Customer Reviews

Zagat Survey - Paris Restaurant Guide 1999 (Zagat)

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I just recently (July 1998) returned from Paris where I used my newly published Zagat guide daily. The guide directed me to restaurants that were excellent and unknown to me from previous visits. Having used the New York City version for many years, I was delighted to see that the Parisian "reviewers" were similar in their thoughts as the New York City reviewers as concerns food, decor and service. The Zagat Paris Guide is much more informative than the Michelin Red Guide and other tourist guides. This guide (in its French edition) was prominently displayed in the Paris bookstores. Travelers to Paris should not pass up buying a copy. I look forward to future updates!

Here are few quotes on the back cover: "indispensible" (twice), "Best single source," "As good as Michelein." Any guide to Paris restaurants lacking the FAX number is not as useful as it could be. I spend six weeks annually in France (up to two weeks of that in Paris) and have found that it is a must to make reservations no less than three months in advance. (For 5 star/3 rosette restaurants six months or more is required.) For the past 15 years I have faxed reservation requests to as many as 30 restaurants. Each restaurant has confirmed my request with only a few exceptions over the 15 years. If you aren't fluent in French (I write my faxes in English) and you like the assurrance a confirmed reservation can give you, faxing is the way to go. It is inexpensive too; less than $1.

I hope Zagat changes their format but, until they do, I'll continue to rely heavily on the Michelein Red Guide.