New BistroOn the Rise The dining room at Montée. Opening a quality restaurant in a train station is a fantastic idea. Three-star chef Éric Frechon has already done it with great elegance at Lazare In the Gare Saint Lazare, and … Read More
Accent on Good Food The Canal Saint-Martin has left behind its colorful past as a working canal in a seedy neighborhood and now attracts hordes of pleasure-seekers as soon as a ray of sunshine peeks through the clouds. Not all … Read More
Nouveau and Natural La Muse Vin specializes in “natural” wines. Photo: Charles Gomes Like just about everything else these days, restaurant food is subject to trends. We have recently reviewed some of Paris’s “nouveaux bistros” (including the Marsangy, Café des … Read More
In Good Taste A plain backdrop for a fine meal. Unpretentious, friendly and inexpensive, with excellent food – what more could you ask for in a restaurant? Some would say an attractive decor, but we all have different priorities. Marsangy … Read More
For the Love of Tradition Chef Alain Brigant named his restaurant after his great-grandfather. Note (Dec. 31, 2007): Velly has changed owners and is now called Villa Victoria, but apparently has the same chef. Watch this space for an updated … Read More
Transplanted Rose Blooms in Paris Daniel Rose at work in his shoebox restaurant. “Have you heard about this place? It’s the latest buzz, everyone’s talking about it!” was my introduction to Spring a few weeks back from a friend … Read More
Reflections on Rip-offs Lotte with a spicy pear chutney. I have just been exercised by a grimly entertaining piece in the London Daily Telegraph about the food at Disneyland Resort Paris. The writer had no high expectations of the food … Read More
A lobster dish at L’Ardoise Gourmande. Spring is specializing in lobster rolls for the summer. This past week I have been back to a couple of places whose praises I’ve sung in the past: Spring and L’Ardoise Gourmande. It’s a … Read More
Even the Iberian Bellota pork sprouted a flower at Villa Victoria. Photo © ParisUpdate.com Villa Victoria (formerly Velly), located near the Eglise Notre Dame de Lorette, has long been a favorite of residents of the ninth arrondissement. After a change … Read More
Too Much of A Good Thing? Have you seen this Paris bistro before? When I walked into L’Office the other evening, I had the impression that I had been there before. I hadn’t, but the new wave of “neo-bistros” in … Read More
