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Mar 2023
27m 56s

Six classic restaurants on the Left Bank...

Oliver Gee
About this episode

We revisit a chat with writer John Baxter about Paris and its compenium of history. We especially dig into the Left Bank and its classic restaurants, which are listed below. 

Le Select Address: 99 Bd du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris

Lapérouse Address: 51 Quai des Grands Augustins, 75006 Paris

Tour d’Argent Address: 19 Quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris

Charivari Address: 143 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris

Le Balzar ​​Address: 49 Rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris

La Méditerranée Address: 2 Pl. de l'Odéon, 75006 Paris

This epsiode was orginally released for Patreon members, and each question was sent in from members. As such, we talk about a lot more than just restaurants, and John also mentions La philharmonie de Paris (Address: 221 avenue Jean Jaurès - 75019 Paris), the poet Hart Crane, French actress and courtesan Liane de Pougy, and actress Kitty Carlisle Hart.

Find John's books and his literary tours here

Support The Earful Tower podcast on Patreon here, where I'll release more members-only episodes in the future. 

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More from the Earful Tower on the homepage here, and thanks to Pres Maxson for the music throughout. 

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