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Cuisine haute francais 8e arr. ? Bistrot aussi s'vp!

Looking for indoor refined addresses for dinner in the 8th, between
Bd Malesherbes and Av d'Iena, close to Parc Monceau a plus.

I have my favorite creperies and cafes in this neighborhood, but now I want a last-dinner-in-Paris kind of place.

Have you had a good experience hereabouts recently?
Preferably the kind of place that does not have service continu -- that's what bistrots are for :-)

Also interested in good bistro stories as well; don't tell me to go over toward Rue Cler, though.

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Avi, I looked at the menu. Poke bowls are not particularly refined. This is just normal French restaurant food. If you want refined, you could see what the red Michelin suggests. You might want to be willing to travel for an exceptional meal. Look at the menu for L’Initial on rue de Bievre. It’s refined cuisine.

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https://www.contraste.paris/ is not near Parc Monceau (about a 25-minute walk) but it is technically between Blvd Malesherbes and Avenue d'Ilena. Here is the review from Paris by Mouth that brought it to my attention. Of course you could go to either of the two excellent restaurants (Le Gorge and Le Cinq) in the Four Seasons Hotel.
I did not know that bistrots are for service continu -- many of what I thought were bistrots that I have been to are closed for part of the day. There is a great one (Le Bistrot d'Yves) on the other side of Parc Monceau in the 17th on Rue Cardinet.

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Poke Bowls? That is the last dish I’d expect to see or want to order on a French menu!

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I will be close to L'Initial for part of my visit so it might make a good lunch choice, thanks.

Are there any expat or expat-sympathetic places that do a Thanksgiving dinner, I wonder?

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While I have you here, Bets et JHK et autres --

why do Parisian establishments charge more money for tea than they do for coffee?
Most places i go to here in CA have the tea as the same or less.

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The bistro "OH VIN DIEU (the name is a play on words untranslatable into English), Recognized this year by the city of Paris as one of the best representatives of the “Parisian bistro”

19 Rue Treilhard

https://ohvindieu.fr/

(open Monday to Friday except Monday and Friday evenings)

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Poke Bowls? That is the last dish I’d expect to see or want to order on a French menu

Suki, in France two months ago, from Bayonne to Toulouse to Nice to Strasbourg, Poke places were all over the place. That surprised me, but I figured that the French had embraced the idea. Or that Poke Bowl entrepreneurs had canvassed available storefronts, and they were seeing whether the idea was appealing to locals? They’re so Hawaiian that I wonder if Poke places are seen as an appealing “American” food?

avi, I can offer some suggestions for Tolouse and Nice, but haven’t been to Paris in many years. Sorry. Anyway, Bon appétit!

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The OH VIN DIEU looks like a winner to me - they have the ris de veau on the plats list.

I also like how they abbreviate the weekend a Le WE

thanks!

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I do not find myself in this part of Paris very often but I sometime dine at Chez Monsieur which is very good. You might also consider Origines.

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Yes, pokes are everywhere. Nobody knows if they came from, US , Hawaii. There’s also sushi for sale in every supermarket, just like in the US. Somethings are just tasty comfort food.

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thanks for the Chez Monsieur recommendation; if the weather is decent I may make it to the Tuileries.