Bouillon Chartier
| Bouillon Chartier | |
|---|---|
 View of entrance of Chartier. | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1896 |
| Food type | French |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 7, Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Reservations | No |
| Website | bouillon-chartier.com |
Bouillon Chartier, or simply Chartier, is a "bouillon" restaurant in Paris founded in 1896,[1] located in the 9th arrondissement and classified as a monument historique since 1989.
History
The restaurant was created in 1896 by two brothers, Frédéric and Camille Chartier, in a building resembling a railway station concourse. The long
mezzanine
, where service is also provided.
It opened with the name "Le Bouillon" (lit.
Palais de la Bourse. The restaurant has had only four owners since opening.[3]
Service
The restaurant is open 365 days a year with a
table service is provided by waiting staff dressed in the traditional rondin, a tight-fitting black waistcoat with multiple pockets and a long white apron
.
The restaurant's popularity leads to lines in the courtyard or under the
disposable paper tablecloth at the end of the meal.[3]
Serving stops at 11:30 PM.
In popular culture
- The restaurant is mentioned in Albert Willemetz's 1939 song "Félicie aussi", sung by Fernandel.
- In Les Beaux Quartiers, Louis Aragon mentions Le Bouillon Chartier: the young medical student character Edmond Barbentane has lunch there regularly.
- A description of dining at Le Bouillon Chartier in the early 1970s is given by John Adamson in Footloose in France.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Listed in Baedeker, Karl (1907). "Restaurants". Paris and environs: with routes from London to Paris (15 ed.). London: Baedeker. p. 21.
- ISBN 978-1-892145-49-9.
- ^ ISBN 9781291465747.
- ^ Solène (13 April 2023). "Bouillon Chartier Menu Prix France Mis à jour pour 2023". frmenu.com (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-898565-18-5.
External links
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