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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 #760 on: January 09, 2013, 03:38:19 PM »
Will AA be able to give him LY boarding passes in JFK?
Any airline can provide boarding passes for all carriers on the ticket. (The first 3 segments usually).

I've gotten Qatar BPs in TLV
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« Reply #761 on: January 09, 2013, 03:52:40 PM »
Any airline can provide boarding passes for all carriers on the ticket. (The first 3 segments usually).
That's a huge YMMV IME.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #762 on: January 09, 2013, 04:10:53 PM »
Will AA be able to give him LY boarding passes in JFK?
It's actually an LY reservation & flight codeshare w/ AA.  Would that not automatically print out boarding pass for second leg? Were your past check-ins @ CDG w/ LY? Cuz we all know they throw average screening times right out the window.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #763 on: January 09, 2013, 04:13:12 PM »
I've never flown LY.
Even if they don't give you a boarding pass in JFK you can get one at CDG before going to the Eiffel Tower.
Then there's no need to checkin later at all.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #764 on: January 09, 2013, 04:25:54 PM »
If I were to do it, where would you recommend I get Euros in NY so I can pay cash for cab and not get slammed with lousy exchange rate on CC.

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« Reply #765 on: January 09, 2013, 04:28:59 PM »
If I were to do it, where would you recommend I get Euros in NY so I can pay cash for cab and not get slammed with lousy exchange rate on CC.

CCs often provide the best exchange rate (assuming they don't assess ForEx fees).
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« Reply #766 on: January 10, 2013, 12:51:15 AM »

Even if they don't give you a boarding pass in JFK you can get one at CDG before going to the Eiffel Tower.

Check in counters generally open 3 hours before dept...
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #767 on: January 10, 2013, 06:36:53 AM »
CCs often provide the best exchange rate (assuming they don't assess ForEx fees).

Check the train schedule (RER) - there are sometimes direct (no-stop) trains from the airport to the Gare Du Nord. Take the RER line B from the airport to St. Michel-Notre Dame, then take the RER C from there to champs du Mars - Tour Eiffel.

According to the trip planner http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee it will take you about 55 minutes. The traffic in Paris is horrible, i would very much try to avoid a taxi...

If you do want to take the RER, bring euro coins, because the machines dont take bills and the credit card readers are fiddly, so be prepared.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #768 on: January 10, 2013, 07:06:36 AM »
Check the train schedule (RER) - there are sometimes direct (no-stop) trains from the airport to the Gare Du Nord. Take the RER line B from the airport to St. Michel-Notre Dame, then take the RER C from there to champs du Mars - Tour Eiffel.

According to the trip planner http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee it will take you about 55 minutes. The traffic in Paris is horrible, i would very much try to avoid a taxi...

If you do want to take the RER, bring euro coins, because the machines dont take bills and the credit card readers are fiddly, so be prepared.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #769 on: January 10, 2013, 08:58:23 AM »
-1, , take a cab

Is that based on experience?

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« Reply #770 on: January 10, 2013, 09:28:14 AM »
Yeah. I took the bus and it was very efficient. Left Paris at 630 for an 820 flight and had more than enough time
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #771 on: January 10, 2013, 09:36:35 AM »
Yeah. I took the bus and it was very efficient. Left Paris at 630 for an 820 flight and had more than enough time

There's also this:
http://www.lescarsairfrance.com/en/our-network.html

These are buses run by air france, from the arc d'triomphe, direct to CDG. From/to the arc d'triomphe you can take metro line 6 to bir-hakeim tour eiffel, which is abouat 7 minutes. In my experience very reliable and also very nice.

This might be a good idea because you get the best of both worlds: a direct, fast run to the airport, while avoiding the traffic in the city.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #772 on: January 10, 2013, 09:42:41 AM »
Courtesy of awesome El Al glitch from August, have a layover in CDG enroute to TLV. Would like to run to Eiffel tower quickly & come right back to the airport but, don't want to risk missing connecting flight. How much time is suggested at a minimum to pull this off. 4 hours sufficient or cutting it way too close? Keep in mind, would have to go through security upon return to CDG. Obviously would be hiring a cab for R/T vs. bus or train.

what time and on what day of the week?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #773 on: January 10, 2013, 10:15:19 AM »
what time and on what day of the week?
Arriving Monday 10:30AM. CDG-TLV is @ 2:45PM

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #774 on: January 10, 2013, 10:26:56 AM »
There's also this:
http://www.lescarsairfrance.com/en/our-network.html

These are buses run by air france, from the arc d'triomphe, direct to CDG. From/to the arc d'triomphe you can take metro line 6 to bir-hakeim tour eiffel, which is abouat 7 minutes. In my experience very reliable and also very nice.

This might be a good idea because you get the best of both worlds: a direct, fast run to the airport, while avoiding the traffic in the city.
According to the site, it says trip is 1 hour each way. Not good for my needs.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #775 on: January 10, 2013, 12:13:54 PM »
According to the site, it says trip is 1 hour each way. Not good for my needs.

I don't know where people are getting these time estimates for a cab of 30-50 minutes. In my experience a cab during the day on a weekday is an hour at least.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #776 on: January 10, 2013, 12:17:39 PM »
I don't know where people are getting these time estimates for a cab of 30-50 minutes. In my experience a cab during the day on a weekday is an hour at least.

Also remember you can't just waltz out of the airport, you need to clear passport control, and sometimes there are lines.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #777 on: January 10, 2013, 12:23:30 PM »
Also remember you can't just waltz out of the airport, you need to clear passport control, and sometimes there are lines.
Don't know how many other flights arriving at that hour but, I am at the front of my plane so "should be" towards the front of passport control lines.

Have you done those cab rides numerous times? Or just a handful?
Anybody else vouch for 50-60 min. cab rides vs. 30-40?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #778 on: January 10, 2013, 01:19:33 PM »
From the PHP the bus we just took maybe 30-40 minutes each way.
A cab definitely could have done 30.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #779 on: January 10, 2013, 03:06:40 PM »
dont do it at least you really know the place

the buses are so slow
by car is fine till you reach paris once in paris forget it
the subway it's your only hope but even it is too tight

a "taxi moto" would be for sure fine but its very expensive
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