brasserie, bistro, cafe, restaurant in Paris.
would be helpful whilst planning my intinery .
Also any one know where i can get traditional country cooking like casoulet ,coc au van(sp?)etc
thanks
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The best cassoulet I%26#39;ve ever eaten in Paris was at Auberge Pyrenées Cevennes at 106 r. Folie Méricourt in the 11th. It%26#39;s a family-run, lovely restaurant with wonderful food. The plate of cassoulet is enough to feed two armies. Reservations may not be strictly necessary, but I%26#39;d make one at 01 43 57 33 78.
Nearest Metro is République. Rue Folie Méricourt is off rue du Faubourg du Temple. Happy travels!
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Hello!
What a great question about the difference in brasserie, bistro, cafe and restaurants.
I%26#39;ve been to Paris a few times, and could never really see the difference, but I found this website that might be helpful.
paris-insider.com/tips/dining-paris-terminol…
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Good question!
A brasserie is a place that traditionally serves beer and usually food from the north-east Alsace region of France.
A bistro tends to be an informal place that serves typical French cuisine - you will find your %26quot;coq au vin%26quot;, steak frites etc. there. The word %26quot;bistrot%26quot; was coined by the Russians during WW2 when they occupied the city and demanded %26quot;bistrot = quick%26quot; service.
A café is an informal place that serves coffee and other drinks. They may serve light snacks but not usually proper meals.
A restaurant is a place that serves a full meal service. The type of cuisine will vary. It will not serve only drinks or snacks.
Our favourite place for cassoulet is Le Languedoc on boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5e. It is a small family-run restaurant that specialises in dishes from the south-west of France (the family that run the restaurant are originally from that region). It also does traditional Parisian cusine. It is great value and very popular with the locals.
Bon appétit!
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Nrasserie : serves drinks and food all day
Restaurant : serves meals and drinks during opening hours (lunch and dinner)
Café : serves drinks and simple food (sandwiches, croque-monsieur) all day.
Bistro: originally a slang word for café, now in fashion for some restaurants simpler (or which want to look simpler) than a fancy restaurant.
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%26lt;The word %26quot;bistrot%26quot; was coined by the Russians during WW2 when they occupied the city and demanded %26quot;bistrot = quick%26quot; service.%26gt;
In WWII, that would have been the Germans, not the Russians. One possible source of the term %26quot;bistro%26quot; does trace to a Russian occupation of Paris, but it was in 1814-1815, after Napolean%26#39;s defeat. But that is only one of several theories for the origin of the term.
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Hi --
The lines between the various meanings have blurred somewhat, especially in recent years - for instance; brasseries still serve beer (and wine) all day, but they no longer make such serious distinctions in terms of food. You%26#39;ll find lots of brasseries whose cartes and menus include a large number of dishes from areas of France other than Alsace, as well as things that traditionally were served in bistrots, cafes, and whatever.
I think that these days, the biggest distinctions are in terms of size and a la carte prices. Brasseries are usually the biggest, and often, restaurants (especially the famous ones) are the priciest. The size distinction is more reliable than the price one, since you%26#39;ll find lots of very affordable restaurants in neighbourhoods all over Paris.
Coq au vin is something you might find in anything but the very smallest places, simply because it%26#39;s something tourists always ask for. This is one more good reason for reading the bills of fare outside any eating establishment.
Cassoulet is more of a winter dish, I think, but again may pop up almost anywhere, at any time of year, because of tourist demand. There are lots of OPs who love the dish and will be able to name their favourite source restaurant/cafe/whatever, and may be willing to share.
Sharing the name and address of an eating place doesn%26#39;t sound like much of a sacrifice, but once a place is named here on the forum, it very often becomes a %26quot;tourist%26quot; place with lines snaking out the door. The reason, or course, is that bajillions of folks who don%26#39;t post on the forum, read it, and take the recommendations to heart. If we%26#39;re lucky, those folks are %26quot;restaurant of the season%26quot; junkies, who abandon the recommendations of one year in favour of the ones of the next. Then, the place may revert to its original clientel. But only if we%26#39;re lucky.
Bon voyage.
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We usually have cassolet at the Brasserie D%26#39;Ile St. Louis starting with the tart a l%26#39;onion, but they also serve a good charcroute.
Pjk
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Mon Dieu!
Mea Culpa.
What was I thinking with the Russians and WW2?
The Russians occupied the city during the Napoleonic wars!
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As the question has been asked many times before, you could search the forum for other historical, lexical or foodies points of view, you will find for example these threads:
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k23048…
tripadvisor.com/…2721054
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k13325…
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Another vote for Auberge Pyrenees Cervennes. Non touristy, great food, and yes the cassoulet will feed an army. A nice frisee salad too. We stay in the Marais and walk to the restaurant and definitely have to walk home after the lovely meal.
S
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