La Reserve de Quasimodo, Paris, France

Close to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is a small cafe / wine and cheese store in a building that’s apparently around 600 years old!

La Reserve de Quasimodo, Paris, France

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The cafe is in an annex on the right of the photo (you can just see the chalkboard menu), and the wine store is in the building pictured.

It was a wet and miserably cold day when I entered around 12:30. The cafe is really small, maybe half a dozen tables. I got one by the window.

Reading the chalkboard menus I already knew I needed something substantial and hot. One of today’s dishes was Beef Bourguignon which was duly ordered along with half a litre of red wine.

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Great bread was delivered along with my wine while my main course was being cooked.

A short time later by Beef Bourguignon was served and I devoured a really tasty dish with gusto.

As it was still cloudy and drizzling outside, generally miserable. I decided to stay camped here for a while longer and ordered dessert and a coffee. The dessert was Apple Pie with a creamy custard sauce which was a great way to finish off a great lunch.

The staff really looked after me. Even though I’d ordered my dishes individually, they only charged me the cheaper set menu price. That was a really nice way to leave, and then trudge back to my hotel in the cold and rain.

Simply put, go here!