We tried going to Clamato and the 1.5 hour wait sent us searching for an alternate place for…read moredinner. The restaurant was full but they were able to sit us at the bar. The whole staff was friendly, helpful and welcoming. The interiors are intimate and elaborate )painted ceilings) with a nice bar as the focal point of the small room. I scooped the beurre blanc from the white asparagus and cleaned the plate. It was that delicious. The beef cheek Parmentier was another winner. All in all it was a nice find. A neighborhood bistro worth walking to.

Especially when you go to small local places inside little neighborhoods, it is really tough to…read morefeel welcomed in Paris because generally in my opinion tourists are not really liked in France. Additionally, you expect the same level of service that you get in many other places in the world. It's just not going to happen in Paris because the service is very different. Nobody's going to kiss your ass and bow down to you. Service can of times be kind of dry to the point. Similarly in this restaurant, that's how the service was, but if that's the level of expectation, then they have done a perfect job. They were courteous. The food was fresh. Dan Vance was wonderful and everything was absolutely delicious. If you happen to be around, grab a reservation and try their food because everything was absolutely lovely.

This is a place we've frequented when we stay in the neighborhood and we've always found it a good…read moreplace. The food is bistro style, easy to drink wine or whatever.

We were one of two tables dining this evening. Service was therefore very attentive and prompt…read more Ordered the tuna and the beef... The veg, and sauces were incredible ... Protein could have been better, especially the tuna. Desserts were all very very good, tart, cheese cake, and chocolate cake. I think we could have done better for French but it was very good. Should be a three and half stars It's not a four...

What a fabulous little restaurant! Xmas Eve dinner couldn't…read morehave been nicer. Pris fixe meal from heaven for sure and would highly recommend this lovely older couple and their dining establishment!

A wonderful restaurant. The food was extraordinary, the service perfect and the Parisian atmosphere…read moredelightful.

This was a super fun spot. We read about the crowds but went early and only waited about 15…read moreminutes. But the line that built up while we were dining was INSANE! It wasn't the finest meal we had in Paris but it was epic people watching! Just an all round fun time-- and the prices were great!

Boullion République does a great job of dishing up good versions of French classics, super fast and…read moreat very cheap prices. The Boullions of old were meant to feed working people cheaply and today, it's kind of a trendy thing. If you come, expect crowds, noise and lines. You can make a reservation so definitely do that even at off times, even for just a few people. The interior is pretty nice - old school & comfortable. It's a well oiled machine so be ready with your selections and be ready for them to hit your table FAST. I ate here twice (cheap, blocks from my hotel) and was well pleased with the quality/price ratio. Chicken soup (€3) was more like a beef broth but tasted good. Ouefs murette (€5?) we're really well done - better by far than others I've had in Paris and almost as good as ones in Dijon. For my main (both times, it was so good) - blanquette de veau (€11.20) which nets you a big plate of succulent, tender veal stew with carrots and pearl onions, served over rice. It's pure comfort food, not haute cuisine and absolutely perfect for a cold winter night. Wine is cheap as hell (€7 for 50ml) and was pretty decent honestly. Servers are there to get you food fast, not to be your bestie. This isn't a place for a "romantic dinner in Paris", it's a place for home style food at good prices.

I was here the same week Notre Dame burned down. So, this was indeed a memorable trip…read more The word unbelievable comes to mind to describe my meal. It was one of the nicest meals I've had. The food was extraordinary and it just kept coming. There were tons of little bites and various pallet cleansers between dishes. Each little bite looked like it would have taken a tremendous amount of work and time to prepare. Meanwhile, there were probably 7-8 staff members at any given time serving our table. You'd think the staff were trained by ninja's. Never once did the staff make us feel like they were hovering or overbearing. Yet, if my drink was getting low, I'd turn around to discover it was once again full, like magic. Empty dishes? They'd disappear before you got a chance to look at them a second time. Truly a fabulous experience and meal! I wish I could tell you specifically what I liked the most but I honestly cannot remember, only that there wasn't a single disappointing dish or morsel of food.

