La Crémerie Restaurant Polidor

Crémerie Polidor is the most traditional (and heavily touristed) bistro in the Odéon area, serving cuisine familiale. Its name dates from the early 1900s, when it specialized in frosted cream desserts, but the restaurant can trace its history from1845. The Crémerie was André Gide's favorite, and Joyce, Hemingway, Valéry, Artaud, and Kerouac also dined here. Peer beyond the lace curtains and brass hat racks to see drawers where, in olden days, regular customers used to lock up their cloth napkins. Try the day's soup followed by kidneys in Madeira sauce, boeuf bourguignon (beef braised in red wine), confit de canard (leg of duck), or blanquette de veau (veal ragout in cream sauce). For dessert, order a chocolate, raspberry, or lemon tart.

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