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Kosher List-July 2015 or Here.

RESTAURANTS (the best of)

There are hundreds of kosher restaurants in Paris.  The locals generally don't eat the meat under Beis Din as they don't require Glatt meat.  But they will eat everything else under Beis din.

Search for restaurants by cuisine and hashgocha here.


NameLocationMetroTypeHechsherNotes
Darjeeling17thArgentine-1MeatRottenberg
Sar Eden19thOurcq-5BakeryRottenbergOrganic bakery
Charles Traiteur19thOurcq-5BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur20thSaint-Mandé-1BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur11thRue-Des-Boulets-9BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur16thVictor-Hugo-2BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur17thWagram-3BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur Halavi17thWagram-3BakeryBeth-Din Chalavi
Korcarz4thSaint-paul-1BakeryBeth-DinIn the Marais
Ardely’s19thOurcq-5Milk ChocolateKatz
Damyel19thOurcq-5Parve ChocolateRottenberg
L’As Du Fallafel4thSaint-paul-1FallafelBeth-Dinin the Marais
L’Inte Cafe12thMiromesnil-9,13DairyBeth-Din15 minute walk from the Park Hyatt
Kosher pizza4thSaint-paul-1PizzaRottenberg
Le Shine17thPorte Maillot-1ChineseLubavitchnear the Arc
Soumsoum11thVoltaire- 9MeatLubavitchGreat Israeli restaurent, there is a second one in the 8th
Doron ba Laïla19thGare Saint-Lazare 3-12-13-14MeatRottenbergNice meat restaurant
Tibs19thOurcq-5DairyKatz
Thai One2ndSentier-3MeatRottenberg
Le XXV16thTrocadéro-9-6BakeryRottenberg Chalavi
Le XXV8thTernes-2BakeryRottenberg Chalavi




Activities:
-Segway Tour. Please do not PM Ergel with requests for coupon codes. The codes are long dead
-Seine River Tour
-Eiffel Tour (Metro: Trocadero -6,9)
-Versailles Palace and Gardens. Never wait on line to buy tickets. 1. Use museum pass 2. Buy in advance 3. There are vending machines near the bathrooms (you have to poke around to find them) without lines. (if you go during a really busy time and the line seems endlessly long, go to the gardens first and return to the palace in the afternoon when lines are shorter). To get an audio guide, you usually proceed across the Royal Courtyard after passing security. If the lines for the audio guides are long, turn left in the Courtyard, to the Apartments of the daughter's of Louis XV’s. There you'll find another counter where you can get audio guides, with no lines at all. You can then exit the apartments and continue along the tour, bypassing the longer line.
-Louvre Art Museum (Closed Tuesday) (Metro: Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre -1,7) Shushan/Purim artifacts that can be seen at the Louvre, per the book Purim and the Persian Empire.
-D'Orsay Art Museum (Closed Monday) (Metro: Solférino -12)
-Musée de l'Orangerie des Tuileries (closed Tuesday) small museum featuring Monet's lilies (Metro Concorde: -1,8,12)
-Centre Georges Pompidou modern art museum open 11-9. closed tuedays (Metro: Rambuteau -11)
-Tuileries Gardens. (Metro: Tuileries -1)
-Paris sewer museum Smells really bad but an interesting look at the sewer system
-Champs Elysees shopping (Metro: Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau -1,13)
-Arc de Triomphe (Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Étoile -1,2,6)
-Operan National De Paris opera house. tours daily 11:30 and 2:30. Admission included in Museum Pass, tour extra
-Montmartre (Great neighborhood to walk around with boutiques, artists, and great views, and a funicular that kids will love) (Metro: abbesses -12, Anvers -2)
-The Great Synagogue (La Victoria) is beautiful but the main shul is only open on Shabbos mornings for Shacharis, but definitely worthwhile if you're there over Shabbos (Metro: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette -12)

Hotels:
-Park Hyatt Paris (Hyatt cat 7) is an outstanding value for your points. They used to give a phenomenal kosher breakfast but now it's barely even worth requesting.  Still rooms are a decent size for Paris, the Spa facilities are very nice, and the intoxicating smell used throughout the hotel for forever be linked with the romance of Paris. Ideally located between the Opera and Tuileries metro stations.
The Park Hyatt has free parking, though driving and parking elsewhere in Paris is very difficult.
The Park Hyatt has also complimentary bikes for guests.
There is a backdoor for entry on shabbos.

-The InterContinental Paris - Le Grand is not far from the Park Hyatt. It cost 70k IHG points per night or you can use IHG free nights. It is a good alternitive if the PH is not available or if you don't have/don't want to spend 30k Hyatt points per night.

-The Westin (SPG cat 6) is not as luxurious at the Park Hyatt but is located nearby and does the trick if you only have Starpoints and not Chase or Hyatt points.

