Le Flore en l'sle

This café serves traditional favorites such as quiche Lorraine, soupe à l'oignon gratinée (onion soup), Berthillon icecream and a selection of coffee and tea. It's a favorite with both locals and tourists because of its direct view onto Notre Dame. It can be a bit pricey, with a couple scoops of ice cream costing as much as your lunch, but you're free to linger over it all afternoon long, if you like. And if you are good at ignoring the waiters' not-so-subtle hints to move along. Still, there are few little corners of Paris so authentic and so beautiful as this one, right there along the quai of the Seine with the Cathédrale de Notre Dame perfectly in your sight line. There's often even an accordian player on the bridge just in front. You know, just to add that I-must-be-in-Heaven feeling to the scenario.