The travel section in the Albuquerque paper recently had an article with
restaurant suggestions for those doing 'April in Paris'. The article
was probably syndicated by the United Press or Associated Press. The
recommendations were:
Le Parc a Hultres
Le Clos Des Gourmets
L'Espadon Bleu
1728
Taillevent
Les Artes

As some friends of our will, in fact, be doing 'April in Paris', I would
be interested in comments on these places.

Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......
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randee <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    > The travel section in the Albuquerque paper recently had an article with
    > restaurant suggestions for those doing 'April in Paris'. The article
    > was probably syndicated by the United Press or Associated Press. The
    > recommendations were:
    > Le Parc a Hultres
    > Le Clos Des Gourmets
    > L'Espadon Bleu
    > 1728
    > Taillevent
    > Les Artes
    >
    > As some friends of our will, in fact, be doing 'April in Paris', I would
    > be interested in comments on these places.
    >
    > Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
    > mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......

To be quite honest I have not heard of Momus (well google finds one in
akron and copenhagen) and Moulin Rouge is hardly a cafe or restaurant.

Taillevent will set you back a bundle and is a destination unto itself. Be
prepared for a long presentation and do not rush.

If you wish realistic reccomendations it would help to know if your friends
enjoy 3 star (Michelin) service and food or if they would be happy with a
nice bistro. Quality food is not hard to find in Paris, but quality for a
good price may be!

We are going in March and would certainly appreciate suggestions on
nice bistros, especially in the Champs Elysee area (near Rue Marginan).
Thanks very much.

jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > randee <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's
    >> were mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......
    >
    > To be quite honest I have not heard of Momus (well google finds one in
    > akron and copenhagen)
Oh my lack of culture is showing, you would of course be refering to the
bistro from La Boheme

    >
    >

"Tom" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1108848650.272092.151560
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

    > We are going in March and would certainly appreciate suggestions on
    > nice bistros, especially in the Champs Elysee area (near Rue Marginan).
    > Thanks very much.
    >

two of my favorite places (odd as they may seem) are
Pizza Roma somewhat of a hole in the wall but good food on the Rue des
Ecoles in the 6th (great eggplant parmigian baked in the oven the way it
never is in the US)

or for country cooking
L'Auberge Aveyronnaise
40 rue Gabriel Lamé
75012 Paris
Phone:(33) 143 40 12 24

randee writes:

    > Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
    > mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......

The Moulin Rouge is not a café. I don't recall hearing of Café Momus.

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randee wrote:

    > The travel section in the Albuquerque paper recently had an article with
    > restaurant suggestions for those doing 'April in Paris'. The article
    > was probably syndicated by the United Press or Associated Press. The
    > recommendations were:
    > Le Parc a Hultres
    > Le Clos Des Gourmets
    > L'Espadon Bleu
    > 1728
    > Taillevent
    > Les Artes
    > As some friends of our will, in fact, be doing 'April in Paris', I would
    > be interested in comments on these places.
    > Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
    > mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......

It is probably because they were talking about good places to eat. Moulin
Rouge is a dinner theatre. While their food may be relatively good for a
place of that sort, it hardly compares with fine dining.

jcoulter wrote:

    > If you wish realistic reccomendations it would help to know if your friends
    > enjoy 3 star (Michelin) service and food or if they would be happy with a
    > nice bistro. Quality food is not hard to find in Paris, but quality for a
    > good price may be!

I guess that depends on what sort of quality you want. There are certainly lots
of haute cuisine restaurants in Paris where it will cost an arm and a leg for a
meal. There are also lots of decent places where a full meal will set you back.
If you are willing to go off the beaten track it is not hard to find excellent
cafes and bistros where you can eat very well for quite reasonable prices.

I could not resist that one, especially since the worldwide Met Opera
broadcast today was Boheme!

But yes, truthfully I think our friends going in April would be more the
bistro type (other friends would be the 3* type!).
--
wf.

jcoulter wrote:
    >
    > jcoulter <[email protected]> wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    > > randee <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
    > >
    > >
    > >> Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's
    > >> were mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......
    > >
    > > To be quite honest I have not heard of Momus (well google finds one in
    > > akron and copenhagen)
    > Oh my lack of culture is showing, you would of course be refering to the
    > bistro from La Boheme
    >
    > >
    > >

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randee wrote:

    > The travel section in the Albuquerque paper recently had an article with
    > restaurant suggestions for those doing 'April in Paris'. The article
    > was probably syndicated by the United Press or Associated Press. The
    > recommendations were:
    > Le Parc a Hultres
    > Le Clos Des Gourmets
    > L'Espadon Bleu
    > 1728
    > Taillevent
    > Les Artes
    >
    > As some friends of our will, in fact, be doing 'April in Paris', I would
    > be interested in comments on these places.
    >
    > Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
    > mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......

Probably because the first was a figment of the imagination
of Puccini's librettists and the second is/was more a "night
club" than a restaurant?

jcoulter wrote:

    >
    > To be quite honest I have not heard of Momus (well google finds one in
    > akron and copenhagen)

You're obviously not an opera fan - Cafe Momus is the scene
of the Christmas Eve revels in Puccini's "La Boheme"!

Mxsmanic wrote:

    > randee writes:
    >
    >
    >>Oddly enough I notice that neither of Paris' two most famous Cafe's were
    >>mentioned - Cafe Momus and Moulin Rouge.......
    >
    >
    > The Moulin Rouge is not a café. I don't recall hearing of Café Momus.

You've never attened the opera "La Boheme"?


    >

randee <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    > I could not resist that one, especially since the worldwide Met Opera
    > broadcast today was Boheme!
    >
    > But yes, truthfully I think our friends going in April would be more the
    > bistro type (other friends would be the 3* type!).

In that case another good ploy is to ask a desk clerk where "They" would go
if they were going out. Note not just where is a good place toeat, that may
result in a "here is my card" referal which earns them points but diesn't
guarantee a good meal.
    > -

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

    > You're obviously not an opera fan - Cafe Momus is the scene
    > of the Christmas Eve revels in Puccini's "La Boheme"!

What's the street address?

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

    > You've never attened the opera "La Boheme"?

No. I've seen _Don Giovanni_, which I didn't like, and _Carmen_, which
I did.

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