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Nothing here was ugly. Beautiful dining room. Legendary chef…read more Expectation were high. Unfortunately, like many four star establishments these days it seems to be a trend among other like Haute cuisine restaurants to wow their guests with exotic combinations of fine ingredients that look pretty on a plate. Here, the cuisine was lost and unidentifiable, save for a few staple sauces. The result was confusing combinations that didn't work. All I can say is disappointment awaits those expecting an elevated French cuisine experience. I know he has it in him. His enviable resume speaks for itself. However, it appeared that he followed the trends instead of leading. A word of advice: get back to basics. Be true to the cuisine and above all...flavor profiles first, presentation to follow. It doesn't have to be fancy. I would be happy to return one day and pay anything they wish if that happens. I'm hopeful that it will. Until then, These days a one start still outperforms most over hyped four star disappointments.

I heard really good things about Alliance, so I had to stop by to check out this two-star Michelin…read morerestaurant. I think we got the three-course or four-course menu available at lunch time. They did give extra side items that ended up being way more than 3 or 4 courses. We also got to taste the most amazing steak for the main course. The other courses were more hit and miss, and if counted them all, the rating would be a 4. Here, I'm judging on the main courses only, so I'm rating the restaurant 5. The service and ambiance were great here. Note that they do ask for tips at the end on the card machine at around 15%-25% of the bill. * Spring rolls with leek and spring roll with orange 4/5 - This was a refreshing starter. The orange flavor added a bright note to this course. * Brazilian Cheese Bread 4/5 - Good cheese bread, a bit dry. Baguette Stick 3/5 - Okay, also dry. * Taco and Olive 4/5. Lollipop 4.5/5 - Made with veal and apple. * Curry cheese ball 3/5 - Okay flavor. Contained lamb, squid, ginger, and monkfish. Tasted mostly of cheese and curry. * Oyster 4/5 - Raw Oyster in a foam with sweet jelly cubes and nuts topped with blue cheese. I don't like blue cheese, but the rest was good. Fogatto bread 3/5 - Plain, crispy bread. * Bread 3/5 - Bread sprinkled with cinnamon. Accompanying butter + olive oil 4/5. * Potato, mushroom, shallot + cream of mushroom + mushroom sauce 5/5 - Everything went together well and tasted really good. * Scallop 4.5/5 - Scallop cooked in a red wine + scallop juice + brussels sprouts. Great tasting scallop and brussel sprouts with fleur de sel (sea salt). The red wine sauce was okay. It would go better with red meat, not seafood. * Steak and beef tongue in beef broth 4.5/5 - Very tender. The beef fat was a bit too fatty. * Sous Vide Steak 5/5 - Amazing steak cooked in a black pepper and beef sauce with shallots on the side. The steak was incredibly tender without being fatty. It was also lean without being tough. One of the top 3 steaks I've had. The server mentioned that the meat came from cows in Polonce, France where they were raised in a happy environment (as much as could be before they come to the dinner table I suppose). * Apple + Grape + sweet thin ice sheet + pine tree ice cream 4/5 - Refreshing. * Chocolate, jasmine, pepper 5/5 - 55% Chocolate tree bark, jasmine ice cream, Vietnamese black pepper sauce. * Coconut vanilla treat 4/5 - A bit too sweet * Macaron 5/5 - Nutty, lemony. Vanilla and Caramel Madeline 3/5. Citrus oyster shell 3/5 - Pretty sour.

