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service is formal yet helpful, and the cuisine is what made this restaurateur's reputation
(€65-90 menus , daily, reservations essential, 135 Rue St. Dominique, tel. [phone],
www.maisonconstant.com/violon-ingres ) .
$$ Les Cocottes attracts a crowd of yuppie Parisians with its creative dishes served
in cocottes —small iron pots ( cocottes -€15-20, daily, no reservations taken, 135 Rue St.
Dominique).
$$ Café Constant is a cool, two-level place that feels more like a small bistro-wine
bar than a café. Delicious and fairly priced dishes are served in a snug setting to a dedic-
ated clientele. Arrive early to get a table downstairs if you can (upstairs seating is a good
fallback); the friendly staff speak English (€11 entrées, €16 plats , €7 desserts, daily, no re-
servations taken, corner of Rue Augereau and Rue St. Dominique, next to recommended
Hôtel Londres Eiffel, tel. [phone]).
Picnicking near Rue Cler
(See “Rue Cler Restaurants” map, here . )
Rue Cler is a festival of food. The street is lined with businesses run by people whose
lives seem to be devoted to their specialty: polished produce, rotisserie chicken, crêpes, or
cheese.
For a magical picnic dinner at the Eiffel Tower, assemble it in no fewer than five
shopsonRueCler.ThenloungeonthebestgrassinParis,withthedogs,Frisbees,aflood-
littower,andacoolbreezeintheChampdeMarspark(picnicsareallowedofftothesides,
but not in the central area).
Asian delis (generically called traiteurs asiatique ) provide low-stress, low-price
take-out treats (€8 dinner plates; the one on Rue Cler near Rue du Champ de Mars has
tables). Crêperie Ulysée en Gaule, the Greek restaurant on Rue Cler across from Grand
HôtelLévêque,sellstake-awaycrêpes(see here ) .Forthecheapest,easiestmeals,consider
getting sandwiches or kebabs, just beyond the cute zone a few steps past the Ecole Milit-
aire Métro stop on Avenue de Tourville.
Small, late-night groceries are at 197 Rue de Grenelle (open daily until midnight),
as well as where Rues Cler and Grenelle cross.
Nightlife in Rue Cler
(See “Rue Cler Restaurants” map, here . )
This sleepy neighborhood was not made for night owls, but there are a few notable excep-
tions. The focal point of before- and after-dinner posing occurs along the broad sidewalk
at the intersection of Avenues de la Motte-Picquet and Tourville (Mo: Ecole Militaire). Le