La Coupole

Wednesday May 8th we dined at La Coupole, another Montparnasse institution. All the usual 20s-30s-40s-50s suspects. The decor is art deco, dozens of pillars painted by local artists (paid in drinks, so the story goes), and great old photographs on the walls. It was National Crepes Suzette Day, so we had to do that too.

Vicki's onion soup

My assiette de fruits de mer (again, but slightly different from La Rotonde);
I think I have hit my oyster limit for this visit

The itty-bitty teenie-weenie shrimp were a challenge, and a mess,
but a very sweet flavor; the tiny sea snails, bulot (whelk in English?)
were again a challenge...

These are the utentsils provided for getting at the bulots;
I am keeping them as souvenirs and for subsequent 
practice if I can find any whelk in Orlando...before doing
the fruits de mer again, Vicki suggests I watch some YouTube
videos on bulot/whelk eating 

Walking around the cavernous restaurant

Simone de Beauvoir (!!!)

Josephine Baker (!!!)

Doing what men must do

Jacques Prevert and Marianne Oswald

Oyster home

Art Deco table and chair

Doing our crepes suzette; disappointingly, not table-side;
if you want table-side, go to Le Train Bleu; we will, next
year

Yum

Downstairs to

The very famous weekend dance hall

And other Art Deco amenities

Mirror shot

Tiled floor throughout

Louis Derbre, La Terre