Great food, very authentic, great service and a wonderful owner…read moreSitting area inside and outside

Outstanding! Intimate. Welcoming. Authentic. Great service! What a terrific culinary experience…read more The tagine was out of this world, imbued with the right amount of spice. The chicken couscous with raisins and chickpeas had fresh vegetables, gorgeous gilled meats, and additional spices to personalize the dish. The pepper/feta/balsamic appetizer was just delicious. This meal at Le Sirocco was hearty, healthy and topped off with a fresh orange & mint along with fresh mint tea. Look forward to our next visit!

A tradition started 24 years ago continues. Since 2000, my first meal in Paris has always been at…read moreL'Homme Bleu. And when you return after over 2 decades you wonder if the food will still be as good as you remember it. It exceeded every expectation! Seksu Homme Bleu - couscous with merguez sausage, lamb chops and meatball kebabs. The 'gravy for the couscous comes in a separate container, with the couscous sitting on top in its own container with strainer type holes in it. Seksu n'inebgi - couscous with lamb in sauce and merguez sausages. Akanaf s'iberdien n'izimer - grilled lamb chops with vegetables and 2 merguez sausage. The lamb chops are tender and juicy and perfectly seasoned. The merguez tends to be drier and a bit tougher. It's just that type of sausage - you either love it or you don't. Tajine s'uxarfi - lamb with mixed vegetables, pickled lemons and olives. Brine-y and more savory...the pickled lemons were absolutely delicious and were a great contrast to the brine-y olive flavors. Tajine Iham lahlou - lamb with almonds, pears, onions, prunes, orange blossom and cinnamon. This is the more traditional Arab/Berber flavor and even though it's more 'sweet' it's still savory and oh my heaven it's delicious. The flavors, the texture of the lamb with the texture of couscous work in harmony to create a gastronomic masterpiece. The spicy harrisa paste that they bring is a great complement to add a little heat to your dish. Notice the pattern -- lamb- lamb - lamb. No matter how full you think you are - get the sweet mint tea at the end - it's a great digestive aid; mint forward with just the right amount of sugar. Note: you have to get as many main courses as the number of people in your party. So, if you go with 5 people then you have to get 5 dishes. These can be shared family style, but even if you think it's too much food- this is necessary. You can mix and match from the menu. Entrées (appetizers) do not count. We were 5 people. We ordered 2 couscous (came in one container), 2 tajine (came separately) and 1 grilled plate. When we do this again, we would do 2 tajine, 2 grilled plates and 1 couscous. My palate, my soul and my heart are satisfied. A bientôt L'Homme Bleu. Je reviendrai.

We enjoyed a true Moroccan feast in a tagine of lamb, pears, apricots, and prunes served with…read morecouscous. Authentic and delicious. Service was attentive as we felt like we were part of the neighborhood among friends.

This is a review where I'm going to mainly let the pictures do the work. Why? Because sometimes the…read moreoverall experience is so lovely you don't get hung up on the details. Don't get me wrong: the details matter, which is why this place punches in a heavy weight class. Also, yeah, my precision is off due to the later than normal review. That said, this was another solid find courtesy of the "Infatuation," and I had to see how it stacked up to the Tagine in Beverly Hills. Plus, it was a short walk from the hotel. Say less. Cuisine: 5/5. Merguez grilles et salads macrocaine. Couscous boulettes de boeuf. I hope I have that right. It is what it is. What's important is the food is - wait for it - wait for it - oh yeah, superb. Beautifully bold, sumptuously savory, and hit all the right notes. Beverages: 5/5. Aperitif (the tropical looking drink). Digestif (gold drink). What are they? Who cares. Ask the waiter if you have questions or if you would like suggestions and enjoy the experience, damn it. I typically go for whiskey/scotch for the digestif, if that helps. Service: 5/5. I love when all of my dining experiences in Paris consist of excellent service, that way I can check Americans who resort to imbecilic stereotypes about Paris (despite never having travelled here). In one word: superb. Warm, friendly, and top notch. I'd also say to my fellow Americans: leave any symptoms of American Exceptionalism back home on the other side of the pond - AND take a few seconds to make a reservation. I believe I made my reservation online. Ambiance: 5/5. I felt like I was at someone's dinner party, which is to say I felt comfortable and welcome. The staff. My dinning neighbors. All of it. I'll definitely stop in again the next time I'm in town. Buen provecho.

