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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
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« Reply #3342 on: January 06, 2020, 05:11:47 PM »
Park Hyatt

The dates I would be there would cost a total of 200K chase points for Park Hyatt. Is it still worth it?

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The dates I would be there would cost a total of 200K chase points for Park Hyatt. Is it still worth it?
Transfer chase to Hyatt.

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The dates I would be there would cost a total of 200K chase points for Park Hyatt. Is it still worth it?
whats the cash price for those days?
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« Reply #3345 on: January 08, 2020, 10:00:56 AM »
Transfer chase to Hyatt.

Thanks.

 It was not available on Hyatt points until yesterday. Checked yesterday and transferred and booked for 30K per night on Hyatt.

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« Reply #3346 on: January 08, 2020, 11:04:22 AM »
Hi

I am planning to be in Paris next week for 3 nights/ 2 days and was hoping some of the chevra here could help with a few questions.

1. I am arriving in ORY in the early evening - is there an equivalent to roissy bus that seems to be a cheap and easy way to get to Php from cdg for ORY as well, or am I best off with Uber?
2. in general for meals, if we want some stuff delivered to hotel, is 123cacher a good way to do that, or is ubereats/some other service preferred?

TIA, hope to have some more questions about activity planning soon as well:)

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« Reply #3347 on: January 08, 2020, 11:08:54 AM »
Hi

I am planning to be in Paris next week for 3 nights/ 2 days and was hoping some of the chevra here could help with a few questions.

1. I am arriving in ORY in the early evening - is there an equivalent to roissy bus that seems to be a cheap and easy way to get to Php from cdg for ORY as well, or am I best off with Uber?
2. in general for meals, if we want some stuff delivered to hotel, is 123cacher a good way to do that, or is ubereats/some other service preferred?

TIA, hope to have some more questions about activity planning soon as well:)
Might want to keep in mind the following:
Macron's push for sweeping changes to the pension system has unleashed the longest transport strike in France in decades, causing weeks of travel chaos in Paris particularly

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« Reply #3348 on: January 08, 2020, 11:50:04 AM »
1. I am arriving in ORY in the early evening - is there an equivalent to roissy bus that seems to be a cheap and easy way to get to Php from cdg for ORY as well, or am I best off with Uber?

I'm not sure what your question is, but if you're asking if there's a cheap public bus between ORY and CDG then the answer is yes. Just ask anyone in uniform at the arrival hall and they'll point you in the right direction. The buses accept cc.

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« Reply #3349 on: January 08, 2020, 12:15:04 PM »
Might want to keep in mind the following:
Macron's push for sweeping changes to the pension system has unleashed the longest transport strike in France in decades, causing weeks of travel chaos in Paris particularly

thank you - im hoping this clears up, but otherwise I guess well just have to work around it somehow

I'm not sure what your question is, but if you're asking if there's a cheap public bus between ORY and CDG then the answer is yes. Just ask anyone in uniform at the arrival hall and they'll point you in the right direction. The buses accept cc.

sorry wasn't clear- was asking if there is a cheap but easy/fast public route from ORY airport to park hyatt (similar to how the roissebus option from CDG to opera), or if I should take Uber?

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« Reply #3350 on: January 13, 2020, 11:07:58 AM »
Hi

I am planning to be in Paris next week for 3 nights/ 2 days and was hoping some of the chevra here could help with a few questions.

1. I am arriving in ORY in the early evening - is there an equivalent to roissy bus that seems to be a cheap and easy way to get to Php from cdg for ORY as well, or am I best off with Uber?
2. in general for meals, if we want some stuff delivered to hotel, is 123cacher a good way to do that, or is ubereats/some other service preferred?

TIA, hope to have some more questions about activity planning soon as well:)


Regarding food, you can order kosher food from Uber Eats / Deliveroo, just double check that the place is kosher (some listed places under jewish/kosher are not really kosher)

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #3351 on: January 13, 2020, 03:15:33 PM »
Thank you
Which of the listed cafes or bakeries (somewhere good to get breakfast/ take out some lunch) are either near the park Hyatt or near the musee d orsay?

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« Reply #3352 on: January 13, 2020, 03:20:02 PM »
The best one is Le XXV either avenue Paul Doumer or rue du faubourg saint honoré.

They make true French patisseries. It’s not close but not too far from Place Vendôme and I think you can get it delivered on Uber eats :)


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« Reply #3353 on: January 13, 2020, 03:25:28 PM »
Thank you- anywhere closer even if not quite as good?

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« Reply #3354 on: January 13, 2020, 03:42:14 PM »
You also got Korcarz rue des rosiers but should be around the same distance as Le XXV but if you take the subway it’s easier than XXV from your hotel.
But I would definitely try Le XXV at least once :)

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« Reply #3355 on: January 13, 2020, 03:47:00 PM »
You also got Korcarz
Gross. Go to Chez Akol for real dairy croissants.
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« Reply #3356 on: January 13, 2020, 03:48:55 PM »
Yes you can also do Chez Akol which is dairy (Like le XXV) but It’s too far away :(

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« Reply #3357 on: January 14, 2020, 01:09:13 PM »
Where can i experience true fleishig French cuisine? (besides NY) dont care about price.
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« Reply #3358 on: January 14, 2020, 01:10:11 PM »
Where can i experience true fleishig French cuisine? (besides NY) dont care about price.
Mehadrin/Glatt? Doesn't exist AFAIK.
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« Reply #3359 on: January 14, 2020, 01:12:48 PM »
The closest would be Bassar in the 17th district  ( Glatt / Halak Beth Yossef). Pretty nice, it’s not true French cuisine, but hey have some French dishes.