The Tuileries, Champs-elysees and Around
Cafes and bars Angelina 226 rue de Rivoli, 1er. Mº Tuileries. Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat & Sun 9am-7.30pm; closed Tues in July & Aug.
A long-established gilded cage, where the well-coiffed sip the best hot chocolate in town and scoff exquisite pastries. Barry's 9 rue Duras, 8e. Mº Champs-Elysees-Clemenceau. Mon-Sat 11am-3pm.
Salads, snacks and sandwiches for under ?4.57 in a tiny street behind the Elysee Palace. Cafe Marly Cour Napoleon du Louvre, 93 rue de Rivoli, 1er. Mº Palais-Royal-Musee-du-Louvre.
Daily till 2am. Inside the Louvre, with tables beneath the colonnadeoverlooking the Pyramid in summer; chic, very classy and very expensive. Le Fouquet's 99 av des Champs-Elysees, 8e. Mº George-V. Daily till 1.30am.
Le Fouquet's is such a well-established watering hole for stars of the stage and screen, politicians, newspaper editors and advertising barons, that it's now been classified as a "Monument Historique". You pay dearly to sit in the deep leather armchairs, and as for the restaurant don't expect to pay less than ?45.73. Musee Jacquemart-Andre 158 bd Haussmann, 8e tel 01.45.62.11.59. Mº St-Philippe-du-Roule & Mº Miromesnil. Daily 11am-6pm.
A sumptuously appointed salon de the in a nineteenth-century palazzo, with salads at ?8.84-12.96, a lunch formule at ?13.11 and a popular weekend brunch for ?19.82; museum ticket not needed. Le Rubis 10 rue du Marche-St-Honore, 1er. Mº Pyramides. Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat 8am-4pm; closed mid-Aug.
One of the oldest wine bars, with a reputation for excellent wines, snacks and plats du jour . Very small and very crowded. Glasses of wine from ?0.84. Restaurants aux Amis du Beaujolais 28 rue d'Artois, 8e tel 01.45.63.92.21. Mº George-V & Mº St-Philippe-du-Roule. Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 6.30-9pm; closed middle two weeks of July. If you can fathom the hand-written menu, you'll find good traditional french stews and sauteed steaks, washed down with Beaujolais. Evening menu at ?18.29. Le Dauphin 167 rue St-Honore, 1er tel 01.42.60.40.11. Mº Palais-Royal-Musee-du-Louvre. Daily: Nov-May noon-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm; June-Oct till 12.30am.
A genuine bistro, with a menu at ?21.34 and seafood platter during oyster season for ?25.46. Country cooking includes pig's cheeks, lapereau (young rabbit) a la grand-mere and magret de canard . Dragons Elysees 11 rue de Berri, 8e tel 01.42.89.85.10. Mº George-V. Daily 11am-3pm & 7-11pm.
The restaurant's Chinese-Thai cuisine encompasses dim sum, curried seafood and baked mussels, but the overriding attraction is the extraordinary decor. The floor is made of glass tiles, beneath which pools of water gurgle and exotic fish dart back and forth. ?12.20 lunch menu, ?33.34 for menu royal , a la carte ?38.11. Foujita 41 rue St-Roch, 1er tel 01.42.61.42.93. Mº Tuileries & Mº Pyramides. Mon-Sat noon-2.15pm & 7.30-10pm; closed mid-Aug.
One of the cheaper but better Japanese restaurants, as proven by the numbers of Japanese eating here. Quick and crowded; soup, sushis, rice and tea for ?10.98 at lunchtime; plate of sushis or sushamis for under ?16.77. Restorama Le Carrousel du Louvre, 1er. Mº Palais-Royal-Musee-du-Louvre. Daily 9am-9pm.
One vast, underground, fast-food eating hall served by over a dozen different outlets: rotisseries, hamburgers, pizzas, Tex-Mex, Chinese, Lebanese, Japanese, creperies, salad bars - easy to eat for under ?7.62. Access from place du Carrousel or the Louvre Pyramid. Yvan 1bis rue J-Mermoz, 8e tel 01.43.59.18.40. Mº Franklin-D-Roosevelt. Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm & 7pm-midnight; Sat 7pm-midnight.
Fish specialities and pigeon with polenta attract a stylish clientele. Extremely good food and menus from ?25.61.
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