Restaurant “L'Escargot Montorgueil”
Rue Montorgueil
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002
“L'Escargot Montorgueil is a restaurant located at the corner of rue Mauconseil and rue Montorgueil at Nos. 38 and 40 of the latter, in the Les Halles district of the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1832, it is one of the oldest restaurants in Paris. It has retained its 19th-century sign, its Second Empire style decor, and a ceiling painted by Georges Clairin in 1900, which came from Sarah Bernhardt's private mansion. It is a listed historical monument. This restaurant specializes in Burgundian cuisine and snail dishes, and its clientele has included Marcel Proust, Sarah Bernhardt, Sacha Guitry, Pablo Picasso, and Charlie Chaplin.” (L'Escargot Montorgueil, Wikipedia)
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