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l'ancienne
(veal in white sauce) and Polidor's famous
tarte Tatin
. Expect to wait. No credit
cards.
Midnight in Paris
fans might recognise it as the place Owen Wilson's character meets
Hemingway (who dined here in his day).
TRADITIONAL FRENCH
ROGER LA GRENOUILLE
€22/27; 7-11pm Mon, noon-2pm & 7-11pm Tue-Sat; St-Michel)
Scattered with frog sculptures, B&W pictures of 1920s Paris and an array of old lamps,
time-worn, sepia-coloured institution 'Roger the Frog' serves nine varieties of frogs' legs
such as à la Provençale (with tomato) and Normande (cooked in cider and served with
apple). If you're squeamish about devouring Roger, alternatives include dishes like roast sea
bass with braised fennel.
CAFE
LES ÉDITEURS
menus €20.50/25.50; 8am-midnight; Odéon)
A hybrid cafe, restaurant, library (there are more than 5000 books on hand), bar and
salon
de thé,
Les Éditeurs' floor-to-ceiling windows make it a great place to watch the Germano-
pratin (yes, there is an adjective for St-Germain des Prés) goings-on. Weekend brunch
(11am to 5pm; €26), with fresh-squeezed juices and bourbon-vanilla panna cotta, is big
here.
and later one of its guillotined victims, stands head intact.
ITALIAN
CASA BINI
lunch menus €23/27, mains €23-39; 12.30-2.30pm & 7.30-11pm; ; Odéon)
At this highly recommended Italian restaurant, homemade pasta is cooked to al dente per-
fection and children are treated like gods. Dishes span squid and creamed courgette soup,
tagliolini
studded with white summer truffles or a classic veal
saltimbocca
(veal escalope
flavoured with ham, thyme and sage).
BRASSERIE
LE PETIT ZINC
01 42 86 61 00;
www.petit-zinc.com
; 11 rue St-Benoît, 6e; 2-/3-course
menus €22.20/29.50;
noon-midnight;
;
St-Germain des Prés)
