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(
www.leviolondingres.com
; 135 rue Ste-Dominique, 7e; cocottes/starters/mains/
desserts €11/16/7; Mon-Sat; École Militaire or Port de l'Alma)
Cocottes
are
casseroles and that is precisely what Christian Constant's chic space is about.
Seating is on bar stools around high tables and the place doesn't take reservations.
Get here at noon sharp or 7.15pm (or before) to get a table.
58 TOUR EIFFEL €€
Modern French
( 01 45 55 20 04;
www.restaurants-toureiffel.com
;
1st level, Champ de Mars, 7e;
lunch/dinner menus €17.50 & €22.50/65; 11.30am-5.30pm & 6.30-11pm;
Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel or Bir Hakeim)
If you're intrigued by the idea of a meal in
the Tower, this is a pretty good choice. It may not be the caviar and black truffles of
Jules Verne (on the 2nd level), but Alain Ducasse did sign off on the menu, making
it far more than just another tourist cafeteria.
Étoile & Champs-Élysées
The 8e
arrondissement
around the Champs-Élysées is known for its big-name
chefs (Alain Ducasse, Pierre Gagnaire, Guy Savoy) and culinary icons (Taillevent),
but there are all sorts of under-the-radar restaurants scattered in the back streets
where Parisians who live and work in the area dine.
BISTROT DU SOMMELIER €€€
French, Bistro
( 01 42 65 24 85;
www.bistrotdusommelier.com
;
97 bd Haussmann, 8e; lunch menu
€33, incl wine €43, dinner menus €65-110; Mon-Fri; St-Augustin)
If you're as
serious about wine as you are about food, dine here. Indeed the whole point of this
attractive eatery is to match wine with food, aided by one of the world's foremost
sommeliers, Philippe Faure-Brac.
LE BOUDOIR €€€
Modern French
( 01 43 59 25 29;
www.brasserieleboudoir.com
;
25 rue du Colisée, 8e; lunch/dinner
menu €19/50; lunch Mon-Fri, dinner Tue-Sat; St-Philippe du Roule or Franklin D
Roosevelt)
Spread across two floors, the quirky salons here - Marie Antoinette,
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