This lovely tea salon still feels a bit like a secret – and the pastries are positively divine.
Author: emiglia
Eels Marries Manages to Be Both Daring and Delicious
This innovative fine dining restaurant in the 10th absolutely conquered both my palate and heart with its creativity and generosity.
Mille et Un Delivers on the Black Sesame Promise
Social media has brought some massive changes to the way that we conceive of food. Birthday cakes are taller. Cheese pull is cheesier and pullier. And the eye-catching colors of matcha, pistachio, and black sesame dominate. But at least when it comes to the latter, Mille et Un is delivering substance as well as style. In this 6th arrondissement pastry shop just steps from the Bon Marché, Seo Yongsang is showcasing a marriage of French technique and Korean flavors with aplomb.
Le Bon Georges’ Steak-Frites May Be One of Paris’ Best – Emphasis on the Frites
The steak-frites here costs 74 euros, but I recommend you save up and dig in.
Amarante is an Under-the-Radar Bistro Gem
Read any “best bistros in Paris” list, and you’re likely to find the same frequent fliers: Bistrot Paul Bert, Bistrot des Tournelles, Le Bon Georges, La Bourse et la Vie… And while…
Jeffrey Cagnes Is Putting the Pâte Back in Pastry
This experienced pastry chef is adding just the right innovative twists to stalwarts of Parisian pastry arts.
Verjus Wine Bar is Like Cheers for the Restaurant Crowd
There’s a reason people keep coming back to Verjus. It’s cozy and warm and welcoming, and while this ambiance – and its cozy location just steps from the Jardin du Palais Royal means it doesn’t need to go so hard on the food, it does.
Chez Denise Steps Back in Time So Vividly the Expression Has Lost All Meaning
If you’ve seen Midnight in Paris, you know all about Woody Allen’s ode to a particularly American brand of nostalgia for a certain kind of Paris you’ll never see. But if there were somewhere to see it… it would undoubtedly be Chez Denise. This resolutely old-school bistro is raucous and convivial and dyed-in-the-wool. It’s a place where the landline still rings, and they still take your coat; where you can be turned away if the maitre d’ doesn’t like the cut of your gib and Tuesday is tête de veau day. It’s a place where you can still chat to your neighbors and even share their dessert.
Tarantula Is A Vibey Bar with Incredible Mexican-Accented Small Plates
Since 2024, Chef Emmanuel Peña Treviño (ex-El Nopal) has been lending fine dining nuance and flair to a cuisine so often unfairly relegated to the category of street food, and the only thing I’m mad about is how long it took me to get here.
Les Collonges Didn’t Wow Me – Please Change My Mind
Overall, I was nonplussed by my experience at Les Collonges, and doubly disappointed given the genial service, beautiful dining room, and the high hopes I’d had. So did I visit on an off night? Am I missing something? I’m not sure, but I’m willing to have my mind changed.