L’Entente Restaurant
Cordially Yours
I have already complained here about the difficulty of finding a restaurant open on Sunday night, but, once again, after Calice a few weeks ago, I lucked out when I chose L’Entente, a British restaurant – yes, it’s true – … Read More
Le Normandie Restaurant
Tell It to the Birds
A rave review in a French magazine recently led me to dine with three friends in an inauspicious-looking restaurant on a busy street in the Château Rouge area of the 18th arrondissement. Called Le Normandie, it looks like any old … Read More
Calice Restaurant
The Parisian Holy Grail
Summer weather has finally arrived in Paris after a couple of months of cool, cloudy days with frequent rain showers. On a fine day, Parisians treasure nothing more than a good terrace. Usually, they are happy to take anything, even … Read More
Eunoé Restaurant
All Sins Forgiven
Eunoe is the name of a river invented by Dante for his Divine Comedy. After passing through Purgatory, the dead take a dip in the River Lethe, where they forget their earthly sins, then in the River Eunoe, where they … Read More
L’Altro Frenchie Restaurant
An Italian Frenchie
As he was when Frenchie Pigalle first opened, the Frenchie empire founder, chef Gregory Marchand, was on hand to watch over the proceedings during the first full week of operation of his latest restaurant, L’Altro Frenchie, a.k.a. The Italian Frenchie, … Read More
Baillotte Restaurant
A Plateful of Joy
UPDATE, APRIL 24, 2024: A return visit to Baillotte for lunch this week only raised my opinion of it. At lunchtime, the set menu is only €32 for two courses and €38 for three. Most restaurants dumb down their cheaper … Read More
Taco Mesa Restaurant
Tastiest Tacos in Town
The long taco wait is over. Sometime last summer, I read that Beatriz Gonzalez, the ebullient chef/owner of two wonderful Paris restaurants, Coretta and Neva Cuisine, was planning to open a taco bar in September. When a website appeared, I checked … Read More
Jamat Restaurant
Mini Kitchen, Maxi Flavors
Jamat is a cozy mini-restaurant in the ninth arrondissement, so small that the chef, Matthieu Sales (who used to work in the fabulous bistro Les Arlots), needs no assistants in the tiny kitchen, in which he can reach everything with … Read More
Oktobre Restaurant
Exquisite Meal, Unhappy Ending
I was dismayed to hear recently that the outstanding Kitchen Galerie Bis (a.k.a. KGB, the younger sibling of the Michelin-starred Ze Kitchen Galerie) had gone out of business, but my mood brightened when I heard that its former co-chef, Martin … Read More
Le Matré Restaurant
Mastery in Montmartre
Montmartre has many, many restaurants, but few that deserve special mention. That has now changed with the opening of Le Matré, a little gem hidden on a side street off the beaten tourist track. Despite a mixup over our reservation, … Read More