Looking for low-to-mid-priced places with atmosphere

Hi there,

I%26#39;ve been doing research for months and have enjoyed reading about all the great food in Paris! However, it seems like the %26quot;best value%26quot; places are all in fairly nondescript bistros and brasseries. Are there any of these places that are also lovely to look at? I%26#39;d like to find some places with nice atmosphere as well as good food at a good price. Is that asking too much??? :)

Thanks,

Nina

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Bonsoir Nina,

I am certain that you would get a lot of answers if you could mentionned what you considered a good price in euros. What can be a good price for some might be to expensive for an other. Is 50euros a person a good price for you? Is 25 euros a person a good price for you? Do you included wine?

Maybe if you named a restaurant you like we could also understand better the type of atmosphere you are trying to find.

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Thanks for the feedback. The price range can be fairly wide...20e-50e per person for dinner. We don%26#39;t drink a lot of wine...probably one glass for me and a sip for hubby. (We%26#39;ll be asking for %26quot;un carafe d%26#39;eau%26quot; a lot, I suspect.)

I haven%26#39;t yet been to Paris, so can%26#39;t give an example of a place I like. I was just thinking it would be nice to have some ambiance with flowers, nice colors on the walls, lovely fabrics, pretty plates...things like that. Not sure if that%26#39;s possible. I keep reading about places with fabulous food, but the restaurants themselves are often described as %26quot;nothing to speak of.%26quot; I%26#39;m certainly fine with that for some of our meals, but not the entire week!

We%26#39;ve planned our %26quot;blow out%26quot; meal at La Tour d%26#39;Argent, and it sounds like even there the room itself isn%26#39;t much, but the view is to die for. (Perhaps I%26#39;m wrong there?) Would love to go to Le Grand Vefour or Les Ambassadeurs and soak up the atmosphere there, but we won%26#39;t be able to swing 2 break-the-bank meals. So...if there are any smaller, less-grand, but lovely rooms where we can enjoy some atmosphere and good food, please let me know.

Thanks!

Nina

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Le Train Bleu has atmosphere galore...

There is a great book out that has yet to fail me in its recommendation of lovely historic restaurants in Paris with fair appraisal of the food. It is called %26quot;The Historic Restaurants of Paris,%26quot; by Ellen Williams.

One of her rec%26#39;s is Pharamond at Les Halles... Art Nouveau oiginals with Normand cuisine.

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I really second Phread in her recommandation of le Train Bleu. It is really a wonderfull place, try to watch la femme Nikita on video, it%26#39;s this place that hosts Nikita%26#39;s first action so you will see it perfectly.

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Terzio for Le Train Bleu or la Fermette Marbeuf.

Here is the link for le Train (All abroad!)

http://www.le-train-bleu.com/page1.html

Here is the link for la Fermette

http://www.fermettemarbeuf.com/

My two favorite for the lunch with the nieces.