Passed this place a million times going up and down Mouffetard, and in the summer of 2009, every single day going to and from our apartment. Barely room on the sloping sidewalk for chairs and a table but they were usually full.
There's a little shop at the top of Mouffetard that sells the most fabulous gelato, facing the little square. The caramel and sea salt flavor was I believe the best gelato ever!
Le Mouffetard is a wonderful place. The people are friendly and the food is quite good and reasonably priced. Alesia and Carine, the two servueses do a great job and the atmosphere inside is like old Paris. It is a traditional weekend meal for us when we are in Paris and when friends visit, we take them there for a meal. Most claim it was the highlight of their visit to Paris. Go visit, tell Carine that Jeff says hello!
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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There's a little shop at the top of Mouffetard that sells the most fabulous gelato, facing the little square. The caramel and sea salt flavor was I believe the best gelato ever!
I see a few items on that list that would suit me nicely!
It must feel like home to you, revisiting these favorite spots. this is a lovely one!
Le Mouffetard is a wonderful place. The people are friendly and the food is quite good and reasonably priced. Alesia and Carine, the two servueses do a great job and the atmosphere inside is like old Paris. It is a traditional weekend meal for us when we are in Paris and when friends visit, we take them there for a meal. Most claim it was the highlight of their visit to Paris. Go visit, tell Carine that Jeff says hello!
A cute little place. Isn't there just so many places to go?? Great to get recommendations.
Jeff,
Good to hear from you again. I thought I had lost you!
Anne, I"m glad to hear this from Jeff as well. I never went there to eat but I've taken many photos!
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