Shabbos meals:
-Chabad of Champs Elysees has great shabbos meals and you're sure to bump into other tourists there as well to share tips.
It is a 30 minute walk to the Park Hyatt, but the walk is quite lovely via the Tuileries Gardens and the Champs Elysees.
Reservations are required: http://www.chabadchampselysees.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/888847/jewish/Shabbat-at-Chabad-Champs-Elyses.htm
-if you don't/can't eat at Chabad, they suggest getting takeout from Ben & Cook located in the 8th. Hashgacha: rabbinate Lubavitch De France 33 1 45 61 03 95. 35 Euro for 2 challas, 2 dips, meatballs with noodles or veggies for 2. they close at 3pm on Fridays (in the summer). call for more info
- Friday night meals at Grand Synagogue http://www.tiny.cc/chabbat

There is no eruv in Paris. Consider taking the metro to shul with your talis bag along with return tickets for motzei shabbos.

Transport from CDG:
-If you are going to the Opera area you can take the RoissyBus (pronounced Wahsee-Boos as you will get blank stares if you ask for the Royzee-Bus) which goes there nonstop. You can pay by credit card in the RoissyBus waiting station or on the bus.  The cost is €10.  It is a 5 minute walk to the Park Hyatt.

-There are also train options from CDG: the subway is located in terminal 2E/2F, to get to paris its ligne B (Blue) it should take approximately 30minutes to get to Gare Du Nord
it cost 9€10 each way per person

- Mendy Taxi: 0(1133) 6 50 99 82 93 http://mendystransport.com/en/
- Shimon taxi: 0(1133)6 98 27 16 08  Tamidshuttle@gmail.com

- Uber, Bolt are the best option to get to paris cheapest and fastest

Metro:
The subway is fast, efficient, and cheap. A book of 10 tickets is 13,30€ for adults and 6,65€ for kids.
The subway closes between 12:30 and 2am.

Map:
Streetwise Paris cannot emphasize enough, this is really a must. Of course, if you have GMaps and data you don't need this map unless you really like paper.

Guidebooks
Rick Steves' Paris 2013
Fodor's Paris 2013 (Full-color Travel Guide)

Other Tips
-If you plan on visiting several of the items covered by the Museum Pass - make sure to check it out and price out your options.  Many times it is worth it to get a one-day or multi-day Museum Pass to save some money and more importantly, time (see link for more details: http://en.parismuseumpass.com/)
-Double check days when museums/sites are closed as many do close on different days of the week.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2720 on: February 03, 2017, 02:50:51 PM »
We took a train and then walked around ourselves. Maybe there's a Rick Steve's audio guide?

Thanks I will look into the train and any audio guides.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2721 on: February 06, 2017, 02:42:20 AM »
Yes, they're excellent.

+1 It's a lot of fun, and a great way to get a quick get a glimpse of the city on a short visit.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2722 on: March 02, 2017, 09:33:57 PM »
Hi - we are planning a trip in late August (got in on the cheap tix from BA) but I have no idea where to start.  Specifically, we are a very large extended family (8 adults, 2 children and a baby) so we need to find a place to stay that will accommodate ten beds.  Being that we have a baby who will likely not be walking at that time, we really can't count on eating at Chabad and will need to do takeout for shabbos.  As we have been looking at VRBO, prices are so high it might be worth to just skip the tix - but I don't even know which areas have shuls. 

So, can someone tell me the areas where there are ashkenaz (non-sefardi) shuls for weekday mornings and shabbos.  From there we can search more VRBOs but I need the areas that at least have a shul. As an aside, if you have any ideas for accomodations, please share.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2723 on: March 02, 2017, 09:53:10 PM »
Not sure about accommodations for your family but I will suggest investigating in the restaurants first as many are closed during the summer
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2724 on: March 02, 2017, 10:48:22 PM »
Really, I thought that was high tourist season.  They are closed during that?

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« Reply #2725 on: March 06, 2017, 10:27:22 AM »
Finally planning a Paris getaway (thursday-sunday) with the Mrs (thx to the OpenSkies deal and this site), and me and the mrs are going back and forth between the 2 ICs in the hood.

1) Le Grand is huge and regal and totally parisian, but the other Intercontinental Avenue Marceau is much closer to chabad and a cute 55 room place with funky styling. anyone been to both and can compare? going to use 3 IC free nights either way

2) this may come down to where would we rather be for shabbos, and it looks like Chabad is a better option for us english speakers vs the Grand Synagogue, but would also appreciate any insight in differences between the meals at both (Grand now has friday night meals it seems, and lmk if anyone knows what kashrus is there too). Was thinking we would eat at chabad all shabbos, but maybe go to the grand for shabbos morning and leave early to get to the lunch meal.

3)I assume there are extra taleisim at these places (considering no eruv)?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2726 on: March 06, 2017, 01:02:44 PM »
Finally planning a Paris getaway (thursday-sunday) with the Mrs (thx to the OpenSkies deal and this site), and me and the mrs are going back and forth between the 2 ICs in the hood.

1) Le Grand is huge and regal and totally parisian, but the other Intercontinental Avenue Marceau is much closer to chabad and a cute 55 room place with funky styling. anyone been to both and can compare? going to use 3 IC free nights either way

2) this may come down to where would we rather be for shabbos, and it looks like Chabad is a better option for us english speakers vs the Grand Synagogue, but would also appreciate any insight in differences between the meals at both (Grand now has friday night meals it seems, and lmk if anyone knows what kashrus is there too). Was thinking we would eat at chabad all shabbos, but maybe go to the grand for shabbos morning and leave early to get to the lunch meal.

