Why not pop to Paris for lunch?

Thanks to the new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras, the journey from London to Paris is now 20 minutes faster – a mere two hours and 15 minutes. So why not go for lunch?

Good news, says The Sunday Times. The "tectonic plates of travel" are about to shift: on 14 November, the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras is to open, making the journey from London to Paris 20 minutes faster a mere two hours and 15 minutes. So why not go for lunch? Paris's reputation as a foodie heaven "has taken a bit of a knock" recently, but it simply isn't the case that you can eat better in London than in the French capital. Those in any doubt need only count the stars: London has one three-star Michelin restaurant, five two stars, and 37 one stars; Paris has ten, 13 and 42 respectively. And however much one might admire the UK's gastro-pub revolution, if your budget doesn't stretch to Ducasse or Robuchon, "you're much safer gambling on a back street bistro" in Paris than in London.

So where to go?

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