Au Pied de Cochon
6 Rue Coquilliere (1) Tel: 01-40-13-77-00 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR If your first reaction is to think, “I wouldn’t be caught dead in a tourist place like Au Pied du Cochon” you won’t be alone, but you also Read more
Bouillon Julien
16 Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Denis (10) Tel: 01-47-70-12-06 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR What a great lunch! Deep in the racially/economically mixed 10th on a market street steps from the Metro, an original but revived 1906 art nouveau workers Read more
Brasserie Lutetia
43 Boulevard Raspail (6) Tel: 01-49-54-46-46 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR 2018-2019 has not been the best year for Paris. The Yellow Vest protests have been disruptive and disturbing, but one high note has been the reopening following five Read more
Rigamarole (Le)
10 Rue Du Grand Prieure (11) Tel: 01-71-24-58-44 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The food isn’t fussy but the history is. Opened in late 2017, Rigamarole is a small space in the 11th, around the corner from Clown Bar Read more
Cafe Marly (Le)
93 Rue de Rivoli (1) Tel: 01-49-26-06-60 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The best thing which can be written about Café Marly – maybe the only thing – is its prime location literally in the building of the Louvre Read more
Restaurant Biscotte
22 Rue Desnouettes (15) Tel: 01-45-33-22-22 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR There has been a drift in this Diary over its brief history toward more expensive, more high-profile restaurants. Maybe it is because of the leads we receive; what Read more