Georgia Restaurant
Georgia on My Mind
UPDATE, June 5, 2025: Georgia is still dispensing (mostly) American-style comfort food to locals on Rue Château d’Eau in the 10th arrondissement. ORIGINAL REVIEW, October 9, 2019: Last week, I sampled the cuisine of the county of Georgia in the … Read More
Les Arlots
Lunchtime War Games in Rollicking Modern Bistro
I happened to go to Les Arlots with two Paris Update readers, Jenny and Jonathan, on Armistice Day, when the restaurant was in full celebration of the end of World War I, complete with facsimiles of menus from the war years and toy soldiers on the tables.
Les Résistants
Pièce de Résistance: The Restaurant Itself
UPDATE, JUNE 3, 2025: Les Résistants has survived and flourished for nearly 10 years now. It is not only a fixture in the neighborhood but has also expanded to include a more casual small-plates bar next door, Le Comptoir; a … Read More
L’Accolade Restaurant
Warm Welcome in the 15th
In an effort to review more restaurants in Paris neighborhoods far from my own, which I tend to neglect, I recently took advantage of the visit of some American visitors who were staying in the 15th arrondissement to seek out … Read More
Au Palais de l’Himalaya
Spicy Night on the Butte Montmartre
The search for good Indian restaurants in Paris goes on. This week I tried Au Palais de l’Himalaya on the recommendation of a friend. A great advantage of this Montmartre restaurant during the hot Paris summer is its terrace on a quiet, narrow street only a block away from Rue Steinkerque, where endless torrents of tourists stream up and down the hill as they head to or leave the Sacré Cœur.
La Marine
Customer-Friendly Neighborhood Bistro
UPDATE, May 23, 2025: La Marine is still my go-to restaurant for all the reasons elaborated below: prompt, extra-friendly service; open all day, seven days a week; reliably delicious and satisfying food. The restaurant has since expanded, but retains its … Read More
Candide Restaurant
A Cultivated Garden
“Let us cultivate our garden,” said Candide in Voltaire’s famous tale. I don’t know if the namesake restaurant in Paris’s 10th arrondissement has a garden, but judging by the satisfying number of vegetable dishes on the menu, the chef pays … Read More
Caillebotte
New Bistro Paints a Pretty Picture
Update, May 8, 2025: It has been nearly 12 years since Caillebotte opened, so the title of this review is no longer valid. Having returned to dine there many times, I can attest that the food is just as good … Read More
L’Almanach Restaurant
Daily Almanac
The Rue Ramey in Montmartre is lined with restaurants, few of which are open on Monday evening, which is why I chose L’Almanach for a catch-up chat with a friend. Luckily for us, Monday opening was not its only strong … Read More
Ravioli Nord-Est Restaurant
Delightful Dumplings
Ravioli Nord-Est is the near-opposite of my ideal restaurant: it’s noisy, crowded and uncomfortable, and the occasionally rude servers try their best to rush you in and out as quickly as possible. We loved it. Even though we had reserved … Read More