Frommers.com Frommers.com
Most Recent Paris Forum Posts
Most Recommended Articles
Most Commented Articles
  Print This Article Print Get Frommer's RSS Feed RSS

Paris Map: AngélinaAngélina Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine TEA, TRADITIONAL FRENCH
Hours Mon-Fri 8am-6:45pm; Sun 9am-6:45pm
Address
226 rue de Rivoli, 1er
Location 1st Arrondissement (Musée Du Louvre/Les Halles)
Transportation Métro: Tuileries or Concorde
Reservations Reservations not accepted for tea
Phone 01-42-60-82-00
Prices Pot of tea for one 7€ ($10); sandwiches and salads 10€-15€ ($15-$22); main courses 16€-30€ ($23-$44)
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Frommer's Review

In the high-rent area near the InterContinental, this salon de thé (tea salon) combines fashion-industry glitter and bourgeois respectability. The carpets are plush, the ceilings high, and the accessories have the right amount of patina. This place has no equal when it comes to viewing the lionesses of haute couture over tea and sandwiches. The waitresses bear silver trays with pastries, drinks, and tea or coffee to marble-topped tables. Lunch usually offers a salad and a plat du jour (dish of the day) such as salade gourmande (gourmet salad) with foie gras and smoked breast of duck on a bed of fresh salad greens. An enduring specialty here is hot chocolate, priced at 7€ ($10) for a pot suitable for one person. Another specialty, designed to go well with tea, is the Mont Blanc, a combination of chestnut cream and meringue.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


  Print This Article Print Get Frommer's RSS Feed RSS


Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Frommer's Paris 2009 Destination Guide Frommer's Paris 2009

Author: Darwin Porter
Pub Date: September 02, 2008
Price: $18.99

Add to Cart
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide Related Titles:
France For Dummies, 4th Edition
Destination Guide
Frommer's 24 Great Walks in London, 1st Edition
Destination Guide
Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Paris, 1st Edition
Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide
Destinations