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A Pocket of Paris: Rue de la Huchette

Rue de la Huchette, situated right beside the St. Michel fountain and St. Michel métro station, is a narrow street that is full of character. It boasts many cheap, but tasty, three course menus ranging from 8€ to around 30€. As this is in the old Latin Quarter, it is a favorite among tourists but [...]
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Le Café Chinois

Tea is often thought of as a particularly English obsession and, indeed, every day the people of England – myself included – down buckets of the stuff, with or without milk, sugar, and biscuits. As a big fan of what the Victorians called “the gentle herb,” I am frequently asked to recommend places in England [...]
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La Ferme

If the expression “You are what you eat” was to be taken literally then I would currently resemble a giant French pastry. For this reason I was eager to try an organic eatery that my co-worker told me about called La Ferme. La Ferme,“The Farm”, really lives up to its name Share on Facebook
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Breizh Café

Quick! First words that come to mind when someone says name traditional French food…….. I bet many people thought of cheese, baguettes, escargots, AND crêpes.  Yes, these “flat pancakes” can be found at most cafés and scattered stands around the city. But there is a new wave of crêpes sweeping Le Marais. Breizh Café: la [...]
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Le Fumoir

So you decide to take a trip to the Louvre Museum for the day.  You go, you see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Apollo Belvedere, Bathsheba at her Bath, and all the other worldly fortunes, but by the end of the day you are more than ready to relax.  I bet most visitors exit [...]
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Le Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Nestled in a quiet north-eastern corner of Paris, the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is well and truly ‘off the beaten track’; largely avoided by the touristic tornado that sweeps across the centre of the city, especially in the summer months. The 19th arrondissement in which it is located is somewhat more working class and less polished [...]
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