Paris & Around - Discover France: Experience the Best of France - page 175

one of those fabulous dining experiences that packs out the place (reserve a few
days in advance to guarantee a table).

L'AGRUME €€
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Bistro

( 01 43 31 86 48; 15 rue des Fossés St-Marcel, 5e; starters/mains €14/30, menu
lunch €14 & €16, dinner €35; Tue-Sat; Censier Daubenton) Lunching at this
much-vaunted, pocket-sized contemporary bistro on a little-known street on the Lat-
in Quarter's southern fringe is magnificent value and a real gourmet experience.

LE PRÉ VERRE €€
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Bistro

( 01 43 54 59 47; 25 rue Thénard, 5e; 2-/3-course menu €13.50/28; Tue-Sat;
Maubert Mutualité) Noisy, busy and buzzing, this jovial bistro plunges diners
into the heart of a Parisian's Paris. At lunchtime join the flock and go for the
fabulous-value formule dejeuner (€13).

St-Germain, Odéon & Luxembourg
There's far more to this fabled pocket of Paris than the literary cafés of Sartre or the
picnicking turf of the Jardin de Luxembourg.

LE COMPTOIR DU RELAIS €€€
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Bistro

( 01 44 27 07 97; 9 Carrefour de l'Odéon, 6e; dinner menu €50; Odéon) Simply
known as Le Comptoir (The Counter), this gourmet bistro has provoked a real stir
ever since it opened. The culinary handiwork of top chef Yves Camdeborde, it
serves seasonal bistro dishes with a creative twist - asparagus and foie gras salad
anyone?

AU PIED DE FOUET €
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Bistro

( 01 43 54 87 83; 50 rue St-Benoît, 6e; starters €3-5, mains €10; Mon-Sat;
St-Germain des Prés) This busy address with Bordeaux facade, tightly packed tables