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To fans of French history, this is the holy grail of Parisian cafes. Opened in 1686, it occupies a three-story town house categorized as a historic monument. Inside, nine salons and dining rooms, each of whose 300-year-old walls have been carefully preserved and painted a deep red, are available for languorous afternoon coffee breaks or well-presented meals. Menu items include platters of shellfish, onion soup au gratin, coq au vin (chicken stewed in wine), duck breast in honey sauce, and grilled versions of various meats and fish. Every day between 3 and 7pm, the place makes itself available to sightseers who come to look but not necessarily eat and drink at the site that welcomed such movers and shakers as Diderot, Voltaire, George Sand, Victor Hugo, and Oscar Wilde. Of special charm is the ground-floor room outfitted like an antique library.
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We won't go again
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We stay in a hotel near here and always lunch at the Procope on arrival. We love the history and atmosphere. But the food and service has been in decline and we've finally decided...
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by cally16
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In the shadow of Voltaire
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Francesco Procopio Cutò or Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli (1651 - 1727) was an Italian chef from Catania - Sicily. Billing himself as a modern Procopius (Procopius of Caesarea c. AD...
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- posted on 11.16.12
- by Bertie_of_Ferrara
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Cannot say about the food, but the service is terrible !
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We tried to eat dinner there one night. Waited 10 minutes until somebody showed up. The girl who was supposed to welcome the clients just told us there was a lot of waiting. She didn't...
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- posted on 11.12.12
- by Paulistas
Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
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- tel: 01-40-46-79-00
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Address:
- 13 rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie, 6e
- Paris 75006
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- Daily noon-midnight
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