French, Café restaurants in Paris
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Le Bastringue
One of the better dining options in the 19e, the quay-side Bastringue rose from humble origins (café by day, bar by night) to become a minor foodie destination in its own right. The drinks are still available late into the night (along with games like Boggle), but it’s the generous portions of hefty quiches (salmon and spinach), clever salads (tagliatelle with pesto, cantal cheese and walnuts) and other tantalising creations (grilled turkey and prunes) that have won it a following.
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Café de L'Industrie
This popular café-restaurant with neocolonial décor has two locations directly opposite one another. It’s a pleasant space and the perfect spot to meet a friend instead of at one of the crowded cafés or bars in Bastille. Food is competitively priced but not always up to scratch; to avoid disappointment stick with the simple entrées or just graze off the fabulous dessert table (€4 to €6). The plats du jours are between €9 and €11.50.
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La Tête de Goinfre
This funny place, whose name translates as ‘Glutton Head’, has a piggy theme, and cute little figurines pepper the joint. As for the joints and other comestibles on the plate, it’s (mostly) pork – from the charcuterie to munch on while you wait for a table to the l’os à moëlle (marrow bone) and confit de porc (pork confit). It’s a lively place, always packed and an evening to experience. Just go with a carnivore.
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À la Renaissance
This large, café-like bistro de quartier has a huge bar (open 8am or 9am to 2am) with large plate-glass windows and terrace looking onto the street. Food is reliable if unadventurous – herring fillets on a bed of warm potatoes, mackerel rillettes, steak tartare and that all-time favourite, œufs à la coq aux tartines (soft-boiled eggs with toast). Sunday brunch is €22.
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Le Flore en l’île
A tourist crowd piles into this excellent people-watching spot for several very good reasons – its simple coffee ‘n’ croissant breakfast and Full Monty bacon ‘n’ egg brunch (€22); its club sandwich–style lunches (€14); its afternoon crêpes (€8); its Berthillon ice-cream shakes and sundaes (from €9 to €11.80); and its prime views of the buskers on Pont St-Louis.
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Au Bon Coin
There’s nothing particularly spectacular about this café up from place de Clichy that moonlights as a restaurant four nights a week. In fact, it’s crowded and rather noisy. But if you are looking for solid café food and a quintessential Parisian eating experience, look no further than ‘At the Right Corner’.
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Les Éditeurs
This place goes to great lengths to describe itself as café, restaurant, library, bar and salon de thé, but for us it’s a place to eat and/or people-watch. It is intended for writers – there are more than 5000 books on hand and it’s done up to feel like a slightly faded and dingy library – but it has floor-to-ceiling windows through which you can watch the Germanopratin (yes, there is an adjective for St-Germain des Prés) goings-on. Breakfasts and Sunday brunch are big here.
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