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  • dji
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 3020

    been over 6 years since I visited Paris, are the Herold and Malher L'eclaireur stores still the ones carrying the most interesting men's wear? Maria Luisa and Colette still worth a visit? any other store recommendations would be good too, think I'll give the department stores a miss this time as from memory they didn't have anything too exciting.

    planning to try and book for Le Chateaubriand but overwhelmed with choices for other restaurants in the city, I'll be staying in the Marais area so any recommendations for places to eat from that part of town would be great!

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    • ryanhast
      Member
      • Sep 2013
      • 81

      I recently stayed in the Marais area.
      2 places were excellent:

      ja ja: amazing food


      derriere: very cool atmosphere, great food as well.


      Went to a couple of other places:
      Pamela Popo: meh.
      Philosophers: had lunch here and it was good, the view was better.http://www.cafeine.com/philosophes

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      • Faust
        kitsch killer
        • Sep 2006
        • 37852

        Can you tell me more about Ja Ja? Because the menu doesn't sound all that appealing.

        I've been to their other restaurant, Glou, several times, and it's overpriced and overhyped - the food is absolutely nothing special.
        Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

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        • Faust
          kitsch killer
          • Sep 2006
          • 37852

          Originally posted by dji View Post
          been over 6 years since I visited Paris, are the Herold and Malher L'eclaireur stores still the ones carrying the most interesting men's wear? YES Maria Luisa and Colette still worth a visit? FUCK NO. any other store recommendations would be good too, think I'll give the department stores a miss this time as from memory they didn't have anything too exciting. 7L for books. Le Bon Marche can surprise you at sale time.

          planning to try and book for Le Chateaubriand but overwhelmed with choices for other restaurants in the city, I'll be staying in the Marais area so any recommendations for places to eat from that part of town would be great!
          Skip the meat at Roberta et Louise and go for the duck. Crepes at Breizh cafe. Falafel at L'as du Falafel. Vegan lunch at Bob's Kitchen. For the scene, a beer at La Perle or coffee at Cafe Charlot. Skip Rose Bakery - hype.
          Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

          StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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          • ryanhast
            Member
            • Sep 2013
            • 81

            Originally posted by Faust View Post
            Can you tell me more about Ja Ja? Because the menu doesn't sound all that appealing.

            I've been to their other restaurant, Glou, several times, and it's overpriced and overhyped - the food is absolutely nothing special.
            They were not offering anything crazy that's for sure, but I thought it was well done. I am not sure what you are looking for in a menu though. Derriere was certainly a more interesting place.

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            • Faust
              kitsch killer
              • Sep 2006
              • 37852

              Originally posted by ryanhast View Post
              They were not offering anything crazy that's for sure, but I thought it was well done. I am not sure what you are looking for in a menu though. Derriere was certainly a more interesting place.
              I'm looking for food that tastes good.
              Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

              StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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              • dji
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2008
                • 3020

                ^ aren't we all.

                thanks for the recommendations guys, appreciate it! anywhere that will do a decent flat white in the area?

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                • Anomie
                  Member
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 73

                  I keep a comprehensive list of Paris Food and Wine related places. I thought I would post it as MFW is approaching.

                  Some new places of note - David Toutain, Clown Bar (open all day), Le Servan and Les Enfants Rouge in the Marais which has a new Chef/Owner (small and reservations are required).

                  If it is helpful I can post updated lists periodically because the Paris Food and Wine scene is constantly in flux.

                  __________________

                  Lunch

                  Bistro Paul Bert (11th) - Classic French cuisine. Great pre-fixe lunch special and good natural wine list with a few older wines. RECOMMENDED

                  Clamato (11th) - Chef Bertrand Grébaut and Théo Pourriat no reservations seafood tapas bar. Next door to sister restaurant Septime. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Clown Bar (11th) - Open 7:00 am to 10:30 Wednesday - Sunday. Saturne owners recently purchased and restored the historic Clown Bar. I think Pierre Jancou is also involved.

                  David Toutain (7th) - Former Chef of Agapé Substance. Recently opened. Hearing very, very good things. The first reservation I made for MFW.

                  Frenchie To Go (2nd) - Open seven days a week, 8 am to 4 pm.

                  L’Epicure BREIZH Cafe (3rd) - Well-sourced products plus unlikely Japanese touches put Breizh Café head and shoulders above most crêperies. Excellent Ciders and Champagne. Also great mustard and butters (Seaweed Butter is amazing).

                  Ô Divin (19th) - Open Tuesday through Friday for lunch (18€). Chef Mathieu has serious culinary chops from working at Chateaubriand, NOMA, Papilles Insolites, Benjamin Toursel & Michel*Bras. Lunch Tuesday through Friday. Dinner Monday through Saturday.

