Could anyone recommend some reasonably priced restaurants in the St. Germain area? We are staying at the Des Mines hotel. I appreciate that this is a touristy area and don%26#39;t want to be ripped off.
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define reasonably priced... it is relative to each of us.
I like going the La Palette cafe.
It is a touristy area, but plenty of locals live and eat here, too.
Stay away from the Deux Magots or La Flore for meals if you are watching your wallet.... the drinks there are expensive, too, but sometimes it is worth having your table there for the evening.
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Dear Maquto,
There are many good restaurants in St. Germain. A reasonably priced restaurant is Le Benoit, on the Rue Benoit. Yes, it is a bit touristy, but the prices and the food are good, although not haute cuisine.
I also like Le Petit Zinc and Le Procope. Don%26#39;t know if you would consider them reasonable, but the food and ambience are lovely.
I disagree with Phread about Le Deux Magots and the Cafe de Flore. If you order simple food, like salads or omelets, the price is not astronomical, and you are eating in historic cafes filled with interesting people!
Bon chance and bon voyage.
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Try some restaurants on rue des Canettes close to the St-Sulpice Church. Chez george is an old French restaurant while there is a nice Italian (forgot it%26#39;s name though=%26gt;it%26#39;s about 50m from the rue St-Sulpice on the left coming from the church). Both are reasonable price. Le Bilboquet, a block away from Les deux magots is a nice jzaay restaurant.
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I love La Palette. It%26#39;s my all-time favorite cafe in paris. One of those places that never seems to change, and never should...
Try Chez Paul, rue Monsieur-le-Prince. A warm and cosy place with delicious food.
Berkeleytraveler, is that Le Petit Saint-Benoit you are referring to? I haven%26#39;t been there in years...
I%26#39;m sure it can not be Benoit, which in any case is in the rue St-Martin. A seriously wonderful place to eat, but a bit on the expensive side. I wish I could eat there more often...
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Dear Irishrover,
I think you%26#39;re right. I goofed. The restaurant I am thinking of is on the rue St. Benoit, and is just around the corner from the Cafe de Flore. If the correct name is Le Petit St. Benoit, then that%26#39;s the one I%26#39;m recommending. Again, not haute cuisine by any stretch of the imagination, but friendly service and decent prices.
Merci
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La Pre Verre
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Les Editeurs in was delish. See the NYTimes review from eariler this year. Few tourists. Nice staff.
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Like phread, we%26#39;ve always enjoyed La PALETTE--43 rue de Seine (at rue Jacques Callot), 75006, Metro: Mabillon. We also like BISTROT MAZARINE--42 rue Mazarine (at the other end of rue Jacques Callot), 75006, Metro: Mabillon.
Other neighborhood restaurants are:
RESTAURANT Le CHRISTINE--1 rue Christine (at rue des Grands Augustines), 75006, Metro: Odeon
ROTISSSERIE d%26#39;EN FACE--2 rue Christine (at rue des Grands Augustines) 75006, Metro: Odeon--
http://www.jacquescagna.com/usardf.htm
RESTAURANT ALLARD--41 rue Saint Andre des Arts (at rue de l%26#39;Eperon) 75006, Metro: Odeon--
www.reservethebest.com/_en_/restaurant.php…
For lunches and light suppers--
CAFE les EDITEURS--4 Carrefour de l%26#39;Odeon (just in from Blvd. St. Germain), 75006, Metro: Odeon--
http://www.lesediteurs.fr/
CAFE MONDRIAN--148 Blvd. Saint Germain (at rue de Seine) 75006, Metro: Mabillon
Though not in the 6eme but not far away in the 5eme-Latin quarter--
RESTAURANT Le COUPE-CHOU--11 rue Lanneau (at Impasse Chartiere), 75005, Metro: Maubert-Mutualite--
http://www.lecoupechou.com/
RESTAURANT Au MOULIN a VENT--20 rue des Fosses-Saint Bernard, 75005, Metro: Cardinal Lemoine--
http://www.au-moulinavent.com/
If there is one restaurant in this list that we will try to dine at early in a visit..so that we can find time to return again before leaving, it is RESTAURANT ALLARD.
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