Tiny place serving up Shawarma. The service was great. I asked for extra hot. They were very…read moresurprised to say the least. Parisians are not known for anything spicier than cream. They loaded me up not sure if I could take it. It was excellent. The food is excellent. The location is a busy fun street. The restaurant is tight, cramped, and the eating area is kind of dirty. Let's just say when their busy the four seats inside are rarely cleaned. It's the Latin Quarter. You're meant to get the food and go strolling. But, I was tired. That said, I would go back. There are two great Shawarma shops in this street. You can't go wrong with either of them.

The PERFECT drunk meal in Paris. Definitely recommend, the owner is personable and the cook got us…read moreour food within 5 minutes. On a narrow street where you can sit on the curb or take your food to go. 10/10.

Best onion soup and friendly service!…read more My wife and I were happy to find this restaurant was open January 1st, and were the only patrons there. Service was prompt and happy to help with a great recommendation on the carafe wine with plenty to share for two. We ordered the menu Formule ($19.90 eur/person as of January, 2018). Not sure what you put in the Onion soup, but this was the BEST we tasted throughout our visit.

Small kind of lackluster place on the boulevard. The happy hour wine is $5 but the pours are small.read more

Hands down one of my favorite restaurants in Paris. I stayed in the Renaissance hotel for a week…read moreand would walk by Balagan all the time- every single night it was packed and lively. It's a small restaurant but filled with character and a younger crowd. Come here for drinks and a late dinner with loud music but stay for the incredible Mediterranean fusion food. Start off with their bread, Kubane or Frevanon (brioche). The sea bass and polenta are must tries!

All of my friends were praising this Israeli restaurant. But…read moreit is almost impossible to make a reservation. So we had to eat at the bar. Food is very good. Can't complain. My lamb chops were absolutely amazing. Downside - music is so loud so it makes any conversations impossible.

Missing pictures…read more... Quality/Quantity - Just follow the line. Just look for the longest and busiest line and it will be there. Actually, there are two lines, one for take away (on the left) and one for sit down. Both lines are just as long, but the take away moves much faster. Fairly organized. For the take away side, an employee takes orders while you wait in line, to expedite the process. (If you are from CA, think of an In and Out burger drive thru business model). Overall the food is good and reasonably priced. And great advertising seeing everyone walk around with your "sandwiches." Ambiance - Crazy busy. Both inside and outside. But plenty of employees (again both inside and outside). Fairly organized considering the volume. Service - Good. Price - Reasonable.10-15 Euros for a pita sandwich. $11.60 to $17.50 US. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success since 1978.

While out on a self-guided walking tour I found myself in the old Jewish quarter of Paris…read more Fallafel joints appeared plentiful but only L'As du Fallafel screamed out as the one to dine at. On first pass, there was a line at the take-out window. When I returned to dine in, there was a rather significant line there as well. My party of 2 was apparently the magic number because they had us stand in the front of the line and we were seated inside almost immediately. The food here is served so rapidly that I seriously doubt anyone needs to wait long as there's a constant turning of tables. Schwarma and Fallafel and whatever else we consumed here was so fresh, delicious, and satisfying that I tried coming back here again the night before leaving Paris. Unfortunately for me, they close early on Shabbat, so I had to be satisfied with my single visit. Outstanding experience, delicious food as over 2,000 reviews already attested to.

A friend of mine told me I had to eat here while I was in Paris. I was a bit skeptical, because I…read moredidn't come here for Lebanese food. I am so glad we got to experience this place! We ordered a variety of traditional foods and shared, to get to try more of their options. I know when you're traveling in Paris, you only have a limited number of meals and you don't wanna waste one. This is worth it!

I never give one star but this place is beyond anything I have seen when it comes to service. I was…read moresitting with my back to their central way and suddenly a knife hit the back of my head coming at a high speed. My skull was definitely impacted. I suspect the waitress dropped the knife as she was passing behind my back. She was non-apologetic and extremely aggressive and rude. Arguing that she did not know where the knife was coming from?! This should not have been her first reaction. I have to assume that somehow she lost the knife from a plate. She kept arguing with me when I pointed out that she should have shown some concerns and simply apologize. She initially did not. Eventually she came to her senses and finally somehow gave a fake apology. We left the premises without eating anything. The atmosphere was dark and kind of depressed. I have to assume that the owner must have been away. Quand le chat n'est pas la, les Souris dansent.

3.5 stars. This place has really delicious food. My girlfriend and I struggled because we do not…read moreread French (their menu is only in French), however the waiter was more than accommodating in helping us. We got all vegetarian dishes, and after informing him we did not want meat, he arranged this for us. It ended up being delicious! It was 9 of their smaller appetizer dishes, of which the falafel and pureed smoked eggplant was the best! The Lebanese red wine was also pretty good, and this was our first time ever having Lebanese wine. This place is VERY small. They have roughly 8-9 tables at max. I would probably wouldn't come back if I visit Paris again, however, if you're in the area and want mediterranean food, try it out!

