Amazing
Michelin star with a price tag to match but an outstanding choice for the best restaurant in paris with a focus on fish/seafood. All the fish is fresh and it tastes like they caught it right before they served it. Their website describes the fish tgey several and some is pretty exotic. I went in hoping for chapon but they did not have any that day. Again this is all fresh so it's not like their is freezer stock
I started with mackerel cru ( raw) which was sublime. Mackerel is hardly what comes to mind at a Michelin star which is I wanted to try it. Amazing. , could not start better
Octopus was next. Grilled and so tender and succulent inside. Again , not normal Michelin star fare which is why I picked it. I have never had octopus that good
The 'sole' is pretty standard fare at high end , low end , and everything in between. Which makes an excellent choice to measure the restaurant . It was amazing , best I have ever had and I have had a lot , including at quite a few Michelin star places. The cooking was of course good but again I have to put this to the quality of the particular fish
I chose a white chateau neuf du pape. (Cailoux). I guess I probably could have done individual glasses per course for a perfect match , but I like CNdP and the bottle went well enough with all. No complaints. The sommelier was great and helpful even if I ignored her advice.
Dessert , some orange tarty thing. She recommended a sake with it which thankfully I did take her advice. She nailed it. Great dessert and amazing pairing.
Finished with an obligatory cognac , boutique brand . Sommelier picked it
Was it all perfect? Close. The vegetables were a miss. Too strong and overpowered my fish and my wine. I left them, good , but just a match problem.
Walked the 10 minutes back to my place. Going to remember this for a long time
Cheap ? No. But if you want the best in seafood /fish in paris this has got to be it. read more