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 [...]
- Meg Z loves the “fresh tasting classic French cuisine” at Café des Musées: A “silky confit de canard with white beans…a perfectly cooked piece of turbot with Provençal veggies,” and, once, “a kilo of unadulterated cherries.” BUT her last visit was marred by “a dining room full of Anglos and a staff who seemed hugely annoyed by that fact.” Sounds like their current vacation came in the nick of time. [Meg Zimbeck]
- Talbott calls the Café des Musées his bistro of the moment, delivering food that is as “fine and as well-priced as one can find in Paris.” He cites as evidence the €13 lunch special, including a creamy nettle soup and confit de canard with “melt-in-your-mouth white beans.” [John Talbott's Paris]
- David joins the chorus singing praise for Septime, where his €26 lunch included a glass of natural wine, a crispy caramelized pork belly strip that was “one of the best things I’ve eaten in a while” and two “really perfect slices” of oozy-ripe French cheese. The Chez Panisse alum is also happy to see that chef Bertrand Grébaut “doesn’t seem to want to (or need to) resort to any culinary tricks; he’s just using good ingredients sensibly.” [David Lebovitz]
- John Talbott blisses out at Vivant, thanks to a “plain old duckling… blessed with the finest use of fleur de sel I’ve had in a long time… cooked perfectly so as to be tasty, firm but luscious inside and crispy outside.” He then recommends two additional addresses where one can find “superb products and perfectionistic cooking“: Café des Musées and Akrame. [John Talbott's Paris]
- The Portland food truck scene this isn’t, and yet Le Fig has managed to round up a few addresses for eating on the go. They cite Al Taglio, L’Avant Comptoir and L’As du Fallafel, among others, as places where you can wolf standing up and without shame. They even point to two real-live carts: Le Camion bio and VéloCafé. [Figaroscope]
Happy Plates
- Aaron mocks the sorry state of “Japanesey schlock” in Paris, but praises Kaori Endo’s ”refreshingly post-ethnic” bentos at the new Marais outpost of Nanashi. He’s not a fan, natural though they may be, of the reds-heavy wine list in warm Spring weather. “Red wines pair with Asian food like clubs pair with baby seals.” [Not Drinking Poison in Paris]
- Talbott returns to Café des Musées after Le Figaro named it (last week) as one of their ideal bistros. Does it live up to the label? “Pretty close,” he concludes, after polishing off some stuffed snails and a “superb” pigeonneau. [John Talbott's Paris]
There is a lot to like about this bustling corner bistro: The cooking is honest, the location is easy, and it’s open every day.
Upcoming Food Tours
Taste of Paris
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Cherry tomato salad
22 May 2012
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Cherry tomato salad
(Delicious) Things to Do
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Paris Food & Wine Events
1 May 2012
Le Fooding’s Veillées Foodstock festival and another stellar (and free!) wine tasting at Caves Augé.
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Paris Food & Wine Events
