If gastronomy contributes to the cultural influence of France, Parisian restaurants are also defnetly places offering a rich and original heritage. Few institutions, have retained their original appearance. The gourmet and esthete reader is invited to browse the City of Light and to enjoy the historical decorations that adorn its famous addresses. From high society to the working class, this book also draws a good-living portrait of Parisians,as from the day after the Revolutionor on the eve of the Second World War. A book that invites to have dinner at the most authentic tables of Paris!