The Best French Restaurants
Restaurant Reviews by Alain Neyman
His informative
Parisian restaurant site can be found at:
http://www.lesrestos.com
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Passionate things are
happening in Paris right now; one can take
note
of the
Dynamism of the great Chefs at their affordable bistros
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CHIBERTA
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FRANÇAIS
Guy Savoy has taken over the CHIBERTA, close to the Champs Elysees, which was transformed into a chic
bistro by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte.
It opens into three rooms, one with a tasting bar, another with a
wall wine seller
in a hallway and the third with big paintings of modern art. One can come here to treat
himself
to a tourteau "granny-celeri", the supreme of volaille de Bresse au foie gras
and figs fixed three ways with
almond milk sorbet. The excellent choice of wine is
worthy of this three star Chef.
Menu to 60 €; à la carte from 42 to 80 €. Open daily, except for Saturday
noon and Sunday.
LE CHIBERTA - 3, rue Arsène Houssaye - 75008 Paris -Tel: 01 53 53 42 00
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AUX LYONNAIS, between the Bourse and the Opera, Chef Alain Ducasse
has updated the classic AUX
LYONNAIS with its original 1890s decoration, to
lighten the traditional gastronomy of the "bouchons" - those
typical bistros from Lyon
- into a real Parisian atmosphere where he delights us with le paleron de boeuf
braisé,
l'oeuf cocotte aux ecrevisses, le velouté de lentilles poule faisane, les légumes
d'un
lendemain de
pot-au-feu or soufflé au Cointreau. Very nice female service
too.
Menu to 28 € ; à la carte from 35 to 60 €. Open daily, except Saturday
noon, Sunday and Monday.
AUX LYONNAIS - 32, rue
Saint-Marc - 75002 Paris - Tel : 01 42 96
65 04
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L'ATELIER DE JOEL ROBUCHON
Six years after leaving his restaurant, Joel Robuchon has returned to open
two new places, one right after the
other: L'ATELIER DE JOEL ROBUCHON on the left
bank L'ATELIER DE JOEL ROBUCHON - À
la carte from 25
to 80 €. Open everyday. 5, rue de Montalembert - 75007 Paris - Tel : 01 42 22 56 56
LA TABLE DE JOEL ROBUCHON on
the right bank.
In the spirit of the times of the zinc counter small "tapa-like" mouthfuls
are featured at L'Atelier; more
conventional servings are found at La Table, in a
stylistic and comfortable room where the great Chef' makes
us rediscover le tourteau à
l'avocat, les cuisses de grenouilles, la tarte aux legumes crus et confits and, for
dessert, le pastel délice.
LA TABLE DE JOEL ROBUCHON - À la carte from 70 to 110 €. Open daily. 16, avenue Bugeaud - 75016
PARIS - Tel : 01 56 28 16 16
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LES AMBASSADEURS
Within the young generation of brilliant Chefs, that are currently
asserting their talents,it is in the very prestigious
Hotel de Crillon, on the Place de la
Concorde, where a second star was given this year to Jean-Francois
Piege, the new Chef
of the restaurant LES AMBASSADEURS, which is surrounded by a sumptuous decor of
marble, mirrors and crystal chandeliers, over looking the place de la
Concorde. The young Chef, a student of
Alain Ducasse, blinds us with les noix de St
Jacques, soles de petit bateau à l'ecorce de citron and for
dessert, Jerome Chaucesse,
the excellent pâtissier tempts us with his fine gateau croustillant chocolait
banane et citron vert.
Menus from 70 to 130 € ; à la carte frin 120 to 220 €.
LES AMBASSADEURS à L'HOTEL DE
CRILLON - 10, place de la Concorde - 75008 Paris - Tel : 01 44 71 16 16
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L'ASTRANCE
And also, in a little restaurant that is both famous and discreet: they
have worked for Alain Passart, the three
star Chef of the Arpége before opening their own
restaurant, L'ASTRANCE, close to the Seine, between the
eiffel tower and Trocadero and
with success immediately smiling upon Pascal Babot (kitchen) and to Christphe
Rohat (dinning room). The service is warm and inviting in the dining room with
its classy comtempory style, lots
of between tables room, beautiful and colorful
modern dinning set. Come and pamper yourself with le crabe en
fine raviole d'avocat, le
canard aux griottes and, for dessert, le pain perdu au lait battu avec sa glace au
lait.
The Chef just received a second Michelin Guide star in Mars, 2005. Outstanding.
À la carte from 50 to 100 € ; menu up to 150 €. Open daily except Saturday
and Sunday.
