Juveniles

This wine bar, run by the inimitable Tim Johnston (a Scot!) is frequented by loyal regulars and hefty handful of Anglo visitors, happily drinking a bottle taken from the shelves or eating something from the simple, meaty menu. This might be the only place in Paris to get haggis. Bottles to go, too.

Practical information

Address: 47 rue de Richelieu, 75001
Nearest transport: Pyramides (7, 14)
Hours: Closed Sunday, closed Monday lunch
Reservations: Last minute booking usually OK
Telephone: 01 42 97 46 49

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Average price for lunch: 10-19€
Average price for dinner: 20-34€
Style of cuisine: Classic French
Special attributes: superior wine list, good for solo dining, open Monday
Type of crowd: foodies, neighborhood locals
Interior: bare bones & minimal
Atmosphere: casual

Reviews of interest

• Aaron Ayscough (2011) “They were quite good cheeses. But two cheeses is two cheeses, a pair, not an assortment by any stretch of the imagination. At 14€ for the plate, it was the sort of thing to make one regret not being a tourist, shortly to quit the country forever. The insulting cheese plate, however, is intimately connected to what I did love about Juveniles, and what may someday induce another visit: the sherry list. A sherry list!
• François Simon (2008) “..les gens se sentent bien chez Tim Johnston. Ils prennent leurs aises, parlent, reculent leur chaise… Magret de canard grillé au miel et gratin daupihois était gentiment bon à l’instar d’un gratin aux clémentines au sabayon onctueux.”
• Chrisoscope (2008) “Malgré du (très) bon vin, qu’on ne trouve pas facilement partout ailleurs, les tarifs pratiqués, le cadre (quelconque/moche) et l’ambiance (même s’il n’est pas encore 20h), ne m’ont pas emballé.”
• Meg Zimbeck for BlackBook (2008) “Towering Scotsman pushing haggis along with more traditional bar à vinsfare. Simple plates are really just padding for the new & old world wines – ask the man with the red cheeks (Tim Johnston) what to drink. Ignore the guidebooks on the tables, drink way too much, and make out afterward in the nearby garden of the Palais Royal.”
• John Talbott (2007) “…crostini with a lovely sauce and melon slices with ham with some wine and had a nice quick bite to eat.”

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