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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 #2800 on: August 08, 2017, 07:19:14 PM »
i am interested. looking to go soon.

For those curious, the report is here: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=82517.0

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2801 on: August 09, 2017, 05:45:15 PM »
I have a layover in paris from 11am to 11pm and wanted your advice on sites that are not to be missed.  What do you think I can hit in that time? Thanks!

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2802 on: August 09, 2017, 05:54:11 PM »
I have a layover in paris from 11am to 11pm and wanted your advice on sites that are not to be missed.  What do you think I can hit in that time? Thanks!
Did you read the thread or look at the wiki? All the things to do have been discussed in those 2 places.

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« Reply #2803 on: August 09, 2017, 06:05:42 PM »
Did you read the thread or look at the wiki? All the things to do have been discussed in those 2 places.

Yeah, but not sure how long should be allocated to each or their proximity considering my tight time frame.   Any suggestions for a quick 11am-11pm trip?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2804 on: August 09, 2017, 06:07:43 PM »
Yeah, but not sure how long should be allocated to each or their proximity considering my tight time frame.   Any suggestions for a quick 11am-11pm trip?
Well since you read the wiki and know what there is to do, why don't you propose and itinerary with the things you want to do and then ask if it looks good or if you should change something.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2805 on: August 10, 2017, 01:10:45 AM »
Hi Everyone,

My wife and I are going to Paris at beginning of Sept 2017. We are planning to stay 4 nights in Paris. I have enough points to book awards stays at Hyatt hotels but wondering if  Dan or someone who is a globalist can help with a reservation through Guest of Honor Approach? I was a Hyatt Diamond but was downgraded to explorist this year :-( I wasn't aware about the final “loophole” for a Mattress run from Dan.

https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/hyatt/heres-what-i-paid-to-earn-2-years-of-hyatt-globalist-status-plus-how-much-my-local-hotel-was-reimbursed-for-my-stays/

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2806 on: August 15, 2017, 12:56:12 PM »
anyone ever try and bring meat products in with them to France. We are a large group and I want to bring in food for shabbos as we can't walk to chabbad for meals (have baby and no eruv - not lazy) and it might be simpler to just bring frozen food with us.

Alternatively, if we can't bring stuff with us - any ideas on where we can pick up all of our shabbos needs (besides baked goods) - such as cold cuts, grilled/breaded chicken, sides etc - must be glatt.  I had hoped to order from the le boxe chabbat I posted several pages back, but they have not answered my emails.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2807 on: August 16, 2017, 03:28:05 PM »
anyone ever try and bring meat products in with them to France. We are a large group and I want to bring in food for shabbos as we can't walk to chabbad for meals (have baby and no eruv - not lazy) and it might be simpler to just bring frozen food with us.

Alternatively, if we can't bring stuff with us - any ideas on where we can pick up all of our shabbos needs (besides baked goods) - such as cold cuts, grilled/breaded chicken, sides etc - must be glatt.  I had hoped to order from the le boxe chabbat I posted several pages back, but they have not answered my emails.
I did not experience screening of luggage I brought in if I recall correctly.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2808 on: August 16, 2017, 04:29:25 PM »
anyone ever try and bring meat products in with them to France. We are a large group and I want to bring in food for shabbos as we can't walk to chabbad for meals (have baby and no eruv - not lazy) and it might be simpler to just bring frozen food with us.

Alternatively, if we can't bring stuff with us - any ideas on where we can pick up all of our shabbos needs (besides baked goods) - such as cold cuts, grilled/breaded chicken, sides etc - must be glatt.  I had hoped to order from the le boxe chabbat I posted several pages back, but they have not answered my emails.

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=77588.0 List of countries with reported food restrictions.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2809 on: August 16, 2017, 06:59:58 PM »
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=77588.0 List of countries with reported food restrictions.
I did not experience screening of luggage I brought in if I recall correctly.

Thanks both of you.  When we booked Paris in January from Dan's link seemed like a wonderful idea - but have had an impossible time planning this with a ;arge group of people going (10 people).

We still haven't figured out which restaurants are actually opened, where to get shabbos food for 10 and how to travel to certain places with such a large group.  Even going from the airport to our AirBnB is a challenge!  Most of the TRs are also pretty old and many of the restaurants are long gone....

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2810 on: August 16, 2017, 07:05:17 PM »
Thanks both of you.  When we booked Paris in January from Dan's link seemed like a wonderful idea - but have had an impossible time planning this with a ;arge group of people going (10 people).

We still haven't figured out which restaurants are actually opened, where to get shabbos food for 10 and how to travel to certain places with such a large group.  Even going from the airport to our AirBnB is a challenge!  Most of the TRs are also pretty old and many of the restaurants are long gone....
@AaronCleveland Where did you buy Shabbos food?

All the eateries mentioned here are open:
https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/international-flights/british-airways-open-skies-nyc-paris-nonstop-302-round-trip/
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2811 on: October 01, 2017, 07:17:17 PM »
I'm planning a Paris trip in January. I want to use my 7 night Marriott voucher. (I can upgrade it for 10K SPG / 30K Marriott per category, so which Marriott I go to isn't an issue).

Has anyone been to a Marriott in Paris that they could recommend? And on Shabbos?

Also, any advice on what to do in Paris during the winter?

Thanks

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2812 on: October 09, 2017, 04:31:07 PM »
I will be in Paris on Monday March 19th and would like to travel to a premier Ski area.  I can spend the week on the slopes and return for Shabbat or stay over Shabbat with appropriate suggestions. I must be back in Paris Sunday for a 13:30 Flight.   I am looking for suggestions on transportation, resorts, kosher options etc.  Thanks

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2813 on: October 10, 2017, 07:04:00 PM »
best way to get from ory to city?
w opera or marriot?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2814 on: October 10, 2017, 07:59:04 PM »
best way to get from ory to city?
w opera or marriot?
Best as in fastest, take Uber. Best as in cheapest, take the metro.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2815 on: October 10, 2017, 08:00:56 PM »
Lets start with best accessible ski resorts?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2816 on: October 18, 2017, 01:13:22 PM »
la marina closed down

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2817 on: October 31, 2017, 06:59:48 PM »
anybody here have any tips if going for shabbos with 1 year old?
Convenient place to stay?

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« Reply #2818 on: October 31, 2017, 07:05:55 PM »
anybody here have any tips if going for shabbos with 1 year old?
Convenient place to stay?
Find another city with an eruv?
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #2819 on: October 31, 2017, 07:12:52 PM »
Find another city with an eruv?
So we want to spend Friday-Sunday evening somewhere that has non-stop back to NYC on Sunday evening. Vienna has eruv but no return flight, and not interested in London, Amsterdam, or Rome (as we have already seen those cities).
Any other ideas?