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BISTRO
AU PIED DE FOUET
€9-12.50; noon-2.30pm & 7-11pm Mon-Sat; St-Germain des Prés)
Wholly classic bistro dishes such as
entrecôte
(steak),
confit de canard
(duck cooked slowly
in its own fat) and
foie de volailles sauté
(pan-fried chicken livers) at this busy bistro are as-
tonishingly good value. Round off your meal with a
tarte Tatin,
wine-soaked prunes or bowl
of
fromage blanc
(a cross between yoghurt, sour cream and cream cheese).
CRÊPERIE
LITTLE BREIZH
€4.50-12; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm; ; Odéon)
As authentic as you'd find in Brittany, but with some innovative twists (such as Breton
sardines, olive oil and sundried tomatoes; goat's cheese, stewed apple, hazelnuts, rosemary
and honey; smoked salmon, dill cream, pink peppercorns and lemon), the crêpes at this
sweet spot are infinitely more enticing than those sold on nearby street corners. Hours can
fluctuate; book ahead.
SANDWICHES
CUISINE DE BAR
8.30am-7pm Tue-Sat, 9.30am-3.30pm Sun; ; Sèvres-Babylone)
As next-door neighbour to one of Paris' most famous bakers, this isn't your average sand-
wich bar. Instead, it's an ultrachic spot to lunch between designer boutiques on open sand-
wiches cut from that celebrated
Poilâne
bread and fabulously topped with gourmet goodies
such as foie gras, smoked duck, gooey St-Marcellin cheese and Bayonne ham.
ITALIAN
LA BOTTEGA DI PASTAVINO
€18-35; deli 9.30am-8.15pm Mon-Sat, restaurant 8-11.30pm Mon-Sat; St-Germain des Prés)
Crammed with imported Italian groceries - marinated capsicums, artichokes and olives,
dozens of varieties of dried and fresh pasta, white-truffle cream and bottles of Italian
vino
-
this Aladdin's-cave deli also dishes up freshly cooked pasta, salads, and piping-hot panini
for lunch on the run. At the back, up a spiral staircase, is its 20-seat restaurant, L'Étage.
CAFE
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