                  Septime (11th) - One of the best meals in Paris. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Yam’Tcha (1st) - Small husband and wife team. Adeline Grattard is the Chef and trained under my favorite three star Michelin Chef Pascal Barbot. The Husband is a tea master. The tea pairings are extraordinary. Very small and hard to get a reservation, lunch is much easier. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Take Out / Fast Food:

                  Best Fallafel L’As du Fallafel (4th)

                  Candelaria (3rd) - Just in case you are looking for a Taco in Paris. They also have a very good cocktail lounge at night.

                  Frenchie To Go (2nd) - Open seven days a week, 8 am to 4 pm.

                  Epicerie Verre Volé (11th) - small gourmet food store from the Le Verre Volé team.

                  Nanashi (3rd and 10th) - I put Nanashi here because the food is just ok but is good if you need a fast meal or take out.

                  Dinner:

                  Bones (11th) - Relatively new place that is doing fantastic things. Chef James Henry was formally at Au Passage. Set menu. RECOMMENDED

                  Come A Casa (11th) - Very small Italian restaurant with a tiny menu that changes daily.

                  Clamato (11th) - Chef Bertrand Grébaut and Théo Pourriat no reservations seafood tapas bar. Next door to sister restaurant Septime. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  David Toutain - Recently opened. Hearing very, very good things. The first reservation I made for my next trip.

                  Frenchie (2nd) - Chef Gregory Marchand. Extremely difficult reservation.

                  L’Avant Comptoir (6th) - Too heavy on meat for my pescetarian tastes. But clearly an important place in the culinary history of Paris.

                  Le Baratin (20th) - This is where the whole Natural Wine scene started and where all of the chefs go to eat. *You have to ask for specific wines by name and things start to magically appear. I am a huge fan but service can be prickly until you break the ice.

                  Le Chateaubriand (11th) - I love Inaki’s food. Consistently one of my favorites. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Le Dauphin (11th) - Next to Le Chateaubriand. No set menu and more fish centric. Designed by Rem Koolhaus RECOMMENDED

                  La Table d’ Aki (7th) - Small intimate place where the Chef does almost everything.

                  Le 6 Paul Bert (11th) - New restaurant from Bertrand Auboyneau. Small plates.

                  Les Enfant Rouge - Also heard very good things from a friend who is a food writer who eats there twice a week.*Chef used to work at L'Avant Comptoir

                  Le Mary Celeste (3rd) - Fun overall place with very good cocktails, natural wine, light food and great music. RECOMMENDED

                  Le Servan (11th) - New restaurant with a chef who has worked at both L’Arpege and L’Astrance. Hearing very good things about this place.

                  L’ Verre Vole (10th) - Wonderful overall place. Another pioneer in Natural wine. They change chefs quite often so there is some variability in the food. Worth going.

                  Roseval (20th) - The young team members have formerly worked at places such as Rino and Le Chateaubriand. One of my favorite new places in Paris and a great value. (Update: the original chefs have recently left and one of the waiters purchased the restaurant so not sure if it is as good as it was late last 2013)

                  Septime (11th) - One of my favorite meals in Paris for either lunch or dinner. Closed Saturday and Sunday. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Spring (1st) - Highly acclaimed American Chef Daniel Rose. Pricey. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Vivant (10th) - The legend Pierre Jancou started another great spot and sold it again to the owners of Racines. I have not been since the change in ownership.

                  Yam’Tcha - Small husband and wife team. Adeline Grattard is the Chef and trained under my favorite three star Michelin Chef Pascal Barbot. The Husband is a tea master. The tea pairings are extraordinary. Very small and hard to get a reservation, lunch is much easier. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Verjus (1st)

                  Open Sunday:

                  Clamato (11th) - Excellent seafood oriented casual spot from the Septime crew. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Le Chapeau Melon - Owner was formerly involved with Le Baratin. Very small homey place. A decent option for Sunday. Very good natural wine list.

                  Les Enfant Rouge - Heard very good things from a friend who is a food writer who eats there twice a week.*Chef used to work at L'Avant Comptoir

                  L’ Verre Volé - Wonderful overall place. Another pioneer in Natural wine. They change chefs quite often so there is some variability in the food. Worth going.


                  Wine Bars:

                  Aux Deux Amis (11th) - Across the street from the Le Verre Vole wine bar and around the corner from the Le Verre Volé Epicere

                  Buvette (9th)

                  Café de la Nouvelle Marie

                  Frenchie Bar à Vins (2nd)

                  Le Cave (11th) - Le Chateaubriands wine shop and winebar.

