652031 Sun Sep 13 11:04:59 -0700 2009 5 49 France 0 5026480 Dear hounds, we will be taking a honeymoon and will be in Paris in the second part of October, and I ask for the kind advice of any hounds who would list any or all of their choices for the following: - bistros which will embody straight-ahead but delicious French cooking - deep Chow: African food, schwarma, breakfast places, etc--especially, stuff it would be harder to find in Boston - and, the big splurge restaurant that you would choose if you had to just choose one. Add to that the complicating challenge that we don't eat mammals (ie., fur = we don't eat it; feathers, scales, or exoskeleton, we do eat it); we appreciate that this blocks off some delicious cuisine in all of the above categories, but we stick to this rule nonetheless. We will be staying in the Marais but expect to travel the town in search of varieties of urban life beyond that offered there. For a bonus round, if you have markets / farmer's markets that you would especially recommend around the neighborhood for materials for our own cooking, that would also be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, mes amis. Sun Sep 13 11:04:59 -0700 2009 11966 aquariumtown 1 5027951 - Le Quincy, Chez Denise, Au Dernier Métro, Joséphine chez Dumonnet - Wally le saharien, bakeries/pastry shops (see my Paris map of bakeries from my blog www.julotlespinceaux.com), the famous As du Fallafel, street crepe in Montparnasse. - Le Cinq, Guy Savoy, La Grande Cascade or Ledoyen (the first two very safe bets, the latter two more for true foodies). Mon Sep 14 05:58:51 -0700 2009 5026480 96547 souphie 2 5030353 thanks Souphie! Mon Sep 14 20:34:46 -0700 2009 5027951 11966 aquariumtown 2 5030377 I clicked on the blog address and got a "couldn't find" message. How far ahead should one try to book bistrots and do most have web sites/email or ....? (It's been 21 years since our last trip to Paris so there's a lot I don't know.) Merci mille fois! Mon Sep 14 20:43:24 -0700 2009 5027951 11036 Fine 3 5030575 That's because there shouldn't be ) and , in an http address. Let's try again: www.julotlespinceaux.com Reservation by phone is always safer in Paris. Some restaurant have an effective Internet system, most don't. Mon Sep 14 22:46:00 -0700 2009 5030377 96547 souphie 2 5033253 and your maps are fantastic! Tue Sep 15 22:04:22 -0700 2009 5027951 11966 aquariumtown