Celebrity chef Cyril Lignac took over this historic bistro in 2008.

Practical information

Address: 1 rue Jules Vallès, 75011
Nearest transport: Charonne (9)
Hours: Open every day
Reservations: Last minute booking usually OK
Telephone: 01 43 71 49 52
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Average price for lunch: 20-34€
Average price for dinner: 35-49€
Style of cuisine: Classic French, French bistro
Special attributes: prix-fixe, outdoor dining, open Sunday, open Monday
Type of crowd: foodies, neighborhood locals, tourists
Interior: charming & traditional
Atmosphere: bustling

Reviews of interest

  • François Simon (2011) “…gentil dans ses efforts, louable dans l’assiette, mignon mais sans percussion…”
  • Figaroscope (2011) “Dans un décor classé, d’étain, bois et moulures, il revisite à sa façon quelques classiques (hachis parmentier, ris de veau, crêpe Suzette) en proposant aussi des compositions contemporaines…Efficace.”
  • John Talbott (2008) “The place is its old charming self…I then had the cassolet and this is where Cyril’s inventiveness, creativity and pushing-the-envelope puzzled me…This is not my, Escoffier’s, Mark Bittman’s, the Auberge Pyrenees-Cevennes’, etc., cassoulet, but the beans were super and the sauce got my attention.”
  • Alexander Lobrano (2008) “…about as classic a bistro menu as I’ve seen in a very longtime. Things got off to a good start…terrine de campagne was excellent and pleasantly garnished with a small salad of Bibb lettuce and marinated mushrooms in an excellent Xeres vinegar dressing…Our mains were excellent, too…if the kitchen turns-out cookbook perfect food, it’s oddly lacking in the lusty passion of truly great bistro cooking.”
  • Caroline Mignot (2008) “…une perle de bistro bourgeois parisien…La carte de ce ‘restaurant de tradition’, elle évoque les cocottes, les plats bien mitonnés, les côtes pour deux, bref, que du bon, mais à un certain prix.”

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