Bouillon Julien

Bouillon Julien opened in 1906 at 16 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis with Belle Époque ambition the original Chartier never tried for: master glassworker Louis Trezel commissioned for four 'women-flowers' panels in the Mucha vein, Hippolyte Boulenger's tile-work covering the floor, the whole room listed as a historic monument since 1997. Édith Piaf had a regular table here. The restaurant runs as a working bouillon — twelve to fifteen euros for a main, no reservations, daily service — not a museum. For an Istanbul visitor who wants the Belle Époque dining room without the Belle Époque price, Julien is the most beautiful budget meal in Paris.