Experts' Choice Award La Closerie des Lilas
6 expert reviews
“Mythical and magical, a place for a very special dinner.”
– Not For Tourists
Zagat3.3
""Ah, the ambiance!" sigh lovers of this "timeless" multitasker – and erstwhile Hemingway haunt – in the Port Royal area, with its "romantic", "unchanged" interior and arboreal terrace." Full review
Gayot10.0
"The charm of its luxuriant bowers does not entirely make up for an overly-complicated, out-of-fashion and high-priced cuisine." Full review
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You'll get more for your money in the brasserie than in the restaurant: try the steak tartare and french fries.
Time Out "Like other Left Bank institutions (namely Les Deux Magots and Le Café de Flore) the Closerie des Lilas was where the intelligentsia hung out in the early 20th century." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Its roster of former regulars includes Hemingway...And the drinks and the classic brasserie fare are as impeccably executed today as they were back then." Full review
Frommer's "The Closerie has managed to remain resolutely Parisian, drawing in locals with the promise of indulgent dishes like fresh seafood platters, panfried sweetbreads" Full review
