We’d been shopping at the Organic Market on the Blvd. des Batignolles and it was time for lunch. I remembered passing a quaint bistro on the rue des Dames called, quaintly enough , Un Air de Famille. From the outside it looks like the tiny salon de thé that Fréderic’s parents originally opened thirty years ago but inside it is a maze of nooks and crannies filled with antiques that can accommodate up to 100 diners.
We’d been shopping at the Organic Market on the Blvd. des Batignolles and it was time for lunch. I remembered passing a quaint bistro on the rue des Dames called, quaintly enough , Un Air de Famille. From the outside it looks like the tiny salon de thé that Fréderic’s parents originally opened thirty years ago but inside it is a maze of nooks and crannies filled with antiques that can accommodate up to 100 diners.
From the 17.90 menus I selected a terrine de saumon speckled with vegetables, surrounded by an ocean of yellow pepper coulis-light, colorful and refreshing. M saved her calories for dessert.
One of the plats du jour was generous serving of beef cheeks in a Borgeuil sauce with a mountain of vegetables. M drank a Borgeuil and I opted for a Cote Lyonais.
Dessert served with two forks was a warm apple and red berry crumble. We were joined for coffee and a complimentary digestif by Frèderic who filled us in on his frequent wine tastings and jazz concerts.
The food comes out of the kitchen at a leisurely pace so you know your meal has been cooked to order. Between courses we chatted amiably with a family from Champagne and a parisienne who like us were making their first of many visits.
Un Air de Famille • 118 rue des Dames, 75017
Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday
