Chez Prout Restaurant
Not for Kids Only
Anyone who knows the language of French children can’t help but smile when they hear the name of the restaurant Chez Prout. “Prout” is kids’ cute way of making a farting sound, guaranteed to raise a smile every time, exactly … Read More
Pantagruel Restaurant
Food Foreplay Leads to Creative Climax
The name of the new restaurant Pantagruel was a bit worrying. Would we leave looking like the Rabelaisian giant, known for his voracious appetite? Well, even if we did and died in the act, it would have been worth it. … Read More
Scaria Restaurant
Overthought Meal
Scaria, a cute and cozy bistro on the Avenue Parmentier with an open kitchen, gold-topped tables and lots of colorful cushions on the banquettes, goes to a lot of trouble – perhaps too much trouble – to please. The menu … Read More
Coretta Restaurant
Sunday Lunch by the Park
In my rush to find new (to me) restaurants to review, I rarely have the time to go back to previous favorites, so it was a great pleasure to return to Coretta for Sunday lunch recently with friends who make … Read More
The Paris Update Restaurant Awards 2020
Last Year's Best 10 Restaurants
We looked back over Paris Update’s weekly restaurant reviews from last year and chose our 10 favorites, ranging from the intimate and inexpensive to the impressive and pricey. They all have one common feature: high-quality food. We hope you’ll appreciate … Read More
Chang Restaurant
A Twist on Thai
You wouldn’t expect a restaurant named Chang to serve Thai food, but it does, and it is very good Thai food indeed. And it makes a nice change in Paris’s Little Tokyo (roughly the area between Opéra and the Palais … Read More
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond
Stock in Trade
The last time I went to Pharamond, many years ago, the food was very good and a tad expensive, and the place, with its beautiful Art Nouveau decor, was nearly empty. Now that it has new owners, it is called … Read More
Marrow Restaurant
Right Down to the Bone
The environs of train stations are better known for their low-life lurkers and fast-food chains than for good restaurants, but that has been changing with the arrival of well-known chefs like Éric Frechon (Lazare in the Gare Saint-Lazare. And now … Read More
Les Trois Bornés Restaurant
One-Track Mind
The French word “borné” means “narrow-minded” or “blinkered,” but let’s give it a kinder translation: “having a one-track mind,” in this case, focusing on good food. It doesn’t really matter, however, since this new restaurant’s name is just a jokey … Read More
Petit Boutary Restaurant
Offspring of Caviar House
Le Petit Boutary is the younger, more casual sibling of Boutary in Saint Germain-des-Prés, a restaurant opened in 2016 by the house of caviar Boutary, which was founded in 1888 but recently acquired by a new owner. The petit version … Read More