is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2013 la m re catherine is a brasserie in the 18th arrondissement of paris france . it is the oldest restaurant located at place du tertre . 1 it is situated in a building that previously served as the church presbytery of saint pierre de montmartre . 2 contents 1 history 2 architecture and fittings 3 references 4 external links history edit founded in 1793 it is one of the oldest restaurants in paris . 3 a plaque at its entrance gives a folk etymology of the word bistro that on march 30 1814 while a group of russian soldiers were dining at m re catherine they asked for drinks bystro cyrillic ; russian quickly . thereafter bistro became a description of a restaurant where you could get food or drink quickly . 4 5 in the early twentieth century the bistro was managed by mr. lemoine and owned by p re labille . 6 during the french revolution georges danton met his disciples at m re catherine . 2 during the nazi occupation of paris 1941 1944 ernst j nger was a patron . 7 at one time guests could enjoy a game of billiards at m re catherine ; an old postcard depicts billiards players posing in front of the bar . today the restaurant is frequented mostly by tourists . architecture and fittings edit the interior is characterized by dark wood walls terra cotta tiles and exposed wooden ceiling beams . it is furnished with large crocks framed oil paintings of montmartre landmarks wooden chairs and red and white checked linens . 1 references edit a b williams ellen 1 january 2001 . the historic restaurants of paris a guide to century old cafes bistros and gourmet food shops . new york review of books . pp. 245 . isbn 978 1 892145 03 1 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . a b auzias dominique ; labourdette jean paul 27 june 2012 . best of paris . petit fut . pp. 129 . isbn 978 2 7469 5657 5 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . paris 2010 petit fute plan detachable . petit fut . 7 october 2009 . p. 110 . isbn 978 2 7469 2442 0 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . frommer s 22 may 2012 . aarp paris 2012 . john wiley & sons . pp. 420 . isbn 978 1 118 26621 2 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . neskow vesna 1 january 2012 . the little black book of paris the essential guide to the city of light . peter pauper press inc. pp. 171 . isbn 978 1 4413 0651 7 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . cazes marcelin 1966 . 50 ans de lipp . la jeune parque . p. 184 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . mitchell allan 1 may 2011 . the devil s captain ernst j nger in nazi paris 1941 1944 . berghahn books . pp. 118 . isbn 978 0 85745 114 9 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . external links edit official site coordinates 48 53 12 n 2 20 27 e 48.8867 n 2.3408 e 48.8867 ; 2.3408 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title la m re catherine & oldid 727715932 categories restaurants in parisbuildings and structures in the 18th arrondissement of paris1793 establishments in francehidden categories orphaned articles from january 2013all orphaned articlescoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 30 june 2016 at 20 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view