Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:21 PM PDT
A no-brainer, usually delicious, quick lunch is a Croque Monsieur. The classic Croque Monsieur is made with ham and melted Gruyere on toasted bread. The popular version in Paris is made with Poilane sour dough bread and some new varieties have been added in recent years including mozzarella and tomato, smoked salmon, roasted vegetable, and chicken.
Les Chimeres, a cafe a few doors down from me on the rue Saint Antoine, serves an excellent croque, one of the best I have had in recent memory. I especially like the croque fermier made with white meat chicken strips and an extra creamy Gruyere on a generous slice of Poilane bread which is toasted just right with a doughy center and crunchy outside. It comes with a leafy green salad with a mustardy vinaigrette on the plate or you can instead get a mound of crispy fries. All this goodness is just 8.50 euros, a great Paris food bargain and you will be stuffed.
Les Chimeres also has wide and varied menu with many classic French specialties including a first -rate onion soup, beef bourguignon, foie gras, and a terrific, gigantic steak served on a cutting board with salad and slam-dunk french fries.
The staff is very friendly and accommodating and they all speak English.
Please note the croques are part of the cafe menu not the lunch or dinner menu, so make sure to ask for the menu with the croques.
Les Chimeres
133 rue Saint Antoine, 75004
Metro: Saint Paul (right in front of Metro with red striped awnings)
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