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La Tour d'Argent
15-17 quai de la Tournelle, 5e, Paris
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Cuisine | Traditional French | |
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Hours | Tues-Sat noon-1pm; Tues-Sat 7:30-9pm | |
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Location | 5th Arrondissement (Latin Quarter) | |
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Transportation | Métro: St-Michel or Pont Marie | |
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Reservations | Reservations required far in advance | |
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Phone | 01-43-54-23-31 | |
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Web site | www.latourdargent.com | |
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Prices | Main courses 60€-75€; fixed-price lunch 65€ | |
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Credit Cards | AE,DC,MC,V | |
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Although its reputation as the best in Paris has long been eclipsed, dining here remains an unsurpassed event -- not because of the food, but because of its history and its view of the flying buttresses of Notre-Dame. A restaurant of some sort has stood on this site since 1582: Mme de Sévigné refers to a café 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 has surpassed 1.2 million. For decades, the restaurant was owned by Claude Terrail, but after he died in 2006, his son, André, took over. 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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Frommer's Paris 2012
Author: Joseph Alexiou 
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