Foodwise, chef Bertrand Grébaut‘s restaurant Septime is everything it’s cracked up to be. Eight years after it opened and one Michelin star later, the food is just as good and surprising as it was the first couple of times I … Read More
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026: SUBSTANCE NOW HAS A MICHELIN STAR. The restaurant Substance, in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, is well-named: the food is substantial in both quality and quantity. It is also highly popular in the business world, judging by the … Read More
In Paris, you never know where you’ll find a good restaurant. Busy streets and boulevards are often lined with mediocre ones, while a little treasure might be hidden away on a quiet backstreet. That was the case for Le Cadoret in … Read More
Sometimes you just want comfort food and health be damned. If you’re American, Gumbo Ya Ya, specialist in chicken and waffles, is the place for you. I’m not sure how authentic it is as a soul food restaurant, but it … Read More
On a tip from a reader, I recently checked out a new restaurant in the 17th arrondissement with a couple of friends. Franquette, located near the Place de Clichy, is yet another bistro serving small, shareable dishes. I’m not complaining … Read More
One of the few noteworthy restaurants around the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement, Quedubon is a classic bistro that was well known for its wine selection under longtime owner Gilles Bénard. He has now gone on his … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED There are no secrets at the restaurant Robert. The kitchen is wide open to diners seated in the room next to it, and there are even two counter seats looking straight into it. It’s a … Read More
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
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
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
