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( 01 42 72 87 82;
www.bofingerparis.com
;
5-7 rue de la Bastille, 4e; menus €20 &
€30; lunch & dinner to midnight or 12.30am; Bastille)
Founded in 1864,
Bofinger is reputedly Paris' oldest brasserie and its polished art nouveau medley of
mirror, brass and glass is stunning.
CAFÉ HUGO €€
Café
( 01 42 72 64 04; 22 place des Vosges, 4e; mains €10.70-13.30, 8am-2am;
Chemin Vert)
Go for the
plat du jour
(dish of the day) with a glass of wine (€12.50)
or brunch (€16.20) at our favourite affordable eatery on Paris' most beautiful square
- and you'll love Paris forever.
The Islands
BERTHILLON €
Ice-cream
( 31 rue St-Louis en l'Île, 4e; ice cream €2.10-5.40; 10am-8pm Wed-Sun; Pont
Marie)
Berthillon is to ice cream what Château Lafite Rothschild is to wine. While
the fruit flavours (eg cassis) produced by this celebrated
glacier
(ice-cream maker)
are justifiably renowned, the chocolate, coffee,
marrons glacés
(candied chestnuts),
Agenaise
(Armagnac and prunes),
noisette
(hazelnut) and
nougat au miel
(honey
nougat) are even richer. Choose from among 70 flavours.
Latin Quarter & Jardin des Plantes
From cheap-eat student haunts to chandelier-lit palaces loaded with history, the 5e
has something to suit every budget and culinary taste.
BISTROY LES PAPILLES €€
Bistro
( 01 43 25 20 79;
www.lespapillesparis.com
,
in French; 30 rue Gay Lussac, 5e;
2-course menu Tue-Fri €22 & €24.50, 4-course menu €31; Tue-Sat; Luxem-
bourg)
This hybrid bistro, wine cellar and
épicerie
with sunflower-yellow facade is
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