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: Cine Città Café; 7 rue d'Aguesseau; tel: 01.42.68.05.03.
Italian pastas and fish dishes in an upmarket kosher
setting.
And the Unexpected...
Some places offer excellent food in interesting creations,
others are offbeat and fun, yet others are just plain different.
Paris always surprises and rarely disappoints. Below is a
small selection:
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: Chez Marianne; 2 rue des Hospitalières Saint-Gervais;
tel: 01.42.72.18.86. Create your own plate of delicacies
from a large variety of Middle Eastern and Central European
specialties such as hummus, falafel,
foie de voillaie haché
(chopped chicken liver), etc. A popular and casual venue.
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: L'As du Falafel; 34 rue des Rosiers; tel: 01.48.87.63.60.
Down the street from Chez Marianne, this crowded kosher
eatery serves the best falafel and
schwarma
(sandwich of
shaved meat) in town. Order from the takeaway window
or eat at tables jammed together. At lunchtime you may
be rushed out before you've had your coffee in order to
accommodate the people queuing—it's worth the wait.
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: Breakfast in America; 17 rue des Ecoles; tel:
01.43.54.50.28. An American diner in Paris that serves
real American breakfasts such as pancakes, H&H bagels,
eggs and bacon, plus American burgers and cheesecake.
Open daily; Sunday brunch available all day.
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: Huîtrerie Regis; 3 rue de Montfaucon; tel: 01.44.41.10.17.
This tiny modern place next to
métro
Mabillon serves only
delicious oysters and prawns (
crevettes
) with their usual
accompaniments. Open all day, Tuesday-Sunday.
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: Le Relais de l'Entrecôte; 20 bis rue Saint-Benoit;
tel: 01.45.49.16.00. At this fun steak restaurant, there's
no choice except for dessert. You tell the waiter how you
like your meat prepared, and the salad, steak and
frites
(fries)—all good—will come. Beware; they don't take
reservations and there's always a line.
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: Au Petit Sud-Ouest; 46 avenue de la Bourdonnais;
tel: 01.45.55.59.59. Toast your own bread at your table
for the delicious foie gras, served in this Southwestern
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