Paris by Mouth

Primer: Oysters in Paris

By Catherine Down On December 20, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Primers

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By Our Paris Guide On November 14, 2010 · Add Comment · In 75015, Classic French, Editors' Pick, Oysters/Shellfish, Restaurants, €20-39

SeptimeBook well in advance, and then look forward to Bertrand Grébaut's beautiful, seasonal cooking, pristine ingredients, and a fine list of natural wines to match.
First Look: LazareLazare is not an open and friendly haven for travelers or gastronomes. It is a club masquerading as a restaurant, employing the sort of velvet rope snobbery that one expects to find at Le Montana or a Costes establishment. There is nothing Eric Fréchon's kitchen could have produced which could have salvaged the worst service I've received in nine years of writing about Paris restaurants.
Jacques Genin has stopped making pastryTarte citron? Paris-Brest? Éclair au chocolat? Gone, gone and gone.
Thanksgiving in ParisHaven't sorted out your Thanksgiving holiday plans yet? No need to freak out. We've rounded up a few resources to help our American readers, as well as any locals who'll be sharing the table this year.

Word of Mouth: April ReviewsThe modern French bistro is alive, well, and not entirely staffed or filled with foreigners.
Paris Food & Wine EventsOur selection of the best food and wine events in and around Paris.
Jacques Genin's New LocationThe tea salon & chocolate shop in the Haut Marais has long been the only place to purchase Jacques Genin's impeccable sweets.
Saint-Germain: Our Guide to Eating & Drinking ItUnless you're on an all-chocolate diet, this can be a frustrating food neighborhood. Prices are high, quality is questionable. But with a batch of new openings over the past year to add to our old favorites, we're no longer stumped by the (frequently asked) question: "I'm staying in the 6th arrondissement. Where should I eat?"