Dining out in Paris should be fun, relaxing andnever, never stressful. Whether a 3-star restaurant or a neighborhood bistro there should always be a warm welcome and an excellent rapport qualité-prix-a positive relationship between price and quality. Bon appétit!
Bistros & Restos 11th to 15th Arr.
Le Grill Astier
Just a few steps from, the mother ship Astier, Frederic Hubig, the Earl of the Eleventh, has opened Le Grill Astier.
Le Baron Rouge-12th arrondissement
At the end of a morning of shopping for Sunday dinner at the Marché d’Aligre I can often be found sipping a glass of red from the extensive list of wines, some for as little as 2.5 euros a glass, accompanied by a plate of rillettes de porc with a bowl of cornichons that could easily satisfy two persons at this local institution.
Le Train Bleu
Jeanne A.
Pascale of Version à la Française had won my ExpatExpo raffle for dinner for two at Jeanne A., the charcuterie, traiteur, bistro run by Frederic Hubig of the adjacent Astier. She very kindly asked me to be her guest for dinner and networking.
Pascale of Version à la Française had won my ExpatExpo raffle for dinner for two at Jeanne A., the charcuterie, traiteur, bistro run by Frederic Hubig of the adjacent Astier. She very kindly asked me to be her guest for dinner and networking.
I arrived a few minutes early and stopped for un verre at Astier where I ran into Amy from Brooklyn and Burgundy and Marcy from Umbria. After establishing our Brooklyn bona fides (Junior High School, High School and neighborhood) I was invited to join them while I waited for Pascal. When she arrived Robert filled a glass for her and topped mine as we all got acquainted.
I had attended a press party for the soft opening in September but Jeanne A. was now in full stride.
Frederic poured a Pouilly Fumé 2008 Domaine Masson-Blondelet from the Astier cave with an Assiette de saucisses et saucissons (Jésus de Lyon, Rosette de Lyon, saucisse au Laguiole) that was followed by an entrée portion of juicy chou-farci
For our main course we chose Gigot d’agneau de lait frotté à la moutardeàl’ancienne et au thym with a glass of Foillard’s excellent 2008 Morgon.
Another glass of Morgon enhanced our cheese selection.
By now it was after midnight and we were completely satisfied requiring neither coffee nor calvados. We exchanged bye-bye bisous and ventured into the night in search of transportation.
42 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris 75011
Metro: Oberkampf, République, Parmentier
9:30AM -10PM, closed Tuesday & Wednesday
Tel: 01 43 55 09 49.
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Bistros
No one should have a bad meal in Paris! Whether a 2-star restaurant or a local bistro there should always be an excellent rapport qualité prix– relationship between price and quality. At my favorites you will be treated as a regular and have a satisfying experience. Just tell them “Terrance sent you.”
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