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    Le Boui Boui

    4.5 (69 reviews)
    ModerateFrench
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:30 PM, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    During our last night in Paris, we did not make any reservation and thought we'd be able to easily get into a few of the places on our list. Unfortunately, that was not the case. I was able to grab a last minute reservation here, and so glad I stumbled upon this place. We were probably the only English speakers (always a good sign), and the menu was more unique and authentic than others. In 2017 I saw a video of aligot being made and have dreamt about eating it ever since. Lucky enough, this restaurant served it! We enjoyed an incredible duck breast with aligot, escargot, and steak. Delicious food, simple but efficient service, and wonderful atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone looking for a local and non touristy spot.

    Pork
    Grace L.

    Quaint inside, looks very much like a French restaurant but quite spacious. We were able to seat 9 people after calling to make a reservation. They spoke good English and had a translated menu. The food was good - the sauce on the pork was especially flavorful. The potato thing was a lot heavier than expected, but also delicious and buttery. It came out around €20 per person, so not too bad price wise as well.

    Poulet ratatouille
    Sofia M.

    wonderful restaurant. I went 3 times during my time in Paris, the ratatouille poulet is amazing and I got it all three times. The chicken is cooked to perfection and is juicy and moist. It was my first time trying ratatouille. I dream of the day when I can come back to this place!

    Pork chop and aligot
    Liselle L.

    Although we made a reservation for a Saturday night, when we walked in, we saw it was virtually void of customers. There was only one other party inside Le Boui Boui, despite it being prime dinner time and there being about 15 tables open. Nevertheless, this was a great thing for us! There is a menu in English for those who don't understand French well, which was handy for us! While I ordered the sausage and aligot, my fiancé ordered the pork chop with aligot. To my surprise, the portion sizes of our entrees were HUGE! I was expecting something smaller, but both the sausage and pork chop looked like they would fit American standards for portion sizes. The sausage was very simple. The aligot - deliciously cheesy and creamy! Although it tasted heavenly with the sausage, I actually liked it more with the bread that was provided to us. My fiancé's pork chop was savory and heavily delicious. Le Boui Boui goes to show that restaurants don't have to be extravagant to receive 5 stars. We were able to receive a classic homey meal cooked with love. Easily the best meal we had in France. I would love to go back to France and come back to Le Boui Boui!

    Dorothy L.

    We made reservations for dinner months in advanced through the online portal, but for some reason they cancelled a couple weeks before our trip. I then made reservations online for lunch which stuck. We arrived right on time and were the only patrons dining there for lunch. Maybe it's because we came early? I ordered house wine (yum) and their plat du jour - pasta with shrimp and chicken and the fiance ordered onion soup and sausage with cheesy potatoes. My dish was a-okay, but I enjoyed the fiance's dishes way more. Funny how that always happens! The onion soup was amazing. I should have ordered my own! And I forgot why I booked this place and was trying to look up my notes, but I didn't have any internet access within the building. Thankfully, the fiance ordered his main because I would have totally missed out on the star of the meal - their cheesy mashed potatoes. So freaking good!!! Order this!!! I'm drooling thinking about this! Highly recommend.

    Debbie L.

    Cute little restaurant. Had some trouble ordering but eventually got it sorted. The burger was huge and a big hit, and the steak seemed good. I had the beef tartare which was prepared just the way I like it... with just capers and some light seasoning and no saucy mix of something. The aligot was ok... really cheesy mashed potatoes and if you don't eat it fast enough it starts to semi-coagulate into a heavy chewy consistency that seems like it would sit in your belly for days. Glad I tried it though, but I thought the roasted potatoes were better.

    Magret de canard (duck breast) brochette, roasted with a red wine reduction, served with potatoes
    Kevin K.

    Pretty amazing place - it's a bit off the hustle and bustle of Marche/Rue Montorgueil on a relatively quiet Rue Marie Stewart. You know it's a good sign when it's on a quiet street off a busy area, and was still able to draw in a crowd. The atmosphere is romantic, a little dimmer on the lighting, intimate (you do see other diners out there), but comfy. They don't really speak English, and my cell reception is horrible. Of course, I do have Google off-line translate and 2 years of French back in middle school, so it helps...just a little. I did have to look at the menu outside to decipher the options. So, quick walkthrough - they don't have paper menus - they write everything down on a portable chalkboard and you just indicate what you would have. The menu changes from day to day besides some general fixtures (yeah, I am pretty sure Onion soup is a standard here). To begin we went with a simple bottle of San Pelligrino. For us our starter is ecargot (Yes, I know about that "famous" Escargot place in Montorgueil - as far as I know it's overrated) with a local blue cheese, which did not disappoint - tender, flavorful with the funky twang of the fromage, and refreshing with the persillade, but not so unctous that it drowns out the natural sweetness of the snails. For our mains my lady indicated her preference for the poission-du-jour, which for today is monkfish filet in a curry sauce with rice. I on the other hand, went with the brouchette of magret d' canard, or roasted duck breast skewer, cooked medium (only a monster will cook duck breast all the way), served with raclette whipped potatoes. Her filet was delightful, not too spicy, and not too much hidden with commercial spice powder, and the rice does have some herb accents within. The magret d'canard was tender, juicy, flavored with a slight red-wine reduction, and excellent on the palette. The meal was accompanied by an excellent crusty baguette from the market outside - and it hit all the right notes - crispy but yet soft inside. As for the dessert we went with profiterole with a dark chocolate sauce, and a cheese plate with 3 selections, a blue cheese (the same one that was melted onto the snails), a soft and funky one that was half-cow and half-goat milk, and a hard salty one that reminded me of a decent Pecorino - more baguette was offered, but it was not really necessary as they are excellent standalone. The profiterole was decent but not particularly memorable. Service was excellent, friendly and rather accommodating. If I visit Paris again I would definitely stop by, again and again - it's the kind of restaurant that I favor - the unpretentious local joint, one that stands on its 2 feet based on decent solid cooking and reasonably good service, one that you don't mind showing up with friends, family and dates alike.

    Raquel Z.

    This place it's so far my favorite in Paris for a late and inexpensive dinner We have delicious pave of beef. Which was perfectly cooked the meat was rested after cooked so the juice still perfect Tender and some chard's pieces and bloody inside Always served with the amazing French baguette Never old always fresh made Served with cooked with potatoes and then smashed and added cream and Swiss cheese to make the perfect combination to drive you insane!!!!

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    Five stars for home cooking comfort food. Not gourmet, unusual or the experimental. Just a delicious down home dinner with excellent service

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    Great food. The service can get lengthy during peak hours and it's a bit small. Did I mention the food was great? Because it is.

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    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - An amazing French onion soup...

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    0.2 kmChâtelet/Les Halles, 1er
    €€

    The most life- changing experience with French cuisine. This is what French culinary dreams are…read moremade of. Get the appetizer grilled foie gras with side of greens, you won't regret it. The richness of the flavor and the texture which is not reminiscent of the traditional roasted duck or foie gras, but rather a much more like a luxurious and indulgent version. We enjoyed our dinner on the outside of the restaurant after about a 20-30 minute wait. The bone marrow had the best flavor I've experienced for the dish. However, it is definitely overshadowed by the rich flavor of the foie gras. This experience was unforgettable, with our view of Parisian streets on a brisk, April night. We even came back on our last night, but didn't realize the hours on Google maps was for the deli. The restaurant closes earlier, before 9:00 PM. This meal got us thinking about Paris in a positive light, and we hope to be able to come back to eat the amazing dishes again!

    This place was a huge letdown. They had a cute little artisanal market on the front left of the…read morerestaurant. They had a number of goods to choose from and I ended up buying a few things for souvenirs. As for the actual restaurant, they had a number of delicious sounding items on their menu. Our server was very attentive to us and helped us decide on our dinner orders. Similar to the other restaurants though. After our food was delivered, it was far in between when we were checked on again. And after dessert it took even longer for our server to bring the bill. Overall, the food was a letdown. I do not exaggerate when I say that the frog legs just tasted like slightly flavored water. My friend's ravioli had a fairly decent flavored sauce but the pasta was a bit chewy. My friend's duck breast was pretty tough; I had noticed the table next to us also ordered it and they seemed to have trouble finishing/cutting theirs as well. As for my steak with foie gras, well the steak was once again tough and the foie gras was weirdly stringy. It was soft for the most part but there were parts that were tough and stringy. Maybe that's a section that's generally separated in the preparation process and it was missed? In any case it was disappointing. What wasn't disappointing was dessert though; perfectly sweet and balanced.

