Because none of us ate there on our most recent trips, I think. I think Charlie, Robert and I were all answering your question in that context, not in the context of what restaurants in all of Paris are vegetarian friendly.
When he was at Ledoyen, le Squer’s vegetarian menu was amazing, and Le Cinq did a great one under the prior chef, so now that he is at Le Cinq, my vegetarian wife is enthused. So that could be another place (we like the big meals at lunch) besides Arpege.
After those, the only others my vegetarian wife is enthused about is L’As du Fallafel.
Never again at Toutain, it was by far the worst for her. Others have clearly fared better there.
I ate at the original location a year or two after it opened, and it somehow felt produced and packaged, ready to be duplicated and exported, missing soul. The best part of the meal was a $250 bottle of 1er cru Coche that my wife still gives me grief over, probably because I was on business and she couldn’t come 
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We’ll be in Paris early next year and I a good idea on most places I want to visit (Septime, Clown Bar, Enfants du Marche, Verre Vole, Willi’s, etc).
I’m looking for one 2-3 star experience and was thinking of either Tour D’Argent or David Toutain. Any insight on which might be the better choice? Who has the better wine list (prices, older vintages, rare/unicorny stuff)? We can only do one of these huge meals, especially after the Holidays, so want to make it count 
Wine Tour D’Argent is hard to beat. But you don’t go there to be astonished by the food. So really you’re just picking/choosing.
Also Tour is 1 star I think and it’s not a big food meal.
LOL I was looking at their €350/pp meal and assumed it must be 3 stars ![[oops.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/1/1f129ddad071ffe5db6c99817c3cab666035a70a.gif "oops"){kind=small}
When I tried to make reservations at tour the website said that they were closed from may 14th 2022 to December 31st 2022.
Adding on to the vegetarian restaurants topic.
Jones in Bastille had impressed over the last couple of times and for a carnivore like me, I also was very pleased with the vegetable dishes that we ordered. Wine list is all natural, though.
I am heading to Paris in February and would appreciate any insight as to whether any of these restaurants would be inappropriate to go to with two teenage boys (13 + 15)?
Le Saint Sebastian
Amagat
Clown Bar
Cheval D’Or
Vantre
L’Ami Jean
Le Bon Georges
Dilia
Bistro Paul Bert
Parcelles
TIA
I brought my (At the time) 10 year old daughter to Clown Bar at least 5 times… you’re fine. Bistro Paul Bert is also fine, although there is a drop-off in service if you’re not with a native French speaker imho. Michel will likely argue that, but meh.
Went back and had dinner at Vantre last month. There were a couple of tables with seemingly local (French-speaking) children that look 12-ish-13ish and they looked to be comfortably enjoying the experience.
Thank you.
Based on IG posts, Chef Masa has left Les Enfants du Marche. Yesterday was his last day. He’s moving on to another opportunity at a “rooftop gastronomy restaurant.” Not sure if it’s already open or will be opening soon.
Hopefully the counter keeps rolling with the new Chef. I’ll find out in a couple of months!
Is Le Comptoir confirmed on the decline? Was going to stay at the hotel just to dine there (my wife and I had a great memory the last time we were there, in summer 2019)… but it would be cheaper to stay elsewhere (Marriott Bonvoy points). Another review here: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187147-d719090-r814013087-Le_Comptoir-Paris_Ile_de_France.html
I’ve never eaten at the reservation-required weekday set menu dinner - it’s never interested me for some reason, possibly the difficulty of a reservation. There are so many restaurants I love in Paris where it’s easy to get a table. I’ve only been to Comptoir for lunch, which is brasserie format, no reservations. As I wrote above, it is still very good, just not the superlative it once was.
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Christmas Day '21 lunch at the Comptoir. I’ll just go a notch lower to say that it’s OK, but not as very good as it once was.
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don’t know if you’ve gone yet. Food at Tour d’Argent sucks. Though I read it’s better. Still a one star. Wine list still great. View great. Toutain’s food is super, wine list not at Tour level. For food, do David’s place.
We decided on Tour D’Argent and the food didn’t suck. Overpriced for what it is, but we had a super memorable experience. The wine list is clearly the star, though.
Alan - When was the last time you ate at Tour d’ Argent?
The way to do Tour D 'Argent is to go for lunch. The food has improved and you can do a fairly priced 2-3 course lunch and take advantage of the wine list.
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