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At this stone-walled restaurant, chef Ignazio Messina prepares gorgeous pasta dishes along-
side the fresh
pesci
(fish) and
carni
(meat), not to mention all the other decadent Sicilian
specialties. Do it right and start off with the two-person platter of house antipasti.
INTERNATIONAL, CAFÉ
LE VIADUC CAFÉ
menu $15.50, mains €12-21.50, jazz brunch €25; kitchen noon-11pm; ; Gare de Lyon)
In one of the glassed-in arches of the
Viaduc des Arts
,
this cavernous cafe is always a great
spot to while away the hours or people-watch from the terrace, but the best time to head
here is for Sunday's jazz brunch (noon to 4pm).
FONDUE
CHALET SAVOYARD
01 48 05 13 13;
www.chalet-savoyard.fr
;
58 rue de Charonne, 11e; 3-course
menu €29, mains €13-21;
noon-2.30pm & 7-11pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat;
;
Ledru-Rol-
lin)
Fondue restaurants are a fairly rare breed in Paris, which probably accounts for the incred-
ible popularity of the hearty cuisine here. Fill up on alpine specialities like
tartiflette
(melted
reblochon cheese and bacon baked with potatoes), 12 types of cheese fondue (served with
bread and potatoes) or
raclette
(another type of melted cheese that's served over - surprise!
- potatoes).
BISTRO
L'ÉBAUCHOIR
8-11pm Mon, noon-2.30pm & 8-11pm Tue-Thu, noon-2.30pm & 7.30-11pm Fri & Sat;
Faidherbe-Ch-
aligny)
This one-time workers' eatery has been upgraded to a convivial gourmet bistro, where regu-
lars drop in for personal creations from chef Thomas Dufour, like lentils with Beaufort
cheese or veal liver with honey and ginger.
WINE BAR
LES DOMAINES QUI MONTENT
menu €15.50; kitchen noon-2pm Mon-Sat; Voltaire)
Les Domaines Qui Montent has been around since before the
cave à manger
trend began,
and although it's not quite as trendy as most newcomers, it is very much the real thing.
Above all a wine shop, it offers simple two-course menus at lunch that you can pair with
any of its available bottles.
