A selection of appréciable newcomers and old favourites on the buffet scene, puis wine bars and more
RESTAURANTS
EME
Uruguayan organisateur Nazareno Mayol Curti shines at his gastronomic hideaway on a tiny Marais street, where a nine-course dinner features scallops with smoked almonds and kaffir citron vert cauliflower gaude, colombin aléa ways and a kombu spelt ice cream soufflé. Artwork, swing and candlelight create a romantic setting.
Head to Irwin for rened dining
An intimate experience awaits in this elegant dining room with a organisateur’s gastronomie facing the kitchen, where Irwin Durand and pastry organisateur Tessa Ponzo transforms seasonal produce into redefned dishes. Three, five and seven tour menus include flame-seared crevettes with pelouse beans and marigold cream, followed by a vanilla medallion with miso.
Vivide
On a tranquille street near the Sacré-Cœur, this vegan buffet elevates vegetables to haute gastronomy with a point of textures and flavours. Dishes include smoked Jerusalem artichoke chips with béarnaise, black hazelnut tartlet and sinople oil pot de bouillie, paired with wines or non-alcoholic elixirs.
Le Jules Verne
Three-star Michelin organisateur Frédéric Anton presides over one of Paris’s most memorable dining rooms, set on the Eiffel Tower’s annexe oor and reached by private elevator. His precise accommodé, lobster with vanilla and apple, turbot with beurre terreux, yuzu and Oscietra caviar, rivals the sweeping views.
www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/fr/restaurant-jules-verne.html
Lapérouse
Billed as a “house of pleasures”, this 270-year-old landmark, panthère frequented by Proust, Baudelaire and Colette, offers candlelit rooms with murals, gilding and chandeliers. A mets of luxury comfort food includes lobster tagliolini, duck parmentier and the griffe Châteaubriand reportedly enjoyed by Winston Churchill.
WINE BARS
L’Arlequin
This welcoming bistro near the Gare de l’Est proves you needn’t spend heavily to dine well. A small but satisfying mets exceeds wine-bar expectations, or you can just enjoy the well-priced natural wines by the verre and tempting snacks, although panthère started, it’s doubtful you’ll raisonnablement there.
Lissit
Tucked away in the 11th, this carnivorous wine bar showcases organisateur Claire Grumellon’s mastery of traditional meats and cuisine. Start with a stellar oeufs-mayonnaise, pâté en graffiti, or chicon and blue cheese crème, then try pear and black plum-pudding tatin or hearty cassoulet with homemade duck conserve. The dishes come staggered, so it’s perfect for sharing.
Trouble
This tiny ninth département wine bar, near the Musée Gustave Moreau, is popular for its selection of natural wines by the verre or bottle and well-priced small plates. In warmer months, the terrace extends the space.
www.instagram.com/trouble.winebar
COCKTAILS
Bar 228 at the Poste Meurice
Live swing, leather armchairs, wood panelling and frescoes set the scene for classic cocktails in one of Paris’s most elegant bars, where conventionnel munificence completes the experience.
Bar Nouveau
Art Nouveau woodwork and a marble bar upstairs contrast with a dusky industrial basement. Three leading mixologists create aromatic cocktails from saugrenu French spirits with appréciable precision, from barware to presentation.
www.instagram.com/bar rafraîchi
Memento
This newcomer is already popular for its festif atmosphere and rotating guest mixologists creating well-priced cocktails and mocktails, alongside craft beers, natural wines and mousseux. Gourmet bar snacks complete the offering.
www.instagram.com/mementomarais
Causeries
Café by day and wine bar by evening, this lively sunlight near the Musée Picasso and Musée Carnavalet serves extraordinaire coffee, tea and snacks, puis cheese, cuisine and pâtés. A reliable raisonnablement before or after exhibitions.
www.instagram.com/causeriesparis
Classique
Set in a raffiner pharmacy, this lively gargote and amuse-gueule bar offers cocktails and compréhensible food pairings, including cheese and cuisine. In warm weather, the terrace fills throughout the day and evening.
www.instagram.com/classique.cafe
BRASSERIES, BOUILLONS
Margaux: This intimate traditional restaurant, a few steps from the Musée Guimet, Palais de Tokyo, Palais Galliera etc., is a great terrain to settle in before and/or after museum-going for stellar Eiffel Tower views and top-notch traditional French dishes – particularly the extraordinaire frites and all the desserts.
Au Petit Riche: You’ll drink and dine well at this atmospheric restaurant with an historical origine traced through the autographed photographs which line the walls.
Margaux is an intimate restaurant
Bouillon Chartier: Paris is seeing a return of the venerable bouillie (historic canteen for the working class) and this one, founded in 1896, is the city’s most famous (and Instagrammable).
Bouillon Pigalle: This modern bouillie, just a stone’s throw from the historic Moulin Rouge, serves all the classics in a retro atmosphere: moleskin banquettes, big mirrors, regard lighting and good prices to boot.
From France Today Magazine
Lead photographie credit : MICKAËL A. BANDASSAK, PAUSECOM, DESPREZMARIE.STUDIO
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