Lunch in the Latin quarter........any suggestions?

You can't visit Paris and not have breakfast, lunch or brunch at these very charming and famous Cafes.

Les Deux Magots - Café Restaurant

6, place Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Paris 75006

Tel : 01 45 48 55 25

Subway : Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Service hours:

Every day 7:30 am to 1:00 pm

Open after midnight

Open 7/7

This legendary hangout for the sophisticated residents of St-Germain-des-Prés becomes a tourist favorite in summer. Visitors monopolize the few sidewalk tables as the waiters rush about, seemingly oblivious to anyone's needs. Regulars from around the neighborhood reclaim it in the off season. Les Deux Magots was once a gathering place of the intellectual elite, like Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Giraudoux. Inside are the two large statues of magots (Confucian wise men) that give the cafe its name. The crystal chandeliers are too brightly lit, but the regulars are used to the glare. After all, some of them even read their daily papers here. You can order salads, pastries, ice cream, or one of the daily specials; the fresh fish is usually a good bet.

And a few doors down you will find the other famous Cafe - Le Cafe de Flore

Check out website for Cafe de Flore for cool photos and history!

A hop skip and a jump you will find Brasserie Lipp

Cuisine CAFE

Hours Daily 11am-2am; restaurant service 12:15pm-12:45am

Address 151 bd. St-Germain, 6e

Location 6th Arrondissement (St-Germain/Luxembourg) Transportation Métro: St-Germain-des-Prés

Phone 01-45-48-53-91

Lipp is a Left Bank institution. On the day of Paris's liberation in 1944, late owner Roger Cazes welcomed Hemingway as the first man to drop in for a drink. Then, as now, famous people often drop by for beer, wine, and conversation. Since its acquisition a few years ago by members of the Bertrand Group (the force behind Paris's St. James Club), the mechanics whereby you can obtain a table in this cultural monument are a lot easier, and a lot less arbitrary, than when Cazes granted or denied a table in his joint based, basically, on whether he considered you worthy. Reservations are accepted today and usually respected for dining tables, but not cafe tables. The specialty is choucroute garni, Paris's best -- you get not only sauerkraut, but also a thick layer of ham and braised pork, which you can wash down with the house Riesling (an Alsatian white wine) or beer. Even if you don't go inside, you can sit at a sidewalk table to enjoy a cognac and people-watch.

Kind regards, Wendy

I know my answer will come off a bit vague, but just take a walk in the Latin Quarter and you'll have a tough time deciding where to go! The food is just so fabulous there.

I do remember a little seafood place, which had excellent fish, but i can't seem to recall where it was exactly. All I remember is that it was on the narrowest street ever.

Well, bon voyage!

Try instead St Germain ( a few minutes walk) and go for La Bousolle (or one of the other 2 that are just some meters away)

http://la-boussole.com/

Suivez votre nez !