Aux Bons Crus
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Brasserie Bellanger
This modern, inexpensive brasserie offers classic French fare near Gare du Nord.
Amarante
Go big or go home at this larger-than-life bistro featuring hearty, classically French fare.
Le Colvert
This bistrot in the heart of the Latin Quarter offers all-day service in its spacious dining room.
La Fourchette du Printemps
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What we want when we say the ‘B’ word
So picture this: you’re walking down the street in Paris on a cold night, and you’re hungry. All of a sudden something smells so damned good, so rich winey earthy and rutting, that you absolutely have to hunt it down. You work out that this irresistible olfactory lure is emanating from a ramshackle looking little place on the corner. You step inside, and one of the most power sentimental semaphores ever created—the red-and-white checked table cloth, tells you that yes, you’re in the right place, this is a real Paris bistro.
The Menace of Culinary Displacement in Paris
After a recent morning spent playing restaurant ping-pong via email with my friend Dorie, it dawned on me. We were trying to create an eating itinerary of traditional French bistros for a pair of retired chefs visiting from Oklahoma, and it proved to be a daunting task. Why? These men were coming to France to eat epic Gallic grub—you know, blanquette de veau, boeuf bourguignon, and coq au vin—and even with the difficulty of summer opening hours notwithstanding, it startled me to realize there’s just not a lot of that on offer in Paris anymore.