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Paris Restaurants.
i jis " cotelette double , " his tomato omelette and his Leoville-Lascazes , enjoy a celebrity which , has in both cases a very solid foundation ; and both restaurants are specially favoured by such English visitors to Paris are not obliged to count the cost .
as Brebant's has the disadvantage or the advantage , whichever it may be , of receiving the patronage of the Paris Press , of the friends of the stage , and of actors and actresses . These "liberal" professions are apparently very remunerative in Parisfor
, Brebant's restaurant is not the place for persons with a light purse . But after a dinner there in which a vol-au-vent of carp ' s roe and a salmi of woodcock holds ]) rominent places , there is something ungrateful in adding up the bill ; especially if the
Pomard has circulated freely . It will , no doubt , have been noticed that the Maison d'Oi has not been referred to ; but if its popularity as a dinner restaurant has declined , it is still an easy first for its suppers , especially as since the war , the Cafe Anglais does not keep its doors open all night . The Restaurant du Helder and " Peters " are
open at all hours , but they are frequented by a different class of people , and the Maison d'Or has little to fear from their competition . Nor are the summer restaurants in the Champs Elysees , such , for instance as Ledoyen ' s or the Moulin Rouge , included in
the above category ; for it is only during a short period that they receive any patronage , though while the fun does last it is fast and furious . Both of them are very good ; but it is not until the leaves again appear on the chestnut trees in which they
are embowered that it will be of any use thinking of them . To the above list should be added a new , but very excellent establishment , the Cafe de l'Opera , close , as the name implies , to the home of national song . It must not be imagined , however , that because this restaurant is new that its
proprietors are novices in the art of charging ; ° contraire , as the wife of a medical man obseuved when somebody remarked that it was unreasonable to expect that her husband could cure all his patients . The tide of Prosperity has ebbed away from the
Palaisj % al , and the famous Freres Provencaux Restaurant has been converted into a ready made clothes shop . Vefour still has two establishments , and the Caf 6 Corrazza and the Cafe d'Orleans are frequented , the
former almost altogether by English and Americans , the latter by French visitors from the provinces ; but this is not enough to give thorn the eclat which they had thirty years ago . The Restaurant Phili ppe , in the Rue Montorguiel , has also suffered
from the same cause which has proved fatal to the Palais-Royal ; it is too far from the boulevards . Yet it is impossible to forget the excellence of the oysters and of " les CEufs brouilles aux truffes , " which formed the foundation of many a good breakfast in
this favourite restaurant of the Orleans Princes . It would be hopeless to attempt g iving a list of the many restaurants which , without aspiring to the renown possessed by Voisin's or the Cafe Anglais , enjoy a solid and deserved popularity among the
Parisians , and which merit to be better known by foreigners who are , except in a few cases , led by the nose and given no chance of picking and choosing for themselves . The Restaurant Maire , at the corner of the Boulevard Sebastopoland not far
, from the Eastern Railway Station , is one of these ; and though the ori ginal proprietor , whose pride it was to preserve the zinc counter at which wine and spirits were
retailed , is dead , his successor has not allowed the kitchen or cellar to decline . The same may be said of several restaurants on the left bank of the Seine—of Maguy ' s , in the Rue Dauphine ; of Foyot ' s , close to the Odeon Theatre ; and of the Cafe Caronat
, the corner of the Rue des Saints-Peres and the Rue dei'Universite . The last named restaurant has long been famous for its black puddings—a dish which may not be everybody ' s taste—and for its fruit . Visitors to the left bank may also be recommended
in all confidence to a small dingy-looking restaurant upon the Quai des Grands Augustins , not far from the Cathedral of Notre Dame . It is true that they will not pay half the price at the Restaurant Perouse , as it is calledthat they would
, be charged for the same dishes , no better cooked , upon the boulevard ; but that will not be considered a drawback by everybody , and the excellence of the cuisine is best proved by the fact that many members of the clergy give it their patronage . Coming
back to the right bank , there is the Restaurant Champeaux , in the Place de la Bourse , with its spacious garden and pleasant fountains ; and for those whose an-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Paris Restaurants.
