Café Crème and other Paris, France Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Café Crème

Very close to the Place des Vosges, you'll find the nice, little restaurant called Café Crème. It's a small restaurant with only about 12 tables inside, but with a very nice atmosphere. The food is good, and although there is not a very big menu there is enough choise in fish, chicken and meat.

The atmosphere is the nicest about this place. Pieces of modern art on the walls, french music and the "Plat du Jour" (dish of the day) written on a black board. Personnel is nice and the wine is good...


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Theme: French
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Address: 3, Rue de Birague
Directions: Very close to the Place des Vosges: Metro station Saint Paul

Restaurant Name: Le St. Regis

I have never eaten in Paris in a more French environment then here at Le St. Regis. It is a small brasserie at the west-end of the Ile St. Louis, directly opposite the bridge towards Ile de la Cité.

At this small place all the ingredients are there to enjoy Paris to the max: good french bread, good "jus d'orange" and good coffee. But also: (coincidently probably) a real Citroen 2CV right next to the terrace, real french bistro chairs, live accordeon music at the background, a great view of the Notre Dame from the back, and a very french, chaotic but friendly waiter.

Favorite Dish: I had my breakfast here with french bread, a croissant, an omelet, orange juice and a coffee.

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Theme: French
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Quai d'Orléans
Directions: Just cross the bridge connecting Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis, or go to the west-end of the Rue Saint-Louis. You can't miss it there, it's right at the corner of the street.

Restaurant Name: La Grande Mosquée de Paris

A very nice place to have a lunch or a drink in a very relaxed and colourful environment is the Salon de Thé that belongs to La Mosquée, Paris' biggest mosque near the Jardin des Plantes in arrondissement 5.

In a beautifully decorated inner square you can enjoy a glass of mint tea, several dishes like couscous or try a waterpipe, or shisha. The scenery is very arabic with mosaics, cast-iron lamps, beautiful paintings inside and an audience that is mostly of arabic origins.

The prices are not high in comparison with places further towards the centre and the personnel is very nice. If you are in the neighbourhood, you should definitely come and see this Salon de Thé!


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Theme: Middle Eastern
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: 123 Rue Geoffroy St-Hilaire
Directions: 123 Rue Geoffroy St-Hilaire, in the 5th arrondissement. Mº Place Monge
Website: www.la-mosquee.com

Restaurant Name: Lots of restaurants

When you have a small budget and you still want to eat in a Paris restaurant, then you have to go to the Quartier Latin. This is the quarter of the students of the Sorbonne-university, and has lots of very cheap restaurants. You can taste lots of different styles here: from Japanese to Greek, from Spanish to Turkish, and from Chinese to Mexican. And yes, there are some French restaurants too.

But be careful: there are some disadvantages about these restaurants:
- Don´t expect the best food of Paris. The cheapest menu´s aren´t really special, but they do taste good most of the times.
- The waiters almost pull you inside, when you only look at their restaurant, so don´t look too obvious...
- Eat slowly! When you finished one dish, the other one is served immediately. So eat slowly if you don´t want to rush your dinner. And when you are not alone, finish your dishes together, because they don´t even mind to serve the next dish when the other is not even finished.
- Don´t expect the best service: they don´t serve dishes like they´re supposed to, they pull the menu out of your hands, they give you the bill without you asking for it. All bad things...but at least you can have dinner for only € 15,- per person...


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Theme: Other
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Rue Saint Severin, Arr. 5
Directions: Just across the bridge, south from the Ile de la Cité

Restaurant Name: Le Paradis du Fruit

At a great location at the banks of the Seine, close to the Notre Dame, you will find a nice small place called "Le Paradis du Fruit" or "the paradise of fruits". It is a restaurant and a juice bar, but they also serve cocktails.

At Le Paradis du Fruit you can have a complete meal with mostly fish and chicken, but you can also sort out your own dish by picking out some of the many small bites like little pieces of bread, chicken, fish or salads. The food tastes very good, and is not that expensive. The only thing that ís expensive is the fruit juice. They only serve the "large" size, and sell them for at least € 5,-. You don't have a lot of alternatives for juice besides beer or wine. There is no coke or fanta in this Paradise.


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Theme: Health Food
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 01.43.54.51.42
Address: 29 Quai des Grands-Augustins

Restaurant Name: Au Petit Moulin

During my walk through the quarter of Montmartre I found this tiny restaurant that must be one of the smallest places to eat in Paris. At the time I passed there the place was closed, otherwise I would have definitely tried it out.

The place is owned by a Chilian man. That is why the restaurant is also called "El Molino". He made up the current latin-american menu, with mostly Chilian dishes, but also some other ones from Uruguay and Argentina. The specialty of the house is said to be "Pot-au-feu chilien", but as I said I haven't been able (yet) to check it myself.

The place looks very charming from the outside, just away from the crowds in front of the Sacre Coeur. I think it would be wise to call first if you want to have dinner there, because the place is so small that it will be full quickly probably.


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Theme: Other

Phone: Tel : +(33) 1 42 23 88 58
Address: 17, Rue Tholozé