Paris resto reviews from SF's own Tablehopper...

We get weekly emails from tablehopper.com, a great site authored by Marcia Gagliardi, with a big focus on San Francisco.  However, she recently ate and walked her way through Paris, and posted this:  http://www.tablehopper.com/jetsetter/paris-france/index.php. Good reading and great suggestions.

One resto she ate at, Cafe Charlot, is in our hood --- and we're glad she liked it. As we've said on earlier posts, Rue de Bretagne is a great street for food and people watching. BTW, we completely agree with Marcia that the best macarons are at Pierre Hermes (in the 6th and the 1st)...we prefer them to Laduree, though it's convenient that Laduree has an outlet in the AirFrance terminal at Charles de Gaulle!

Another great restaurant review on ParisUpdate

Paris Update is a great on-line newsletter, one of several that I follow to keep tabs on happenings in Paris during those long stretches of being away. Check it out at: http://www.paris-update.com.

Paris Update is also on Facebook, and often has great restaurant reviews, like the most recent one from Marie Tatin on a nearby Italian resto on the Fauborg St. Antoine. Even the most ardent francophile needs to branch out occasionally...so when you're in the mood for Italian, try this one and tell me what you think:

Caffè dei Cioppi: 159, rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, 75011 Paris. Tel.: 0143461014. Métro: Faidherbe Chaligny or Ledru Rollin. Nearest Vélib station: Crozatier. Open Monday-Tuesday for lunch only, Wednesday-Friday for lunch and dinner. A la carte: €30-€40.