Empty restaurant but turned us away after wasting our time taking a personal call. Avoid.read more

Very nice moroccan style couscous place, family run, unassuming. Delicious couscous at very…read moreaffordable prices. We had several different variations of couscous, they were all very good.

The food was excellent: flavors, textures, selection. Everything was delicious and generously…read moreportioned. This review is a bit overdue by a few years but at the time the prices were very reasonable. I appreciated the variety of dishes for those who favor meat, vegetables, or want a bit of both. The service was also truly outstanding! I ordered 'to go' (via a food delivery app) due to my S.O. being sick in the hotel room at the time. The kind gentleman at the door offered me tea and sympathy about my S.O.'s health situation, gifting us a few free items with our meal (including dessert!). Despite happening several years ago, I still appreciate that act of kindness to this day. Thank you! I hope my S.O. and I can try the in-restaurant experience when we return one day. It looked like a very welcoming and nicely decorated space. I highly recommend this restaurant, especially for travelers.

Randomly found this place while exploring Rue Montorgueil and I was pleasantly surprised by TAÂM…read more Though its a smallish restaurant the service, atmosphere and food made this a great dining experience. The interior of TAÂM is very clean and comforting with a Morocan/Maghreb feel to it. I enjoyed it a lot. They played some relaxing music here (at least when I went) and what surprised me is they serve food on metal platters. This is exactly the type of place I was looking for after a long day of work. I am not an expert on Maghreb food but It seems like the food here is pretty authentic. The couscous was great... honestly before coming here I always thought couscous was steamed vegetables or something but I am happy that its actually more of a grain dish. I ordered some hot spiced tea as well and It was delicious! Overall the meal was fairly filling and pleasant. I don't go to many North African restaurants so this place was a delight to go to. If you love spiced tea and a nice comfy place to eat I would highly suggest TAÂM .

It's famous for its cous cous and tagine. The service was great and friendly. There's no English…read moremenu. We had a vegetarian cous cous and a house cous cous, basically a mixed meat. The vegetarian one is the base. Whatever meat you order was served on the side. Additionally currants, chickpeas, and hot paste were offered. The food was great.

Louis XIV did the smart thing by building the palace just down the street from this outstanding…read moreMoroccan restaurant. Just a short walk from the stables, there are more yummy couscous, chicken and lamb dishes than you knew about. It was very reasonably priced, so unlikely to inspire any revolutions. Even the proletariat could afford a bite here.

This is a small place but the food is delicious . The were kind enough to seat is even though we…read moredidn't have a reservation a it was a good thing because by the time we were finished, the place was packed. As we had never eaten Morracan food before, they were also kind enough to explain the menu to us so the service was good and fast. Next time I'm in Paris I will definitely be back. Merci!

Good find, but pricey. Flavorful, smaller portions. Recommend the falafel and the pomme juice…read more Moroccan was a nice break from Parisian food.

The couscous here is ok. I honestly wouldn't come back, but would look for another place. The front…read moreservice is really friendly while our waiter wasn't so.

The taste was good and the staff friendly. The real problem here was the hygiene…read more La Baraka looks professional from the outset, and could be mistaken for a hotel with its heavily curtained lounge area and guest book. We were led to the back, to the jardin d'hiver which was warm (too warm--we had to get up and turn off the space heater) and sparsely decorated with plants and bamboo. I was tempted to get up and try another restaurant as soon as I saw the waiter carrying the veggie couscous broth over to a neighboring table, his thumb casually resting in the sauce as he held the bowl by its lip. If we weren't in a large group, I would have gotten up and left right then, but instead made a mental note to order a tagine, since the temperature of the dish would ensure that his fingers wouldn't slip into my food. We couldn't all order tagines, since they apparently did not have enough clay dishes to go around, so half of us ordered tagines of different varieties (lamb, kefta, chicken) and the other half ordered couscous. In the end, some tagines were served in regular bowls. Strike two: when the semoule was served in large family style pots, we discovered a hair nestled neatly in the top layer of the serving bowl. It was quickly removed and the meal continued. Then came strike three. The waiter offered an orange blossom cream dessert for my friend with candles for his birthday (the occasion for this lunch) and, sitting right on top of the chocolate-drizzled cream, was a long curly hair! One hair could happen. On the way from the kitchen to the table, perhaps. But twice in one meal, and a finger in the soup? Not okay. And if that still seems benign, my partner and I had digestive issues later in the day, something our adventurous tummies aren't accustomed to. It was kind of La Baraka to offer us a birthday treat and the 2€ mint tea at the end, but if they can't master the basics of food safety, the gesture doesn't count in my book.