L'ASTRANCE - 4, rue Beethoven - 75016 Paris - Tel : 01 40 50 84 40
IN THE BISTRO
CATEGORY WE FIND MORE AND MORE GOURMET
ADDRESSES
LES PAPILLES
Take a wine bistro, entrust it to a super team, baptize it LES PAPILLES
and you will acquire the most
interesting addresse on the left bank. Bertrand Blux,
ex-Chef patissier at Taillevent proposes, with simplicity,
some traditional dishes
fit for the best tables. All of Paris rushes to enjoy le velouté de tomates crème
fouettée,
le pavé de lieu jaune à l'écrassée de pommes de terre et ses condiments and, for
dessert, the
suprême d'agrumes en gelée de Campari ; but also the corbeille de
cochonnaille or the terrines de la famille
Camdeborde with superb wines to chose from.
Bistro style decorations, counter and wooden chairs.
Menu at 28,50 €, à la carte from 25 to 40 € ; service until 22h30. LES PAPILLES - 30, rue Gay-Lussac - 75005
Paris - Tel : 01 43 25 20 79 -
Every day except Sunday.
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CAFÉ DES DÉLICES
Gilles Choukroun, a young Chef with stars from Chartres , has come back
to the capital to cherish and suprise
with his unusual and savory culinary finds.
The hip clientele have made the CAFÉ DES DÉLICES a rendezvous
of gourmets that
come for the pleasure of treating themselves to la crème brûlée aux
cacahouèttes, la palette
de porc with a sauce blanquette and some petits pois citronnés and
finishing with Mon dessert "Café des
Délices" aux agrumes. Contemporary
Mediterranean style decorations.
Lunch Menu, 15 € ; à la carte from 26 to 40 €. Open everyday except
Saturday and Sunday
LE CAFE DES DELICES - 87, rue d'Assas - 75006 Paris - Tel : 01 43 54 70 00
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L'AVANT GOÛT
Christophe Beaufront is a favorite of those gourmets that appreciate the
quality of fresh products, the sincerity
of a talented Chef and the good atmosphere
of his Parisian bistro that is always full of happy customers.
Amongst his best
dishes one does not resist his filets de maquereau tièdes, his pot-au-feu de cochon
aux
épices et legumes and to finish with parfait glacé aux marrons. The recently
remodeled dinning room at
L'AVANT GOÛT the walls of which house the artistic works
of the Chef :deformed bottles, photographic
enlargements. An unavoidable rendezvous for bistro gastronomy.
Lunch menu at 14 € ; menu at 23 € and at 40 € ; à la carte from 26 € to 35
€.
L'AVANT-GOUT - 26, rue Bobillot - 75013 Paris - Tel : 01 53 80 24 00 -
Every day except Saturday, Sunday
and Monday.
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CHEZ JEAN
A beautiful decor from the 1950's with a long counter made of lightwood, a
superb porte-tambour, benches
finished in purple velour, a monumental oak
staircase and high ceilings, all create a unique atmosphere at
CHEZ JEAN. This renowned
house taken over by Jean-Frederic Guidoni - an ex-Taillevent - where the young
Chef Benoit Bordier prepares a subtle cuisine, all finesse and freshness, to the great
pleasure of the guests
that ask for another serving of la terrine de foie gras de
canard mi-cuit, le cochon fermier aux carottes
fondantes avec abricots et citrons confits and
the mille-feuille à la vanille caramélisé.
Lunch menu at 34 € ; à la carte 38 € to 60 €. Open every day except
Saturday and Sunday.
CHEZ JEAN - 8, rue Saint- Lazare - 75009 Paris - Tel : 01 48 78 62 73
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LA RÈGALADE
The bistro LA RÈGALADE has changed ownership ; the Chef Yves Camdeborde
has sold to the young Bruno
Doucet (ex-second of Jean Pierre Vigato) and,
since it is still has good has always, the workers are loyal and
the affluent guests keep
coming, we do not see any change in this Parisian bistro. This is a sure thing with
the
foie gras du Gers poêlé au pain d'épices, le Parmentier de boudin noir and the sorbet
aux fruits rouges avec
sa gelée de Campari. As for Yves Camborde, he is going to open
a hotel-restaurant in Paris in the neighbor-
hood of the Odeon, in April, to
be continued . . .
LA REGALADE - 49, avenue Jean Moulin - 75014 Paris - Tel : 01 45 45 68 58
Menu-carte to 30 €. Open every day except Saturday noon, Sunday and Monday
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Yves Cambeborde - Le RELAIS SAINT GERMAIN et LE COMPTOIR DU RELAIS - 5 et 9 Carrefour de l'Odéon -
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