Véry

restaurant, Paris, France

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The Vèry was a prominent restaurant in Paris during the 19th century, known for its extensive menu. It was a favorite of author Honoré de Balzac and was considered the finest restaurant in France by gourmet Grimod de la Reynière. The Vèry was eventually absorbed by the neighboring Le Grand Véfour in 1869, which remains in business today. The concept of the restaurant itself originated in France, with the first establishment opening in Paris in 1765.1

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French restaurants of the 19th century
The menu of the Véry, a leading restaurant of the era, listed a dozen soups, two dozen fish dishes, 15 beef entrées, 20 mutton entrées, and scores of side dishes. The novelist Honoré de Balzac often dined at the Véry, consuming prodigious quantities of oysters, fish, meat dishes, fruits,…
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The menu of the Véry, a leading restaurant of the era, listed a dozen soups, two dozen fish dishes, 15 beef entrées, 20 mutton entrées, and scores of side dishes. The novelist Honoré de Balzac often dined at the Véry, consuming prodigious quantities of oysters, fish, meat dishes, fruits,…
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