Chez Chartier

This article is about the restaurant in Paris. For other uses, see Chartier.

Chez Chartier is a restaurant in Paris^[1] founded in 1896,^[2] located at 7 Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre in the 9th district and classified as Monument historique in 1989.^[3] (Metro access Grands Boulevards)

History

The restaurant was created in 1896 by two brothers, Frédéric and Camille Chartier, in a former train station concourse under the name "Le Bouillon"^[4] (lit. broth, or stock, but in this context, a sort of brasserie^[5][6][7]; originally a cheap workers' eatery that served stew), near the Grands Boulevards, the Hôtel Drouot, the Musée Grévin, and the Palais de la Bourse. Over its hundred-and-some years of existence, the restaurant has had only four owners.

The conservation of architecture of the building and Belle Époque interior decoration^{[8][9][10][11]} has led to its classification as a historical monument in 1989.

Features

Architecture

View of entrance of Chez Chartier in 2003.

The long dining room has a high ceiling^[12][13] which allows for a mezzanine,^[14] where the service is also provided. Large columns support the ceiling.

Service

The restaurant is open 365 days a year with a menu offering traditional French cuisine.^[15][16] The table service is provided by waiting staff dressed in the traditional rondin, a tight-fitting black waistcoat with multiple pockets, and long white apron.^[17]

The restaurant's popularity forces patrons to wait in line in the courtyard^[18][19] or under the porch^[20] and sometimes on the sidewalk outside. Tables are shared between strangers. The bill is written directly on the disposable paper tablecloth.^{[21][22][23][24]} Serving stops at 10 PM.

Representation in culture

• In 1939, the restaurant is mentioned in Albert Willemetz's song Félicie aussi, sung by Fernandel:

“

To seduce the cat, I took her to dinner at Chartier's As she is refined and delicate, she chose a grilled pig foot

”

• In Les beaux quartiers, Louis Aragon mentioned Le bouillon Chartier: the young medical student Edmond Barbentane has lunch there regularly.

Notes

1. ^ "Chartier in Paris: Beautiful, but the worst food in the City of Lights", a photograph at Flickr
2. ^ Listed in Baedeker, Karl (1907). "Restaurants". Paris and environs: with routes from London to Paris (15 ed.). London: Baedeker. p. 21. http://books.google.com/books?id=LqsMAAAAIAAJ&dq=bouillon+chartier+paris&q=bouillon+chartier#v=snippet&q=bouillon%20chartier&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 
3. ^ "Monuments Historiques et Immeubles protégés sur Paris 9e arrondissement [Historical Monuments and Protected Buildings of the 9th district of the City of Paris]" (in French). Bouillon Chartier. http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/monument-historique-paris-9e-arrondissement.html. 
4. ^ "Bouillon Chartier", a photograph at Flickr
5. ^ another bouillon (same original owner's name), picture at Flickr
6. ^ See SandrineT's photos at Flickr, with explanatory captions
7. ^ Thomazeau, François; Ageorges, Sylvain (2007). The Brasseries of Paris. trans. Anna Moschovakis. New York Review of Books. pp. 54, 81, 181. ISBN 9781892145499. http://books.google.com/books?id=WkL2BibydR0C. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 
8. ^ "Chez Chartier Paris", a photo at Flickr
9. ^ "Chartier", a photo at Flickr
10. ^ Pachanga's photos at Flickr
11. ^ Nouveau Voyages' "P-Chartier0438" at Flickr
12. ^ "Chartier ceiling" photograph at Flickr
13. ^ "Chez Chartier" photograph at Flickr
14. ^ "Somewhere in time", a photograph at Flickr
15. ^ K.C. Weiss's photos at Flickr
16. ^ The Hunger's photos at Flickr
17. ^ Waiter number 47, a photo at Flickr
18. ^ paris | chartier, a photo at Flickr
19. ^ chartier, photo at Flickr
20. ^ The line, a photo at Flickr
21. ^ The garçon computing customer's tab
22. ^ "The bill", a photograph at Flickr
23. ^ "€40,70", a photograph at Flickr
24. ^ "Rekening", a photo at Flickr

Appendices

Related articles

• List of tourist attractions in Paris

External links

• web site

Coordinates: 48°52′24″N 2°20′37″E / 48.87333°N 2.34361°E / 48.87333; 2.34361