55 quai de Bourbon
Tel. +33 (0) 1 43 54 02 59
Opening Hours: Open noon-midnight Mon, Tue, Fri-Sun; 6pm-midnight Thur.
Closed: August
Metro: Pont Marie
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate
This is a typical old Brasserie saved by its delightful location and view of the Seine River and Notre-Dame from the terrace. The dimly-lit interior dining room is typically Parisian and the place is interesting in that perspective, although the cooking here is quite pedestrian.
9 Rue Christine
75006 Paris, France
Tel. +33 (0) 1 43 54 61 47
Opening Hours: Lunch & Dinner: Open 7 days
Metro: Republique
Closed: August
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate
Chez Fernand serves typical Normandy style cuisine on Rue Christine off the Rue Dauphine, the Fernand group also has other branches, all in the 6th arrondissement, the chefs include: Jean-Luc Roulière, Rémi Lebon, Guillaume Godon, Jean-Paul Morice. They purchase chicken from the Landes, scallops from Erquy and Limousin beef from the local markets.
Just to mention a few of the bistro favorites on offer are: Starter: Haricots verts frais à l’huile de noisette, Main: Rognon de veau entier poêlé, pommes sautées, sauce moutarde à l’ancienne, Dessert: Baba au rhum façon Guillaume Godon, Glace vanille et griottes au kirsch du jura.
The restaurant is fully air-conditioned, which is welcome in the summer. A set menu at: Lunch €15, Dinner €34 is very good value.
Link to: Gluten Free in Paris Blog Post
21 West 52nd Street
New York City, N.Y., 10019
Tel. (212) 582-7200
Opening Hours: Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner Mon.-Sat.
www.21club.com
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Expensive
“Jack & Charlie’s 21” was once a speakeasy, today it is one of the most celebrated destinations in New York City. The legendary Bar Room that includes a dining room and lounge, is the center point and spirit of the “21 Club” in addition, it has two other restaurants, and the new upstairs dining room, and the famous Prohibition-era Wine Cellar, which are all located in a four-story townhouse.
A little publicized fact is that my friend, the late, Ricky di Portanova, almost bought the “21 Club” the baron offered $13 million for a share in the famous club, which he intended as a birthday present for his wife. The deal was called off when it was announced that the baroness planned to open a boutique on the second floor above the dining room, a plan not in keeping with what the owners had in mind for the club.
Now it is owned by Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises, a company that has been busy gobbling up
hotels such as the: Hotel Cipriani, Venice; Hotel Splendido, Portofino; Villa San Michele, Florence;
Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro.
Every president with the exception of George W Bush has dined at 21 since the time of FDR.
The legendary Bar Room is and has been the watering hole of celebrities, captains of industry, and world
leaders. The food is not the bright star here, it is the memories and the famous bar that shines.
