In this initial episode, I talk with Nev (my scholastic peer) about food in boulangeries, cafés, bistros and restaurants in Paris. We cover a wide topic as we scramble for some direction in a totally unprepared chat after our dinner in an East London pub. The below notes are related to the majority of the things we’ve spoken about – and I’m happy to update them if you spot any mistakes or omissions.
Places I mention
Lunch in the 5th: Maison Gaumer, 31 rue Monge, 75005 Paris
Hotel in the 5th: Paris Art Hôtel Quartier-Latin, 1 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris
Porte de Versailles Café: Dupont Versailles, 386 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris
Marais café: Pizza Sant’Antonip. 1 rue de la Verrerie, 75004
Paris Crêpe hut in the 5th: 2bis Panini, 2 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris
Crêpe hut in the 13th: Chez Eugène, 20 rue Coypel, 75013 Paris
Léon, Saint Germain: 131, boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris
Léon, Les Halles: Rue Rambuteau, 75001 Paris
Chez Papa in the 20th: 85 avenue Gambetta, 75020 Paris
Chez Papa in the 14th: 6 rue Gassendi, 75014 Paris
“Student Union” bar: Aux Ours, 236 rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris
Shopping Centre outside the périphérique: La Vache Noire, Place de la Vache Noire, 94110 Arcueil
Burger place: Big Fernand, 1 rue Théophile Gautier, 92120 Montrouge
L’Éphémère: 226 avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris
Montparnasse cafés:
Madame Pampa, 64 rue du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris
Café de la Place, 23 rue d’Odessa, 75014 Paris
Odessa 28 rue d’Odessa, 75014 Paris
Not the Posh Hot Chocolate: La Favourite, 4 rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris
Red Door Church: Paroisse Saint-Paul Saint-Louis, 99 rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris
Posh Hot Chocolate: Angelina, 226 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Posh Starbucks: 3 boulevard des Capucines, 75002 Paris
Au Père Tranquille: 16 rue Pierre Lescot, 75001 Paris
Le Jardin du Roy: 28 rue de la Huchette, 75005 Paris
Famous eateries:
Café de Flore, 172 boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris
Les Deux Magots, 6 place Saint-Germain des Prés, 75006 Paris
La Dôme Café, 108 boulevard du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris
La Rotonde, 105 boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris
The place where we went: Mademoiselle Plume, 147 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris
The posh place we went in the 9th: Au Général La Fayette, 52 rue La Fayette, 75009 Paris, (permanently closed)
The place we went to twice in rue Montorgueil: La Compas, 62 rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris
The place we went to before collecting our 10k bibs: Café Rendez-Vous, 2 avenue du Général Leclerc, 75014 Paris
Seafood restaurant around the corner: Denfert Maree, 9 rue Daguerre, 75014 Paris
The place we went to after the long walk: Le Saint Augustin, 114 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris
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