This quaint walking street is a few minutes away from The Five Hotel. It is one of those streets that most people love yet it’s never packed, which bodes well for the tourist. This street has everything a quaint walking street in Paris should have: bakeries, butchers wine shops and cheese shops. Rue Mouffetard ends at Place Contrascarpe. This little square has restaurants, ice cream shops and cafes, perfectly for sunning yourself and people watching.
Fast food is not part of the vocabulary of the French. Well, foodie French that is. Sure there are a couple fast food restaurants, but no self respecting Frenchman (read: person) frequents them. Except Cosi. Cosi is a small sandwich shop in St Germain, on Rue de Seine. This place serves the most delectable fast food in town. Warm crusty focaccia bread is made on-site in a wood-burning oven. You can direct them to build your own sandwich or you can pick from their wonderful menu: Rare roast beef with cheddar, tandoori turkey with tomato confit or cold chicken curry salad. This is delicious food fast.