Ok....I%26#39;ve been reading a bit about %26quot;bacteria alley%26quot;. I would like to avoid this area like the plague, but which areas does this include? I%26#39;ve read to stay away from anything on rue de Hachette (ironic street name!!) and now I hear that St. Michel should be avoided as well.
Please help.....10 days until I leave and would love to be fore-warned about the places to stay away from! Wouldn%26#39;t want my vacation experience to be temporarily spoiled by a bug....I%26#39;m kind of phobic when it comes to roaches!!!
Thanks!
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Any place that has a guy standing on the doorstep saying %26#39;hello%26#39; in several different languages until he hits upon the right one and you react.
A lot of these places can be hard sell types where you don%26#39;t get to look at the menu in peace but have to put up with someone telling you about how his place is the greatest the the others serve miniced rat.
A 2 minute walk from St. Michel and you%26#39;re on the Rue Rt. Andre des Arts heading towards Odeon and you%26#39;ll be sure to find good food everywhere.
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I%26#39;ve eaten in both areas and am still standing. Actually had some fabulous onion soup at a French restaurant off of Rue Hachette. The Greek restaurants won%26#39;t have the best food but it can be fun to dance to the live music and smash plates on the floor at night.
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I think it%26#39;s easier to focus on restaurants that are not to be missed...
Here%26#39;s three favrotie websites on Paris restaurant reviews. The first simply marks some famous places with views; the second is like TripAdvisor%26#39;s restaurant equivalent, but in French; the third is pretty easy to use.
parisdigest.com/menus/restaurants-with-view-…
eatinparis.com/cgi-bin/…
http://www.fodors.com/rants/rrpropselect.cfm?destination=paris@117%26amp;class=Dining@20002%26amp;sort=overall_rating%26amp;review=full%26amp;pg=1
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I don%26#39;t know how helpful this will be, because I can%26#39;t remember the name of the restaurant! I had the WORST meal I%26#39;ve ever had in Paris in a small restaurant near the Pantheon. The name means %26quot;stable%26quot; (I think it started with a %26quot;C%26quot;, Le Caveaux? someone help me out here), and was actually in an old stable. It seemed fairly charming and was recommended by the Washington Post.
It was during the heat wave a couple of summers ago (not the restaurant%26#39;s fault) and we sat right inside the window. The meal started out ok, with a glass of sangria, then went downhill from there. I ordered something called a bavette, which is supposed to be some sort of steak. Not only was it almost raw (ordered medium well), but it tasted VERY weird. It might very well have been horse or camel or something. Not only was the food bad, but it was almost impossible to get our waiter%26#39;s attention to get our check. Given the size of the restaurant (tiny) this seemed rather unreasonable. Leisurely service is one thing, but this was ridiculous! (not a story about bacteria, but probably a place to avoid nevertheless)
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Thanks....any advice is welcome. And while I know we%26#39;ll be eating in great restaurants in various parts of the city, this area is pretty close to our hotel so I was more concerned with the crepes/quick stuff that we buy while walking around.
I%26#39;m getting so excited.....this morning I%26#39;ve started getting things assembled into the carry on and checked luggage. I don%26#39;t want to forget a thing.....
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I was under the impression that steaks served in France are much rarer than we are used to. That is we wanted medium rare we should order medium well or medium? Maybe that is what happened? I%26#39;m really curious because I enjoy my steak medium rare as well!
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Midorigal, I know that steaks are usually redder there than here, but this one was barely cooked. I may have been able to live with that if it had actually been a steak from some sort of cow. It just tasted SO odd that I%26#39;m convinced it came from a different animal!
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Thank you RedSavage, it is very scary to get funky meat and a rare one at that. I hope you did not get sick? I guess I%26#39;ll order my %26quot;a pont%26quot; (is that the word for medium) and go from there. Thanks for the warning!
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No, fortunately I didn%26#39;t get sick. Probably because I couldn%26#39;t eat much of it! I have to say this was an unusual experience. Most of our meals have been very good.
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Cooking for steak in French going from raw to well done are
tartare, bleu, saignant, a point, bien cuit.
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