le P'tit Fernand

in Bistros & Restos 6th to 10th Arr.

The baby brother of the cavernous Bistro Fernand offers an edited version of their soul-satisfying, cuisine grandmère in a quieter and more intimate setting.

 

The baby brother of the cavernous Bistro Fernand offers an edited version of their soul-satisfying, cuisine grandmère in a quieter and more intimate setting.

Friends from San Francisco were in town and we began by sharing two entrées: a rillette d’oie avec pain grillée and a creamy tartar of crevettes et avocats that were more than enough for everyone.

Two salmon were deliciously roasted and accompanied by a purée of zucchini in basil. Not a drop of that vegetable remained on either plate.

A classic steak tartare-nothing fancy just hand cut and prepared from a great piece of meat. These people have a great butcher and my morceau with a confit d’eschalottes and purée pommes de terres never disappoints.

Having just finished Rudy Chelmincki’s new book about Beaujolais, I’ll Drink to That I opted for a 2005 Thevent Morgon- at a  mere 22 euros.

One more treat awaited; Kirsch-laced girottes in a bowl of fromage blanc with 3 spoons, however, when it arrived the abstainer could not resist.

We walked out to the bright light of a June evening fully content and we barely broke the 100 euro mark.

 
Le P’tit Fernande
7 rue Lobineau , Paris 75006
01-4046-0688
Metro: Mabillon, Odéon

 

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