Restaurants (traditionally riverside) in France.
PARIS & REGION (see also www.culture-guinguette.com)
The following two guinguettes, situated on the banks of the river Marne, are within 2 mins. walk of the Camping International campsite at Tremblay. If coming from the centre of Paris on the RER suburban railway, get off at Joinville-le-Pont and catch Bus 101 .Ask driver for “guinguettes” (pronounced gan-gets). You can eat & dance at either especially at weekends in spacious dance halls.
Chez Gégène Le Petit Robinson
Quai Polangis Quai Polangis
JOINVILLE LE PONT JOINVILLE LE PONT
Tel: 01 48 83 29 43 Tel: 01 48 83 29 43
Guinguette de L’île du Martin Pecheur
41 quai Victor Hugo 94500
CHAMPIGNY sur MARNE
Tel: 01 49 83 03 02
Using same RER line as above, get off at Champigny. Come out of the station and walk main road opposite to river Marne. On the other side are steps down to the left. Walk along river bank 5 mins. and restaurant is on little island. Nothing in Paris is cheap but well worth a visit!! For a preview of what is on visit their website www.guinguette.fr (see our main photo above)
Guinguette à Roland le Moulin Vert
103 chemin du Contre Halage
CHAMPIGNY sur MARNE
Tel: 01 47 06 00 91 Fax 01 47 06 26 85
Get off RER at Joinville le Pont and catch bus 108/208 (?) confirm with bus inspectors office. If driving there, parking is v. limited. So be early and expect to drive up a pathway to get there!! Booking essential as every Sunday there is a regular clientèle. Small but nice. Other days not known.
Chez Elle
Closed Down.
7 rue des Prouvaires
Te: 01.45.08.04.10 Metro: Louvre-Rivoli.
The patron,Cécile, often sings traditional French songs to the accompaniment of accordion. Also jazz sometimes. Thurs evgs. Ring to enquire, some English spoken. Can be smoky.
Chez Raymonde
119 ave Parmentier, PARIS
Tel: 01 43 55 26 27
Benoit, one of the owners speaks good English. Accordion mainly at weekend, but enquire what’s on and PRICE of menu for relevant day.
Worth a visit if music is on.
HOLIDAY INN
Place de la Republique, PARIS
01 48 60 81 76
Sat evg? and Sunday lunchtime (1st/3rd Sundays dancing in restaurant prolonged till 5.30pm) often with Pierre Peribois on accordion.
La Bonne Franquette
18 rue St. Rustique
MONTMARTRE (near Sacre Coeur)
01.42.52.02.42
as an experience also walk down hill to Abesse Metro Station. Wonderful colourful spiral staircase.
Le Canotier (orchestre Dany Salmon)
2 rue du Bac
Précy-sur-Marne (PARIS)
Tel: 01 60 0162 12 Fax: 01 60 0190 24
Dancing: Every Sat 8.30pm – 3am
Some Sundays and pub.hols 3-8pm. Thurs 2.30-6pm (p.42 A2)
La Guinguette Auvergnate
19, avenue de Choisy
94190 Villeneuve St Georges/Triage (p.41 F3)
Tel: 01 43 89 04 64 fax: 01 43 89 82 17
open all year except Sunday evg, Mon.evg,Tues.evg.
situated on the Seine with terraced view.
Guinguette du Domaine Sainte Catherine
Allée Centrale –Pont de Creteil. CRETEIL 94000
Tel: 01.42.07.19.18
La Grenouillére
68 avenue du 11 novembre
94210 La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire (p 41 F3)
Tel: 01 48 89 23 32 Fax: 01 48 89 27 15
open: April-September noon & evg. closed Tuesday.
Oct – end March noon & evg closed Sun.evg and Monday.
Accordion music: Sat.evg. Sunday lunch, and public holidays
Le Traction à Condé-Sainte-Libiaire
2 quai de la Marne
77450 Condé-Sainte Libiaire (p.42 B2)
Tel: 01 60 04 31 01
Open: May –Oct. Weds-Fri 12h-23h
Sats. To midnight
Sun to 7pm.
Dec-April Fri evg to midnight
Sat 12 noon – midnight
Sun 12 noon – 4pm
Jazzy music.
La Guinguette de l’Ecluse à Neuilly/Marne
Chemin de l’Ecluse Bord de Marne
93330 NEUILLY sur MARNE
Tel: 01 43 08 13 69
Open all year from 12h to 23h, closed Sunday p.m. (p.41 F2)
Music, dancing, atmosphere, joie de vivre.
Other restaurants where there MAY be music
Chez Ramulaud
269 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine 75011 PARIS
Tel: 01 43 72 23 29
Has a very good wine cellar (we’re told) and Daniel Denecheau
and his band used to play there 3rd Sunday. Enquire in French!
Les Uns Les Autres
15 rue Chevreul PARIS 75011
Tel: 01 43 70 22 40
Small rest. with evening music sometimes. v. smoky. Enquire.
Often details posted in window.
Le Bistral (Alex and Arnaud)
80 rue Lemercier 75017 PARIS
Tel: 01 42 63 59 61
No music at this one but we met the owners at Chez Ramulaud and the food is superb. Some English spoken. Booking essential.
“Bouillon” CHARTIER
7 rue Faubourg Montmartre
75009 PARIS
founded in 1896 this restaurant (no music) has wonderful old décor and mirrors.
Le Verger
Restaurant Guinguette
10 quai du Port
NOGENT-SUR-MARNE
Paris Tel: 01 48 71 17 43
open. Thurs-Friday 7-10.30pm
Sat./Sun/public hols:
12noon-10.30pm
accordionist: Jean-Luc Bouffard( see our main photo)
Nearest transport: RER Line E4. Station: Nogent-le Perreux. 10mins on
foot.
For the dedicated accordion enthusiast and French speaker the monthly French accordion magazine "Accordéon et Accordéoniste" can be bought at the Relais/Relay newsagents in the mainline railway stations.