A place in the shade

A man sits under a parasol enjoying the afternoon on rue des Abbesses.

A bouillon in Pigalle

Bouillons were after-market soup kitchens in days of old and this one lives up to the tradition of elegance, simplicity, great prices, great food.

Above: herring w/its potato salad; pot au feu w/spinach walnut side salad

 

(click to enlarge)

Bouillon Pigalle

22 Boulevard de Clichy 75018

Bushy wall

A wall covered in bushes in the 2nd arrondissement.

Baroque

A stunning façade on a quai near the tip of Île Saint-Louis.

Champagne on ice

...is very nice.

Above: the barman pours our apéritifs while a hunk of salt-studded Brittany butter keeps watch

 Below: just some of the sharing plates that accompanied

[sardines-as-you've-never-tasted; poulet frites w/horseradish cream; planche of thinly-sliced rare roast beef, parmesan, tapenade, capers]

L'Avant Comptoir Marché

Chef: Yves Camdeborde
Champagne: Drappier

Lézard Café

A favorite café on rue Tiquetonne.

Column

Vista of Place Vendôme's column as seen from the Jardin des Tuileries.