St-Germain & Les Invalides - Paris - page 526

terrace. Cuisine is classic and elegant. Get here by 12.30pm and 8pm respectively to be sure
of getting a table.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
STARS OF THE FUTURE

Founded in 1920 by Paris' chamber of commerce and industry, Restaurants
d'Application de Ferrandi ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.ferrandi-paris.fr ; 28 rue de l'Abbé Grégoire,
6e; Le Premier lunch/dinner menus €25/40, Le 28 lunch/dinner menus €30/45; by reservation Le Premi-
er 12.30pm Tue-Fri, dinner Thu, Le 28 12.30pm Wed-Fri, 7.30pm Mon & Tue, both closed school holidays;
St-Placide) is arguably France's most prestigious culinary school, turning out a who's
who of industry professionals. You can taste these future Michelin-starred chefs' cre-
ations at bargain prices at the school's two training restaurants, Le Premier (focusing
on classical French cookery) and Le 28 (high-level gastronomy), overseen by Fer-
randi's esteemed professors.

Les Invalides

ICE CREAM

LE BAC À GLACES
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.bacaglaces.com ; 109 rue du Bac, 7e; ice cream from €3.50;
10.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat; ; Sèvres-Babylone)
Apricot and thyme, lemon and basil, strawberry and rose, and orange and sauvignon blanc
are among the 60 flavours of all-natural ice creams at this luscious glacière (ice-cream
maker).

BOULANGERIE

BESNIER
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 40 rue de Bourgogne, 7e; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri Sep-Jul; Varenne)
You can watch baguettes being made through the viewing window of this award-winning
boulangerie .

PATISSERIE

LA PÂTISSERIE DES RÊVES
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.lapatisseriedesreves.com ; 93 rue du Bac, 7e; 9am-8pm Tue-Sat, to

6pm Sun; Rue du Bac)
The most extraordinary cakes, far too beautiful to eat, are showcased beneath glass domes at
this contemporary 'patisserie of dreams' of big-name pâtissier Philippe Conticini. Each sea-