Updated comfort food (conceived by Alain Senderens) is on the menu at Mama Shelter, a boutique hotel in the 20th.
Practical information
Address: 109 rue de Bagnolet, 75020
Nearest transport: Gambetta (3, 3 bis), Philippe Auguste (2)
Hours: Open every day
Reservations: Last minute booking usually OK
Telephone: 01 43 48 48 48
Website
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Average price for lunch: 20-34€
Average price for dinner: 35-49€
Style of cuisine: Fusion
Special attributes: vegetarian options, outdoor dining, rooftop dining, good for groups, late night bites, continuous all-day service, open Sunday, open Monday
Type of crowd: hipsters, style hounds
Interior: polished & modern
Atmosphere: bustling
Reviews of interest
- Sébastien Demorand (2010) “Lentilles: sel, poivre, pas la peine d’y penser, ce sont des espèces menacées. Caviar: une bouse (pas d’autre mot, sorry) brunâtre, re-fadasse, sincèrement indigne, on en est gêné pour eux…”
- Gilles Pudlowski (2010) “des contrastes, des mélanges, des idées heureuses. Un chef mythique, Senderens proposant une carte simplissime… ambiance très « kibboutz chic et citadin »: salade de lentilles, sashimis de thon au sésame, cocotte de poulet ou crème brûlée…”
- Chrisoscope (2009) “ce n’est pas un endroit où aller pour une grande expérience gastronomique…Mais le bon esprit qui règne, le cadre, l’ambiance et l’environnement font de cette Mama un personnage attachant et accueillant.”
- Caroline Mignot (2008) “Un registre simple, qui plaît à tous et sans surprises (pas si loin de la touche Costes), des plats à partager et des prix parfois élevés…”
- Alexander Lobrano (2008) “Mama’s menu takes a stab at the trendy comfort food that’s done so well at places like Cheri Bibi (which I include in Hungry for Paris), but misses because the produce isn’t as good and there’s no pride or generosity in the cooking…”
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While the food didn’t blow us away, we found Mama Shelter to be the perfect mix of a good meal, in a very trendy location. The atmosphere all week round is testament.
“trendy location.”
Hum, I must have missed that tour.
Well, after four years, I finally got there and found it was neither as good as I’d heard nor bad as I feared. But what a schlep for hipster/WorldFood.