looking for good places to eat
So I've been trying to find a website that offers good recommendations for restaurants. Alas, all the restaurants I found online on such websites were either terrible or not "French" enough. Up until now, I've been depending on hours of perusing through foodie blogs to find restaurants that I want to dine at or through friends who force me to go to these restaurants.I did find a semi-useful site for eating out in Paris especially on a budget. Chowhound is a general board about eating, and I did find one person named "mnaughton" who writes excellent reviews on the restaurants he visits (and cheap ones too). It's fascinating to see how many people are blogging about their food.
Recently, my friend and I went to La Grande Ourse, a tiny restaurant in Montparnasse. My friend got this recommendation from a friend who also blogs about food. It had an intimate atmosphere and great food to match.
Who knows? Maybe I'll start my own foodie blog when I get back to Chicago. Meanwhile, I'll just enjoy high quality French cuisine (while attempting to be on a student budget).
posted by Koh @ 4:15 PM
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I'm a big fan of the Zagat Survey for Paris. I'm originally from the New York area, and the NYC Zagat is really the foodie's bible. I've looked at the Guide Michelin as well, but I think the Zagat is more concise and just better in general.
I'm also a student, and my strategy is thus: save money by eating out less and economising when food shopping. This way, when I do go out to a restaurant once every week or so, I can afford to go somewhere really nice. I like Hiramatsu and Le Cinq at the Four Seasons, but those are really quite costly. My all-time favourite, however, is L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at the Hotel Pont Royal in the 7eme. Expensive but not excessively so, the food there is some of the best I've ever had. Expect to pay around 70 EUR for a full-course meal not including beverage.
I've also heard that Pierre Gagnaire, everyone's favourite French fusion guy, opened a new mid-market restaurant last year. It's called Gaya and it's in the same area as Atelier. I haven't been there yet, but I intend to check it out soon.
Very pleased to find another student foodie in Paris!
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