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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 #680 on: January 02, 2013, 08:56:45 PM »
Hey. I am going to be in Paris on a stopover for 12 hours next week. From 10am till 10pm. Any suggestion of things I can do in a day ? Thanks

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Re: Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #681 on: January 02, 2013, 09:05:22 PM »
Hey. I am going to be in Paris on a stopover for 12 hours next week. From 10am till 10pm. Any suggestion of things I can do in a day ? Thanks

Lots! Eiffel tower? Arc de triumph? Get in a good meal?
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #682 on: January 02, 2013, 10:33:53 PM »
Yea. We plan on doing the obvious like the arch and Eiffel. Just wondering if there is any other must-see place thats not to time consuming there.

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« Reply #683 on: January 02, 2013, 10:39:07 PM »
Yea. We plan on doing the obvious like the arch and Eiffel. Just wondering if there is any other must-see place thats not to time consuming there.
Between my 2 Paris trip notes I cover pretty much everything there is to do or that I wasn't able to do.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #684 on: January 02, 2013, 10:58:42 PM »
Yea. I read those they were helpful.  Just curious, I know you were looking for a good Seine River tour. Did you end up going? or Do you have any suggestions for any good ones?

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« Reply #685 on: January 02, 2013, 11:00:19 PM »
Yea. I read those they were helpful.  Just curious, I know you were looking for a good Seine River tour. Did you end up going? or Do you have any suggestions for any good ones?
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« Reply #686 on: January 02, 2013, 11:11:05 PM »
Yea Thanks. Just found this Batobus. Its a boat that goes along the river and makes a bunch of stops at the arch, Eiffel tower etc. Its 15 Euro for the day and you can get on and off as you please. Seems like a great idea for 1-getting around 2- getting a nice scenic boat tour. Here is the link:
http://www.batobus.com/english/Batobus-navettes-promenade-paris-seine-tarifs.htm

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« Reply #687 on: January 02, 2013, 11:12:53 PM »
I don't really see the point of the Batobus.  The Paris subway is world-class for getting around, so it definitely can't beat that as a mode of transport, it would take forever to get anywhere and you'd be limited to stops along the river.

And it doesn't tell you anything about what you're seeing so it doesn't beat the boat that I used for tourist purposes.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #688 on: January 02, 2013, 11:13:59 PM »
Between my 2 Paris trip notes I cover pretty much everything there is to do or that I wasn't able to do.
For a foodie :P

Lonely Planet Paris has a couple more things...

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« Reply #689 on: January 02, 2013, 11:15:50 PM »
For a foodie :P
What non-food activity did I not mention?
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« Reply #690 on: January 02, 2013, 11:16:40 PM »
National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou
Musée d'Orsay
Rodin Museum
sewer museum
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #691 on: January 02, 2013, 11:19:26 PM »
My wife is scared of subways. I think this may be my best alternative then paying a taxi driver for a day. I just need to find which good restaurants are nearby to some of these stops..

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« Reply #692 on: January 02, 2013, 11:20:08 PM »
My wife is scared of subways.
All subways? During broad daylight?
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« Reply #693 on: January 02, 2013, 11:20:18 PM »
National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou
Musée d'Orsay
Rodin Museum
sewer museum
I mentioned d'Orsay, ran out of time.
But you're right, there are hundreds of museums in Paris.  I tend to ignore them as I typically find 90% of museums to be a bore.
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« Reply #694 on: January 02, 2013, 11:21:12 PM »
My wife is scared of subways. I think this may be my best alternative then paying a taxi driver for a day. I just need to find which good restaurants are nearby to some of these stops..
The Paris Subway is nothing like NYC.  It's clean, efficient, fast, cheap, etc.  And it tells you when the next 2 trains are coming (in rush hour you probably won't wait more than 100 seconds, off-peak times an average of 4 minutes)
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« Reply #695 on: January 02, 2013, 11:22:06 PM »
Yea. To her all subways are like the NY subways. Where people are frequently get shoved onto the tracks :)

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« Reply #696 on: January 02, 2013, 11:22:53 PM »
I hope to convince her over the next couple days. Hopefully she will come around.

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« Reply #697 on: January 02, 2013, 11:23:09 PM »
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« Reply #698 on: January 02, 2013, 11:24:20 PM »
Claustrophobics doesn't care how clean, efficient, fast or cheap it is.
That's a diff story if that's the case.
But I personally don't care for the NYC metro (I'd drive or take a taxi) but have no problem at all with the Paris metro.
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« Reply #699 on: January 02, 2013, 11:25:06 PM »
I mentioned d'Orsay, ran out of time.
But you're right, there are hundreds of museums in Paris.  I tend to ignore them as I typically find 90% of museums to be a bore.
Dont know everyone here but perhaps (most likely) most are the same you would be correct.

But then again, seems like many here are foodies...
The Paris Subway is nothing like NYC.  It's clean, efficient, fast, cheap, etc.  And it tells you when the next 2 trains are coming (in rush hour you probably won't wait more than 100 seconds, off-peak times an average of 4 minutes)
Is that like telling someone whos scared of flying that First Class is much more comfortable? Guess if you crash, at least its in comfort ;)