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    Bistro des Augustins - Fermier

    Bistro des Augustins

    4.4(556 reviews)
    1.2 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, 6ème
    €€

    I have mixed feelings about Bistro des Augustins. On the one hand, it provided me some of the most…read morecomforting and delicious food that I enjoyed in Paris. On the other hand, it made me realize that my mother was a terrible cook. Bistro des Augustins is a small, cozy venue offering both indoor seating and terrace seating near Pont Neuf. It serves a small number of curated dishes, including a wonderfully traditional Bistro Gratin in a homey ceramic dish served piping hot with a brown crispy cheesy top, herbs, spices and chicken. You can also get it with salmon. My brothers and I only saw my mother use our gas range to light her cigarettes, sanitize needles to remove our splinters, and make s'mores during the summer months when she couldn't muster the energy to take us 'outside camping.' I mean, all she had to do was borrow a cookbook, which I'm sure were readily available from maybe a neighbor or in any local bookstore or the public library. How hard is that? I was the only kid who brought a can of tuna and his own monogrammed can opener to school every day. Every day. And mom convinced me that the tuna holster she got me for my birthday was cool and hip. I was a naive mercury-filled fool, although I did become a very fast runner in junior high school because of the tuna holster. The interior décor of Bistro des Augustins is informal and vintage bistro style - wooden tables, traditional chalkboard menus, and soft lighting - creating a relaxed and comfy ambiance. My eyes have been opened to what's possible. Thank you Bistro des Augustins for expanding my culinary horizons. Five stars.

    THE FOOD ------------------…read more= Fermier - Cheese gratin with chicken was good. Didn't blow me away, but was solid with the creaminess of the sliced potatoes and emmental cheese combined together with mixed vegetables. The cheese was very strong though, so anything else was unfortunately pretty much overpowered by it. Arrived with bread, but it DEFINITELY could use other carb options to sop it all up (e.g., rice???)! = Landais - Cheese gratin with duck. Same comment as the above, except the Landais had egg and goat cheese also mixed in with almost the same ingredients as the Fermier. THE SERVICE ----------------------- + The lone waitress, who also worked the role as greeter, cashier and bartender was friendly. + Food arrived within 10 minutes of ordering. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------------ = Small, tight restaurant. = Not many tables inside - 6 in total. + Located a few blocks away from the more touristy restaurants, towards the East, on a much quieter street. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Nada.

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    Chez Janou - prawns in wine sauce

    Chez Janou

    4.1(697 reviews)
    1.7 kmBastille, Marais, 3ème
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    My #1 fav classic French dinner we had in Paris. The food and the atmosphere were all great. This…read moreplace seems to be a certified, capital 'e' Establishment here in Paris. Vibey 30 somethings and those of us tourists that have begrudgingly figured it out. It is close quarters inside, but when in Rome. My bestie from middle school and I shared the escargot (bless you) pasta, which was delicious, and the duck, which was exceptional. We split a very fairly priced bottle of wine and ended the night with the scoop of mousse. If they could figure out how to do that intravenously, that'd be great. The mousse reminded me of a great guilty pleasure, which is eating straight out of the can of Duncan Hines chocolate frosting (ask me how I know, I do this often, going to rebrand it to me being European). Loved it here.

