Tuesday, August 28, 2012
For great pizza, try Pzza Positano at 15 Rue des Canettes ( between Rue Guisarde and Rue du Four). L
I shall be in Paris at the end of August. I'll be staying at a hotel (Saint Pierre Hotel) in the 6th Arrondissement. I was wondering if you'll could recommend some places to grab breakfast, lunch and dinner in the area. Nothing fancy, just a regular meal.
Also, I looking travel information online at Velib bike rentals. travel information I already ordered the Andrews Credit Union Chip and Pin card, will hopefully receive it soon. Has anyone on here tried the Velib bike rentals? Any other bike rentals that you would recommend?
V lib isn't hiring a bike the way you would hire a car. It's designed to encourage you to use it for short trips, which is why the first half-hour is free (apart from the initial subscription charge): after your ride, you park the bike and forget travel information it (or get another as you need to). Think of it as a self-powered taxi, with very limited luggage-carrying capacity. travel information It helps to buy a map which shows the Velib stations, so that you know in advance where you can drop it off (you can get a pocket-sized travel information map book for about 5-7, or there are smartphone apps).
For breakfast we like Paul on corner of Rue de seine and rue de bac, Lots of places for mderate dinner or lunch Bistro de paris on rue de Lille.cafe aST BENOIT ON RUE DE sT BENOIt, RELAIS DE eENTRECOTE NEXT DOOR,cafe au Pres Clercs rue JAcob,more expensive travel information Le Reminet and Chez Fernand, Le bouqiunistre.Espadon Ble,Fisg ox rue de seine for a break for some Italian travel information Del PApa on rue de Buci
You can read my report I just posted I mention names of restaurants cafes in the 6th. We stayed at Hotel Bonaparte. You are staying in an awesome area. Off the top of my head, some names are Fish on Rue de Seine, Cafe Mairie in St. Sulpice Square, but there are more, if you want to browse travel information through my report.
I just spent five days in the 6th, near to Pont Neuf. Your budget sounds very doable to me. You might even include a vin rouge, eh? It seems that there are dozens of eating options on every street in the area.
We like the Cafe Bonaparte on Rue Bonaparte across the square from the Church of St Germaine des Pres for breakfast. There are lots of good and reasonable restaurants in the 6th and next door in the 7th. Fish on rue de Seine, L'Epi Dupin on Rue Dupin, etc. Do a search of this forum by entering "Paris Restaurants" above.
Love Cafe Bonaparte, also Le Danton is good for all 3 meals, as ie Les Editeurs, which are both right at the corner of Blvd St Germain at the carrefour de L' Odeon. Also Gerard Mulot is near by for excellent pain au chocolat travel information and other pastries!
For great pizza, try Pzza Positano at 15 Rue des Canettes ( between Rue Guisarde and Rue du Four). Last time we were in Paris, it was so crowded at lunch we had to skip it and move on to another place.
Most people are commenting on lunch, but I was in Paris in January (chilly but tourist-free travel information and as beautiful and chic as ever!) and we used Velib. I didn't have a chip card, but I did have an American Express, which I used for day subscriptions. The system worked well in terms of price and the transactions were easy and smooth. BUT, a couple of tips:
2) The most annoying thing was finding a place to drop it off once you were finished, especially in the 6th and 7th which has a lot of government buildings and offices. We were walking around from spot to spot looking for a Velib stop with empty slots to drop off our bike. If you go and try to drop off, but it is full, it will register an additional 15 minutes to allow you to try the next closest one, which worked out eventually, but in some cases you would find yourself far removed from your original destination.
Thank you PatrickLondon and smithgardner for the feedback regarding using Velib in Paris. PatrickLondon, I checked travel information out your blog and the comments, found it very helpful. Thanks to you both for the heads-up regarding what to watch out for, this information is very helpful for me.
Avalon2, Kwoo, kerouac, latedaytraveler, mamcalice, adrienne, denisea, ira, gh21 and Patty: Thanks so much for the feedback regarding places to eat! Now I have a nice list of places to go to for breakfast, lunch and dinner and get to check out some of these places! Fantastic. Cafe Bonaparte seems to be a favorite with a lot of folks on here, have to check this place out.
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