The vanished world of nineteenth-century Paris still awaits behind the doors of select restaurants and gourmet shops that have delighted customers for more than a hundred years. Crossing these thresholds, the discriminating diner and shopper can step into a gilded Belle Epoque setting favored by Manet and Degas, a vintage confectioner that supplied bonbons to Monet, or a shaded café terrace frequented by Zola. From tiny pâtisseries, cozy bistros, and rustic wine bars barely known outside the quarter to bustling brasseries, elegant tea salons, and world-famous cafés, The Historic Restaurants of Paris is an indispensible guide to classic cuisine served in settings of startling beauty. Charming anecdotes relating to a restaurant’s history and celebrated former patrons, among them Proust, Balzac, George Sand, and the Impressionists, enhance this pocketable guide, which is both a practical resource and lovely gift book.
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ELLEN WILLIAMS, the author of the award-winning The Impressionists’ Paris and Picasso’s Paris, is the former art editor of Vogue and executive editor of The Journal of Art. She edited Alexander Liberman’s The Artist In his Studio and Keith Haring Journals. She travels to France several times a year and has written about Paris for Travel & Leisure, International Design Magazine, France Today, and other publications. She lives in New York City with her daughter.
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
My recent trip to Paris wouldn't have been half as much fun without this beautiful guide. It took me to restaurants and shops I never would have found on my own. I can't wait to go back -- with this book, of course.
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I read Ellen Williams's book about the Impressionists, and her charming prose and wealth of historical anecdotes made 19th-century Paris come alive in a way I've never before encountered in a travel guide. This book is great, too. I took it with me on a recent trip to Europe, and had a chance to sample several of the food shops she mentions. What a pleasure to learn all about them beforehand--it made the experience so much more authentic!
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The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops
September 30, 2005
Format:Hardcover
This book is a wealth of information about some lovely places in Paris. We did visit a few of the places recommended (the book small enough to carry around)on the spur of the moment while we were in Paris and we were not disappointed. I plan to take the book with me if I ever visit Paris again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved reading this little volume
Even for a book on historic restaurants a 2000 publication dates makes it increasingly dated to use without a supplementary, more current guide. Read more
Published 6 months ago by David Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
These restaurants nevere go away - nor the gold diggers inside
The old dusty houses of the Champs housing Laurent LeDoyen and of course the Ambassedures, where one sits gazing first accross Place Concorde to Marie Antoinettes Guillotine spot... Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Mckissick
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I could return it
If you are hoping for photos. There's not one. If you are already familiar with Paris, there's nothing here that's eye-opening. Read more
Published on November 19, 2010 by jj31fr
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another kind of Parisian social history
What a great little book this is. If you want to learn something really interesting about one of the food capitals of the world, there's no better way than to visit its historic... Read more
Published on December 19, 2009 by Blue in Washington
4.0 out of 5 stars
Neat little book
This little book provides interesting information on many historic restaurants/shops in Paris. It is enjoyable reading - and I plan to use it extensively in a couple of weeks when... Read more
Published on April 28, 2009 by D. Bradley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great guide that probably works best when you're there
If you're sitting someplace that isn't Paris and trying to get a sense for the élan of cafés, bistros, and restaurants in the City of Light, there are many other... Read more
Published on April 23, 2008 by Andrew S. Rogers
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- The Artist in His Studio by Alexander Liberman in Back Matter
- Here is New York by E.B. White in Back Matter
- Claude Monet by Serge George on page 90
- Claude Monet by National Gallery of Art on page 153
- Keith Haring by Elisabeth Sussman in Back Matter
- Travelers' Tales Paris: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides) by James O'Reilly in Back Matter
- Artists in Residence: A Guide to the Homes and Studios of Eight 19th-Century Painters In and Around Paris Paperback with slip case by Dana Micucci in Back Matter
- A House on the Heights by Truman Capote in Back Flap
- The Piero Della Francesca Trail, with The Best Picture by John Pope-Hennessy in Back Matter
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