Comments on: Dessert “Picnic” at the Place des Vosges

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:52:12 +0000

Hi Vanessa. Apparently Mi-Va-Mi, the other falafel place across the street, is also considered a competitor of L’as Du Falafel. This I gathered from reading the blog thegirlwhoeatseverything. There’s another street that we discovered by accident–rue de la Huchette, very near Notre Dame. This is a very narrow street, made even narrower by the riot of Greek, Turkish, and other Middle Eastern restaurants on both sides.The atmosphere is boisterous and colorful and loud, with maitre d’s practically grabbing you to enter their establishments. Pita and chickpea balls and hummus and gyros at every turn.

By: lyna

lyna — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:12:05 +0000

no wonder the French earned the rights to “French Pastry”

By: Lilibeth

Lilibeth — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:55:24 +0000

This post just reminded me to make some of those tarts while strawberries and raspberries are still in season and cheap too. Thank you, MM.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:06:10 +0000

Gina, I tried L’As Du Falafel’s rival down the street Chez Hannah, as the former was closed for Shabbat when I was in there. The queue at takeout was equally legendary, snaking across the block. Chez Hannah was the bomb! Their fried aubergines was the stuff of dreams. The falafels were scrumptious. It was the taste of Tel Aviv for me. Next time I will compare both establishment’s offerings but it seems that each has a share of fervent followers in Paris.

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:11:13 +0000

MM, did you have the falafel at L’as du falafel? I had read about this famous place from foodblogs and did not expect that it would be along the route of the Marais walking tour we took. You can’t help but be drawn to the place as there was someone on the street animatedly egging on the tourists to sample the falafel, proudly declaring that the NYTimes considers theirs (and not the competition across) “the best.”