Brasserie Bellanger is a go-to for good-quality bistro staples with a contemporary twist. While service can be wanting and the brasserie occasionally suffers for its popularity, the low prices and delicious food keep me coming back again and again.
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Chez Ibo is Perpetuating a Long-Standing Turkish Tradition Deliciously
This may be Paris’ best kébab.
Le Petit Chardon Offers a Great Setting and Fine Food
Just steps from the picturesque covered Saint-Martin market sits le Petit Chardon, a neo-bistro with a relatively inexpensive menu of slight twists on bistro classics. It’s not the kind of place I would cross Paris for, but if you’re in the neighborhood and looking for a classic vibe with a beautiful dining room and a tiny terrace perfect for people-watching, it’s hard to do better.
ChoCho is Offering Truly Surprising, Delicious Small Plates
I live for moments when I discover a truly surprising restaurant, one where the flavors and textures actually make me think. After nearly 20 years in this industry, these moments are rare, and yet I lived quite a few at ChoCho.
For Excellent Roast Chicken, Head to Brasserie Bellanger
This neo-brasserie offers great iterations of French classics at reasonable prices in a fun, hip ambiance.
Hôtel du Nord Nearly Delivers a Lovely Bistro Experience in a Storied Setting
The appetizers are pitch perfect at this restaurant, and while I have some quibbles with the rest, the slight missteps can easily be overlooked, especially if you want to eat in this storied dining room or indeed at a table outside with a view of the Canal.
Bouillon Julien is Still Going Strong a Century In
Bouillon Julien is one of Paris’ original bouillons, offering inexpensive classic French fare. And unlike the néo-bouillons currently taking the city by storm, it’s far enough off the beaten track to avoid ultra-long lines or kitchen nightmares. And the Art Nouveau dining room so glorious.
Fellows’ Pasta Is Some of the Most Creative Out There
Fellows’ menu of reasonably priced house-made pasta is suffused with delicious international spins and flourishes, from harissa to za’atar to miso.
Café Les Deux Gares is Just as Delightful at Dinner
I was particularly chuffed to get the chance to return to Café les Deux Gares for dinner recently, nine months after I had such a drawdropping lunch I went so far as to declare it my new local.
Le Vaillant Would Have Been My Neighborhood Staple
For as wary as I am of hyperbole, flawless is truly the only term I can use to describe the dining experience at this tiny pocket of a bistro overlooking the Canal Saint-Martin.