wine

we will be staying about 3 blocks [hotel therese] from the louve and would really love to find a great place to drink a bottle of wine and watch the world go by, any suggestions?

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There%26#39;s actually wine bars in the area if you want to sample some special wines.

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%26quot;le Rubis%26quot; on rue du Marche Saint-Honore is close by and it%26#39;s very %26quot;old-Paris%26quot;. They also make a great boeuf bourguignon for lunch and always a nice selection of cheeses and charcuiterie.

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Try Willi%26#39;s wine bar- I think it is in the 2nd. Also, Taverne Henri IV- on Place Dauphine(Ile de la Cite) is great. I stayed right across the street from there on my trip and visited on more than one occassion. The manager is a doll, the place is small and he has excellent food and good prices!

Drink a few for me!!!

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PS....the location of Henri IV could not be better. The place dauphine is a most adorable triangular square. It is steps off the Pont Neuf. you can catch a boatride, ron the steps below and you can sit on the beautiful Square du Vert Galant- which is a small green park on the tip of the island. At that point you are right out on the water! Great place to watch a sunset.

Robin

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Willi%26#39;s Wine Bar - 13, rue des Petit-Champs

L%26#39;ecluse au Marche Saint-Honore

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thank you for the suggestions

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You can go to LAVINIA on blvd de la Madeleine or Legrand filles et fils at Galerie Vivienne for excellent wine tastings.

For people watching, find a good sidewalk cafe and look at the list. I prefer to order by the glass at a cafe and a glass of cool (white) Sancerre is my favorite.

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Clicko%26#39;s suggestion is especially good for the %26quot;watch the world go by%26quot; part of your post. %26quot;L%26#39;ecluse%26quot; is on the Place du Marche Saint Honore which is a calm, pleasant and relatively quiet place with a minimum of traffic noise and chaos. Very good people-watching location.