Please let me know if anyone has been in Paris this year and has eaten at Vagenende 142 Boulevard Saint-Germain and at Brasserie Bouillon Racine at 3 Rue Racine. I am staying in Paris for five nights and want to have a few restaurants to know about before going to Paris. As I know restaurants book up and many are very small so seating is limited. Trying to find really nice places to have dinner after a long day of sightseeing. Thank you.
Posted by
Napa, CA
3580 posts
Besides asking here, you might try asking at your hotel. They would have local knowledge of fine dining establishments in the area.
Posted by
OP
New York
1203 posts
Thanks, I was just asking if anyone has eaten at Vagenende or Brasserie Bouillon Racine as they both look very nice. I guess you have not eaten at either restaurant. But thanks for advice.
Posted by
OP
New York
1203 posts
Sorry if people misunderstand, I am not in Paris right now.
Posted by
Paris
9567 posts
Hi Ann - you might get more answers if you put this in the France trip forum. The France Reviews space is for people who've BEEN to france and want to share insights/sites/tips etc with others.
(Although I don't know if you'll get anyone having gone to your specific restaurants. I presume you've checked TripAdvisor and ChowHound and are looking for additional input?)
Posted by
Chalfont, PA, USA
68 posts
For restaurants in Paris, in addition to Trip Advisor--check Paris by Mouth and lefooding.com (both I heard about on a RS podcast :))
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Los Angeles
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Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
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This is the listing for the second spot in Rick's Paris guidebook:
[$$] Brasserie Bouillon Racine takes you back to 1906 with an Art Nouveau carnival of carved wood, stained glass, and old-time lights reflected in beveled mirrors. The over-the-top decor and energetic waiters give it an inviting conviviality. Check upstairs before choosing a table. Their roast suckling pig (€20) is a house favorite. There’s Belgian beer on tap and a fascinating history on the menu (€18-25 plats, €32 menu, a few fish options and lots of meat, daily, serves nonstop between lunch and dinner, 3 Rue Racine, tel. 01 44 32 15 60, www.bouillon-racine.com).
It's not undiscovered; see also Trip Advisor.
Posted by
OP
New York
1203 posts
Yes, I read the RS book and yes I looked up the restaurant in Yelp and Trip Advisor. Just wandering if anyone has been to this restaurant this year. I guess not according to the responses I have received. Thanks all, just hoping someone will respond that has been to either one of the restaurants.