Restaurant help in Paris

I am currently in Paris in the 7e and need restaurant suggestions for a romantic dinner. It need not be in the 7e and not overly romantic; I actually don%26#39;t want to overdo it but sufficiently cozy and for sure elegant. I%26#39;m hoping for a classy and elegant restaurant without the %26quot;formules%26quot; flavour designed for tourists. I am willing to spend some money but considering the painful exchange between Euro and Canadian Dollars, I need to make sure I don%26#39;t go broke. Good selection of wine will of course be preferred.

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La Fontaine de Mars ?(Obama went there so maybe prices are up now).

Le petit Troquet?

Cute and cosy.

You cannot escape tourists in the 7th. Thanks to Rick Steves, many of them go there!

Romantic is also a state of mind that has nothing to do with the actual set up of a restaurant.

I like la Chaumiere in 15th at metro Boucicault.

If you call in advance, they may even make it special for you with free champagne glass etc. Not a given but a possibility.

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Thanks, La Fontaine de Mars is a good suggestion. I have eaten many times on rue St. Dominique but not yet at La Fontaine de Mars. It does seem less touristy than Cafe Constant although the food at Cafe Constant is really good too. I will check out your suggstion in 15e. Appreciate the suggestions.

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The %26#39;formules%26#39; aren%26#39;t designed for tourists, everyone utilizes them. I think they are more applicable to lunch times, while the %26#39;menu%26#39; of 2 or 3 courses is both day and evenings (evenings having a higher price tag). The French see no need to pay more than necessary for their food as much as anyone does.

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Au Gourmand, 17 rue Molière, Paris 1er

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Here are a couple of my favorites; both seem to be places that have a neighborhood feel; the first is a little bit more expensive than the second

1. La Cuisine -14 Blvd da la Tour Maubourg - near Quai D%26#39;orsay-closer to les invalides than the Tower

2. Le Square - on St Dominique but on the other end near Solferino Merto stop

3. L%26#39;esplanade - not sure if it is still operating under this name -It is diagonnally across from the Invalides near the Tour de la Maubourg metro - it may be on rue Fabert

4. Bistrot de 7eme - also on blvd de la Tour maubourg - -Haven%26#39;t been here yet but it has been recommended on TA

Blvd de la Tour Maubourg has several restaurants on th eQuai D%26#39;orsay end that seem very nice -check out the street

jhgrady