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.
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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.
I Returned to Kubri – And It Might Be My Favorite Place to Eat in Paris Right Now
The creative, objectively delicious food would be reason enough to come to Kubri. But the experience is only improved by the beautiful dining room decorated in shades of dusty rose, where the tables are large enough to hold the bounty of plates. The staff, too, is charming and welcoming, which only further cements Kubri as an absolute Paris go-to.
If You Want to Know How Raclette Got its Name, Turn to le Chalet Savoyard
Come for the raclette and stay for the Berthoud.
Cornichon is Even Better Than I Expected
I eat in a lot of old-school (and wannabe old-school) spots, and I often find myself considering what makes a place surprising or different. For me, what makes le Cornichon so great is its authenticity. You really feel the desire to bring out the best of an old-style café with just a few touches that make it a bit more unique and a bit more delicious.
FIEF’s Mission is Clear, but There’s Some Fumbling on the Execution
Stalwartly locavore, 1-Michelin-star FIEF prides itself on sourcing all of its ingredients from the hexagon – which means no coffee, no chocolate, and no vanilla. Instead Chef Victor Mercier takes full advantage of the bounty of France’s terroir to craft a tasting menu featuring surprising and audacious flavor combos, most of which take inspiration from French classics with a slight Asian twist.
Chez Aline Is Still Bringing Great Sandwiches to the 11th – and That’s Not All
It was in 2012 that Delphine Zampetti converted a former horse butchery into a sandwich shop known for top-notch baguettes stuffed with everything from raw milk cheese to Prince de Paris ham. I fell hard for the original, but it had been a while since I’d returned – so long, in fact, that her former second in command, Tiphaine Moindrot, has taken the reins. So I decided to stop in and see if it was still worthy of the hype.
Café du Coin’s Pizzette Are Just the Beginning of What Makes this Neighborhood Staple So Great
It’d be easy to assume, given Café du Coin’s Instagram feed, that its pizzette are the backbone of the menu. And you wouldn’t be wrong. But you wouldn’t be totally right either.
L’Orillon is Zhuzhing Up the Neighborhood Bar Vibe Perfectly
L’Orillon’s concept is far from unique, but the execution is on-point, with seasonal small plates featuring loads of cheffy touches in a bistro ambiance that makes you feel at home from the moment you walk through the door.
Le Saint-Sébastien is Still Marvelous Under Its New Chef
No matter how the team in the kitchen has changed, le Saint-Sébastien has remained true to itself: a restaurant where you can feel the love, where conviviality reigns, where clients are looked after, whether at a table or, in the case of yours truly, in their favorite seat at the bar.