Romantic restaurant in Paris

I saw this recently on the NY Times. They've had a series recently on dining in Paris, but this is about one particular "affordable bistro." Enjoy -- I'm jealous.

Brasserie Lipp

Oops. Sorry, the article's http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9F02E2D61E3DF930A25750C0A9639C8B63.

If you want intimate, try Le Petit Troquet in the 7th. It only has about 8 tables. I took my wife there to celebrate our engagement and had probably the best meal we've ever had. Mention to Dominique (the hostess) your special occassion and you won't forget it. They are listed in the Rick Steve's guides but don't let that deter you; it's a popular local spot as well. Le Petit Troquet 28, rue de l' Exposition 75007 Paris Tel: 01-47-05-80-39

I was in Paris recently and my girlfriend and I went to http://www.lucascarton.com/index-us.htm%20 a restaurant at Place de la Madeleine and it was possibly the best meal I've ever had in the Fancy Pantsy French category. It's definitely really pricey -- we spent 800 Euros, but you can probably get out for less than that. In addition to the unbelievable service and orgasmic food, they give the woman a menu with no prices on it which I thought was a wildly old school touch. Just my two centimes.

Mm, stealthy secret anonymous Parisian dining. Huh?

My solid guess on the person behind the curtain is the venerable http://www.megnut.com. http://www.metafilter.com/user/227. She's been in Paris for awhile. If it's her, ironic that http://www.kottke.org/about/ just visited her there, http://www.kottke.org/05/04/paris-in-april http://www.kottke.org/photos/paris20405/ on his http://www.kottke.org/ (http://www.kottke.org/05/02/kottke-micropatron) without explicitly mentioning her or the purpose of his visit. C'mon Jason, if we're to support you through micropatronage at least give us a minimal dose of http://www.tanklab.com/bingo/

Brasserie Lipp is a nice place but it's too crowded, for something romantic... keep this for friends. or your beau pere " the china club" , it's near Bastille 50, rue de Charenton http://chinaclub.cc

I don't have any specific recommendations, but in order to get more information on the restaurants you do hear about, you could check them on the following sites (if you read French): http://www.fra.cityvox.com/guide_paris/AccueilVille http://www.oubouffer.com/town_restaurant.php/Paris Both of these contain opinions and ratings of Paris restaurants submitted by the public, and both are pretty complete. And hey, blasdelf - mind your own business!