Clamato is a seafood-focused small plates restaurant from Bertrand Grébaut of Septime. Expect pristine marinated fish, platters of oysters, silky crab fritters (accrabes), and maple syrup pie for dessert. Wines are natural and well-selected, just like at Septime.
Soces is a seafood restaurant in Belleville, not far from the wonderful Parc des Buttes-Chaumont. Chef Marius de Ponfilly (ex-Clamato) is preparing gorgeous small plates with modest prices, alongside a few whole fish or and a handful of meaty options. There’s a strong selection of cheese, too. The room is beautiful. We really loved our first visit. Soces has been included among our 50 favorite restaurants in Paris and our favorite spots for seafood. SOCES 32 rue de la Villette, 75019Open… Read More »Soces
Since June 2, Paris restaurants have been allowed to serve on their outdoor terraces, and many of our favorite places are continuing to offer meals for takeaway and delivery. Here’s our roundup of who’s serving what during Phase 2 of the reopening plan.
Adar offers Mediterranean-inspired fare from chef Tamir Nahmias in the picturesque Passage des Panoramas.
Cyril Lignac’s seafood-focused restaurant replaces an 11th arrondissement neighborhood bistrot.
Our Favorites Au Passage (75011) Le Grand Bain (75020) Ellsworth (75001) Clamato (75011) Clown Bar (75011) Our Selection by Neighborhood Louvre & Opéra (75001) Ellsworth Les Fines Gueules Sentier (75002) A Noste Frenchie Bar à Vins Marais (75003, 75004) Le Mary Celeste St-Germain (75006) Freddy’s L’Avant Comptoir L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer La Crèmerie Pigalle & Grands Boulevards (75009) Buvette Gastrothèque Canal St-Martin (75010) La Cave à Michel La Pointe du Grouin Le Bel Ordinaire Bastille, République & Voltaire (75011) Au Passage Aux Deux Amis Clamato… Read More »Small Sharable Plates
Just steps from the train tracks leading to and from the Saint-Lazare train station, Gare au Gorille is the new project from two Septime alums, Marc Cordonnier (Grébaut’s former sous-chef) and his front-of-house partner Louis Langevin. With a hip hop soundtrack and aspirations no grander than to be a good bistro, the quality of food they are putting out will nonetheless attract the sort of globetrotting gastronome crowd that they are fleeing from at Septime. Lunch on a cold December day was a study in simplicity and… Read More »Gare au Gorille
Septime’s Bertrand Grébaut and Théo Pourriat converted a shoe-repair shop to open this intimate, impeccably-designed wine bar just around the corner from their renowned restaurant. The well-informed staff serve a limited menu of exquisite small plates (ranging from cheeses and cured meats to foie gras stuffed with smoked eel) alongside a sizeable selection of well-priced natural wines from France and abroad.
On any given evening a mixed crowd of locals and tourists – some waiting for tables at Clamato, others just enjoying apéro-hour – perch on bar stools and repurposed grocery crates, mingling to a soundtrack of reggae and vintage jazz classics. For years more a way-station than an outright destination, Septime Cave has since summer 2015 been open for business on Sundays, rendering it all the more indispensable to the rue de Charonne neighborhood.