    Expected to get a very, I dunno, Parisian experience so to speak. After eating at random…read morepatisseries, boulangeries and the gimmicky dinner at Moulin Rouge, it was nice to have a just regular meal at a French Bistro. It was a cute little spot with plenty of seating and a small bar right up front. The problem was that it's so cramped in there. They fully pack that place pretty tight in there. While they take walk-ins, they were so busy that had we not had a reservations we likely wouldn't have gotten a table in a reasonable timeframe. I think we waited about 15-20 minutes outside until our table was ready. As for service, while they weren't exactly rude, they for sure weren't exactly friendly either. This was also a spot that didn't cater too much to tourists by having English on the menu. I don't fault them for that though, it's their country. I would recommend having a translator app at the ready though with French downloaded. As for the food it was a bit of a letdown for me. We had a number of items to share with each other. Without having reliable signal in Paris, it was hard to use the translator app so I'll do my best with the foods. We ordered a ratatouille (don't think it was a traditional one though), a shrimp dish, white sauce pasta, escargot, duck breast and the chocolate mousse. The ratatouille was OK but was just like a roughly chopped cooked vegetable dish. The shrimp dish was fine as well but nothing standoutish. Our favorite dish was my friend's white sauce pasta; it was flavorful, rich and decadent but somehow not overpowering. The escargot, as expected was not good for me, but "When in Rome" (or Paris haha). It was just a weird chewy Thing that just tasted like oil and garlic with whatever herbs they used. I especially was off put by the little grains of sand or broken shell that was a part of each bite. The duck breast was a little bland if not for the sauce and it was also a tad tough as well. I will say the chocolate mousse was super rich and sweet; I couldn't eat that whole order by myself but it's nice to share for a little end of meal treat.

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    Chez Fernand - Roquefort

    Chez Fernand

    4.4(294 reviews)
    1.3 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, 6ème
    €€€

    Food is awesome, love their signature beef dish, too bad our stomach is too small, food is very…read moregood, service is good too ~ love this place!

    Maybe my timing was off? I didn't enjoy dining here as much as I hoped…read more I reserved and had New Year's Eve dinner at Chez Ferdinand Christine. I could only get the 8:30pm seating. When I arrived, there was a rustic table in the entry room where I was seated. I ordered an entrée of mini mushroom raviolis in truffle sauce, a plat of scallops over orzo which had chorizo chunks and a dessert of frozen Grand Marnier soufflé. The portions were generous. I enjoyed the mini mushroom raviolis and delicious Grand Marnier soufflé. The plat was somewhat odd because the chorizo chunks were really strong flavored which overpowered the scallops. I ate one chorizo chunk and pushed the rest aside. The scallops were cooked perfectly but not seasoned. The service was gruff/quite brief with dishes dropped by assistants. My biggest complaint was the stressful ambiance during the meal. It was freezing outside. The door constantly opened and new patrons came in hovering over diners in my room. Luckily I was not closer to the door and didn't have anyone over me. For ~170 Euros, the food was good but the experience was not.

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    Chez Fernand - Le légendaire bœuf Bourguignon aux joues de bœuf Black Angus, pommes vapeur.

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    Le Potager du Père Thierry - Duck breast

    Le Potager du Père Thierry

    4.6(504 reviews)
    2.2 kmMontmartre, 18ème
    €€

    This is the kind of place that you should be searching for when you come to Paris. Small and…read moreintimate, with well executed dishes and exceptional service. These smaller bistro type eateries are the lifeblood of the local cuisine. They consistently offer reasonably priced dishes that are full of flavor and technique. The wine and drink options are well catered to the menu and they provide options for most price points. The service we experienced was exactly what you want... our server had plenty of suggestions based on the offerings of the day. The service was attentive and responsive... not much more than you could ask for. I had the duck breast being offered... it was served alongside crispy potatoes, green beans, and a salad. Adding in the onion soup and a glass of wine... it quickly became a King's dinner at a very reasonable price. I would be more than happy to eat here again and look forward to exploring the rest of the menu offering many local and classic French options.

    While walking around Montmartre we stumbled upon this cafe as it was the only place that had a…read moretable free. We really lucked out. This was one of the best meals we had in Paris. Like others have said, it's super small inside, so you'll get to know your neighbors really well. But your attention will be more focused on the food they bring out. I had the lamb with thyme sauce and my wife had the confit duck leg. Don't be afraid to pick the sauce of the day over the regular honey sauce. The sauce of the day on the day we went was a blackberry sauce which was crazy good. With a bottle of wine at 24 euros and both entrees under 20 euros, you couldn't really beat a meal of that quality in many places around Paris for that price. It was only after I ate at Le Potager did I see it had a bunch of great reviews on Yelp. It's definitely earned all those stars.

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