One of my best discoveries this year was La Fourchette, an
online restaurant reservation service in Paris and elsewhere in France. Available in French (www.lafourchette.com ) or in English (www.thefork.com) , it costs nothing to
subscribe and offers a painless way to make sure you’ve got a dinner
reservation.
Restaurants are sorted by location, price range, ambiance,
and cuisine, so you can pick your neighborhood, your budget or your menu for
the evening. Many of the
restaurants offer discounts for booking through the service. Restaurants are rated, though I
take that as I take all ratings, with a healthy bit of skepticism. You can also preview the menu without
doing all that walking.
Paris dominates, but most major cities in France are well-represented,
and there’s a good selection in Spain as well. And no, it’s not every restaurant, but you’ll find plenty of
well-known names, along with some more modest ones.
La Fourchette is easy to use – once you subscribe, you can
request a reservation for a particular date and time, and receive a
comfirmation by e-mail or text.
Only once in a couple of weeks did a restaurant come back unavailable.
Apps available for your iPhone or Android too. Bon Appetit!
P.S. No - the fork in the picture's not in France. Any guesses?
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