Cafés and bars

 

Café du Museé d'Orsay 1 rue Bellechasse, 7e. RER Musée-d'Orsay & Mº Solférino. Tues-Sun 11am-5pm.
Superb views over the Seine in the museum's magnificent rooftop café. Snacks and drinks. Quick and friendly service.

Le Poch'tron 25 rue de Bellechasse, 7e. Mº Solférino. Mon-Fri 9am-10.30pm.
With a fine selection of wines by the glass, this is an excellentplace to revive yourself after visiting the museums in the arrondissement. Also serves lunch and dinner; main dishes at around ¬10.67.

Totem Southern wing of the Palais de Chaillot, place du Trocadéro, 16e. Mº Trocadéro. Daily noon-2am.
Native American-themed restaurant, but with French traditional dishes thrown in. The ¬20.43 lunch menu isn't bad, but the views from the terrace are magnificent.

Restaurants

au Babylone 13 rue de Babylone, 7e tel 01.45.48.72.13 Mº Sèvres-Babylone.
Mon-Sat lunch only; closed Aug. Lots of old-fashioned charm and culinary basics like rôti de veau and steak, plus wine on the ¬15.24 menu.

Le Bourdonnais 113 av de la Bourdonnais tel 01.47.05.47.06. Mº École-Militaire. Daily noon-2.30pm & 8-11pm.
A gem of a restaurant and a high-class one at that. À la carte costs upwards of ¬60.98, but there's a superb midday menu including wine for ¬36.59, and an evening menu at ¬51.83.

Chez Germaine 30 rue Pierre-Leroux tel 01.42.73.28.34. Mº Duroc & Mº Vaneau. Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm, Sat noon-2.30pm; closed Sun & Aug.
A simple, tiny and unbelievably cheap restaurant, with a midday ¬7.62 menu and evening ¬9.91 menu, including wine; the carte costs up to about ¬13.72.