Crêpes are warm and bubbly, they’re inexpensive, and in-house studies have found them to be the perfect hangover food. That makes them just right for December, when the weather is cold and wet, when the wallets are increasingly empty, and when there are wine tastings almost every single day. But where to go for the best galettes?
Where can you score some great oysters in Paris? We asked our contributing advisors – a group of food-obsessed Paris writers – to name their favorite spots for indulging in some half-shell love. The overall favorite: Huîtrerie Régis.
Thank the baby Jesus and those three kings who traveled to meet him, it’s time again for the galette des rois! Our local experts have selected their favorite sources for the Kings’ Cake in Paris and crowned their own royalty, beginning with Christophe Vasseur of Du Pain et Des Idées.
Judging by the listings in our own Guide to Paris, at least half of Paris restaurants are closed on Sunday. Visitors to Paris, including veteran restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila, are continually confounded by the number of closed doors on dimanche. To help our readers find options that are open, we created [...]
Of all the questions we’re asked about dining in Paris, “where to eat in Montmartre?” is among the most frequent and the most difficult. It’s a charming area, and the bakeries are impressive, but the Butte is largely barren when it comes to good restaurants. There are, however, a few fresh options. We’ve listed our five favorites, along with a few backup options that don’t totally suck.
It’s that time of year again: time for us to appreciate the variety and beauty of wild animals… with our mouths. Time to taste of the bunny, the bambi, the boar, and the buckshot. Bite down carefully, and bite here, at the following selection of game-savvy restaurants preferred by our gang of contributing advisors.
In Paris, where a restaurant’s popularity seems to be inversely related to the number of seats, dining in a big group isn’t easy. Try booking for ten at a twenty-seat spot and you’re likely to be laughed right off the phone. But don’t despair – there are a handful of Paris restaurants that can welcome groups with excellent food and reasonable prices. Here are our favorites.
There may not be an abundance of children’s menus in Paris, but this doesn’t mean that families are relegated to McDonald’s. Our contributing advisors have put their heads together and come up with this list of places that please both children and parents alike – restaurants that feature simple food, kind service, proximity to open space, and/or good drink options for mom & dad. Their overall favorite: the Breizh Café.
Ask a group of food writers about their favorite for a box of chocolate and the resulting dischord may surprise you. Of all our Five Great topics to date, chocolate turns out to be the most personal and divisive. Still, two clear winners emerged – Jacques Genin and Patrick Roger – with more than twice the number of votes as anyone else.
For true connoisseurs of the cold stuff, the end of summer does not spell the end of ice cream. Here are the five Paris glaciers where we most often go – in any season – to get our licks.
Whether you’re a vegetarian, or someone who’s dating a vegetarian, you know that meatless options are hard to come by in this town. That’s especially true if you’re craving something that’s both French (as opposed to the very good ethnic options) and properly good. However, a handful of tables manage to please both vegetarians and (more importantly) the discerning carnivores who love them. Here are our favorites.
Sidewalk seats are easy to come by if you want to sip an apéro. Outdoor dining is a trickier proposition. There are plenty of gorgeous spots where the food is grim, and there are delicious restaurants where the outdoor seating is drab. A handful of restaurants manage to do both – serving excellent food in delightful open-air surroundings. Here are our favorites.
Where can you score a great baguette in Paris? We asked our contributing advisors – a group of Paris-based food writers – to name five favorite places for a baguette fix. The overall favorite: Eric Kayser.
Where can you score a great steak frites in Paris? We asked our contributing advisors – a group of Paris-based food writers – to name five favorite places for a steak frites fix. The overall favorite: Le Severo.
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