i jis " cotelette double , " his tomato omelette and his Leoville-Lascazes , enjoy a celebrity which , has in both cases a very solid foundation ; and both restaurants are specially favoured by such English visitors to Paris are not obliged to count the cost .
as Brebant's has the disadvantage or the advantage , whichever it may be , of receiving the patronage of the Paris Press , of the friends of the stage , and of actors and actresses . These "liberal" professions are apparently very remunerative in Parisfor
, Brebant's restaurant is not the place for persons with a light purse . But after a dinner there in which a vol-au-vent of carp ' s roe and a salmi of woodcock holds ]) rominent places , there is something ungrateful in adding up the bill ; especially if the
Pomard has circulated freely . It will , no doubt , have been noticed that the Maison d'Oi has not been referred to ; but if its popularity as a dinner restaurant has declined , it is still an easy first for its suppers , especially as since the war , the Cafe Anglais does not keep its doors open all night . The Restaurant du Helder and " Peters " are
open at all hours , but they are frequented by a different class of people , and the Maison d'Or has little to fear from their competition . Nor are the summer restaurants in the Champs Elysees , such , for instance as Ledoyen ' s or the Moulin Rouge , included in
the above category ; for it is only during a short period that they receive any patronage , though while the fun does last it is fast and furious . Both of them are very good ; but it is not until the leaves again appear on the chestnut trees in which they
are embowered that it will be of any use thinking of them . To the above list should be added a new , but very excellent establishment , the Cafe de l'Opera , close , as the name implies , to the home of national song . It must not be imagined , however , that because this restaurant is new that its
proprietors are novices in the art of charging ; ° contraire , as the wife of a medical man obseuved when somebody remarked that it was unreasonable to expect that her husband could cure all his patients . The tide of Prosperity has ebbed away from the
Palaisj % al , and the famous Freres Provencaux Restaurant has been converted into a ready made clothes shop . Vefour still has two establishments , and the Caf 6 Corrazza and the Cafe d'Orleans are frequented , the
former almost altogether by English and Americans , the latter by French visitors from the provinces ; but this is not enough to give thorn the eclat which they had thirty years ago . The Restaurant Phili ppe , in the Rue Montorguiel , has also suffered
from the same cause which has proved fatal to the Palais-Royal ; it is too far from the boulevards . Yet it is impossible to forget the excellence of the oysters and of " les CEufs brouilles aux truffes , " which formed the foundation of many a good breakfast in
this favourite restaurant of the Orleans Princes . It would be hopeless to attempt g iving a list of the many restaurants which , without aspiring to the renown possessed by Voisin's or the Cafe Anglais , enjoy a solid and deserved popularity among the
Parisians , and which merit to be better known by foreigners who are , except in a few cases , led by the nose and given no chance of picking and choosing for themselves . The Restaurant Maire , at the corner of the Boulevard Sebastopoland not far
, from the Eastern Railway Station , is one of these ; and though the ori ginal proprietor , whose pride it was to preserve the zinc counter at which wine and spirits were
retailed , is dead , his successor has not allowed the kitchen or cellar to decline . The same may be said of several restaurants on the left bank of the Seine—of Maguy ' s , in the Rue Dauphine ; of Foyot ' s , close to the Odeon Theatre ; and of the Cafe Caronat
, the corner of the Rue des Saints-Peres and the Rue dei'Universite . The last named restaurant has long been famous for its black puddings—a dish which may not be everybody ' s taste—and for its fruit . Visitors to the left bank may also be recommended
in all confidence to a small dingy-looking restaurant upon the Quai des Grands Augustins , not far from the Cathedral of Notre Dame . It is true that they will not pay half the price at the Restaurant Perouse , as it is calledthat they would
, be charged for the same dishes , no better cooked , upon the boulevard ; but that will not be considered a drawback by everybody , and the excellence of the cuisine is best proved by the fact that many members of the clergy give it their patronage . Coming
back to the right bank , there is the Restaurant Champeaux , in the Place de la Bourse , with its spacious garden and pleasant fountains ; and for those whose an-