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.
Category: Restaurant Reviews
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.
Le Sévero Still Makes the Best Steak in Paris
Long story short? Come for the steak. Stay for the steak. Return for the steak. And for the love of god, eat everything on your plate.
Vivide is a Fine Dining Love Letter to Plant-Based Food
Plant-based fine dining is not fully rooted in France yet, but at Vivide, the new fine dining spot from the team behind Pristine, it is definitely taking on a French accent I cannot help but fall for.
Prévelle Puts Plant-Driven Dining on a Pedestal
Meat is typically a cornerstone of French dining, but at Prévelle, Romain Méder is focusing on plants first. And that’s not the only way this young chef is turning heads.
Le Cadoret is On Fire Under Its New Team
The restaurant toes the line of a bistro, with all-day opening hours from 8:30am from Tuesday through Saturday. The resulting space blends a daytime café vibe, complete with an affordable chalkboard prix fixe, with the allure of a serious restaurant come evening, when the menu remains rooted in the tenets of French tradition with some unapologetic international twists.
Ardent’s Clubby Vibe Isn’t My Style, But It’s Worth it for the Food
This restaurant feels like it’s all vibes, but the food is actually delicious. (And if you’ve got an iPhone torch, you might actually be able to see it.)
In a World of Ho-Hum Wine Bars, Le Recoin Stands Out
In a city dominated by wine bars with a minimalist approach to food, Recoin is an outlier. It may feel like a wine bar, complete with a well-deserved, cooler-than-you ambiance, but it runs – and eats – like a serious restaurant.
Black Dog Proves You Shouldn’t Meet Your Heroes – Or Return to Restaurants You Loved When You Were Drunk and 20
This South American steakhouse hidden at the back of a metal bar is a major vibe, but unfortunately, it just doesn’t hit the way it used to.
Le Coq et Fils Is a Delicious Ode To Roast Chicken – with a Cheap Cheat Code
At Le Coq et Fils, located at the top of the picturesque, ultra-touristy butte Montmartre, Westermann showcases the crème de la crème of French fowl, sourcing pedigreed chickens from across France and giving them the spa treatment for a cuisine that, he says, “doesn’t look to shock or stun but to make people feel.” And he succeeds – mostly.