Lovely little restaurant with simple food done well. We had a mixed grill that came with several…read moresmall plate starters, kafta and chicken. It tasted authentic and delicious. The host/waiter was so welcoming and helpful when we had questions. I used broken French and he used broken English to communicate, we had no problems understanding one another. Service was wonderful and the food was too!

Delicious, fresh, high-quality, well-seasoned Lebanese food. They have a very large menu,…read moreappropriate for vegetarians too. The tabouli was full of parsley, tomato, lemon, olive oil, with very little bulgar - just the way I like it. Even my partner (not a fan of salad) loved it. Beef kefta was cooked perfectly, not overdone which is hard to do. Hummus was smooth and creamy. The service was prompt and very friendly. Don't hesitate, just go here. You'll have a great meal, a wonderful overall experience, for a very fair price.

If you need to go to a sit down restaurant, you must go here! Best Lebanese food I've had! Get the…read moremixed array of food and it will be more than enough to have leftovers. My significant other and I had a fabulous time with one of the best dinners. The server was friendly and fun. He was quirky and had great jokes. The owner even gave us free baklava to go home when we were stuff and didn't have room for dessert. The restaurant itself was elegant and a wonderful date night. Probably the second best falafel I've had in the world and the hummus and labneh were excellent. Honestly the entire menu was fabulous. I would love to go back! If you don't come here you did something wrong

Jamie W and I definitely felt a need to change it up when it came to our meals in Paris. We knew we…read moreweren't relegated to bistros, brasseries, and boulangeries for our culinary choices, especially in a neighborhood as culturally diverse as Le Marais. That's what drew us to the fresh Israeli fare at this casual cafe. At around 7PM, the place was hopping because there were quite a few people not only dining but also waiting for takeout orders. We planted ourselves at the counter facing the busy prep area where the staff was assembling plates and pitas. We decided to share the 7,50€ Green Beans which looked to be quickly sautéed in lemon, garlic, and olive oil to a fresh, tasty snap (Photo 10). Jamie ordered the 13€ Golden Ratatouille, a healthy melange of eggplant, tomato, zucchini, carrot, and onion mixed in their house tomato sauce with a nice side of hard-boiled egg and tahini (Photo 8). Well, I thought one of us should try their specialty pita sandwiches, so I went with the 13€ Lamb Kebab. It was delicious with big lamb and beef meatballs peeking out of a nice fluffy pita stuffed with red onions and chopped cilantro, mint, and green onions. It was slathered liberally with tahini and their housemade spicy sauce (Photo 9). It was just the Middle Eastern meal we were hankering for. We can have escargots and croissants some other time. FOOD - 4 stars...big pita, saucy ratatouille AMBIANCE - 4 stars...kinda chaotic but comfortable SERVICE - 3.5 stars...pretty fast TOTAL - 4 stars...a fine Israeli option in Le Marais RELATED - Exploring Paris? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/TDhdgjoONI

I want to like Miznon more than I actually do. I love the gimmick of full roasted vegetables…read morewithout any seasoning, allowing the diner to doctor to taste. The cauliflower and sweet potato are visually stunning and well-roasted, but ultimately the condiments the restaurant offers don't compensate for the neutral preparation. Even tomato sauce, hot sauce and salt together couldn't coat the cauliflower in a satisfying way. When the vegetable is cooked with the idea of its being a blank canvas, it can't be retroactively perfected. Table salt should be a garnish, not the savior of a meal. The sweet potato fares better since I could mainline that vegetable, but if a roast sweet potato is that good without any seasoning, there's no reason to pay a restaurant premium for one. I am not trying to denigrate the concept of Miznon, because to do so would be to miss the point, but I would argue that I only ever need to experience Miznon once for novelty and then can move on to genuine meals at restaurants that justify the cost of dining out.

I love it when I randomly stumble on some amazing place -- This is one of them! I couldn't decide…read morewhere to go and decided to just wander around when I found this place. I figured the French have been around, and certainly in Lebanon (if not more recently, then there were always the Crusades!) Al Fadi is tucked away, off the main street, in a corridor, so I found it only from the sandwich board signage on the main street. Al Fadi (namesake of the owner, who is extremely friendly and makes everything he served in the restaurant) is hand down the best Mediterranean food I have had. I had the hummus, Kafka (eggplant, garbanzos, etc), feta salad, and Shawarma -- Olives and pitas (that weren't doughy!) were complementary. It was absolutely fantastic and I got some amazing baklava to go!

The place is not easy to find as it is not on the street but in a passage way with other…read morerestaurants and a movie theater. The place is very clean and the food is excellent. The sauces and everything are house made and it shows. If you only speak English, have no worries. The owner takes his time explaining everything and the overall customer service is fantastic.