                  Le Garde Robe (17th) -

                  Septime Cave (11th)

                  Quedubon (19th) - Wine bare/Bistro

                  Touller Outillage (11th)

                  Verjus Bar à Vin (1st) - Small plates. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

                  Vivant Wine Bar (10th)

                  Wine Stores:

                  Cave Augé (8th) - Best wine store in Paris for serious wine geeks. They can sometimes seem like they have an attitude although I have never encountered this.

                  Caves des Papilles (14th)

                  Crus et Decouvertes (11th)

                  Le Verre Volé La Cave (10th) - Small messy selection of Natural wines not as great as you would expect from the Verre Volé crew but still many great things to drinks and some very good values.

                  Cocktails:

                  Experimental Cocktail (2nd) - Sometimes hard to get in. I prefer to go on quiet nights.

                  Candelaria (3rd) - Just in case you are looking for a Taco in Paris. They also have a very good cocktail lounge at night
                  Le Mary Celeste (3rd) - (surprisingly good food and great wine selection)

                  Sherry Butt (4th) - New place. I have not been yet.

                  Coffee / Tea:

                  Boots (3rd)

                  Coutume (7th)

                  Fragments (3rd)

                  Foundation Café (3rd)

                  Ten Belles (10th ) - This is routinely mentioned as the best coffee in Paris.

                  Other Food Recommendations:

                  Cheese - Fromagerie Trotté (4th) - My favorite cheese store. Located close to the Marais.

                  Market - Le Marché des Enfants Rouge Market (3rd) - Decent market in the Marais.

                  Market - Marche Raspail (6th) - Largest organic Biodynamic market in France (only on Sunday for full Biodynamic). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

                  Izraël Spice Store (4th) - Middle Eastern spice specialists.

                  La Tête dans les Olives - Amazing oliver oil store that also takes reservations for a 5 person table where the will create a unique meal for you (latable@latetedanslesolives.com.)

                  Pousse Pousse (9th) - Raw food and juice.

                  Tea - Hediard (8th)

                  Tea - Jugetsudo (6th) - Japanese tea store and salon.

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                  Last edited by Anomie; 06-16-2014, 05:32 AM.

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                  • Faust
                    kitsch killer
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 37852

                    /\ MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

                    So, Bistro Paul Bert has not taken a dive even if it's on all the English-language food blogs? I feel like everything David Libovitz mentions turns to shit. He's like reverse Midas.

                    Nanashi is also good for crowd watching during fashion weeks, if that's your thing.
                    Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                    StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                    • Anomie
                      Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 73

                      Originally posted by Faust View Post

                      So, Bistro Paul Bert has not taken a dive even if it's on all the English-language food blogs? I feel like everything David Libovitz mentions turns to shit. He's like reverse Midas.

                      I was last at Bistro Paul Bert 9 months ago and it was still good for lunch.

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                      • dji
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 3020

                        thanks Anomie, great list.

                        not sure if this belongs here or in the tech thread but can anyone recommend a decent prepaid SIM for data? was thinking Lebara but I don't think they have nano SIMs in store, I'll only be in Paris for 4-5 days so 500MB to 1GB should suffice.

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                        • dji
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 3020

                          how's the food at Frenchie's wine bar? looking for a place for next Thursday night, made arrangements for the trip to Paris far too late to consider booking the main restaurant. managed to make a reservation at Le Chateaubriand for one of the nights I'm in town which should be good.

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                          • Anomie
                            Member
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 73

                            Originally posted by dji View Post
                            how's the food at Frenchie's wine bar? looking for a place for next Thursday night, made arrangements for the trip to Paris far too late to consider booking the main restaurant. managed to make a reservation at Le Chateaubriand for one of the nights I'm in town which should be good.
                            The food is good. A bit more casual than the main restaurant. They expanded the space so it might be easier to get in.

                            I will be at Chateaubriand on Saturday. They have a new wine bar/store in between Chateaubriand and Le Dauphin.

                            Still waiting to hear about reservations at Le Servan for Thursday.

                            Clamato would also be another option for you if you like seafoods - they are also no reservations like Frenchie's Wine Bar.

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                            • dji
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 3020

                              thanks Anomie, I ended up making a booking at Bones for the Thursday night. will try to get in to Clamato for lunch on Saturday or Sunday.

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                              • Anomie
                                Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 73

                                Originally posted by dji View Post
                                thanks Anomie, I ended up making a booking at Bones for the Thursday night. will try to get in to Clamato for lunch on Saturday or Sunday.
                                Bones is very good (albeit loud).

                                Chef Henry posted and an instagram today of an amazing Breton lobster.

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