Historic Restaurants of Paris A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops

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 cafe terrace frequented by Zola. From tiny patisseries, cozy bistros, and rustic wine bars barely known outside the quarter to bustling brasseries, elegant tea salons, and world-famous cafes,The Historic Restaurants of Parisis 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.Williams, Ellen is the author of 'Historic Restaurants of Paris A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops' with ISBN 9781892145031 and ISBN 1892145030.