duck confit is superb! in fact it's among the best duck i've ever had (different but up there with my favorite Beijing roast ducks). service is excellent in this charming, small restaurant. i came here because it was still open past 9pm and close to my hotel after arriving late in Paris. oh what a pleasant surprise! although there are an abundance of amazing restaurants in Paris, i'm definitely returning to this GEM! read more

This is my first international trip, and this was hands down the best meal I've had in France! I decided on the duck leg with roasted potatoes and it was absolutely delicious! I savored every bite. The duck was so succulent and the potatoes were perfectly seasoned. I only wish I could find a place in California that would make this dish exactly the same! And our desserts were yummy as well. I could eat a plate full of their crepes with cream. If you visit the Champ Elysees, I highly recommend this spot. It's a little off the beaten path - American wise. However, you'll find that in France that there are so many little shops and quaint restaurants down narrow roads and in little nooks, due to the charming old buildings and streets. read more

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This was one of my best/favorite meals in Paris over the last 10 trips. Great service, excellent food. It's not fancy just damn good all the way around. read more

Yesterday after traveling from the US to visit Europe for the first time we chose Le Sens Unique to celebrate our wedding anniversary and it ended abruptly shameful and embarrassing for us. We looked at 100's to dine at and chose Le Sens because of the reviews, proximity to our hotel and menu. We wanted steak and I wanted a classic French experience. After ordering our wine, it took me some time to decide what I wanted to start. First it was the Camembert cheese then I was going to have the snails and we both wanted the entrecôte steak. I ordered my steak medium rare and my husband ordered his well done to which our server said "no, I can't do that I can cook it medium" with a smile on her face she refused. I thought she was joking and I asked her if she was joking and she said "no, I can't cook it well done I can cook it medium." She offered him something different on the menu but he wanted steak. Within minutes I could here a buzz around the restaurant people talking about us and she came back and offered to bring the bill for our wine and I said yes. When she returned she once again said I'm sorry I can only cook it medium. We left feeling disgraced, our first experience in France and sadly it will leave a lasting impression. We found another restaurant who would prepare his steak the way he wanted and the service was perfect. Le Sens Unique May not want our business and I certainly do not want their food. I'll tell everyone about this. I expect this review will get buried quickly with other reviews but I feel compelled to explain our experience. I had the honor of working closely with Chef Michel Richard (RIP Michel) at our combined hotel and Restaurant Citronelle in Santa Barbara for nearly 6 years. It was a French restaurant rated by Condé Nast as "one of the 6 restaurants in the US with perfect food" and Michel would on occasion invite Julia Child, who lived locally at the end of her life, to cook with him in the kitchen. He liked working with me because I had a "typical American palate" which he utilized to help create inventive new dishes that customers would love. Rarely, we would get a guest dine with us who wanted a steak well done. Of course he preferred to cook the steak "his way" but his and our ultimate joy was seeing a guest lick their fingers at the end of a meal, leave happy and return. I am still a Hotel General Manager so I know what good service is and this was about as bad as it gets. read more

"A middle finger salute" Well I haven't had many bad meals in Paris, but this place out does them all. Barely alive service is only as bad as a condescending tone. But their service is great compared to the food here. What a joke how many stars on rated on here. Very suspect. I'm an idiot and went twice. Here are my lessons learned: What sucks: - Everything - service is slow and surly - I ordered a filet mignon that was over done and filled with a dish of literally about 5 lbs of carrots and grandma pearl onions - first time I went here, my I ordered a steak medium rare here it came back more rare than tartare. Looked like a period on my plate. I sent it back for a little more cooking and the chef diced it up and cooked solid dark all the way through. A solid FU. I would suggest going to McDonald's over this restaurant. read more

Best food I've had in Paris! Service is great, cozy atmosphere. A hidden gem! English speaking friendly. This is a must for places to eat traditional French cuisine and more! read more

