Some good restaurants in Paris
These are some suggestions which were submitted for the Paris Breaks blog some time ago.
Restaurants for Paris Breaks
- Macéo – 15 rue des Petits Champs, 1st arrondissement (metro Bourse or Quatre Septembre line 3, line 14 Pyramides), typical french cuisine, classy surroundings, top chef – lunch menu 30+ €, à la carte 15-25€ main course
- Willi’s Wine Bar – 13 rue des Petits Champs (next door to Macéo), good option for a lunch around 20€ with good quality products prepared by 2 chefs in a tiny kitchen
- l’Abadache – 89 rue le mercier, 17th arrondissement (metro Brochant line 13), french owner, english wife, traditional french food with an english twist (some cheeses and other influences), kitchen visible from the restaurant so you can see what’s going on, good products, interesting combinations
- Rose Bakery – 46 rue des Martyrs, 9th arrondissement (metro Notre Dame de Lorette or Saint Georges, line 12), only for lunch, english-french owner, haven’t been myself but read good things on the web
- Le Zephyr – decent food (especially beef and shell fish – daily deliveries), often imaginative presentation (particularly in the evening), some lovely puddings (esp. “Le Tour du Monde”, a chocolate fiesta of different textures !), cool and trendy bar in a good location. metro Jourdain, 11th Arrondissement.
- La Fontaine Gaillon – Place Gaillon, 2nd arrondissement (I think), simple, classic fish restaurant with daily deliveries and thus very fresh fish. Relatively expensive (£45 midday / £80 evening) metro “4 Septembre” or “Bourse”
- “Avant Goût” 26 rue Bobillot, 13th Arrondissement – look it up on the web, haven’t been there myself, but my wife has been many times and always raves about it.
- “Le Chapeau Melon”, 92, r. Rébeval, 19th arrondissement (my patch !), m° Pyrénées / Belleville – tiny restaurant which is a wine merchant during the day. The chef cooks the same for everyone, you sit down and wait for your food to arrive (4 courses for 28€- if you want a pudding, it’s 5 courses and 6€ extra). Original and absolutely fresh since it changes every day.
More recent reviews and suggestions always welcome in the Paris Breaks commente please..