Shooting for the Stars

I spent the evening at one of my favorite neighborhoods in the City - St. Germain des Prés - with my favorite girlfriends from school whom I haven't seen over couple months. I picked our rendezvous point: Café Germain because I wanted to meet her - yes, the lady who's literally shooting for the stars that you see in the photo above.

The fashionably chic, high-heeled, yellow trench coat and ridiculously tall - towering over two whole floors - Miss Sophie

This award-winning design stylish Parisian café in St. Germain des Prés is a popular gathering spot for the chic and trendy locals - the place to  see and to be seen and sometimes if you were fortunate, you might spot a celebrity or two hanging out at the bar. There weren't celebrity sightings this evening but we did have a wonderful dinner there. The place was not packed for a weekend but granted, it was a Sunday evening and our waitress told us that had we been here on Saturday evening, we would not have had a chance to even enter the place for drinks and those with reservations had to wait a good hour before seats were available.
The service was good - it took less than twenty minutes for us to be seated, orders taken, drinks and entire meal served for a party of four, which come to think of it, is très, très excellente by Parisian standards. Hamburgers on Poilane bread, Fish and Chips, BLT sandwich with roast chicken; the menu is distinctly non-French but has a playful French flair on popular Western dishes. The staff spoke good English, but that's quite a norm in this expat-friendly neighborhood. I had a melt-in-your-mouth salmon confit with lime aioli, arugula salad on a bed of potatoes while the girls had - oh why must they - Fish and Chips! The portions were reasonable, as was the price (at Euro 19 per item)

I would certainly recommend this place for casual dinner or drinks - the lounge upstairs offers a warm ambience for private group gatherings or small parties.

A perfect ending to a welcome-back weekend in Paris. Now let's just hope the espresso doesn't kick in until tomorrow; time to get some sleep and get ready for first demo in the morning. À bientôt.