We wanted to sneak away from the hustle and bustle of Champs-Élysées and instantly fell in love with Le Sens Unique. It is small, intimate restaurant, which serves up hearty Parisian meals. Their menu ranges from daily specials, seafood linguini, and delicious red meats. Come prepared to wait though because it takes about 30-40 minutes to eat post order. This just goes to show you the detail and precision used when preparing each meal. The staff is very friendly and speak some English. No reservations are needed but pop in early to assure you'll find a seat at the dining tables versus the bar. read more

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Casual spot just a block off the main drag. Had the duck breast entree at the suggestion of Yelp. I still think they served a duck leg. A bit fatty, as duck is. Wish I had stuck with the steak, which is what our neighboring diners had suggested instead. Ravioli was great. All considered, worth avoiding the touristy places for sure. read more

Le Sens Unique - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Flew into Paris at around 8:00 and decided to try this place out The staff is very friendly and accommodating. The food is AWESOME. Would definitely come back ! read more

Wow! This place was delicious! Do yourself a favor and order the slow cooked duck leg with potatoes. I've never had better duck, and the potatoes are cooked in buttery goodness! read more

Le Sens Unique - Duck leg with roasted potatoes- incredible!! - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Group of three Americans who don't speak French coming in after a long, long day with lots of walking. Sat immediately without reservations. Treated extremely well by the staff. Given recommendations on food and wine. Everything was MARVELOUS! The duck and goose we're out of this world. The steak was undercooked for the taste of the person that ordered it, but she was warned about exactly how they prepare it when ordering. Wine recommendations were right on for both red and white. The desserts were stellar. We had a Creme Brûlée and a passion fruit dessert and each were excellent, with the passion fruit being the slight front runner. This place was one of the best restaurant meals we've ever had and the service was there to match or even exceed the taste of the meal. Will recommend to anyone visiting Paris. read more

Excellent food and wonderful owners. We had some laughs and enjoyed everything about it. Was perfect for our first night in Paris.

After spending 4 days in France, we had yet to enjoy authentic French cuisine. My husband asked our concierge for any recommendations and he advised that he visited this restaurant himself after work. We found out this place closed at 2am on a Friday! After walking around all day at the Museum d'Orsay and The Louvre, then coming back to the hotel around 9pm, we were glad to hear of the late closing time. The streets are still active at 9:30pm in Champs Elysees and from our hotel, The Marriott, it's simply 3 lefts to the restaurants - a mere 5 minute walk. It's pretty dark at night, so be vigilant in walking. The waitress was very nice and welcoming and the ambience was comfortable, close and cozy (by American standards). I ordered a red wine to go with my Duck breast and my husband ordered one of their specials, the veal loin. The duck breast tasted slightly sweet with a potato gratin. Both were excellent! My husband enjoyed his veal loin - very tender and went very well with the foie gras sauce and herbed potatoes. For dessert we asked the waiter who recommended the chocolate fondant with a red fruit sauce. It was the perfect dessert to end the night. The prices are also reasonable considering the area, averaging about 20 Euros per dish, 6 Euros for a glass of wine and 7,50 for our dessert. Great wine, excellent food, great atmosphere and friendly restaurant staff who understood my attempts to speak in French. Perfect French dinner! I only wished we visited on our first day! read more

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Tiny little place, with 2 people in the small kitchen and often 1 server for the entire place - which consists of probably 30-40 seats inside and 10-20 outside. Service can be a bit slow if they're busy, but the food is done very well using great ingredients and treating them well. It's not Michelin Star dining, but who wants that all the time? In addition to well done food, they have a full bar and a small but okay wine list including an amazing bottle of Joseph Roty Bourgogne Cuvee Pressoniers for 48 Euros as I recall. If you're looking for a smaller, neighborhood place just a few steps from the Champs Elysee you've found it. I would definitely return. read more

Nice small and calm place, really nice presented food. Great menu and friendly staff. Maybe a tiny bit overpriced. read more

We liked this small place so much we went twice. Good food reasonable price and service was excellent.

