Address 9, Carrefour de l’Odéon 75006 Metro: Odéon Tel: (0)1-43 29-12 05 Fax: (0)1- 46-33-45-30 Open: Open Mon–Fri: Lunch & Dinner Weekends: Lunch Only Price: 40 Euros prix fixe dinner

This is another one of those “gastro bistros” that seem to be popping up all over Paris. Run by famous French chef Yves Camdeborde (formerly of La Régalade and Crillon) and his wife. The location, very near the Odéon metro stop in the Saint Germain-des-Près neighborhood, is ideal for tourists and residents alike. The food is exactly what you are looking for if you want to eat as the French eat: foie gras, beef, lamb, and excellent desserts.

One of the more unique aspects to this neighborhood bistro is the menu: for approximately 40 € you eat from a prix fixe menu, but you have no choice in what you are served. You get what they have prepared that day, much like you would at a friend’s home. But I doubt many people go away disappointed! Le Comptoir has a superb reputation and it is best to reserve months in advance if you hope to dine there.

À la carte lunch averages about $36 and dinner, when they pull out the tablecloths, is about $48, prix fixe.

Note: Be sure to reserve for dinner months in advance, if you can even get in. The place is small and extremely popular, and lately they have been keeping dinner reservations for hotel guests only. If that is the case, you can go on the weekend when they don’t take reservations, or for lunch.

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