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BOULANGERIE
HURÉ
sandwiches €4-6; 6.30am-8pm Mon-Sat; St-Michel Notre Dame or Châtelet)
Feisty savoury tarts and quiches, jumbo salads bursting with fresh veggies, giant cookies
and cakes every colour and flavour of the rainbow: assuming it's a light lunch alfresco
you're after, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better
boulangerie
in spitting distance of Notre
Dame than this. Simply look for the mountains of giant meringues piled high on the counter
and queue stretching halfway down the street.
ICE CREAM
BERTHILLON
10am-8pm Wed-Sun; Pont Marie)
Berthillon is to ice cream what Château Lafite Rothschild is to wine and Valrhona is to
chocolate. Among its 70-odd flavours, the fruit-flavoured sorbets are renowned, as are its
rich chocolate, coffee,
marrons glacés
(candied chestnuts) and Agenaise (Armagnac and
prunes). Watch for seasonal flavours like roasted pineapple and basil, or ginger and caramel.
Eat in or take away.
MODERN FRENCH
LES VOYELLES
€12, 2-/3-course menus €17/22.50; 8am-midnight Tue-Sat; Pont Neuf)
This new kid on the block is worth the short walk from Notre Dame. The Vowels - spot the
letters casually scattered between books and beautiful objects on the shelves lining the in-
timate 'library' dining room - is thoroughly contemporary, with a menu ranging from finger
food to full-blown dinner to match. Its pavement terrace is Paris gold.
BRASSERIE
LES FOUS DE L'ÎLE
3-course menus lunch €19/25, dinner €23/28; 10am-2am; Pont Marie)
This typical brasserie is a popular family address with a lovely open kitchen and an unusual
cockerel theme (we don't know either) throughout. Hearty fare like
cassoulet
(traditional
Languedoc stew with beans and meat) and lighter Spanish-inspired tapas dishes are served
continuously between noon and 11pm. Sunday brunch (€24, €29 with a cocktail), served
noon to 4pm, buzzes.
TRADITIONAL FRENCH
LE TASTEVIN
