Guide Me In Paris promised to share some of the secrets of Paris with you, well this is definitely one of them. Eating cheaply in Paris is possible, but it’s rarely French cuisine it’s usually Chinese, Indian Vietnamese etc. Chez Chartier 7 Rue du Faubourg Monmartre 75009 (Metro Grands Boulevards) is not only an amazing building, it is cheap and so French, it gives you a feel of France back to the 30′s with that amazing bistro feel about it, and the rather stern waiters who have never heard of customer care!,but at the same time give it a real touch of authenticity.
Let me tell you a bit about this restaurant, it was created in 1896 by two brothers Frederick and Camille Chartier built in an old station hall near to all the best shopping areas in Paris at that time. The restaurant is open 365 days a year and the idea was to provide a choice of cheap fresh produces at affordable prices. The restaurant has recently been added as one of Frances national monuments.
The food is good giving you a great deal of choice at a very reasonable price. Starters as cheap as € 2.50 for a fresh vegetable soup and a main course steak and french fries for € 8.50 excellent value, I really recommend this restaurant.
Please find below a typical days menu,
TUESDAY 06 OCTOBER 2009
| Entree | |
| Potage aux legumes | 2.20 € |
| Avocat sauce crevettes | 3.30 € |
| Carottes rapees vinaigrette | 1.80 € |
| Celeri remoulade | 2.50 € |
| Oeuf dur mayonnaise | 2.20 € |
| Poireaux vinaigrette | 3.50 € |
| Salade de concombre | 1.90 € |
| Salade de tomate | 1.90 € |
| Salade de tomate et concombre | 2.20 € |
| Salade d’endives au roquefort | 5.50 € |
| Salade frisee aux lardons | 3.50 € |
| Salade verte melangee | 2.20 € |
| Bloc de foie gras de canard | 6.80 € |
| Jambon de pays et saucisse seche | 3.70 € |
| Museau de boeuf vinaigrette | 3.70 € |
| Terrine de campagne | 3.70 € |
| Crevettes roses mayonnaise | 3.70 € |
| Filet de hareng pommes a l’huile | 3.70 € |
| 6 escargots | 6.50 € |
| 12 escargots | 13.00 € |
| Poisson | |
| Bar au four a la graines de fenouil | 13.50 € |
| Darne de saumon a l’estragon | 10.90 € |
| Truite meuniere aux amandes | 10.00 € |
| Plat | |
| Steack hache sauce poivre vert frites | 8.50 € |
| Pave de rumsteack grille frites | 11.00 € |
| Pave de rumsteack au poivre | 11.20 € |
| Tartare de boeuf assaisonne frites | 11.80 € |
| Poulet fermier roti frites | 8.70 € |
| Andouillette rotie frites | 11.40 € |
| Cotes d’agneau grillees frites | 10.80 € |
| Faux filet grille maitre d’hotel | 12.20 € |
| Langue de veau sauce gribiche | 9.80 € |
| Choucroute alsacienne | 10.70 € |
| Saute de porc provencale | 8.80 € |
| Blanc de poulet creme de champignons | 7.90 € |
| Confit de canard pommes persillees | 9.70 € |
| Tripes a la mode caen | 7.90 € |
| Legume | |
| Pommes anglaise | 2.50 € |
| Pommes frites | 2.50 € |
| Spaghettis | 2.50 € |
| Assiette vegetarienne | 6.50 € |
| Champignons a la provencale | 2.50 € |
| Choucroute legume | 2.50 € |
| Haricots verts a l’ anglaise | 2.50 € |
| Fromage | |
| Bleu d’auvergne beurre | 2.60 € |
| Camembert | 2.50 € |
| Fromage blanc de campagne | 1.90 € |
| Fromage de chevre | 2.60 € |
| Pont l’ eveque | 2.60 € |
| Dessert | |
| Ananas frais | 4.00 € |
| Baba au rhum chantilly | 4.50 € |
| Compote de pommes | 2.20 € |
| Coupe de creme chantilly | 2.50 € |
| Coupe mont blanc (creme de marron chantilly) | 3.20 € |
| Creme de marron vanillee | 2.70 € |
| Delice au chocolat creme anglaise | 3.90 € |
| Ile flottante | 3.50 € |
| Mousse au chocolat | 3.10 € |
| Pruneaux au vin glace vanille | 3.80 € |
| Clafoutis coulis de fruits rouges | 2.70 € |
| Glace | |
| Dame blanche meringuee | 3.80 € |
| Peche melba | 3.50 € |
| Peche melba chantilly | 4.00 € |
| Profiteroles au chocolat chaud | 3.90 € |
| Sorbet citron vert | 3.80 € |
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Comtesse de BY 19.00 €
You will be pushed to find a better value for money restaurant in Paris. Please find below a photo of the inside of this beautiful restaurant.
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October 28th, 2009 at 1:09 PM
My dad stumbled across the Chartier when he was in Paris in the 80s and we’ve been eating there each time we go to Paris ever since! A true institution!