Great wine selection and good starters. The main courses are pleasant, but nothing to write home about. Enjoyable and relaxing atmosphere. read more

Le Sens Unique - Duck Breast - French Near Me - Paris, 75

This place is the perfect example of....before you eat on the most touristy street in the world...just take a minute...take some effort to discover what is two blocks away This restaurant is local, quiet, wonderful service and good, focused, well done food prepared with care Small menu but thoughtful Small wine list but thoughtful Great specials Food was wonderful Support places like this! Take the quick walk off the main drag We will return here . read more

Delicious! We really enjoyed our dinner here! Made a reservation after finding this restaurant on yelp.

Best goose leg ever had, crispy, delicious with unmatched flavour, even the side potato are so tasty. service was great too, especially for us can't speak French. Waiter come to check us on dish quite a few times, food came pretty quick. There are so many good things on their menu that I want to try. read more

Le Sens Unique - Goose leg - French Near Me - Paris, 75

A rainy afternoon in Paris, a wonderful Camembert, an outstanding Caesar salad, a glass of an excellent Cote, and good company. It doesn't get better. Enjoy! read more

Le Sens Unique - French Near Me - Paris, 75

They didn't disclose when their kitchen closed and also didn't want to give us the WiFi code to find another place so we could eat without ordering something. Pretty petty to me seeing as tho we could not be accommodated where we were. Disappointing. read more

Taking a evening stroll down av des Champs-Elysees, we decided to go down one of the off streets to find a hidden gem. Walking down the quiet back street we were thinking that perhaps we took a wrong turn. And quickened our pace to hopefully go back on the Main Street when we stumbled upon this quaint restaurant, at first we walked bye thinking its probably booked, since we read online that most of the intimate restaurants are usually reservation only because there is limited seating, then when we checked yelp we saw it got a lot of great reviews and we felt more comfortable walking in. We were seated right away and the waiter spoke perfect English with us and was very pleasant. I ordered the mussels and they were divine! I have never tasted just delicious mussels and the sauce was very delicious also. For my entree I ordered the duck leg and wowza can they cook duck to perfection. If was perfectly cooked and the meat was juicy and fell right off the bone. My husband ordered a cheese platter, and the kidney entree and he enjoyed it very much as did I when I stole a taste. The cheese platter was also good and a very big portion, yet very delicious. To finish off our meal we had the Nutella crepes and they also were very good and reminded me of the ones my mom used to make. We left the restaurant very full and very happy! read more

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Delicious doesn't even begin to describe. I went to Le Sens Unique last year and had one of the best meals of my life. I returned to Paris this year wondering if it could possibly be as good as I remembered....and it was better. The food is magical and the atmosphere is comfortable and friendly. We had a moment of silence when we finished our meals. It's that good. read more

I had a really nice meal here. They have a bar to eat at which is nice for solo travelers. I ordered off the specials menu. The starter was a scallop dish, seared well with frisée, pine nuts and mango. Great balance of sweet, acid, and crunch from the pine nuts. For main, I had the cod special which was pan seared with a rice "cake" that had chorizo and vegetables. The cod was cooked perfectly and the rice was excellent. You could tell all the ingredients were fresh. Service was fine, I had to ask for refills of wine and water but people were very friendly. Highly recommended read more

We only had 1 night in Paris. I chose to find good food and wine over sight seeing. I chose right and Le Sens helped complete my mission! Thank you for an amazing time! Service was perfect as well! read more

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Great food! intimate, local, FRENCH cuisine. They're open late and it may look like a small operation (cook and two wait staff), but who goes and eats dinner in a hurry in France? The duck breast and Dauphinois gratin was spot on and creme brûlée for dessert made it perfect. Buy a bottle of wine at their suggested pairing. You won't be disappointed! Great experience for us, price was worth it (24,50€ main dish). read more

Le Sens Unique - French Near Me - Paris, 75

This was actually my favorite place I have had dinner in Paris. This last trip I ended up eating there on 3 different nights and always ate something different. Everything that I had was amazing. The service was also very nice. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have some very good food. I will be eating here many more times when I am in Paris! read more

