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Hearty and Refined Aren’t Opposites at Le Pantruche
Upon first entry, le Pantruche affords a classic bistro ambiance: simple dark wood tables positioned fairly close together, abutted by leather banquettes or wooden chairs, one of which easily becomes a...
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Le Jules Verne is a Pure Delight
Le Jules Verne was the very first Michelin-starred restaurant I ever went to, and now, just days after it earned its second star, I returned to enjoy one of the most surprising, truly delicious fine...
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Nonette’s New Spring Offerings Cement it as an 11th Arrondissement Fave
Disclaimer: I was a guest of the property for some items in this review. While sandwiches were once one of my favorite street foods in Paris, I rarely get them these days. The five-euro ones at...
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Flee Firmin le Barbier – You’re Better Off at a Supermarket
I’m not typically in the business of writing pans. Usually, when I go to a restaurant I don’t like, I quietly publish something about it on Instagram and move on. But I was so disappointed by Firmin le...
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At Le Cadoret, The Ambiance and Starters Are Exquisite, but the Mains Leave...
Developing a cohesive, delicious main dish is no easy task: Pairing protein, sauce, and sides requires that each element not only be lovely on its own but also unite with the other pieces on the plate...
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MOF Charcutier Arnaud Nicolas Knows So Much More than Pâté
Seeing “charcuterie boards” on Instagram tends to make me laugh and flinch in equal measure. That the landscaped boards of cheese, cured meat, edible flowers, fruits, and dips are beautiful is...
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Bobby Is the Place to Be for Pasta and Pizza in Paris
Picturesque Montmartre is one of my favorite places to bring visitors to Paris, but while there are loads of delicious pastry shops to discover, restaurant-wise, great options are a bit thin on the...
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Le Bistrot des Fables is Not My Favorite Bistro… But I’m Glad it Exists
I have known many permutations of the restaurant now known as Le Bistrot des Fables. First, it was Café Constant, which remains my favorite of the bunch, though whether that’s because it was actually...
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Le Bistrot Paul-Bert Is Very Good – But I’m Not Sure It’s *That* Good
The first time I tried to go to le Bistrot Paul Bert, I was living on the other side of the city, in the 13th. In a time before Instagram and widespread “best of” lists, this bistro was at perhaps the...
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Le Bon Georges is an Upmarket Bistro Worth Visiting… If You Want to Pay the...
I visited Le Bon Georges for the first time in May 2022, and to be honest, I wasn’t super impressed. While I love the mission behind this bistro just steps from Montmartre, which walks the walk of...
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Les Petits Parisiens is the Perfect Date Night Spot
It’s almost impossible to talk about the Parisian dining scene these days without evoking the portemanteau that is bistronomy, a mashup of bistro cuisine and fine gastronomy that emerged in the ’90s...
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Le Saint-Sébastien is Still Marvelous Under Its New Chef
I have known many permutations of Le Saint-Sébastien, a lovely little restaurant in the 11th I first visited back when it opened in 2018. From my very first meal there, it was clear that this was a...
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L’Orillon is Zhuzhing Up the Neighborhood Bar Vibe Perfectly
L’Orillon takes no reservations, and when I arrived on a Tuesday evening just before 7:30pm, it was already packed to the brim. But in a move that would come to define L’Orillon’s exquisite combo of...
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Café Les Deux Gares is Just as Delightful at Dinner
The nature of my job means that while I get the chance to try a lot of great restaurants, I rarely get the chance to return to old favorites. (I know, let me get out the world’s tiniest violin.) The...
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Kodawari Ramen is Worth Queuing For
For years, my hatred of waiting in lines has outweighed my love of ramen, keeping me from dining at Kodawari Ramen. Until now. A bustling success since it opened in 2016, this restaurant is the...
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Café du Coin’s Pizzette Are Just the Beginning of What Makes this...
It’d be easy to assume, given Café du Coin’s Instagram feed, that its pizzette are the backbone of the menu. And you wouldn’t be wrong. But you wouldn’t be totally right either. Café du Coin ticks a...
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Chez Aline Is Still Bringing Great Sandwiches to the 11th – and That’s Not All
It was in 2012 that Delphine Zampetti converted a former horse butchery into a sandwich shop known for top-notch baguettes stuffed with everything from raw milk cheese to Prince de Paris ham. I fell...
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L’Assaggio is a Good Place to Scratch the Italian Itch in Paris
Disclaimer: I was a guest of the property for this meal. I’ve been noticing a lot of Italian – or Italian-inspired – fine dining spots in Paris these days. There’s Il Carpaccio at Le Royal Monceau and...
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Chinese and Japanese Flavors Are a Match Made in Heaven at Horiz
Rice often seems to take a secondary role in Westernized Asian restaurants, but brothers Alexandre and Olivier Lin have put it center-stage at Horiz, where rice is the star of every dish – and most of...
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They Just Don’t Make ‘Em Like Le Quincy Anymore
It was quite common, pre-covid, for French restaurants to plop communal dishes of everything from cheese to charcuterie to chocolate mousse on the table. It’s a trope you’ll find dotted throughout the...
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