Paris by Bistro (2nd ed.)
A Guide to Eating Well
Christine and Dennis Graf

published 2009 • 5” x 9” • 259 pages • b&w photographs, maps
ISBN 9781566567404 • paperback • $20.00 •

"This guide to the legendary bistros of Paris is a heartfelt and insightful tribute to their stories and legends. They are places where history and fiction have been made.... Original photography and useful listings."
-- France Magazine

ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award -Gold 2004, Travel Guide (1st edition)

Bistros transport us into the Paris of our collective memory, of our youthful imagination, of literary legend. Here are the haunts of Henry Miller, the hangouts for Hemingway and Fitzgerald, the watering spots for Richard Wright and James Baldwin. In Paris by Bistro, you enter the neighborhoods of the tiny narrow streets, pass the smoky clubs and steamy little restaurants. You learn the character of each district and encounter a Paris that you might think no longer existed.

On the way to becoming better acquainted with the city, you'll find yourself in a cafe-chantant in Edith Piaf's neighborhood, where the often raucous entertainment is part of the modest price. You'll try a bistro where a former U.S. President is sometimes glimpsed among the diners. You'll sample the fare at an all-night restaurant that's an institution in Les Halles, and you may find yourself next to an official of the Cordon Bleu in his favorite bistro, a little-known gem in the 15th district.

Christine Graf is the author of the bestselling Café Life Paris and numerous articles about France. Her husband, Dennis Graf, brings a photographer's eye to his appreciation of Paris. Former teachers, they are well aquaited with the City of Light, have spent part of each year there for over 30 years.

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