Jaunted

Train Travel / Restaurants / → All Tags

Paris' Fancy Trackside Restaurant

Don't look for Auntie Anne's or Orange Julius at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. The bistro Le Train Bleu serves escargots, sole meuniere and crepes to upscale travelers willing to pay $70 or $90 for a multi-course meal on crisp white tablecloths. The restaurant is named for the fancy train which used to take the upper class to the Riviera and played a prominent role in Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train, in which Hercule Poirot investigates the death of an American heiress.

NPR's review called the experience "Proustian" and said "its priceless ambiance is well worth a splurge." And here we thought Wolfgang Puck's at O'Hare and the French restaurant in the Port Authority Bus Terminal were good.

Related Stories:
· Take a Blue Train to Sumptuous Dining [NPR]
· Le Train Bleu [Official Site]
· Catch a Train or Grab a Pint [Jaunted]
· Train Travel for the Super-Lethargic [Jaunted]
· Train Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: elaurant33]