a historic restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of paris . its predecessor was founded in 1845 1 and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century . the interior of the restaurant is basically unchanged for over 100 years and the style of cooking remains that of the late 19th century . the polidor is located at 41 rue monsieur le prince in the od on area near the jardin du luxembourg . its name derives from the cream desserts it served in former decades . most diners sit at long shared tables with communal saltcellars and pots of mustard . its bathroom unchanged for decades has been described as legendary . in addition to its decor and cuisine the polidor is best known for its illustrious clientele . it is said to have been a favourite of andr gide s 1 as well as hosting james joyce 1 ernest hemingway 1 antonin artaud paul val ry 1 boris vian julio cort zar 2 jack kerouac and henry miller . it is also known for being the meeting place of the coll ge de pataphysique 1 and its principals french writers luc tienne and raymond queneau . the polidor remains a popular restaurant on the left bank particularly among students at the nearby university of paris sorbonne and coll ge de france . references edit a b c d e f burke david 2008 . writers in paris literary lives in the city of light . berkeley counterpoint . p. 65 . isbn 9781582435855 . retrieved 3 august 2015 . agencia reforma . tras las huellas de cort zar . am.com.mx . compa a period stica meridiano s.a. retrieved 3 august 2015 . external links edit french official web site coordinates 48 50 59 n 2 20 24 e 48.84972 n 2.34000 e 48.84972 ; 2.34000 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title polidor & oldid 727725407 categories restaurants in parisbuildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of parishidden categories articles with french language external linkscoordinates 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 in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 30 june 2016 at 21 25 . 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