The Latin Quarter for Cheap Eats

Someplace Tom likes to go to a lot because it's always good, usually friendly, and feels just a little bit homey is Balzar, 49, rue des Ecoles (01 43 54 13 67, photo at right). This is one of those "last of the neighborhood bistros" that newspapers like the New York Times like to write about, and we seem, oddly enough, to be finding more and more of them. You'd think that this apparently dying breed would have fewer survivors, but there you have it. Balzar is very, very good, indeed. The service is attentive and sometimes wry, and the owner is extremely cordial and will greet you warmly, especially if you return. 





I see bread, cofee, cake, wine, cheese, and pastries.

Je vois le pain , café, gâteau, vin, fromage et pâtisseries .