A Food Lover’s Guide to the Latin Quarter, Paris’ Arty-Academic Area

"On the way to the elevator that whisks guests up to the sixth-floor dining room, I passed a wall of fame paying tribute to the legendary diners who have passed through Paris’ oldest restaurant. Hand-scribbled notes and autographs—from the A-list like Paul McCartney—sit alongside a photo of Salvador Dalí feasting on a tower of langoustines with the lit-up Notre Dame Cathedral in the background and a drawing by early 20th-century French poet and playwright Jean Cocteau depicting the restaurant’s famous pressed duck. It’s a miniature glimpse of the throngs of illustrious visitors — many of them artists and writers, but also politicians and athletes — the MICHELIN-Starred establishment has welcomed over its five-century legacy." - Annick Weber