Address: 98 rue Lepic, 75018
Nearest transport: Blanche (2), Abbesses (12)
Hours: Open every day
Reservations: Last minute usually OK
Telephone: 01 42 59 82 89
Average price for dinner: 20-34€
Style of cuisine: Rotisserie
Address: 56 Passage des Panoramas, 75002
Nearest transport: Grands Boulevards (8, 9)
Hours: Dinner Mon-Sat (closed Sun)
Reservations: not accepted
Telephone: 01 44 82 00 62
Average price for dinner: €10-19
Style of cuisine: Japanese
With beef sourced from renowned butcher Yves-Marie le Bourdonnec, an American pastry chef baking buns and desserts, and (finallly!) a good beer list, this new gourmet hamburger outpost is adding momentum to an already exciting burger trend.
Ingredient fetishists will appreciate Sven Chartier’s reverence for product, and devotees of natural wines will love Ewan Lemoigne’s list. The ingredients may be local, but there are nordic influences at play, too, both in the look of the place and in the pristine cooking, which borders — and sometimes crosses into — austerity. Warning: complaints about the service have been circulating…
This crêperie brings a little luxury to the genre, plus organic Bréton ingredients, a list of about 20 artisanal ciders, and Olivier Roellinger consulting. Continuous service every day.
Yves Camdeborde’s beloved bistro, once neo and now classic. Book months in advance for weeknight, no-choice dinner, or just queue up at lunch or weekends for the so-called “brasserie menu”, a free-for-all that can feel a bit like a tourist zoo at times. At worst, it’s sloppy and hectic. At best, it’s delicious.
Brash, Basque, and belly-filling, a meal at l’Ami Jean can be coma-inducing. Reserve in advance, and plan on walking home.
Adeline Grattard (formerly of Astrance) serves inspired Franco-Chinois fare, with teas to match. Yes, Yam’Tcha is hard to book, but that’s what happens when a restaurant is as universally praised as this one.
Pierre Jancou is alive and well, back in Paris, militant passion intact, doing what he does best: Offering the very best products, prepared “sans chi chi,” (his words), and natural wines.
That executive chef Phillipe Labbés name is nearly homophonous to the name of this luxe enclave in the new Shangri-La hotel is only coincidence. “The bee” (as it translates) is actually a nod to the building’s Bonapartian heritage; it was built in 1896 by a princely nephew of the former emperor, whose coat of arms included a few golden bees. A century later, critics are buzzing about this addition to Paris’ haute dining scene. Many dishes present a main ingredient in dueling acts; meat and fowl come from royal lineage; the room is fit for modern aristocrats. It probably goes without saying that the prices will sting.
The specialty at Gaya is seafood, but if you’re seeking grand platters of shellfish or sole meunière, look elsewhere. Gaya, run by Pierre Gagnaire, is a throroughly modern affair.
The neo-classical pavillion off the Champs-Elysées that houses Ledoyen is owned by the city of Paris, which seems to make sense given that this is one of the city’s oldest and most grand restaurants.
Benoit Reix packs them into his tiny, bright bistro, watching from behind the counter as diners happily devour dishes from his always-changing menu.
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