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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 8, 2019 15:51:47 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 20, 2019 16:29:44 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 20, 2019 16:31:19 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 11, 2020 20:59:22 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 24, 2020 14:18:20 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 24, 2020 14:21:14 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 24, 2020 14:25:21 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 24, 2020 14:57:41 GMT
Yes, I think you probably did.
But the reason for this series of cafés is because I felt that I had not been walking enough recently, so after my morning movie, I took the metro to the Pyrénées station and walked to Place Gambetta, where I got my direct bus #60 home.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 16, 2020 13:57:13 GMT
Here is a brief lockdown edition of cafés.
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Post by mossie on May 16, 2020 14:43:53 GMT
W hat a pity they all look shut.
But thanks nevertheless for this little taste of Paris.
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Post by lagatta on May 17, 2020 10:44:25 GMT
The name 'Le café d'avant' really hits home. I so miss popping into a café.
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Post by lugg on May 17, 2020 17:20:32 GMT
Here is hoping they will be open soon.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 17, 2020 17:33:33 GMT
The fact that there are so many cafés in Paris makes the current situation all the more depressing.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 18, 2020 3:28:19 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 18, 2020 7:19:26 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2020 12:29:46 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 20, 2020 11:37:17 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 20, 2020 11:46:02 GMT
Nice to see them open even if they aren’t exactly being patronised.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 20, 2020 11:55:48 GMT
The guy in front of the Formules sign looke pretty elegant, but not the people at the left and right edges of your photo...
I'm heading to an Italian caffè nearby, which has also added outside seating, for a macchiato...To hear the whirr of the espresso machine as much as anything.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 20, 2020 13:46:49 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 20, 2020 17:06:22 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jun 20, 2020 17:22:20 GMT
I imagine that the café-bar Les Routiers goes back to times when that really was the edge of town, or almost and truckers stopped there? I've passed by there but never gone in.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2020 18:12:37 GMT
Les Routiers is a franchised chain for truck drivers (and delivery people) all over France. There are not many in Paris since the main point of them is to offer big meals for a low price. I don't even think that this one, which is on my street, even qualifies if you want a complete meal, even though it proudly displays the logo. For just the special of the day with a carafe of water, the price is okay. www.relais-routiers.com/Relais_Routiers_recherche.asp?nrelais=FEV31286
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2020 18:19:37 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jun 24, 2020 22:49:25 GMT
Yes, while not expensive for Paris, the meals other than the daily special would be expensive for a trucker, not to mention a delivery person. The daily menu is reasonable though. I know about les Relais-routiers but thought some of the Routiers in cities (as opposed to the ones on highways) might have been older.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 1, 2020 18:52:20 GMT
Right K2, tell me about La Coupole and jambon beurre.
Oh, and Tour d’Argent....
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Post by lugg on Jul 1, 2020 19:43:38 GMT
I am not sure if it is the time of day that you have taken your photos K2 but I am encouraged by the on-going social distancing. It must be so tough though for the owners trying to make a living
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 2, 2020 18:05:43 GMT
My post came from an excellent BBC programme running at present called Remarkable Places to Eat. Yesterday was Paris, today San Sebastian.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 4, 2020 6:53:22 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 4, 2020 7:13:52 GMT
Right K2, tell me about La Coupole and jambon beurre. Oh, and Tour d’Argent.... What impresses visitors isn't always what impresses Parisians. La Coupole is just a huge brasserie in Montparnasse, albeit a very nice looking one. It has always been one of President Macron's favourite places for casual dining. In fact, that's why yellow vest protestors tried to burn it down last year. In any case, it is very reasonably priced for Paris. You can have a lunchtime 'formule' (starter + main or main + dessert) for 19.50€. It has a pretty huge wine list where you can spend a lot more money. The Tour d'Argent is a totally different matter. It used to be considered the finest restaurant in Paris, but that was 50 years ago before there were 10,000 millionaires in Paris every day needing to be fed. Now it is just one of a hundred or so in the same category, although it arguably can be considered to have the best view in Paris. It is at the top of a building along the Seine with glass walls looking out over Notre Dame. Basic starters there are 69 euros and the dishes run around 150-200€. An espresso is 12 euros. My office used to have to reimburse our managers' visits there when they were inviting VIPs, and we would pass the receipts around and gasp. As for a jambon beurre, it is simply the most basic (and most popular) sandwich in France -- butter and ham in a length of baguette. It can range from wonderful to extremely disappointing. The average price in Paris is 3.50€, but it is 2.50€ in most of the rest of France.
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