Chez Dupont

You half expect to have Amélie prance up to your table to take your order at this neighborhood institution on wonderful Rue Notre Dame, in the Chatrons area. Lunch is the time to go when the resto is packed with locals from the street, including many of the antiques dealers who have shops here. There’s a menu but go with the daily specials, which are written out on a chalkboard. Wash it all down with a crisp Bordeaux blanc and don’t even expect to make much conversation. The people-watching here is priceless.