Charles got it right!

Charles Ruas, Alexanders pappa, har satt ihop en lista med kaféer och andra smak- och sevärdheter i området runt vårt hotell. I går kväll passerade jag och barnen ett av ställena på listan, La Palette, och kunde konstatera att det såg ut att vara ett av de trevligaste fiken i kvarteren. Det här bådar gott inför besöken hos de övriga namnen på listan.

Här följer Charles tips, med hans korta beskrivningar:

Around the corner from the Place Saint Germain des Pres is a communal student restaurant called Le Petit Saint Benoit, on the rue St. Benoit. The place have communal tables where you eat what the cook has prepared. Formerly for students and faculty of the Latin Quarter.

La Cafetiere, a Latin Quarter restaurant.

La Palette, a cafe on the corner of the rue de Seine and the little square Jacques Callot. Dining room inside and terrace outside popular for lunch.

At the end of the day or in the evening, try the terrace of the Cafe des Deux Magots (you must go and see the statues of the two Mandarins inside), or the Flore on the Place St Germain (it’s good for lunch with omelets and club sandwiches, it’s also an ideal place for people watching).

La Coupole in Montparnasse is a huge 1920s bistro, popular with artists and writers of the period.

Le Procope, the first restaurant in Paris, (18th century), expensive and touristy, but maybe interesting to watch in terms of culinary history.

Le Grand Vefour, at the back of the Palais Royal, a monument historique, two or three stars. Expensive. The decor can be admirered from the outside. A culinary temple from the time of Phantom of the Opera.

On leaving the back of the Palais Royal go up the stairs and cross the street to the Galerie Vivienne, arcade covered streets from the period before paved streets, a whole complex, including Madame Toussaud's Museum.

Le George, on top of the Musee Beaubourg, good for lunch with a view of the rooftops of Paris. Expensive.
The best ice cream cones in Paris, behind Notre Dame cross the bridge to the Ile Saint Louis , and as you get off the bridge you will see lines of people buying ice cream cones. A must treat!

The Jules Verne , on the Eiffel Tower, expensive, but good food and a wonderful view.