Tag: paris 11th

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.

Le Bistrot Paul-Bert’s reputation precedes it… and for me, that’s part of the problem haunting this very good bistro.

This 11th arrondissement restaurant is a relative newcomer to a neighborhood that already seems nearly saturated with great places to eat. Indeed, the 11th is known above all for food; it’s not home to commerce or even much tourism, something that Chef-Owner Maxime Bouttier sought from the get-go, targeting clientèle whose chief interest is indeed the food.

I first visited Au Petit Panisse several years ago, at lunchtime, and while in rereading my review now I apparently loved it, for some reason, I didn’t remember it all that fondly….

It’s no secret that appetizers often outshine mains in terms of creativity and innovation, but here, the opposite is true, for as lovely as the starters were, the mains blew me away.

Contemporary, creative Lebanese dishes in a comfortable, cozy dining room.