L'ASSIGNAT
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L'Assignat is a remnant of the Old Time, when the Latin Quarter was still truly popular and student. It is a real Parisian bistro, which seems to have crossed many times. If you have an ancestor who was a student at the Sorbonne in the 1960s, he knows! In the shadow of the Hôtel de la Monnaie, its sign bears the name of the revolutionary tickets. The boss Gérard has succeeded his mother Gaby and it's been for more than thirty years the family attracts students of Fine Arts or schools in the area. If the kitchen which does not seem very refined, do not worry, or rather rejoice, we are in the authentic bistro cuisine: apple herring, headcheese vinaigrette, tartare… If you want to discover the true Parisian titi, it is by leaning your elbows on the counter of L'Assignat that you will find it. And if you are looking for atmosphere and conviviality, this is where you will find them. L'Assignat regularly organises fanfare parties. "Original", you are told!
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Attention au chien : n'aime pas les caresses des inconnus...
Café dégueulasse, tables non débarrassées. odeur immonde ( un mélange d'odeur de chien et de crasse).
Pas de monnaie. Pas de CB
vous demandez un thé vert, on vous sert un thé noir
Et je ne parle pas de l'amabilité qui devait être en grève aujourd'hui
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The hostess / bartender / waitress was welcoming, spoke English, and carefully explained the menu to us. Everyone else in the place was speaking French, engaged in conversation with each other, not a phone in sight. I felt like we had accidentally stumbled upon a central casting of authentic Parisian characters!
1 starter, 2 mains, 2 beers, 1 tea,1 coffee, and 1 great dessert for 49 Euros!
Was it the very best food in Paris? Not really, but felt so authentic, not catering to tourists like us, I almost shouldn't write this review lest it become over-run by the wrong type of tourists. Here is a clue to good behavior: bring some French language with you, say bonjour, deux pour déjeuner. Make an effort, and you will be rewarded!