We’ll be staying near Gare Montparnasse in Paris for a few nights in September and are hoping the well-traveled bunch on here could recommend a restaurant or two for dinner in the area. It looks like there are a lot of them and we’re trying to avoid the tourist traps. We’re not looking for anything fancy, just good food, good service. Thank you!
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OP
Virginia
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Yes, I realize it’s not the best area, but the hotel choice was not ours. Just hoping there might be something in the area.
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
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I've eaten at Le Select on Blvd Montparnasse. The evening I was there I heard no English being spoken there, all French speakers around my friends and me. Food was good and it felt like a true experience. I'd suggested it to my friends based on a blog entry I'd read from Vero, a RS guide, who writes as France with Vero.
https://francewithvero.com/blog/le-select/
I've also met friends for drinks at La Coupole which is across the street and has a long history (Think Josephine Baker and that crowd in the 20's and 30's!) with gorgeous Art Deco interiors!
https://www.lacoupole-paris.com/en/
There are also a bunch of creperies along Rue du Montparnasse (a different street than Boulevard du Montparnasse, lol).
I also had a wonderful time at the Odessa right across from the Edgar Quinet Metro stop. Unfortunately I can't exactly remember what the food tasted like because I'd had one of their Saint-Germain Spritzes so was slightly smashed, lol. IT was delicious!
Mouth is watering for one of the spritzes!
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OP
Virginia
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Thank you Pam!