Who doesn’t love candlelight in a restaurant? Normally I do, but not when it’s a hot evening in the middle of summer and the un-air-conditioned restaurant is small and cramped. The groups of candles were the first thing I noticed … Read More
UPDATE, JULY 22, 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
UPDATE, July 15, 2025: A return trip to Il Bacaro revealed that little had changed in this lovable little Venetian restaurant on a quiet, tree-lined street (sitting on the terrace on a warm night was a pleasure). We started with … Read More
Who doesn’t love Middle Eastern food, in all its many national incarnations? They are all wonderful, but the restaurant Jolia has found ways to make them even more exciting with new combinations and ingredients. I went there with a friend … Read More
UPDATE, June 19, 2025: Happily, Eels is still a success, with Adrien Ferrand at the helm, and still serving eel as a starter, this time smoked, with licorice, apple, hazelnuts and “sauce au beurre torréfié” (roasted butter sauce). Sounds fancier … Read More
UPDATE, June 5, 2025: Georgia on your mind? The restaurant named after the state is still dispensing (mostly) American-style comfort food like crispy fried chicken served with all-American coleslaw and mashed potatoes or fries with Cajun spices (my friend Mary’s … Read More
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.
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
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.
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
