Chez Chartier
Chez Chartier is a Bouillon (restaurant) in Paris[1] founded in 1896,[2] located at 7 Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre in the 9th district and classified as Monument historique in 1989.[3] (Metro access Grands Boulevards)
History
The restaurant was created in 1896 by two brothers, Frédéric and Camille Chartier, in a former train station concourse under the name "Le Bouillon"[4] (lit. broth, or stock, but in this context, a sort of brasserie;[5][6][7] originally a cheap workers' eatery that served stew), near the Grands Boulevards, the Hôtel Drouot, the Musée Grévin, and the Palais de la Bourse. Over its hundred-and-some years of existence, the restaurant has had only four owners.
The conservation of architecture of the building and Belle Époque interior decoration[8][9][10][11] has led to its classification as a historical monument in 1989.
Features
Architecture
The long dining room has a high ceiling[12][13] which allows for a mezzanine,[14] where the service is also provided. Large columns support the ceiling.
Service
The restaurant is open 365 days a year with a menu offering traditional French cuisine.[15][16] The table service is provided by waiting staff dressed in the traditional rondin, a tight-fitting black waistcoat with multiple pockets, and long white apron.[17]
The restaurant's popularity forces patrons to wait in line in the courtyard[18][19] or under the porch[20] and sometimes on the sidewalk outside. Tables are shared between strangers. The bill is written directly on the disposable paper tablecloth.[21][22][23][24] Serving stops at 10 PM.
Representation in culture
- In 1939, the restaurant is mentioned in Albert Willemetz's song Félicie aussi, sung by Fernandel:
| “ | To seduce the cat, I took her to dinner at Chartier's As she is refined and delicate, she chose a grilled pig foot |
” |
- In Les beaux quartiers, Louis Aragon mentioned Le bouillon Chartier: the young medical student Edmond Barbentane has lunch there regularly.
- The setting of the closing scene of La Chose publique by Mathieu Amalric is at Chartier.
Notes
- ↑ "Chartier in Paris: Beautiful, but the worst food in the City of Lights", a photograph at Flickr
- ↑ Listed in Baedeker, Karl (1907). "Restaurants". Paris and environs: with routes from London to Paris (15 ed.). London: Baedeker. p. 21. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ "Monuments Historiques et Immeubles protégés sur Paris 9e arrondissement" [Historical Monuments and Protected Buildings of the 9th district of the City of Paris] (in French). Bouillon Chartier.
- ↑ "Bouillon Chartier", a photograph at Flickr
- ↑ another bouillon (same original owner's name), picture at Flickr
- ↑ See SandrineT's photos at Flickr, with explanatory captions
- ↑ Thomazeau, François; Ageorges, Sylvain (2007). The Brasseries of Paris. trans. Anna Moschovakis. New York Review of Books. pp. 54, 81, 181. ISBN 978-1-892145-49-9. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ "Chez Chartier Paris", a photo at Flickr
- ↑ "Chartier", a photo at Flickr
- ↑ Pachanga's photos at Flickr
- ↑ Nouveau Voyages' "P-Chartier0438" at Flickr
- ↑ "Chartier ceiling" photograph at Flickr
- ↑ "Chez Chartier" photograph at Flickr
- ↑ "Somewhere in time", a photograph at Flickr
- ↑ K.C. Weiss's photos at Flickr
- ↑ The Hunger's photos at Flickr
- ↑ Waiter number 47, a photo at Flickr
- ↑ paris | chartier, a photo at Flickr
- ↑ chartier, photo at Flickr
- ↑ The line, a photo at Flickr
- ↑ The garçon computing customer's tab
- ↑ "The bill", a photograph at Flickr
- ↑ "€40,70", a photograph at Flickr
- ↑ "Rekening", a photo at Flickr
See also
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