What about a "progressive dinner" ???

With all the restaurants I%26#39;d love to try, and knowing I won%26#39;t be able to get to all of them, my husband thought maybe we could do a %26quot;progressive dinner%26quot; one night, where we have appetizers at one place, main course at another, dessert at another, coffee and more dessert at another. We%26#39;ve done that kind of thing here in the States a couple of times, and it was a lot of fun. However, wasn%26#39;t sure if it is frowned upon to go into Parisian restaurants and just order one course. Of course, we wouldn%26#39;t be going to the 3-star places for this! Anyway, if anyone has pulled this off in Paris or has any thoughts/suggestions, I%26#39;d love to hear about it.

Thanks,

Nina

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I%26#39;m not sure how well that idea would be received by most Paris restaurants. They do not work on the basis of %26#39;..turn-over..%26#39;--expecting to %26#39;turn%26#39; tables two or three times per evening. Unlike many/most US restaurants, when you reserve a table in a Paris restaurant it is %26#39;yours%26#39; for the evening and waiters won%26#39;t be rushing you through your meal, leaving the check after the appetizer, rolling the dessert cart up during your meal or asking you to leave because they need the table for another reservation. But I suppose you could do it....but if you do, I wouldn%26#39;t be making plans to return to any of those restaurants any time soon.

It%26#39;s also worth bearing in mind the %26#39;protocols%26#39; of Paris cafes around luncheon or in the evenings. If you walk up to a cafe or restaurant and see tables set-up with linens and place settings, these tables are for patrons who plan to dine. So if all you want is a drink or just coffee and dessert, either wait to be seated or take a table that is NOT set.

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you can do it for sure. many restaurants dont like to give a table to people during 2 hours especially if they dont order a lot. i went to lots of restaurants where there are many services, like 8, then 9, then 10, and some like the clients to eat quick. what you can do is go to a bar for the appetizers, then a restaurant for the main course, and to a salon de the for the dessert (like laduree for ex, or others), and then to another salon de the. salons de the dont expect you to have 3 desserts each one, but a dessert with something to drink, and for restaurants i often go to restaurants and just have one plate, with wine, eat fast when i dont want to stay hours, and i return there with no pb at all. you know in paris lots of people dont have time to eat during hours during lunch time, so many restaurants know that, and dont expect you to order 3 plates. and anyway, you will not return to the restaurants, so just do it!

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i meant like 8pm, 9pm, 10pm. lots of restaurants do that, somewhere i go when i dont want to stay for hours is la grande armee or any costes restaurants (except hotel costes, more expensive), they do many services, all day long, the prices are correct, the food also, and it%26#39;s not too long.