Le Sens Unique - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Avoid all the expensive ass champs de Elysee restaurants and go here. Good duck Confit and friendly servers that speak English. Like most cafes the restaurant is a bit cramped. Dessert was strawberry mousse with strawberries on top. Overall a very good restaurant. read more

Delicious food! My wife and i had great time dining here on our last night in Paris. Nice cute little restaurant just one street behind Champs Elysees. Highly recommend the Roasted Sea Bass with Mashed Potatoes. The Mashed Potatoes was out of this world... a must try ! read more

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We came here are an early dinner. Everything was tasty and wine selection was good and affordable. The decoration was interesting too.

This was a wonderful experience! The shrimp was terrific and the duck was great! If you are in Paris and the area, this is a must have! The best meal we had in Paris and we wanted to go back, we just ran out of time..... so.... do yourself a favor and go! read more

Le Sens Unique - The duck was so good, I wanted to lick the plate! - French Near Me - Paris, 75

This place is so cute! Small but not too small and very cozy French atmosphere. You can tell the locals come. Got great reviews on Yelp so we decided to check it out. Wanted a place on our way to see the Eiffel Tower. Went about 6pm, perfect timing as we have a 7 month old. The place had a few folks at tables and at the bar but plenty of tables. It's very cutely decorated had soft but lovely music on. The waitress was so friendly and so was the rest of the staff. They had an amazing selection of specials and a good looking menu. We ordered the foie gras (so yummy and creamy, homemade!), my husband had the beef special (caramelised onion and frites), I had flat iron steak (would order it medium rare next time since it's such a thin cut but was still the way I asked a tiny bit pink inside) and amazing potatoes, like a scalloped potato, delicious!!! And a bottle of wonderful Bordeaux recommend by the waitress. We finished dinner off with Nutella creme brûlée so creamy and wonderful! Love love love this place. Because of the time we went it was very kid friendly (we have a very happy easy going baby so it wasn't much of an issue) but left before it got truly busy. Very romantic and simple and delicious!! read more

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Quaint restaurant with lovely service and delicious food. The servers were quite proficient w English and were very approachable and helpful to us in navigating the menu. We shared the goat cheese salad to start - so good. The duck breast w berry sauce and gratin dauphinois was excellent. My 15 year old boys had the filet and were very pleased. The side of spinach with the filet was not to their liking. It was essentially heavily sautéed spinach with little seasoning. My husband found the entrecôte steak (essentially a pan cooked thin, ribeye) just fine. He asked the server to choose his wine and he was very satisfied. The duck dish and goat cheese salad dish seemed more quintessentially French and, perhaps as such, were executed excellently. Overall, very much enjoyed our meal and service here. read more

Home cooked meal but much much better. Can clearly see that the chefs put work in the food. Friendly staff, non-assuming atmosphere. Will definitely come back. read more

Arrived in Paris today and had a lovely dinner here. We had escargots, mussels, duck, giant prawns linguine. Wonderful French experience, not far off from Champs-Elysées and our hotel. Excellent service with helpful friendly waiters waitresses. Speaking English was not a problem. A lot of locals as well as tourists. Small place with limited seating, but we are glad we were able to add this restaurant to our Parisian experience. About 100 Euros for our dinner for two, but we were full and totally enjoyed our meal. read more

Violently throwing up after the visit to this restaurant. We suspect mussels, and cannot recommend this place.

The first dinner in Paris. So surprised! Small restaurant, warm feeling. Food and service is so good. We think we would come again. read more

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Great French restaurant! We stumbled upon it when everywhere else was closed for the Pentecost Monday holiday. The seat, salads, prawns spaghetti, meat platter were excellent! We are picky eaters and want the best experience when we visit places like here, and they did a fantastic job with presentation, quality, and everything! We'll be back next time! read more

We found the food here delicious and flawless. We ate here two nights in a row enjoying duck scallops and veal kidneys. The service was most welcoming. And meeting the owner Bruno was a real treat. Best traditional French food in the area. read more