Cerisaie (La)
70, bd Edgar Quinet (14) Tel: 01-43-20-98-98 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Closely spaced tables for 25 in a space suitable for 10 makes this a fun evening. You talk to your neighbors (unless you are four). Toilets out Read more
Cagouille (La)
10, place Constantin Brancusi (14) Tel: 01-43-22-09-01 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR A paradox. Great simple fish served unembellished and unaccompanied, an imposing wine list (plus an apparently famous cognac list), friendly and helpful waiters (if occasionally distracted) and Read more
Bistrot du Dome
1, rue Delambre (14) Tel: 01-43-35-32-00 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The adjacent bistro sibling of the very expensive, very established, very establishment Le Dome. Open Sunday. Metro stop virtually outside. Good fish choices. A la carte, but reasonable. Read more
Assiette (L’)
181, rue du Château (14) Tel: 01-43-22-64-86 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Far out on the Left Bank, but worth the trip. A medium sized, comfortable room with a semi-open kitchen. A serious staff, serious about cooking. Very good Read more
Petit Marguery (Le)
9, bd de Port-Royal (13) Tel: 01-43-31-58-59 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR On the border between the 5th and the 13th, a nice walk. Good looking bistro, but since my last visit ten years ago, it has changed ownership Read more
Ourcine (L’)
92, rue Broca (13) Tel: 01-47-07-13-65 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The books describe L’Ourcine as rustic. Maybe. Or just low budget decor. Perfectly safe, but entirely nondescript location in the 13th. Casual. Young. Interesting blackboard menu with high Read more
Auberge du 15 (L’)
15, rue de la Sante (13) Tel: 01-47-07-07-45 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Call it a “find” for the 1%. For the rest of us, a below-the-radar small luxury restaurant with a traditional, largely a la carte menu of Read more
Fregate (A La)
30, av Ledru-Rollin (12) Tel: 01-43-43-90-32 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR We had been past several times (it is almost next door to Le Quincy). A venerable seafood restaurant in a marginal Bastille location. On a Monday night, a Read more
Biche au Bois (A la)
45, avenue Ledru Rollin (12) Tel: 01-43-43-34-38 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR A busy, rollicking, out of the way bistro in the safe, but blue collar Gare de Lyon neighborhood. Crowded. Bustling. High energy. All French. No motorcycle helmets. Read more