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Cincydawg

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #3878 on: July 22, 2026, 09:56:13 AM »
My advice is Paris is to walk until you haven't seen a tourist in a while, then walk some more, than dine at some unpretentious bistro on a side street where only Parisians dine.  The best meals I've had in France were however not in Paris, but we had some terrific meals there.

This is a place we try to visit when in town:

IL ETAIT UNE OIE DANS LE SUD OUEST, Paris - Plaine de Monceaux - Restaurant Avis, Numéro de Téléphone & Photos - Tripadvisor
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« Reply #3879 on: July 23, 2026, 08:16:09 AM »
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #3880 on: July 23, 2026, 09:17:53 AM »
The place I've never found good food was Venice, and that's not for lack of trying on 3 different occasions. 

Bologna has more good food than you can shake a stick at.

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #3881 on: July 23, 2026, 09:40:24 AM »
Totally agree on Venice.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #3882 on: July 23, 2026, 09:48:21 AM »
I highly suspect that overly touristy places get by serving unexceptional food and stay in business.  My wife says in Paris if you're in a neighborhood, any place with mediocre food won't survive.  If you're in a tourist district ....

I think it's a bit akin to "chain" restaurants here, they have a formula which usually is "OK", but very very few are exceptional.  Our son in law was a CIA grad who worked for a time at one of the chain Italian restaurants.  He said they had good food, very formulaic, but a good place to learn.  I found their food to be "decent", we ate at one in Cincy a bit, I can't recall the name now.

We found a place in Sorrento up an alleyway far off the main square and had lunch, it was exceptional.  The tour bus dropped us off on the square and pointed us to a place on the square and we went exploring.  I found a place in Firenze that was kind of the same, probably even better food, that was the day of downpours.  In Amsterdam we found a "pretty decent" Italian place on a side street far better than the main street places, not as good as the one place that was pricey French, but still quite good, and local.


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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #3883 on: July 23, 2026, 10:23:48 AM »

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« Reply #3884 on: July 23, 2026, 12:00:25 PM »
I am glad I've been to Venice, for a couple of days. I never need to go back.

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« Reply #3885 on: July 23, 2026, 02:49:09 PM »
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