3)I assume there are extra taleisim at these places (considering no eruv)?
1-2) Walking in Paris isn't so bad, so it's not urgent to stay right near Chabad, although that's definitely convenient. I don't think you'll find too many reports from those hotels since most people stay at the Park Hyatt.

3) I had this question before. http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1573.msg864617#msg864617

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2727 on: March 06, 2017, 02:38:52 PM »
Really, I thought that was high tourist season.  They are closed during that?
many close and THEY go south for 2 weeks or so.
Not all but some

we missed out on some good places

BUT
there is a Carnival in Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) during that time
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-show-exhibition/135470/fete-des-tuileries
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2728 on: March 06, 2017, 03:56:00 PM »
1-2) Walking in Paris isn't so bad, so it's not urgent to stay right near Chabad, although that's definitely convenient. I don't think you'll find too many reports from those hotels since most people stay at the Park Hyatt.

3) I had this question before. http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1573.msg864617#msg864617
thx, wish there was a better answer (i saw the suggestion to walk with it a tallis but that isnt an option these days in my mind, i would hope that shuls in a place with no eruv and some danger have like 50 taleisim at the ready. I dont want to have to come before shabbos if i dont have to. did u notice whether they had a bunch available at the grand synagogue (or anyone else at chabad)?
on 1-2 seems clear people did like the le grand IC (AJK seemed to like it more than the PH :)), just no one talked about the smaller one which i think might be a great value. i personally think the park hyatt just isnt worth it on points when i have 3 IHG nights i can use.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2729 on: March 06, 2017, 04:08:08 PM »
OpenSkies (EC) Upgrades Datapoint: Note for all the OpenSkies Buyers for the recent great Eco seat deal, after much HUCAing (got 4 different people requiring $1600 each way), i got a BA agent to sell me a special offer upgrade to the pretty high level Premium Economy (Prem Plus) for $598 for me and the Mrs 2 seats (so 299 each seat) each way. Worth it in my mind for our red-eye to sleep in their 47 pitch/20"width leather seats over the thin Eco seats so we arrive in Paris at 9am ready to roll, way back is on the 767 so we will probably get 2 seats together on the side anyway without the upgrade, and its a day flight so not necessary.
currently, Prem Plus tix on the site are at least $1400 each so this was a great savings (could get 2 roundtrip for $1800, or as i did 1/2 premium for $1200). also get expedited security and better drinks, though the status of kosher meals on OpenSkies is pretty unclear, they dont even show it as an option online though on the phone they said its reserved...
Dan, consider updating the DDMS post to let people know this is a possibility.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2730 on: March 06, 2017, 04:58:48 PM »
thx, wish there was a better answer (i saw the suggestion to walk with it a tallis but that isnt an option these days in my mind, i would hope that shuls in a place with no eruv and some danger have like 50 taleisim at the ready. I dont want to have to come before shabbos if i dont have to. did u notice whether they had a bunch available at the grand synagogue (or anyone else at chabad)?
on 1-2 seems clear people did like the le grand IC (AJK seemed to like it more than the PH :)), just no one talked about the smaller one which i think might be a great value. i personally think the park hyatt just isnt worth it on points when i have 3 IHG nights i can use.
I guess some people did stay there. Anyway, if you plan on Davening Friday night at Chabad, then bringing your Tallis shouldn't be an issue at all, unless you plan on coming late to Shul...?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2731 on: March 06, 2017, 05:42:55 PM »
I guess some people did stay there. Anyway, if you plan on Davening Friday night at Chabad, then bringing your Tallis shouldn't be an issue at all, unless you plan on coming late to Shul...?
thats the fear. i guess it will be fine if i go to chabad nearby for both davenings, but it kind of knocks out going to the grand synagogue.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2732 on: March 08, 2017, 09:05:36 AM »
Any suggestions for the best meat place in the 19th?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2733 on: March 20, 2017, 03:31:10 PM »
Any chance the PH will open award space if I call?
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« Reply #2734 on: March 21, 2017, 02:51:09 PM »
Any chance the PH will open award space if I call?
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2735 on: March 28, 2017, 01:32:10 PM »
Any chance the PH will open award space if I call?

IME calling does not help with award space. Check the Hyatt website at least daily and hope for something to come up.


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« Reply #2736 on: March 28, 2017, 02:01:11 PM »
Good Diamond line agents have been able to call the hotel to open things up. Required HUCACACA
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« Reply #2737 on: March 28, 2017, 02:02:19 PM »
Good Diamond line agents have been able to call the hotel to open things up. Required HUCACACA
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2738 on: April 22, 2017, 11:47:32 PM »
Does anyone know if there is a kosher list available in English?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2739 on: April 24, 2017, 02:14:20 AM »
Does anyone know if there is a kosher list available in English?

Try here, with Google Translate.
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