Practical information
Address: 18 rue Paul Bert, 75011
Nearest transport: Faidherbe-Chaligny (8)
Hours: Closed Sunday and Monday
Reservations: Book a few days in advance
Telephone: 01 43 72 24 01
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Average price for lunch: 20-34€
Average price for dinner: 35-49€
Style of cuisine: Classic French
Special attributes: prix-fixe, market-based cooking, prestige ingredients, superior wine list, nose to tail eating, outdoor dining
Type of crowd: suits, foodies, bobos, neighborhood locals, tourists
Interior: charming & traditional
Atmosphere: bustling
Reviews of interest
- Le Figaro (2011) “…rapport simple au produit et ce culte de la gourmandise. Même soin apporté à la terrine de campagne maison qu’aux envolées plus fines (pigeon rôti et petits légumes ; lotte au gingembre…) et aux incontournables, dont le mythique paris-brest.”
- Bruno Verjus (2011) “Ici l’on tâte et gâte le gourmand. Alors dérive et file le temps au gré de nourritures terrestres. Les desserts, par leurs énormes tailles créent un rapport d’enfance – tendre prodigalité. Du bon, du très bon, du généreux, un véritable bis trop.”
- Patricia Wells (2010) “Last night at one of my favorite little places –Le Bistrot Paul Bert in the 11th — I adored the addition of thinly sliced raw green asparagus. I’ve always preferred to braise my asparagus, but the earthy flavors of these raw veggies changed my mind!… Worth the journey, for sure.”
- David Lebovitz (2010) “…it’s hard to go wrong with anything here. You can order from the fixed price menu or split a Côte de Boeuf (steak for two, which they will not cook further than medium-rare), which includes house made frites.”
- Meg Zimbeck via Girls’ Guide to Paris (2010) “For those who are sincere in their desire to taste classic bistro fare, there are few places better than Le Bistrot Paul Bert.”
- Alexander Lobrano via David Lebovitz (2009) “This crowded and very popular place is one of my favorite bistros in Paris…”
- Barbra Austin (2009) “This one is on many people’s list of favorites, including mine…”
- François Simon “Un de mes adresses préférées. Gourmand, puissant avec une carte des vins à perdre la nacre de vos yeux…”
- Dorie Greenspan (2008) “…one of my hands-down favorite bistros…”
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Had a near-perfect dinner here last month. Of course it didn’t hurt that we had the great fortune to dine with dorie and michael greenspan. Every dish was a complete delight.
Will they be open the first week in August?
Hi Hayley – Bistrot Paul Bert will be closed all of August.
Do you know if they have a contact e-mail address? I would like to find out of they are open for New Year’s Eve and, if so, make a reservation. I can’t wait to take Paris by Mouth!
Hi Aidan,
We don’t have an email address for them, so you may need to try calling. I realize this is intimidating, but you could write out (and Google Translate, if needed) what you want to say before you pick up the phone.
Good luck and happy eating!
I absolutely love this Bistro. Best steak I’ve ever had! Will they be open the first week in September?
Am I likely to still get a booking for dinner if I arrive in Paris for a week and try to book on arrival?
Thank you
Hi Lindsey, they should indeed be open during the first week in September.
Hi Joseph, I’ve been able to get same-week reservations in the past before, so it’s certainly possible. One thing to watch out for, though, is you may end up with a 22:00 or 22:30 reservation if you wait until the last minute.
Absolutely awful and a huge disappointment.
I had always been a foodie and a big fan of parisbymouth,however this restaurant is clearly overrated. I have to admit that the service was good but the food is nothing but horrible, we ordered 3 starters, 1 main for 2 to share. The fois gras was average, the st jacque was the best out of everything, but the potion was tiny. The egg with truffle was supposed to be their ‘signature dish’ but the truffle tasted very earthy and lack of truffle scent, instead, the odour was very ‘fishy’ and the eggs were just, well, eggs. The dish obviously doesnt worth 30 euros at all. But the above were not sufficient to sum up as ‘absolutely awlful’. The côte the beef for 2 was appalling, horrifying and honestly I am running out of expression to express how shocked I was. The beef had gone off! The meat is not just tough or plainly tasteless butt the meat had literally gone bad, it literally smells disgusting, I cannot be more shocked for such a famous bistro for making the biggest mistake in a restaurant. Although they did not charge us for this dish and offered to make us something else I was already mortified by the quality of the food. In conclusion, we will never ever return. Ever