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Nothing breaks the ice like donning a plastic bib to eat spaghetti, so this gay-friendly Marais address could be just right for a cheeky first date. Start with the “you and/or me” antipasti, designed for sharing, before suggestive spaghetti dishes such as the “meat ball, ball, ball”. To complete the tongue-in-cheek experience, forgot the conventional tables at the back in favour of the long, red Formica (sic) bar.

Rosa Jackson - Paris for Lovers – The Times – February 2006.