We were in Paris with my entire family last month, and on our last night in town, my husband and I…read moreleft our kids with their grandparents and went to Alliance with my brothers and their wives (well, wife and almost-wife). It was a wonderful, decadent three-hour dinner, a definite highlight of our vacation. I was able to book a table for six on TheFork less than a month in advance, pretty painless logistics for a destination restaurant in Paris. Might have helped that we went on a Monday night. I have no idea whether the restaurant was busy, as we were squirreled away in their private dining space across the street. This meant we missed out on the ambiance of the main dining room, but it was quite nice to have this mini-Alliance all to ourselves. It was calm and attractive in a minimalist way, with white walls and one long table, a cool modern light fixture and some shelf decor to add a bit of interest. There was a small kitchen adjoining the dining room, and I believe all our food was prepared there, just for us. Service was excellent, highly attentive and personable. Our waiter was a warm host, leading a small team gathered to attend to our every need. We asked for wine pairings to go with our pre-set tasting menu, and the wine started pouring and the food started coming. I was too busy drinking to track all the wines, but they were great, nicely varied and selected to go with each course. A key part of the experience. The food was outstanding, creative, elegant modern French cuisine from the mind of chef Toshitaka Omiya. Dinner started with a series of amuse bouches, beautiful little bites served one after another over the first half hour of our meal. There were crunchy vegetable spring rolls, thin slices of fennel filled with pastis and cucumber with cottage cheese and jalapeño. Then airy parmigiano gougeres and addictively spicy bread sticks. Wafer cookies came piped full of John Dory, and crunchy kohlrabi lollipops with sweet, tangy green apple foam--one of my favorite bites of the night. This was quickly followed by another favorite, a tiny strawberry tartlet with balsamic and white wine vinegar and a peppery mizuna salad. The first larger course was a delicate white asparagus velouté, a cold, creamy, deeply flavorful soup adorned with tiny green leaves. We were then provided with bread and butter, the good stuff, of course, before a playful non-pasta course of radish leaf "ravioli" with crab and green apple. Artichoke came prepared several different ways, tender hearts and leaves in a creamy mousse, all of it charred by flame like crème brûlée. At this point, our waiter showed us our upcoming main course, an Alliance signature. This was a whole chicken cooked with lobster roe and butter showing pink under the browned skin. He took it back to the kitchen, where it was carved while we enjoyed a delicious course of gnocchi with caviar and seaweed. The chicken was very good, juicy with crispy skin, and I especially liked the bite of leg meat rolled in cabbage. It wasn't the high point of the meal, though, and I wouldn't have minded a piece of duck or steak in its stead. There was a palate cleanser of rhubarb with crispy sugar and hibiscus, a refreshing cold granita kind of deal. Then, an absolutely outstanding dessert: thin layers of chocolate biscuit with ganache, Vietnamese pepper espuma, and jasmine ice cream. I don't usually love chocolate desserts, but this one was a stunner. Dinner ended with a trio of mignardises. A brownie ice cream sandwich, a raspberry cheesecake, and a toffee madeleine. We went home full of food and wine, with gift boxes of pastries to eat in the morning. This was a lovely dinner and a great way to spend our last night in Paris. If you're looking for a special restaurant for your vacation, I'd highly recommend Alliance.

Came to Le Progres for a nightcap for our first night in Paris. I found myself at a table by the…read morewindow in here, lost in this beautiful girl's big grey eyes across the table from me, locked in a profound conversation. I was so locked in, in fact, that when the French waitress came over and asked what we wanted, I was beyond unprepared. I had just drank gallons of red wine in Croatia, and needed a day off from my beloved vino. There was a slight language barrier, so I didn't want to ask too much as I don't speak French and feel so disrespectful trying to have a long conversation in English in a foreign country. I asked if they had any tequila on the rocks, and she said "margarita?" "That sounds great," I responded. The last thing I wanted was a margarita, but sometimes you gotta put it on the game card. There I sat, drinking a sugary margarita on our first night in France, talking the night away. Everything was as it should be. I felt like Hemingway. IG @johnny.novo Tiktok @jnov__ Substack @johnnynovo

Solid French restaurant near Sacre Coeur, 4 minutes walk from Abbesses metro station…read more The restaurant was recommended by an art gallery owner in Montmartre, where we had spent most of the late afternoon. We were seated a few minutes after we arrived at the only indoor table available. They had outdoor tables but we chose not to sit there because of all the smoking patrons. Once we had settled in, we took a look at the drinks and food menus, pleasantly surprised to find that they were in English. We ordered drinks and appetizers, plus one entrée to share. We were the only tourists there (all others were locals), but the servers were friendly and attentive and spoke excellent English. The drinks arrived quickly, and the food soon afterward. My wife loved her amaretto, and our daughter her Limonade. I happily sipped my Rebelle (wheat) beer as we shared the Camembert (perfectly baked), Guinea fowl stew with mashed potatoes (superb), and bone marrow (my favorite, but disliked by the missus and kids) family-style. The only dish I didn't get to try was the vegetable tart. We finished up with two delightful desserts - crème brûlée and chocolate mousse. Total bill was a little over €100. Bathrooms were adequate. Glad we came.

Wonderful typical french bistrot/restaurant. Great food ambiance price. On rue deL'Universite'…read morequartier Latin

We knew it would be good because it was hidden, no tourists were present, and the menu was in…read morechalkboard only. We started our meal w/ escargot because France. These delicacies melted in your mouth like butter. This was the first place I have ever tried foie gras and it was a great intro. The sea bass dish was paired very well with hearty chickpeas, not too extravagant but full of flavors. Each piece of canard was also very savory and I would never think I would say this but I liked the carrots. This place is a gem, that I as a tourist crashed. Beware of great tasting local food. Oh and don't forget to pair it with "un verre de vin rouge".