Sparkie: Christian Constant's cafe/bistro food in a casual setting. The food is affordable and quite good. No reservations allowed. Arrive right at 7:30 for dinner. Closed Mondays. Also breakfast, lunch.
French Restaurant · Saint Thomas d'Aquin · 162 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Celebrity chef,expensive, but the food was very good. You eat at a bar facing the open kitchen. You can order small plates for optimal tasting. I don't think they take reservations,
French Restaurant · Notre-Dame-des-Champs · 18 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Very popular with American foodie tourists. I'd call the menu eclectic bistro fare. It is closed on the weekends. Famous for their goat cheese and caramelized endive tart appetizer.
French Restaurant · Gros-Caillou · 91 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Restaurant at the top of the Musee du Quai Branly, with a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower. The food is good, pretty traditional despite the modern setting, the prices are slightly inflated
French Restaurant · Val-de-Grâce · 97 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Absolute favorite. Serves one fixed menu every night for about 30 Euros - no choice - The gimmick is that you get up from your table to browse the shelves and pick your own wine. Reserve for dinner.
Sparkie: A cafe/restaurant with great professorial atmosphere (i.e., lots of books on shelves that you can browse). Open 7 days a week, and late into the night. Also good for a drink or snack.
Sparkie: During the week they take reservations pricey tasting menu, but on the weekends (starting Friday at lunch), they don't take reservations. Refined cafe/bistro fare, and is a pretty good value.
Bakery · Notre-Dame-des-Champs · 41 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Cafe/ organic bakery. Quiches are very good, they also have a big selection of smoked fish and Mediterranean spreads and salads You can take food to go as well and picnic in the park.
Sparkie: Cafe/ organic bakery. Quiches are very good, they also have a big selection of smoked fish and Mediterranean spreads and salads You can take food to go as well
Sparkie: A casual cafe at the north end of the Jardins de Luxembourg, which gives a nice view of the park with outdoor seating. Good for breakfast, lunch, or a snack.
Sparkie: This is another casual bistro serving Southern French food - big portions - reasonably priced prix fixe menu - nice view of the kitchen if you sit in the back.
Chocolate Store · Place Vendôme · 57 tips and reviews
Sparkie: closed Sunday. This is a nice quiet spot to stop for lunch or a pastryt. Lunch dishes include healthy salads, smoked salmon, and light quiches. Serves lunch 12pm to 2:30pm. Patries until 7pm.
142 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, Île-de-France
Scandinavian Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews
Sparkie: great salmon and other Scandanavian fare - a good brunch option, terrace seating and also lunch sandwiches to go (and way better than nearby fast food like Quick or McDonald's!).
Falafel Restaurant · Hôtel-de-Ville · 58 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Jewish falafel place. It's closed Saturdays, but really busy on Sundays (maybe a little too busy). Good for lunch when you're shopping or sight-seeing in the Marais or for a very casual dinner.
2 rue Vivienne (Rue des Petits Champs), Paris, Île-de-France
Brasserie · Vivienne · 102 tips and reviews
Sparkie: Beautiful decor. The food is traditional and probably overpriced, but it's fun to go for a drink and dessert after dinner or for hot chocolate in the afternoon. In the movie "Something's Gotta Give"