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Paris Map: Brasserie BalzarBrasserie Balzar Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Traditional French
Hours Daily noon-11:45pm
Address
49 rue des Ecoles, 5e
Location 5th Arrondissement (Latin Quarter)
Transportation Métro: Odéon or Cluny-La Sorbonne
Reservations Reservations strongly recommended
Phone 01-43-54-13-67
Web site www.brasseriebalzar.com
Prices Main courses 18€-35€ ($26-$51)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Opened in 1898, Brasserie Balzar is battered but cheerful, with some of Paris's most colorful waiters. The menu makes almost no concessions to modern cuisine; it includes onion soup, pepper steak, sole meunière, sauerkraut with ham and sausage, pigs' feet, and fried calves' liver served without garnish. Be warned that if you want just coffee or a drink, you probably won't get a table at mealtimes. But the staff, accustomed to many patrons' odd hours, will be happy to serve you dinner in the midafternoon. Guests have included Sartre and Camus (who often got into arguments), James Thurber, and countless professors from the nearby Sorbonne.

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.


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