Le Bouillon Chartier

Bouillon Chartier, often called Chez Chartier by Parisians, is exactly what you imagine a French restaurant to look and feel like after watching Ratatouille. Chartier is where your check for specialties like Roasted Farm Chicken and Fries, Ground Steak with Green Pepper Sauce and Spaghetti Bolognaise (8.50 – 13.50 euros) is written on your tablecloth. Starters include Escargots and Eggs with Mayonnaise (1.80 – 6.80 euros) ; and Desserts have you deciding between Peach Melba or a Mont Blanc (2.20 – 4.00 euros), served with the famous housemade Chantilly Cream. The servers are as much the draw and entertainment here as the food and the historical monument building, formerly a train station. Their waiter uniforms of yesteryear, the black vests and white aprons, are worn with meticulous pride. Chartier opened its doors in 1896 and estimates they've served 40 million meals since. Admire the painting by Germont, donated as payment for his bill.