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• Le Bistrot Bleriot in the 16th: If You Live/work Near Radio France, This is an...

  

  5.0 Le Bistrot Bleriot, 9 ave de Versailles or 9 quai de Bleriot in the 16th, 01.42.88.42.42, open 7/7 (Metro: Jasmin or RER: Pres JF Kennedy) is named after th... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 20th, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to Louis, 23, rue de la Victoire in the 9th, 01.55.07.86.52, closed weekends with menus at 32... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Chouettes in the 3rd: "We'd Like the Rabbit" "We're out of It." "Well Why...

  

  Les Chouettes in the 3rd has become one of Colette and my favorites, especially on Sundays, and I was assigned to do a Chowhound-France meet for a visiting... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Affranchis in the 9th: No "Goodfellas" Here, Just Good Food.

  

  Les Affranchis's ("Goodfellas" in French) latest iteration caught my attention sometime after it opened and Colette and I went back today to see if my initial... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Zebulon in the 1st: Another Sterling Meal.

  

  Zebulon has quickly become one of our favorite places, even though it has now been "discovered," principally by our cousins from the East. We liked the... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Enfants Rouges in the 3rd: Wonderfully Consistently Good.

  

  Les Enfants Rouges, 9, rue de Beauce in the 3rd, 01.48.87.80.61, now closed just Tuesdays and Wednesday lunch (Metro: Filles du Calvaire) is one of the few... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Orriu Di Beauveau in the 8th: A Delightful Transition to a Basque Bistrot.

  

  6.5 L'Orriu di Beauveau, 4, Rue des Saussaies in the 8th (yes, next to Elysee), (Metro: not really - but try Miromesnil) 01.42.65.24.90 (not . Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ellsworth in the 1st: Come for Dessert and Skip the Rest.

  

  -1, -1, 6: Ellsworth, 34 Rue de Richelieu in the 1st, 01.42.60.59.66, closed Sundays and Monday dinners (Metro: Palais Royal) is a place recommended, yea so... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Louis in the 9th: Refined; Forced Menu; Reaching for a Star I Think.

  

  7.1 Louis in the 9th, 01.55.07.86.52, closed weekends (Metro: Le Peletier) is run by a delightful young Breton chef who has traveled the world (London, the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 13th, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to Louis, 23, rue de la Victoire in the 9th, 01.55.07.86.52, closed weekends with menus at 32... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Affranchis in the 9th: Maybe Not L'Ambrosie but Pretty Darn Good.

  

  6.6 Les Affranchis, 5, rue Henry Monnier in the 9tth, 0145.26.26.30 (Metro: St Georges) closed Mondays, has changed hands (this time to a pair from L'Ambrosie)... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Huiterie in the 15th: Great for Oysters If You're Nearby.

  

  5.1 Huiterie, 2 rue Mademoiselle (I know the street well since my architect had his atelier there) in the 15th, 01.40.60.65.65 (Metro: Commerce but tons of buse... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• CheZaline in the 11th: Best Price/quality; All French; Largely Sandwiches.

  

  6.0 CheZaline, 85, rue de la Roquette in the 11th, 01.43.71.90.75, closed weekends and open only 12-4 or 5 PM, run by Delphine Zampetti, an intimate of Inaki... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Poulettes Batignolles in the 17th: In a Word - Fabulous.

  

  7.0 Les Poulettes Batignolles, 10, rue de Cheroy in the 17th, 01.42.93.10.11, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Rome) in an unprepossessing place in one of... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 6th, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Hexagone in the 16th; Jerome Berger gave 3/5 to the aforementioned L... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of Mar 30th 2015, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3 dots to the newly renewed Les Affranchis, same address, etc, now run by two ex-Ambrosie‘s,... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• La Maree Jeanne in the 2nd: It Will Take Me One More Visit to Decide.

  

  6.0 La Maree Jeanne, 3, rue Mandar in the 2nd (Metro: Sentier), open 7/7, is the fourth place by the gang that brought us Astier, Jeanne A. and Jeanne B. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Adalie in the 6th: Another Fine Local Bistro, No More, No Less.

  

  5.0 L'Adalie, rue de l'abbe Gregoire in the 6th, 01.42.22.66.09, closed Sunday and Monday, (Metro: St Placide) is a charming, fully packed new bistro opposite... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Bistrot Augustin in the 14th: A Nice Neighborhood Bistro.

  

  5.0 Le Bistrot Augustin, 79, rue Daguerre in the 14th, 01.73.20.27.50, closed Sundays (Metro: Gaite) received 3/5 hearts from Emmanuel Rubin of Figaroscope, a... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Amarante in the 12th: Christophe is Back - Big Time!

  

  7.4 L'Amarante, 4 rue Biscornet in the 12th, 09.50.80.93.80, closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, (Metro: Bastille) is the new place Christophe Philippe has... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL