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    Le Lakanal

    3.7 (37 reviews)
    ModerateBars, French, Cafes
    Open 8:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Chardonnay
    Dean T.

    Great service and food. Stopped in after going to Eiffel tower and Sacre Coeur. So energizing!

    Mille Feuille Legumes- Roasted vegetables
    Emily C.

    D'awww, no lunch specials on Sunday. Oh well, that's the policy anywhere. Lunch specials were about 20 euros for a starter and main, or main and dessert, I believe. My friend and I came here hoping to go to the catacombs, but since it was closed without an explanation (maybe because January is an off-tourist month), we decided to get some lunch. My friend started off with the mille feuille legumes, which was like roasted vegetables in a warm cream that was molded together. My friend loved it so much, she got a bit defensive when I wanted to try a bit. I had the Clafoutis Chevre, which was a warmed batter pudding with goats cheese, smoked duck and sundried tomatoes. I've never had anything quite like it in my life and it certainly is one of the dishes I will crave from Paris. Imagine a savory creme brulee. That's what it was like. Goats cheese was perfectly smooth amongst the smoked duck (salted a bit heavily, but smoked perfectly. Mind you, this is one of the hardest things to do since you can oversmoke it). The sundried tomatoes were one of the best I've had and I had some in Italy. The flavors were not too overpowering and just right. Simply one of the best dishes I've had and I'm glad we found this brasserie at this point. My friend had the steak tartare italienne, with a nice pesto sauce and diced onions and I believe capers were involved. Very delicate and excellent bite, but after her appetizer, she was already pretty full. Came with a side of fries and salad, which were both nice. I had the entrecote grillee and it was a massive steak with perfect pieces of fat on some of the edges. OH.MAI.GAWD. I love the fatty pieces. So bad, but it tastes so good... this was excellently cooked. One of the best steaks I've ever had and I don't usually order it. I had it medium (a pointe) and it was juicy and flavorful. Perfectly seared so I had a crisp outer layer and excellent meat inside. A bit chewy but that's the name of the game. It came with sea salt on the side and bernaise sauce, but the steak was excellent with just a touch of sea salt or just plain. Bernaise sauce was excellent though. The best part was having these perfectly grilled tomatoes that bled such sweet juices that went excellently with my steak. The au gratin potatoes were nicely done but I was getting full. Service was good and the restrooms are down the spiral staircase. Overall, for two people, it was 50 Euros (my friend had tea for 4.20 Euro) and we left extremely full. Loved the taste. I think I'll be back when the catacombs open on my next trip to Paris.

    Awesome!
    Patricia M.

    Wow! Finally a restaurant with food worth writing about! Based on the waiter's recommendation on deciding what to order. I may add the service here was actually good. Overall the Parisians overall are hospitable. Do not listen to people's speculation. We both had the Salade de Cavatappi, Greek salad on a hot day, 80 degree weather. The salad was cold and refreshing. The feta cheese in the salad was spectacular. The Cavatappi (pasta) perfect al dente. Cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, & red onion nice & crunchy. The only down fall, the olives were a bit bland. Overall this place knows their food! May I add the ambience is awesome! Great seating!

    Paue de run steak grille rossini gratin de pot Cheu pleur
    Stephanie M.

    after we went to the catacombs we were looking for somewhere to eat that is on our way to the metro. Service is great, the place is very calm and rustic like with red furnishings and mellow music We ordered three dishes and expressos. The food was good but it is mediocre. There wasn't much depth to the dishes but the portions were okay. We shared three dishes, both steaks lacked flavor and were a bit past well done. Meh

    Liz F.

    My adult done days 10/10. . he had the pork, burgers delicious, risotto tasty, creamy. Service wonderful. Thanks, after the Catacombes we needed that!

    Amazing! Starving, having chkd in to our hotel this place was walking dist. English menus. Great service!! Merci Beaucoup!
    Kendra B.

    Awesome service, amazing food!!! English menus and servers speak english. Will be back for a FOURTH yes FOURTH time before going back home!

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    Food was excellent! When visiting the catacombs stop here for a quick lunch. Two lunches, a wine and a coke $42 euros.

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    We are here on a whim yesterday evening, and it is fantastic. The food is solid, the ambience cozy and not too noisy.

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    Playing tourist, left our buddy to stand in line at the catacombs, we stopped here for a coffee.

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

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    3.6 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 feels like a Foie Gras specialist but also, a tourist destination. Over 80% of the…read morepatrons here were tourists. As a Chinese, I understood more than 50% of the conservations (Chinese). Which doesn't mean anything about the food. Just observation. Onion soup - 2 stars. First, the cheese failed to emit the baked, melted gruyere cheese, there is no aroma at all. I don't think they used gruyere cheese. May be mozzarella cheese. The worst part was the bread in the soup. It tasted stale which ruin the flavor of the soup. I had to finish without the bread. Escargot - Another disappointment. What made escargots special was the garlic butter and herb. Here, there were the herbs, no garlic, and French is famous with their butter but I taste oil but not buttery. Other places I actually get excited dipping the bread into the garlic butter but not here. Pan seared Foie gras - The quality of Foie Gras was definitely there. It's not as well seared as I hope but they managed to cook it through without overcooking it. The size of Foie Gras is kind of scary, it's like a small piece of rib eye steak. With just the onion soup and Foie Gras, I could barely swallow anything. Generous portion.

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    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie
    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - He said was very good

    He said was very good

    Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie - French onion soup + bread

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    French onion soup + bread

    Bistro des Augustins - Fermier

    Bistro des Augustins

    4.4(561 reviews)
    2.5 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, 6ème
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    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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    Bistro des Augustins - Sunday dinner @ The Bistro!

    Sunday dinner @ The Bistro!

    Bistro des Augustins - Assiette de saumon fumé

    Assiette de saumon fumé

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    Chez Janou - prawns in wine sauce

    Chez Janou

    4.1(703 reviews)
    3.6 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.

    I'd say 3.5 stars but Yelp won't let me! Chez Janou is a…read morevery popular spot - we arrived an hour before open on Sunday evening and were able to get an outside table no problem. The menu features French classics and there are vegetarian options. To be honest, maybe I'm not the best to right this review because French food isn't my favorite - regardless, my main complaint is just that the food lacked the extra flavor I was hoping for but it was still solid. The Ravioli Dauphine was perfectly cheesy, just needed some extra salt. The Chickpea Fries and Warm Goat Cheese were nice starters, and I liked the bread basket that was given freely - especially the inclusion of a walnut raisin bread. NOW, the star of the show and the reason you're probably here: the Chocolate Mousse. Yes it is worth the hype. Only complaint - we had some leftover and they refused to box it for us.

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    Bar vibe

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    Bread with Chocolate Mousse

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    Dinner area- inside

    Chez Fernand - Roquefort

    Chez Fernand

    4.4(296 reviews)
    2.4 kmSaint-Michel/Odéon, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, 6ème
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    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!

    May 2026. Popular with tourists. Charming stone wall interiors that is very lively when fully…read moreoccupied. We sat in the back (not the very back), but the front area looks very cozy --mostly reserved for French speakers, it appeared. We ate here twice in one week. Once on our own, and once with friends visiting Paris the same week as us. Two VERY different experiences. The first experience was lovely, friendly, and absolutely delicious. 4.5 stars. Simple classic French cuisine. We shared the mini raviolis stuffed with mushroom and a foie gras sauce. Wow. And shared their famous beef bourguignon. The tender beef, the sauce! I love the way they plate it too. Delicious. And a bottle of Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil (Loire Valley). The second visit (3 star) was very different from the first visit. Less friendly, borderline rude, took a long while for table service even though it was not busy, rolled their eyes about us sharing and at our wine bottle selection. We didn't feel welcomed. Food remains good, but not outstanding. Roll of the dice on service. I'd say if you're in the area and you don't have to wait it'd be worthwhile, otherwise seek a less touristy spot.

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

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

    Chez Fernand - Beef bourguignon

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    Beef bourguignon

    Le Lakanal - bars - Updated July 2026

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