Vantre Restaurant
Bistro with Three-Star Service
Vantre may look like an unassuming Paris bistro, but its staff has some very impressive credentials. That is obvious at once from the deep wine knowledge even on the part of a very young waiter, and by the large book … Read More
Berty Restaurant
International Melting Pot
One of the new restaurant Berty’s claims to fame, in the press at least, is that it is run by an all-women team. That seems rather beside the point. The other news hook is that vegetables figure prominently on the … Read More
Le Bordeluche Restaurant
You Can Please Some of the People ...
When it comes to restaurants, diners are spoiled for choice in the Batignolles area of Paris. Le Bordeluche is one of the ones that stands out with its fresh market cuisine. The two friends I went there with found the atmosphere, decor … Read More
Shan Goût Restaurant
The Philosophical Cuisine of Shan
Last night, my friend Rachel and I were excited about the prospect of eating at Paris’s newest and biggest restaurant: the 1,000-seat La Felicità (located in the gigantic startup incubator Station F), the latest in the stable of the immensely … Read More
The Dude Restaurant
The Dude Abides
Any question about why this restaurant is called The Dude (not to be confused with a bar called Le Dude, located on the Rue Saint Maur) is answered as soon as you enter and see the owner. Built like Jeff … Read More
Mumi Restaurant
The Art of Cooking
Mumi is a strange name for a Paris restaurant, especially when you learn that it stands for “Museum Mile,” as in New York City’s string of neighboring art institutions. What’s that got to do with a restaurant in Paris’s first arrondissement, … Read More
Pirouette Restaurant
The Terrace Advantage
I’ve been wanting to get back to Pirouette for a while now since I am a fan of its sister restaurant Zébulon and hadn’t yet tried out its latest chef, François-Xavier Ferrol. I was also scouting for restaurants with good terraces for … Read More
Bar à Iode
Big Fish, Little Fish
If you’re fishing for a seafood restaurant that won’t leave you high and dry with an empty wallet, the Bar à Iode in Paris’s fifth arrondissement is the place to go. Not only does this restaurant on the Boulevard Saint Germain make … Read More
Brutus Creperie
Apart from the Crepe Crowd
Most crepe restaurants seem more or less the same to me, even those known for using top-quality ingredients, like Breizh Café. My friend Terry recently introduced me to a creperie with a difference, however: Brutus on Rue des Dames in the 17th arrondissement. Brutus distinguishes itself … Read More
Capitaine Restaurant
A Well-Steered Gourmet Ship
The restaurant inhabiting this location in the Marais seems to change every few years, but one thing remains the same: the plaque noting that mystery writer Georges Simenon, creator of Inspector Maigret, was a regular in one of its previous … Read More