Paris
L’ Hotel - Boutique Hotel: part of A Curious Group of Hotels
Hotel · Saint-Germain-des-Pres
The famous writer Oscar Wilde stayed at this hotel.
Marché International de Rungis
Fresh food market · Chevilly-Larue
Explore this fresh butchers market and authentic cafe.
Le Royal
French restaurant · Gros Caillou
Great place for a coffee and croissant.
Cantada II
Permanently Closed
Make sure to try the absinthe fountain.
La Tour Montlhéry - Chez Denise
French restaurant · Des Halles
Blanquette de veau (veal stew), rum baba (dessert), wine.
Robert et Louise
Restaurant · Saint-Gervais
French homestyle country cuisine.
Pâtisserie Pinaud Pascal
Pastry shop · Saint-Victor
Some of the best French bread and pastries.
Café de la Mairie
Cafe · 6th Arrondissement
Sidewalk cafe.
La Tete Dans les Olives
Gourmet grocery store · 10th Arrondissement
Tony had lunch with Eric Ripert and 2 Parisian chefs.
Les Cocottes
Traditional restaurant · Gros Caillou
Casual and friendly Parisian cuisine.
Frenchie
Restaurant · 2nd Arrondissement
One menu, prix fixe, the chef, who trained at Gramercy Tavern in NYC, is the only one who cooks.
Le Jeu de Quilles
Permanently Closed
Tony had breakfast here with Eric Ripert.
Le Papillon
Authentic Japanese restaurant · Val de Grace
Tony, Eric Ripert, and Joel Robouchon ate oysters at this cafe.
Le Châteaubriand
French restaurant · 11th Arrondissement
A single prix fixe menu every day, helmed by Chef Iñaki Aizpitarte.
Avant Comptoir de la Terre
Bar · La Monnaie
Tony stopped by this small, standing-only bar run by Yves Camdeborde, and had small plates.
Le comptoir
Bistro · La Monnaie
Amuse bouche of foie gras; Crab with flying fish eggs and spring vegetables in a foie gras gelee; Blood sausage ravioli (one the best things Tony had all year); Roasted veal with sauteed chanterelles with an almond rhubarb jus; cheese platter. They do a bistro menu during the day with the best oeuf mayonnaise (deviled eggs) on earth.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Haute French restaurant · Saint-Thomas d'Aquin
Tony ate here with Joel supervising the meal. Gazpacho; sole meuniere; Robuchon mashed potatoes.
Les Halles
Des Halles
Site of the original open food markets in Paris (now a park square)
Vadorin Maurice
Butcher shop · Saint-Lambert
Meat shop selling offal.
Hugo Desnoyer
Butcher shop · 14th Arrondissement
Butcher shop with charcuterie.
Rue Mouffetard
Notable street · Val de Grace
Open air market. Tony went there with Eric Ripert and Joel Robuchon
Sewers Museum
Museum · 7th Arrondissement
Public Sewer Museum