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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.

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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 #940 on: April 08, 2013, 06:44:13 PM »
how do i know which base cards have chips besides the BA card?

Hyatt does. PC does.
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« Reply #941 on: April 08, 2013, 06:49:23 PM »
Hyatt does. PC does.
thanks a million! 

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« Reply #942 on: April 08, 2013, 06:53:18 PM »
My BA and Hyatt card didn't work with the machines selling train tickets. I had to go to the desk.
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« Reply #943 on: April 08, 2013, 06:57:03 PM »
My BA and Hyatt card didn't work with the machines selling train tickets. I had to go to the desk.
is that bec u didnt tell ur bank you were going out if the country?

Dan, any input?
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« Reply #944 on: April 08, 2013, 07:09:46 PM »
is that bec u didnt tell ur bank you were going out if the country?

Dan, any input?

+1 has anyone had any experience using their CCs at the ticket machine? Bike rentals?
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« Reply #945 on: April 08, 2013, 07:11:43 PM »
is that bec u didnt tell ur bank you were going out if the country?

Dan, any input?
Could be. But it worked by the ticket office, so I doubt it.

+1 has anyone had any experience using their CCs at the ticket machine? Bike rentals?
Like I said I tried in Paris and it wasn't recognised. Could be that machiene wasn't working but seemed like a lot of tourists were having problems. In Zurich my BA card did work at the machiene.
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« Reply #946 on: April 08, 2013, 07:24:41 PM »
Could be. But it worked by the ticket office, so I doubt it.
 Like I said I tried in Paris and it wasn't recognised. Could be that machiene wasn't working but seemed like a lot of tourists were having problems. In Zurich my BA card did work at the machiene.

Quite annoying. I was looking forward to renting bikes this summer in Paris.
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« Reply #947 on: April 08, 2013, 07:30:47 PM »
Quite annoying. I was looking forward to renting bikes this summer in Paris.
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« Reply #948 on: April 08, 2013, 07:31:01 PM »
Not staying in php?

Nope. Not that that would help anyways. I like the idea of taking a bike one place and dropping it off at another.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #949 on: April 08, 2013, 07:32:49 PM »
Quite annoying. I was looking forward to renting bikes this summer in Paris.
I'm sure the trains and bikes are different systems. Plus if it doesn't work I'm sure Chase will give you some compensation.
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« Reply #950 on: April 08, 2013, 07:38:01 PM »
I'm sure the trains and bikes are different systems. Plus if it doesn't work I'm sure Chase will give you some compensation.

Compensation is nice but I still want to bike around Paris.:)  Last time I was there I had no cards with chips. Guess well see what happens.
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« Reply #951 on: April 08, 2013, 08:11:51 PM »
Anyone know if Darjeeling reopened yet ?

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« Reply #952 on: April 08, 2013, 08:16:04 PM »
Anyone know if Darjeeling reopened yet ?

No word yet.
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« Reply #953 on: April 08, 2013, 08:33:48 PM »
Anyone know if Darjeeling reopened yet ?
this is a message from menuol last week. t

hey told me they still dont know when they reopening i should call back around the 12th they will propably know then
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« Reply #954 on: April 08, 2013, 09:42:20 PM »
I guess I will find out next week when I'm there

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« Reply #955 on: April 09, 2013, 08:43:50 AM »
Do US cell phones work in Paris?  Are there crazy roaming charges?

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« Reply #956 on: April 09, 2013, 09:42:02 AM »
Do US cell phones work in Paris?  Are there crazy roaming charges?

Depends what carrier. Yes.
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« Reply #957 on: April 09, 2013, 10:43:38 AM »
is it just worth it to take the hop on hop off bus? i know its a bit expensive but i really cant figure out paris, not to many people have to many answers (sorry)
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« Reply #958 on: April 09, 2013, 10:46:27 AM »
is it just worth it to take the hop on hop off bus? i know its a bit expensive but i really cant figure out paris, not to many people have to many answers (sorry)

It's hard to figure out until you're there IMO.  I think at the end of the day with the locations you're going you'll manage with the subway.
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« Reply #959 on: April 09, 2013, 10:47:42 AM »
It's hard to figure out until you're there IMO.  I think at the end of the day with the locations you're going you'll manage with the subway.
thats what i was just thinking. both ill figure it out there and do the subway or even with taxi, i just dont know the order bec its a bit confusing. in addition, i still cant figure out where to eat  ;D
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