Hello! I%26#39;ll be in Paris for two nights in mid-March. I%26#39;ve already booked my hotel (Hotel du College de France). I will be in town on Saturday from mid-day to Monday noon. I%26#39;ve been to Paris twice before, but never alone, which I will be this time. I speak fairly good French and in fact lived in St. Jean de Luz for two years so France almost feels like home! I%26#39;m looking forward to wandering around, probably visiting a museum or two, but have a couple of questions...
~FOOD~I don%26#39;t mind going out to a restaurant alone (many previous postings ensure it%26#39;s perfectly fine) but it looks like most places are closed on Sunday. Is it best to avoid restaurants alone on a Saturday night? Or, any recommendations for a small, non-touristic place that serves great food, price range @ 20-35 euros for a menu where I%26#39;d feel comfortable dining alone? (I know, I haven%26#39;t narrowed down the catagory too much!) For example, something along the lines of ChanterAille? Aside from a falafel in the marais (which would be great, don%26#39;t get me wrong!) any other suggestions for Sunday meals?
~SHOPPING~ Any interesting shopping streets, not designer stuff but small antiques (prints, painted pottery) and accessories?
~Jim Haynes Sunday Dinner~ Anyone have experience with these? Are they fun?
Thank for any suggestiions you can send my way!
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I%26#39;ve travelled extensively around the world and dinner at Jim Haynes%26#39; house was one of my top travel experiences! I really enjoyed meeting so many different, interesting people. It%26#39;s really a unique experience and I highly recommend it!
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That%26#39;s helpful Chicago, thank you for replying! I%26#39;m thinking I may give it a try...
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Rainsoaked: do a search here of the term %26quot;shopping%26quot; and read up. The Marais has a lot of really cool places to shop as well and they are open on Sundays, if you go there for Falafel.
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There was a trip report posted today about their experiences at Jim Haynes Sunday Dinner.
%26quot; We went to the Jim Haynes dinner that night and were all disappointed. It was way overcrowded and some of the attendees were, um, creepy.%26quot;
Some one else posted their NYE experience just a few weeks ago.
It is 20 Euros pp.
Look at his web site for more information.
It is just not my cup of tea because I do not go to Paris to meet other tourists (mainly from the USA).
I travel to Paris by myself much of the time. I have only had one problem eating by myself. I had reserved and then when I showed up they would not seat just one person so they would not honor my reservation! It was a Thursday evening. (Most are not like that.)
I loved St. Jean de Luz! Your mention brought back great memories! We stayed there twice and loved the area too!
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As Mascara said, the Marais is a great place for shopping and my favourite street for that is rue du Pont Louis Philippe running from the Pont Louis Philippe on Ile St Louis to rue de Rivoli (opposite where rue Vieille du Temple meets rue de Rivoli) and also rue Francois Miron off rue duPLP near rue de Rivoli in the direction of Bastille
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Thanks all for responding!
Discover~When were you in St Jean? I loved it. I miss it all the time...sigh. Thanks for the encouragemant on eating alone. I%26#39;ve been looking into places near my hotel, Le petit Prince, Le Coup Chou, Le Fourmi Aile but I really don%26#39;t know. Any thoughts?
And thanks Mascara and Faux, the street names help a lot! Sunday is my only full day in Paris.
Would you recommend that huge flea market to the north of town (can%26#39;t remember the name!) for a Sunday morning?
As for Jim Haynes dinners, well, I searched back on this forum and found a mixed bag of results, although more positive than negative. It%26#39;s probably a matter of luck. If I go, I%26#39;ll report back :-)
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Hi rainsoaked
Rather than going to the huge Clignancourt markets on the Sunday, my preference would be to go to the smaller bric a brac style flea markets near Porte de Vanves (metro of that name is on line 13 direction Chatillon Montrouge). It is low key and fun but get there by mid-morning as a lot of the vendors pack up at about lunchtime.
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Faux, that sounds perfect, thank you.
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We were there in St. Jean last August and befor that we had gone there three years ago! We loved it so much we had stayed in Barratiz both times too! The beaches and the fish market is so neat!
It was alot more crowded last year and the roads were jam packed but we had a great time!
Hubby loved the Chateau we went to down there. The head tour guide was so nice she told us since you have paid so much for the tour and you do not understand the depth of French for the tour ... she told us to go ahead and take photos!
I will ask my hubby the name of the place it had a view of the water... It was so cool! We bought all the post cards too and gave her a huge tip! She spoke some English and she was so helpful to us! We love it there and the church with the hanging ships and all the gold statues and the lights that light up the whole alter are so beautiful!
I have eaten at a few of the places you asked about but I think if I have not eaten there in the last year .... I have no current information to post about them. I would rather not recommend it unless my information is totally current. I would hate for someone to come back and say it was awful!
I really liked the Le Pre Grille in the 5e .... I think one other poster ( %26quot;AC?%26quot;) also said they liked it too! If you go there the Bailey%26#39;s Irish Cream is just wonderful for after dinner dessert drink!
I have eaten at the Sushi restaruant there in the 6 th I can not think of the name ....but it is very popular.
KDK do you remember the name?
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Let me say if you are only there for two dinners do not go to Le Pre Grille ... go to some place more expensive. or go there just for lunch.
BTW, I love Lake Oswego! You are not far from Seattle area ....we always drive down that way to visit friends!
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