Jium
Korean Comfort Food
I don’t know how many times someone has encouraged me to try a “great” Korean restaurant in Paris. Each time, I found them to be not bad but exactly the same as all the others, with cook-your-own meats on the … Read More
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Astair Restaurant
Panoramic View of World Cuisine
The charming and historic late-18th-century Passage des Panoramas in Paris’s second arrondissement has become a restaurant row of ever-rising quality. It is home to the Michelin-two-star Passage 53 as well as such popular and worthy restaurants as Canard & Champagne, … Read More
Picky Spring
Good News for Picky Eaters
When a friend had a party recently, she had it catered. The table was laden with round platters filled with what looked like Chinese spring rolls cut in half. Inside the translucent rice wraps, however, were very different ingredients from those … Read More
Simonetta Restaurant
New Culinary Life on the Canal
Time was you couldn’t find an authentic Italian pizza in Paris to save your soul. Just about every pizzeria, so many of them run by people without a drop of Italian blood, had identical lists of pizzas (margarita, quatre saisons, … Read More
Variations Restaurant
Varied Dining Experiences
I have been to the restaurant Variations in Paris’s 11th arrondissement twice now, both times because a friend happened to walk past it, liked the look of the place and its menu, and suggested that we go. The restaurant’s handsome … Read More
Au Bon Coin
Homemade Goodness
Au Bon Coin is the kind of restaurant you’d have a hard time finding unless you had a friend who lived around the corner, which, luckily, I do. Tucked away in a back street in the 5th arrondissement, it serves … Read More
Goguette Restaurant
Go-Getting Wine Bar
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED In French, to be “en goguette,” means to be out on the town having a good time, so Goguette is the perfect name for this new wine bar/restaurant with three dining rooms, one after another. The … Read More
The Paris Update Restaurant Awards 2019
Last Year's Best 10 Restaurants
A welcome touch of Mexico La Condesa Subtle hints of Mexican flavors brilliantly enliven seasonal dishes in this love of a restaurant. Tiny place/big expectations L’Innocence Chef Anne Legrand cooks up highly refined meals in front of diners in the same … Read More
Papa Poule
Homestyle, but Better
It is almost never a good idea to wander around the streets of Paris looking at menus in windows in hopes of finding a good restaurant – you usually end up with a mediocre meal. We lucked out the other … Read More
L’Innocence Restaurant
Springboard to Success
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED Note: L’Innocence was awarded one star in the 2020 Michelin Guide. This tiny (18-cover) restaurant in the ninth arrondissement was originally the springboard for the great Daniel Rose, whose wonderful restaurant Spring, once my favorite … Read More