Refuge des Fondus

This restaurant in Paris (found on one of the hilly, windy streets in Montmartre) actually has it's own FB Fan Page. "J'Adore le Refuge des Fondus". Seriously. And I'm joining it.

I've been obsessed with visiting this place ever since seeing a hysterical pic of my girlfriend sucking on a baby bottle full of white wine. I was crazy excited when I learned it was our first destination in Paris upon my arrival last Monday!

We found the place and waited only a little bit for a spot for the 6 of us. Look how teeny it is!

Super hot, and crowded, and loud- patrons are squished together and half of them (usually the ladies) have to climb over the tables to sit against the wall. Not as scary as you'd expect, but definitely out of the ordinary!

We sat down and immediately were given some snackies and a fruity sugar-laced aperitif. Off to a great start! Especially after a long day of train travel.

Then came the baby bottles. Haha.

We ordered the 2 things on the menu: Cheese and Meat Fondue. The meat (chunks of raw beef) comes in a bowl with a bubbly hot metal fondue pot of oil for cooking. The cheese came all lovely and swirly in a red cast iron pot with cubes of potato and bread for dipping.

We ended up going through 2 bowls of meat and several baskets of bread. It was a HUGE meal!

I've read that it is a bit of a tourist trap, (although the evening we were there it was packed with Parisiens), but the whole experience is not to be missed.

At the end of the meal we had ice cream and fruit salad.

And luckily, after 2 baby bottles, I was able to make it back over the table!!

Such a fab restaurant, I know I'll be back someday!

Currently in Aix-en-Provence after a quick 3 hour train ride on the TGV from Paris. I think I slept the whole way, and ugh, I totally woke up suddenly with my mouth wide open! So embarrassing! :D Mouth breathing is a total pet-peeve of mine, and here I was, sound asleep and mouth-breathing in the First Class Voiture with all these stylish Frenchies. Hahaha!! I could totally fill another blog with all of this American girl's awkward European moments! :)