When was the first restaurant in France?

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Sybaris

I remember sitting on a bench on the Ile Saint Louis one golden afternoon, looking across the Seine at La Tour d'Argent (no. 15, opposite the Tournelle Bridge).

Henri IV is said to have discovered the use of a fork there; a restaurant of some sort has stood on this site since 1582: Mme de SÃ©vignÃ© refers to a cafe here in her letters, and Dumas used it in one of his novels.

Rillifane

The Procope, the oldest restaurant in Paris and the first cafÃ©, opened in 1686 almost a century before Boulanger's establishment. The owner was Francesco Procopio Dei Coltelli.

In 1689, the ComÃ©die-FranÃ§aise moved to opposite the Procope and, between shows, the cafÃ© became THE cafÃ© for theatre-goers and actors. Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot were loyal regulars

During the revolution, Danton andMarat could all be found there. Benjamin Franklin was a regular during his days as an ambassador from the rebellious colonies.

It is still in operation at the same location at 13 rue de l'Ancienne ComÃ©die in the sixth arrondissment.

Louie Marallag

World's first restaurant

"The very first restaurant in the world was opened in Paris, FRANCE in 1765. A tavern keeper, Monsieur Boulanger, served a single dish -- sheep's feet simmered in a white sauce. Boulanger's business was different from other food businesses, like cafes and inns, because Boulanger's business was centered on food, not alcohol (like taverns) or coffee and tea (like cafes). Customers came to Boulanger's establishment primarily to eat, and this was a novelty in the late 18th Century, where the population ate their meals at home or, if they were away from home overnight on business, at an inn. Boulanger claimed that his dish restored one's health, i.e., that it was a restorative . In French, the word restorative is restaurant . A local food guild (a union monopoly) sued Boulanger in court for infringing on its monopoly on the sale of cooked foods, but Boulanger won and was allowed to continue. This victory led to the rapid spread of these new restaurants across France.

kernousse

in the lovely village of Lascau, about 100000 years ago a beautiful little grotto like place where Mr Nean Derthal opened the first gastronomic restaurant, obviously no fork or table you would taste the best Mammoth steak no cooked but still warm from the beast freshly killed!!!!
for reviews visit the grotto and see pictures on the walls

Shepherdian

In AD 986

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