Chez Phung
Ladies in the Kitchen
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED There was no room at the restaurant where I had reserved a table for two for lunch because I had screwed up the date, so my friend and I went off in search of a … Read More
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Baieta Restaurant
Great on the Plate, Hard on the Wallet
Note: Baieta was awarded a star in the 2019 Michelin Guide. The restaurant Baieta, owned by young chef Julia Sedefdjian, formerly of Les Fables de la Fontaine, has already been discovered by many American visitors, judging by the number of … Read More
Le Train Bleu
A Trip Worth Taking
The Paris restaurant with the most spectacular decor is, of course, Le Train Bleu, but its culinary credentials have gone up and down (mostly down) over the years as the restaurant sailed along, relying on its Belle Époque beauty and … Read More
Au Bascou Restaurant
Big Game Night
Au Bascou is something of an institution on Paris’s Basque restaurant scene. Over the years, it has changed hands a few times, and now a new chef/owner has taken over, brightened the place up with a fresh coat of paint … Read More
Korus Restaurant
Love Reborn
I was saddened when a friend who, like me, loved the Basque restaurant Iratze told me that it had closed, but I recently discovered that it hadn’t really. The same owners, a friendly young couple, are still there, but … Read More
Grive Restaurant
Back to the Source
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED Full disclosure: I went to the restaurant Grive with a friend who happens to be the mother of the chef. You will just have to take my word for it that this is an impartial review. … Read More
Sauvage Restaurant
Where the Wildly Good Things Are
Note: Jonathan Schweizer, the chef at Sauvage at the time this review was written, can now be found at the Café Les Deux Gares in Paris’s 10th arrondissement. There’s nothing particularly wild about the restaurant Sauvage, but it is rather … Read More
Sur Mer Restaurant
Fishing Expedition in the Tenth Arrondissement
This restaurant’s name, Sur Mer, means “at sea,” and when I ate there the other night I felt as if I were afloat on a sea packed with delicious fishy treats. Five of us had gathered for a meal in … Read More
Ô Divin Restaurant
Approaching Divinity
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED In the front of Ô Divin, a new restaurant in an out-of-the-way corner of Paris’s 17th arrondissement, is a small deli selling fine wine, cheese, sausages and more. Beyond it is a pretty dining room … Read More
L’Allénothèque
How to Improve Anglo-French Relations
After hearing a rave review from a trusted foodie friend, I was eager to go to L’Allénothèque, three-star chef Yannick Alléno’s new bistro in Beaupassage, Paris‘s just-opened luxury enclave between Rue du Bac and Rue de Grenelle in the seventh … Read More