Petit Machon (Le)
158 rue St. Honore (1) Tel: 01-42-60-08-06 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The area behind the Louvre along the St. Honore is full of cafes and small restaurants, most, like this one, modest in ambition and execution, all catering Read more
Diables au Thym (Les)
35 rue Bergere (9) Tel: 01-47-70-77-09 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR The restaurant was recommended by a very knowledgeable food friend as his new favorite. He described it as honest, and without pretense. He was right on both, and Read more
Grand Pan (Le)
20, rue Rosenwald (15)
Tel: 01-42-50-02-50
AMBIANCE/DÉCOR
Le Grand Pan was well discovered before our visit. Five years old and well- reviewed, it seemed as if everyone was a regular or at least a repeat. A good sign. Small. Out of the way on a back street in the 15th. Two rooms. Tiny kitchen. Blackboard menu featuring meat and emphasizing the quality of the ingredients. For the most part the dishes and preparations are simple, but the food was superb. A very happy restaurant.
Au Bascou
38, rue Reaumur (3)
Tel: 01-42-72-69-25
AMBIANCE/DÉCOR
A find, made more surprising by the nondescript location in the 3rd and the equally nondescript exterior appearance of the restaurant. Interior slightly more encouraging, but hardly imposing. Chef, however, comes with serious credentials. Was #2 to Alain Senderens, chef at then 3-star Lucas Carton.
Agrume (L’)
15, rue des Fossés Saint-Marcel (5)
Tel: 01-43-31-86-48
AMBIANCE/DÉCOR
Until included in a New York Times survey of this week’s hottest places, it may have languished in anonymity. No more. Smallish. Modern. Completely open kitchen its best feature. Four seats at the pass. In few other restaurants I know can one be “in the kitchen” like in this one.
Grand Restaurant (Le)
7 rue d’Aguesseau (8) Tel: 01-53-05-00-00 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Diary policy is a restaurant cannot become a “Favorite” on the basis of a single visit. Policy honored, but the risk is Le Grand Restaurant will no longer Read more
Fontaine de Mars (Le)
129, rue Saint Dominique (7)
Tel: 01-47-05-46-44
AMBIANCE/DÉCOR
Great look. Warm welcome. Good food, but on one Sunday night, few French in sight. Still, a good Sunday choice. Very popular. Always busy.
Table Lauriston (La)
129 rue Lauriston (16) Tel: 01-47-27-00-07 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR This didn’t work out as we had hoped. A well regarded, if modest location. For us, the perfect combination of elements: chef-owned, wife in the front, small, diverse Read more