Habile Restaurant
Designer Dining
I’m on a roll! After discovering the restaurant L’Oyat last week during a walk down Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, I have found another brand-new spot, Habile, not far away, on Rue Château d’Eau. This time I was attracted by … Read More
L’Oyat Restaurant
Post-Lockdown Revelation
I usually choose a restaurant to review each week by looking at my list of recommendations from friends and from press reviews, then try to get a reservation in one of them (often most difficult for the more popular ones). … Read More
Eats Thyme Restaurant
Lebanese Light
I’m not sure if this is a strictly Parisian phenomenon or if it happens everywhere, but Paris is full of restaurants and food shops owned by former bankers or other high-paid professionals who became fed up with their gilded cage … Read More
Cuisine Restaurant
Post-Lockdown Terrace Dining
After hearing a horror story about all the good restaurants in Paris being fully booked for the weeks following their reopening on May 19, I whipped out my list of wanna-try restaurants and prepared myself mentally for a frustrating hour … Read More
The Paris Update Restaurant Awards 2021
Last Year's Best 10 Restaurants
We didn’t get to test many restaurants last year, what with all the lockdowns and restaurant closures, but we nevertheless managed to eat at 10 great places that we can’t wait to return to once this pandemic madness is over. … Read More
Holiday Dinners To Go
Gourmet Feasts at Home
With all the money we’ve saved during this pandemic year by not going to restaurants, maybe we can afford to treat ourselves to holiday meals from some of Paris’s leading restaurants, many of which are offering their specialties for pick … Read More
Chez Michel Restaurant
Lunch on Lockdown Eve
Chez Michel, one of Paris’s beloved bistros, has a new chef/owner, but not to worry, it is just as good, if not better, than it ever was. Longtime owner Thierry Breton has sold the place to his former sous-chef Masahiro … Read More
Le Kigawa Restaurant
Classic French Cuisine Direct from Japan
With a 9 pm curfew in place in Paris, lunch is now the new dinner. And Japanese chefs may just be the new French chefs, judging by the lunch I had yesterday at Le Kigawa. Entering this restaurant in the … Read More
Le Coq et l’Éléphant Restaurant
Dual Affinities
I was attracted to the restaurant Le Coq et l’Éléphant by a laudatory review that roused my curiosity. A number of French chefs are doing interesting things with Asian food these days, and chef/owner Guy Sellier has not only worked … Read More
Panda Panda Restaurant
Cool Chinese Food
Panda Panda is part of the recent explosion in “Asian” restaurants in Paris. Thankfully, this new generation no longer tries to cater to French tastes (by pretty much omitting any hot stuff) but aims for quality and authenticity, without neglecting … Read More