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Sugo is Making Pasta Like the Romans Do
Disclosure: I was a guest of the restaurant for this meal. I used to be pretty resistant to eating Italian food in a restaurant – mainly because I was raised on my mother’s, and it feels criminal to...
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ACCENTS Table Bourse Is Suffusing the Fine Dining Experience with Playfulness...
Disclosure: I was a guest of the restaurant for this meal. There’s something so incredibly special about a restaurant that can make you laugh out loud in one moment and swoon with pleasure in the next...
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Fellows’ Pasta Is Some of the Most Creative Out There
I tend to let a lot of Insta-driven trends pass me by, but when I saw all of the reels showcasing the menu at Fellows, I booked a table pretty much immediately. It wasn’t just the fresh, house-made...
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Le Normandie is a Prototypical Bistro in Montmartre with the Barest Handful...
One French expression I love is dans son jus. Technically meaning “in its juice,” it’s an idiom that refers to something old that has not been refurbished, restored, or upgraded. It eludes strict...
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Trouble is Audaciously, Innovatively Delicious
I was sad to say goodbye to Pompette, the 9th arrondissement small plates hub run by Aussie somm Jess Hodges and Canadian chef Jordan Robinson. The fried chicken was some of the best I’ve ever had in...
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Chantoiseau is Lovely – Especially If You Get the Lunchtime Prix Fixe
The best insider’s move if you’re considering visiting a Parisian fine dining restaurant but aren’t sure you want to shell out the big bucks for food that might be only ho-hum is to drop by at lunch....
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L’Arpaon Blends Comfort and Voyage in a Refined Bistro Ambiance
There’s something so incredibly homey about l’Arpaon, a shoebox of a restaurant located on the far side of Butte Montmartre. The small, square dining room is at once cozy and expansive thanks to the...
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Mokko’s Out-There Dishes Are Divisive in Their Creativity
I’ve been lucky enough to eat in quite a lot of fine dining spots in recent years, and one thing I’ve noticed is the division between food as nourishment and food as art. At certain Michelin-starred...
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Le Mansart Delivers a True Café Experience
I’ve really been enjoying the arrival of almost ludicrously inexpensive restaurant options in Paris of late, from the instigator – Bouillon Pigalle’s now-iconic 1.90 egg-mayo – to Fellows’ 9-euro...
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A.Lea Marries Fine Dining and Comfort Food to Perfection
Fine dining plates may well be beautiful, but I often find them more intellectually interesting than delicious, with much of the nourishment that is the cornerstone of dining elided in favor of daring....
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If You’re Going to Eat on Place du Tertre, Do it at Chez Eugène
Paris is a city that greatly resembles itself, no matter which neighborhood you find yourself in. This is the case in large part because of a major renovation project that took place in the 19th...
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Double is a Micro-Restaurant Loaded with Originality
Japanese and Italian flavors mix and mingle at Double, a tiny micro-counter of a restaurant with just 12 seats and one menu: the brainchild of Japanese Chef Tsuyoshi Yamakawa, whose mastery of pasta...
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Big, Bold Flavors Govern the Menu at Adraba
Israeli and Levantine cuisine are everywhere in Paris these days, from top-notch street food to Michelin-starred experiences. And those flavors have also taken touristy Montmartre by storm, thanks in...
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Bouillon Julien is Still Going Strong a Century In
When Bouillon Pigalle first opened in 2017, everyone was atwitter about the mind-bogglingly cheap dishes – especially the egg-mayo, a steal at just 1.90. Compounded with the convivial vibes in the...
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Lazu is Quietly Achieving Bistronomic Perfection
The nature of my job means that I’m often racing to visit the same new restaurants as many other reviewers, which is a shame considering the number of phenomenal spots still flying under the radar that...
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The Fusion Fare at Le Cheval d’Or is Exquisite
Saunter up to the front of le Cheval d’Or, and you’d assume you were coming across any of Belleville’s many Chinese establishments. The neon lights showcase the eponymous golden horse trotting in front...
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Bistro des Lettres Doesn’t Feel Like a Bistro – But It Sure Eats Like One
While the word bistro once referred to a very specific sort of establishment, these days in Paris, the word has come to be very loosely defined. And while I don’t require my bistros to be run by...
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Chez Fernand is a Homey Bistro Nearly Worth the 6th Arrondissement Prices
I first visited Chez Fernand years ago thanks to my aunt, who had prepared a full-on BINDER full of spots to visit during her time in Paris. At the time, I fell head-over-heels for this bistro in the...
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EnYaa Offers Expensive but Delicious Japanese Fare
I adore sushi, but I tend to avoid seeking it out in Paris. The sort of mid-range sushi spot so easy to stumble upon in New York, Los Angeles, or Tokyo is woefully absent from the local dining scape,...
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Le Petit Vendôme is Way More than Just Sandwiches
Le Petit Vendôme is perhaps best known for its sandwiches, made to order for the scads of people who queue up for just this purpose every day on their lunch break. The sandwiches are indeed delicious,...
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