La Paryse

Only slightly larger than your basic hole in the wall, this Latin Quarter standby packs in students, profs, young execs, and middleagers. They come for the burgers, as much the consensus choice for "best in town" as Schwartz's is for smoked meat. Unless you possess a really large appetite and a capacious mouth, you certainly won't need the double burger or the frites grosse (big fries). Wines are available by the glass. If you can, get a seat in the teeny venue, a sunny, funky place with handmade mosaic walls and yummy cakes displayed under glass domes. For vegetarians, there is either a tofu burger or a nut burger that can be topped with blue cheese, apple slices, lettuce, and grilled mushrooms. The inevitable line moves quickly.

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