Montée
New Bistro On the Rise
French Cuisine in 14th arrondissement. Japanese chef Takayuki Nameura, like many of his compatriots, is doing great things with French cuisine in Paris.
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Mensae
Bittersweet Feast on Bastille Day
When we arrived at Mensae last week, we were greeted by the welcoming smell of garlic cooking (okay, if it had been fish I would have found it less welcoming) and huge smiles from the staff.
Le Bouchon et l’Assiette
Don’t Put Off Until Tomorrow A Meal You Can Have Today
A friend has been telling me for some time that I would love a restaurant in her neighborhood called Le Bouchon et L’Assiette. The other day I finally got to try it with her and, as I suspected, she was absolutely right.
Les Moussaillons
The Sea, the Sea and (Almost) Nothing But the Sea
If you are craving something fishy but don’t feel like dropping a fortune on a pricey seafood restaurant, hurry to Les Moussaillons, a small oyster bar that goes against the tide of most Paris restaurants, which typically offer one or two fish choices amid a plethora of meat dishes (although that is rapidly changing).
Farago, Maison Plisson, Pickled, Naàn
Lunching OutAround Town “Incredible eggs” at Farago. It’s lunchtime again. Here are a few options for lunches that go beyond ordinary sandwiches and salads but won’t weigh you down with heavy plats du jour. Favorite
Coretta
Dining with the King Family
The owners of the restaurant Neva are staking out their gourmet territory in a previously neglected neighborhood in northern Paris right next to the Martin Luther King Park. They have had the good grace to name their new restaurant Coretta, after the civil rights hero’s wife.
Distrito Francés, Rococo, Osè
Lunching in the Northern Faubourgs The homey setting upstairs at Distrito Francés. One day in August I went to the Rue du Faubourg Saint Martin to try a new Mexican restaurant, Distrito Francés, and was delighted to discover that a … Read More
975
Bistronomy Reaches Outer Limits (of Paris)
It’s a sure sign of approaching gentrification when a restaurant like 975 opens in one of Paris’s quartiers populaires, in this case the area around Métro Guy Moquet in northwestern Paris, not far from the Périphérique.
L’Axel
Pampered in the “Provinces”
Last week I trekked out to Fontainebleau with two friends to test L’Axel, a restaurant they had heard great things about. When we walked in, I knew we weren’t in Paris anymore
Les Poulettes de Batignolles
An Outpost of Catalan Charm in Paris
If you ask Judith Cercós why the restaurant she opened with her husband, chef Ludovic Dubois, is called Les Poulettes de Batignolles, she will say it’s because her French friends always call her “ma poulette,” a term of endearment loosely translated as “my little chickadee.”