1949-2009: Paris's Soul Food Restaurant

Where did Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison go out to lunch in Paris? At "Restaurant Américain, Chez Haynes," 3, rue Clauzel, 75009. The exterior decor was made with logs, recalling American log cabins, and the inside featured Soul Food in a unique atmosphere of celebrity photos and posted clippings, along with original artistic creations donated by customers. Given the historical and cultural importance of this restaurant one would hope that the outside and inside would remain as is...

Links

Julia Brown, The Spirit of Black Paris Blog (December 4, 2009).

Jean Segura, "Chez Haynes, 60 ans d'un Américain à Paris," Rue des Collectionneurs (www.ruedescollectionneurs).

Concert n°9 for Saxophone, Base and Piano, performed at Chez Haynes (July 2, 2004).

"Le plus vieux restaurant américain de Paris menacé," Le Parisien (Augsut 11, 2008).