day. But where to go for the best galettes?

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Galette des Rois with paper crown via lesteph/Flickr

Five Great for Galette des Rois

By The Mouth · 4 Comments

Thank the baby Jesus and those three kings who traveled to meet him, it’s time again for the galette des rois! Our local experts have selected their favorite sources for the Kings’ Cake in Paris and crowned their own royalty, beginning with Christophe Vasseur of Du Pain et Des Idées.

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Sunday night at Le Verre Volé by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great Places for Sunday Dinner

By Meg Zimbeck · 4 Comments

Judging by the listings in our own Guide to Paris, at least half of Paris restaurants are closed on Sunday. Visitors to Paris, including veteran restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila, are continually confounded by the number of closed doors on dimanche. To help our readers find options that are open, we created [...]

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Guilo Guilo for dinner in Montmartre photo by Meg Zimbeck

Five Great for Dinner in Montmartre

By The Mouth · 12 Comments

Of all the questions we’re asked about dining in Paris, “where to eat in Montmartre?” is among the most frequent and the most difficult. It’s a charming area, and the bakeries are impressive, but the Butte is largely barren when it comes to good restaurants. There are, however, a few fresh options. We’ve listed our five favorites, along with a few backup options that don’t totally suck.

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Partridge at Philou, photo by Meg ZImbeck

Six Great for Wild Game

By Meg Zimbeck · 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again: time for us to appreciate the variety and beauty of wild animals… with our mouths. Time to taste of the bunny, the bambi, the boar, and the buckshot. Bite down carefully, and bite here, at the following selection of game-savvy restaurants preferred by our gang of contributing advisors.

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Dining in Groups - Drouant - photo courtesy of the restaurant

Five Great for Groups

By Meg Zimbeck · 3 Comments

In Paris, where a restaurant’s popularity seems to be inversely related to the number of seats, dining in a big group isn’t easy. Try booking for ten at a twenty-seat spot and you’re likely to be laughed right off the phone. But don’t despair – there are a handful of Paris restaurants that can welcome groups with excellent food and reasonable prices. Here are our favorites.

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pink flamingo pizza by meg zimbeck

Five Great with Kids

By Meg Zimbeck · 10 Comments

There may not be an abundance of children’s menus in Paris, but this doesn’t mean that families are relegated to McDonald’s. Our contributing advisors have put their heads together and come up with this list of places that please both children and parents alike – restaurants that feature simple food, kind service, proximity to open space, and/or good drink options for mom & dad. Their overall favorite: the Breizh Café.

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Grom by Barbra Austin

Five Great for Ice Cream

By Meg Zimbeck · 7 Comments

For true connoisseurs of the cold stuff, the end of summer does not spell the end of ice cream. Here are the five Paris glaciers where we most often go – in any season – to get our licks.

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Five Great for Outdoor Dining - Drouant, image courtesy of the restaurant

Five Great Places for Outdoor Dining

By Meg Zimbeck · 1 Comment

Sidewalk seats are easy to come by if you want to sip an apéro. Outdoor dining is a trickier proposition. There are plenty of gorgeous spots where the food is grim, and there are delicious restaurants where the outdoor seating is drab. A handful of restaurants manage to do both – serving excellent food in delightful open-air surroundings. Here are our favorites.

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    • Vs on Coffee crème brûléeGood looking. Can I have one please? :)
    • graham on Huitrerie RégisThe oysters were average to tasteless. The service really awful. No excuses, it was 19.00 on sunday! The waitress asked if I...
    • The Mouth on Five Great for Hot ChocolateYou're not the only one who loves Angelina, SMG. It simply didn't get as many votes among our contributing editors, who perhaps...
    • SMG1947 on Five Great for Hot ChocolateWhat were they thinking or drinking? The only one or two that even come close to Angelina, having trekked all over Paris...
    • John Talbott on Five Great for Dinner in Montmartre"Note to one commenter: I live in Montmartre and if I want to eat well, I never go up the hill." This...
    • The Mouth on Five Great for GroupsHi doubledown, "rejects" are places that received no positive votes when put before our contributing editors and instead received requests that they...
    • doubledown on Five Great for GroupsSurely it wasn't necessary to call Aux Lyonnais a reject....such a negative connotation.
    • forest on Five Great for Dinner in MontmartreAs another Montmartre resident, I like all on the top list. I agree with Gail about great dinners at Chamarre - but...
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    • jo on Our Guide to Paris: West County GirlWe had dinner there last night with Seb. We had oysters to start, along with a planche of saucissons. Hubby got adventurous...
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