hollywood Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Who will arbitrate this dispute? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/opinion/paris-left-bank-street-fight.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Just came across this shot of "mixed vegetables" at the take-out counter at Printemps (department store) food hall. About $12/lb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Voyager - have you been to Jaïs by any chance? No. But i see that John Talbott and Americans on Trip Advisor love it. John Talbott is completely random so I don't know that this is a negative (or a positive) Just as an aside, you all know that John only does lunches, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Indeed, and often not understood by readers. It's worth noting that most Paris bloggers only do lunches, which skews both the menu choices and costs described in their reports. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Voyager - have you been to Jaïs by any chance? No. But i see that John Talbott and Americans on Trip Advisor love it. John Talbott is completely random so I don't know that this is a negative (or a positive) Just as an aside, you all know that John only does lunches, right? I know. That doesn't quite account for the randomness, although it does reduce relevance to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balex Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Taillevent is really quite good (again). And some decent value on the middle to high end of the wine list. Very classic food - better than my last meal at L'Ambroisie. I went slightly against my will with a friend who recommended it but had an excellent meal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balex Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Terrific lunch at Yoshinori a few days ago. One of the puddings was a bit unsuccessful - strawberries in a sort of jelly but the rest was really delicious. Superb pea based starter with a mousse made of cauliflower, and a puree of the pods, nice bit of hake, everything very accurately cooked. Small and friendly service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheeseMonger Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Arrived in Paris yesterday, staying way down in the 16th/Auteuil neighborhood. After a few months in lands of no spice (Scotland and Normandy), I headed to the well-reviewed Le Pont de Sichuan. Arg, closed for August! But who knew that the area there is saturated with asian (mostly japanese) restaurants? Probably plenty of people, but not me. Anyway, was able to find a nice enough lunch, but I need to be careful about making sure that places are open when I get a craving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ptipois Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 That area has been saturated with (mostly) cheap Japanese restaurants for more than four decades now. Where did you end up finding a nice enough lunch? Le Pont de Sichuan is well-reviewed but I wasn't awed by it. "Sichuan" food in Paris has the same problems as mostly everywhere else including China. Chungking Express in the 9th churns up a very decent Chongqing hotpot. Le Grand Bol (11th) is amazingly good for such a small, unconspicuous place. Tricotin (13th, Cambodian-Chinese) remains tops for dim sum. Yunnan chefs hop all around the city for better-paid jobs so no Yunnan restaurant is very consistent here. Vietnamese food can be really really good in Paris. If you want Isaan (Lao) food that is spicy enough, head for Lao Thai on rue de Tolbiac and order a yam of any sort (transparent noodles, cuttlefish, etc.) or laap neua. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balex Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 What’s a good Monday evening choice near the Marais ? Decent but informal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ptipois Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Café des Musées (IN the Marais), À la Renaissance (place Voltaire), Amarante (Bastille), Botanique (near République), Le Sot-l'y-laisse, Yard (11th). Yard's small-plates bar in my opinion better than the restaurant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I think Villaret is also open although our last meal there wasn't great except for the wine list Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balex Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Botanique was a good recommendation Ppois, thanks. Good wine list, very technically correct and delicious food. I had a terrific pigeon with a really first class sauce, perfect cuisson on the crown which had been roasted with smoky herbs, legs kind of confit separately. Something strange about the lighting or the way the tables are laid out though .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 For the record, can I assume you chose Botanique's street level restaurant and not the upstairs dining room? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ptipois Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 That sounds more like a description of the street level restaurant. It is usually the lunch place, the upstairs dining room being used at dinner time. I much prefer the upstairs room. Ground floor too dark. Korus (formerly Iratze) is another recommendation. Not been there yet but hearing plenty of good about it, and seeing extremely appetizing photos come out of it every now and then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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