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Paris Map: La Tour d'ArgentLa Tour d'Argent Frommer's Recommended

Cuisine Traditional French
Hours Wed-Sun noon-1:15pm; Tues-Sun 7:30-9pm
Address 15-17 quai de la Tournelle, 5e
Location 5th Arrondissement (Latin Quarter)
Transportation Métro: St-Michel or Pont Marie
Reservations Reservations required far in advance
Phone 01-43-54-23-31
Fax 01-44-07-12-04
Web site www.latourdargent.com
Prices Main courses 60€-85€ ($78-$111); fixed-price lunch 70€ ($91)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

This penthouse restaurant, a national institution, enjoys a panoramic view over the Seine and Notre-Dame. Although its reputation as the best in Paris has long been eclipsed, dining here remains an unsurpassed event, not because of the diminishing culinary reputation of this place, but because of the view of those flying buttresses of Notre-Dame. A restaurant of some sort has stood on this site since 1582: Mme de Sévigné refers to a cafe here in her letters, and Dumas used it in one of his novels. The fame of La Tour d'Argent spread during its ownership by Frédéric Delair, who in the 1890s started the practice of issuing certificates to diners who ordered caneton (pressed duckling). The birds are numbered: The first was served to Edward VII in 1890, and now the number is over 1.2 million! For decades, the restaurant was owned by Claude Terrail, who became the most famous restaurateur in Europe. He died in 2006, and today management is handled by his son, André. A good part of the menu is devoted to duck, but the kitchen, of course, knows how to prepare other dishes. There are plenty of other places nearby where you can order food even better than that served here -- and at only half the price.

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