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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 #1340 on: December 24, 2013, 02:09:14 PM »
Hi,

I will be in Paris for three days-December 31, January 1st,and January 2nd. Has anyone been in Paris on New Year's Eve? Is there anything special to do? As well, I will be staying at Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel( 16th). Has anyone been there?

I have a general question as well. My friend booked the hotel on his marriot points under his name and added my name as well. Will I have any trouble checking in my wife?  Should she not come to the checkout counter?

I have read all the trip reports and they have been a great help. Any more help for newbie traveler  :) would be appreciated.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1341 on: December 24, 2013, 06:42:20 PM »
Hi,

I will be in Paris for three days-December 31, January 1st,and January 2nd. Has anyone been in Paris on New Year's Eve? Is there anything special to do? As well, I will be staying at Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel( 16th). Has anyone been there?

I have a general question as well. My friend booked the hotel on his marriot points under his name and added my name as well. Will I have any trouble checking in my wife?  Should she not come to the checkout counter?

I have read all the trip reports and they have been a great help. Any more help for newbie traveler  :) would be appreciated.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1342 on: January 01, 2014, 06:54:58 AM »
Hi,

I will be in Paris for three days-December 31, January 1st,and January 2nd. Has anyone been in Paris on New Year's Eve? Is there anything special to do? As well, I will be staying at Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel( 16th). Has anyone been there?

I have a general question as well. My friend booked the hotel on his marriot points under his name and added my name as well. Will I have any trouble checking in my wife?  Should she not come to the checkout counter?

I have read all the trip reports and they have been a great help. Any more help for newbie traveler  :) would be appreciated.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1343 on: January 05, 2014, 07:18:02 PM »
read my trip report. i did very similar...
Thanks, I think I'm going to do a hop-on hop-off bus. I need a place for lunch near Arc de Triomphe, and dinner near either the Louvre or Notre Dame, with reliable kashrus. Is Darjeeling good for lunch? And what are some dinner favorites? I'm going to first arrive by the Notre Dame, will likely grab breakfast at Murciano Benguigui's Bakery, unless somebody has a more tasty recommendation :)
Also, how much of a "must" is la marina, and the various chocolate shops around 19? It would take like 1/2 hour to get there, no? I feel like I'm probably better off sticking to the city center and using my time for the hop-on hop-off, but I still want to get some good pastries and/or chocolates.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1344 on: January 08, 2014, 03:04:28 PM »
Try Damyel for chocolate, there's one in the 9th (Rue Richer). Best pareve chocolate i've ever tasted. As for hop-on bus, i'd avoid it, the traffic on the streets is very bad and the metro is fast and there are stations everywhere.

Thanks, I think I'm going to do a hop-on hop-off bus. I need a place for lunch near Arc de Triomphe, and dinner near either the Louvre or Notre Dame, with reliable kashrus. Is Darjeeling good for lunch? And what are some dinner favorites? I'm going to first arrive by the Notre Dame, will likely grab breakfast at Murciano Benguigui's Bakery, unless somebody has a more tasty recommendation :)
Also, how much of a "must" is la marina, and the various chocolate shops around 19? It would take like 1/2 hour to get there, no? I feel like I'm probably better off sticking to the city center and using my time for the hop-on hop-off, but I still want to get some good pastries and/or chocolates.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1345 on: January 13, 2014, 06:22:22 PM »
Trying to reserve a room with my 2 free hyatt nights and the PH Vendome is not available.
I know the Madeleine is cat 6 and the du Lourve is a cat 5 but overall which is the better choice.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1346 on: January 14, 2014, 12:48:20 PM »
Trying to reserve a room with my 2 free hyatt nights and the PH Vendome is not available.
I know the Madeleine is cat 6 and the du Lourve is a cat 5 but overall which is the better choice.

The PH often goes in and out of availability. Keep checking on it, especially as you get closer to the actual date. Of course you can keep another hotel as a backup if you're concerned.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1347 on: January 14, 2014, 06:22:54 PM »
That's exactly what I'm doing but as a backup which of the two above Hyatt's should I go with.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1348 on: January 16, 2014, 09:48:28 AM »
I have a 20€ off promo code for the City Segway tours.
Question, will it bother them if I reserve seperatly for me and my wife so we can both take advantage of the 20€ off?, Has anyone tried it?

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« Reply #1349 on: January 16, 2014, 09:49:56 AM »
I have a 20€ off promo code for the City Segway tours.
Question, will it bother them if I reserve seperatly for me and my wife so we can both take advantage of the 20€ off?, Has anyone tried it?

I'm pretty sure I know someone who did it without a hitch (with a better code than you have).
What's the new code?
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1350 on: January 16, 2014, 10:01:56 AM »
WINTERGLIDE20OFF

Do you have a better one?
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1351 on: January 20, 2014, 05:49:37 AM »
any places in rue de rosiers that would have some decent type of food for taking on the plane?
some type of wraps? sandwiches? i don't want to start sitting at some resteraunts.. just want to grab some takeaway and go..
i am having a short stop-over and then an evening flight out of CDG, want to grab some food for the way... suggestions appreciated.. speak your mind out..
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1352 on: January 20, 2014, 08:38:22 AM »
Felafel from L’As Du Fallafel
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« Reply #1353 on: January 20, 2014, 08:42:22 AM »
Hmm.. I planned to eat falafel there anyway.. But was looking for sometype of sandwich or something...
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1354 on: January 20, 2014, 08:46:54 AM »
WINTERGLIDE20OFF

Do you have a better one?
Used to. They expired. If you find another one, the codes stack
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1355 on: January 20, 2014, 05:14:35 PM »
Felafel from L’As Du Fallafel
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1356 on: January 20, 2014, 08:04:20 PM »
Don't rem the name but there's a deli right across from the falafel place that does a good take out. We got chicken sandwiches from them and ate on top of the Eiffel Tower at sunset 😃

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1357 on: February 04, 2014, 01:55:17 PM »
WINTERGLIDE20OFF

that doesnt seem to work now does anyone have any others or know where to find them

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #1358 on: February 04, 2014, 02:04:03 PM »
Don't rem the name but there's a deli right across from the falafel place that does a good take out. We got chicken sandwiches from them and ate on top of the Eiffel Tower at sunset 😃

I think it's called Mickey's Deli.

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« Reply #1359 on: February 04, 2014, 02:55:33 PM »
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