I absolutely love this place. I've visited Paris 3 times and have eaten here during all 3 of my visits. The food has been different on each of my visit. They have this chilled Soup that was absolutely delicious. We ended up coming home and trying to make that soup because we enjoyed it that much. I've had their Fish, Duck & Pork as the main entree. All 3 were divine! Their panna cotta pairs very well with Coffee. I will def be back! read more

This is another favorite bistro of mine and don't even try to walk in for a table. They are booked sometimes well in advance so make a reservation as early as possible. It's a small bistro providing fine dining in my old Latin Quarter neighborhood. The carrot soup is my favorite along with duck and cod entrees. Duck in France is cooked medium rare just the way French natives like it. The menu changes daily so you may be pleasantly surprised. They have a huge wine selection that can be intimidating when you are asked to go select your own bottle. I suffered a total mind blank staring at a massive wall of wine bottles and had to ask for a recommendation. Good friendly service. read more

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Ate here on our second to last night in Paris - definitely top 5 meals I've had in my lifetime. We booked well in advance (about 2 weeks) for a reservation at around 7. Got there a little late, but the hostesses were super understanding. The whole restaurant was no bigger than maybe seating 30 people upstairs, which definitely added to the whole experience. There were two waitresses on staff and a bartender, I believe, but they were more than adequate. Our meal seems pretty consistent with others - tomato gazpacho, a filet of beef on a bed of roasted vegetables, some sort of bleu cheese and fig, and a mango pancetta ish thing for dessert. It was all stellar, in portions that were more than generous. I'd say the courses were perfectly timed, a good balance between wait length and eating. I think our total meal came out to $45 a person, which in all honesty was money well spent. Amazing environment with stellar food read more

In over 500 reviews, I have never written one like this, but then again I've never had an experience like this one. My fiancee took me Paris to celebrate my 30th birthday and our recent engagement. He reserved a table at Les Papilles weeks in advance for the night of my actual birthday. We arrived on time and the restaurant was half full, all with American tourists. I can believe some of these good reviews others have posted because the menu changes daily. The menu on the 29th, just happened to be uninspired. Mediocre food aside, the service was inattentive and dismissive. When my dessert arrived without a candle, my fiancee who had both written a note along with the reservation as well as confirmed it with the owner the day of went up to speak with the owner. The owner (bald guy) said the waitress didn't know about the candle because he forgot to tell her! No apology, nothing. Sitting back down at the table, the waitress brought over a candle in a bowl of sugar. Seriously?! The owner came over to the table proud of himself for "fixing" the mistake and asked how everything was. My fiancee said fine, but again made it known he was disappointed about the forgotten candle. The owner whose English is limited, kept on repeating "but the food was good yes?". When we received the bill and noticed nothing had been done to rectify the situation my fiancee went up again to let the owner know we were disappointed. The owner said nothing could be done to fix our impression of the experience and actually called my fiancee an ASSHOLE! Out of nowhere! My fiancee wasn't being combative or rude. He was simply communicating that there was a problem with the service and wanted to know what could be done. My fiancee paid the check, realizing continuing to speak to this irrational owner would go nowhere. As he was returning to the table the owner took my fiancee's arm and whispered something in his ear. Not until we were outside was I told that that whisper to my fiancee was a shocking "F*ck You". Oh and did I mention the owner elbowed my fiancee lightly in the ribs as we left. I have never seen anything like this before. And because my fiancee didn't tell me the full story until we were outside (didn't want to make a scene or ruin my night) I didn't have the opportunity to give the owner a piece of my mind. I have never seen an owner with such a lack of responsibility for his restaurant and his customers experience. And the rudeness just goes beyond anything I could ever imagine. With poor food, not cheap prices and horrible customer service I'm surprised this restaurant exists in such a wonderful city. read more

OWNER VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTS CUSTOMER Please don't support this restaurant. Not because the food was overpriced and underwhelming--which it was. And not because, after multiple reminders and confirmations, they somehow forgot to put a candle in my fiancée's dessert for her 30th birthday--which they did. And definitely not because the food was merely mediocre after so much hype on review sites like this. Wait, did I already mention the less than spectacular food? No really, please don't support this restaurant. Because after I went to speak with the owner/manager (tall bald guy with used car salesman grin) about how he forgot the candle, the same candle about which I reminded him right before sitting down at our table, he sent the waitress back into the kitchen to bring out a bowl of sugar with a candle poking out from the center of the mound. It was the saddest thing I had ever seen. So I bet you're wondering what's up with the title of this review. Well, after they brought the check to our table, I went back to the owner to POLITELY inform him that the whole candle situation was really unfortunate and that we'd be leaving the restaurant with a bad taste in our mouths, pun intended. I thought maybe he would comp us a glass of wine or something. A simple apology would have been just as good. Any other decent restaurant I've been to would have done this without a prompt. Again, I can't stress how calmly and politely I approached this man, which is why I am still baffled by his response... First he calls me an *sshole. At this point I immediately remove myself from the situation and tell my fiancée that it's time to leave, but as I'm walking back to my table, baldy steps out from behind the counter, pulls me aside, and whispers in my ear, "Go f*ck yourself." Look, I know French service isn't known for its courtesies, but I have never elicited a reaction like this from anyone, anywhere in my entire life. And I really wish this was the end of the story. But it's not... As my fiancée and I walk from our table to the exit (yes, I paid the check), French Max Brenner actually elbows me in the ribs as I walk past him while he takes an order from another table. Honestly, I wouldn't have even bothered to write a review of this place if the story ended just before the *sshole comment. Alas... STAY AWAY! read more

I was so thrilled when I got reservations at Les Papilles just because I've heard so many good things about this restaurant. The food and service definitely lived up to my expectations They only offer a prix fixed menu which I think is great as a foreigner because I don't have to try to read the menu and pretend to know what everything is. The first dish was cauliflower soup. Good god it was absolutely amazing! The cauliflower soup was poured into a bowl with bits of cauliflower, bacon bits, croutons, chives, and other goodness. The soup was rich and busted with so much flavor. It was a amazing. Next course was braised lamb sitting on a layer of assorted vegetables. The lamb was so moist that I didn't even have to use a knife. I used a knife anyways just because I didn't want to come off as a barbaric American. Have to make a good impression you know. The lamb was juicy, tender, and was a great comfort food. We ended with blue cheese and a chocolate pudding. The pudding was very good. Nothing like that pudding from a plastic cup stuff. Make sure you wander the streets of Paris for a long time after the meal because the food was heavy and very filling. The service was amazing and the owner was awesome and very friendly. Hats off to the chef. He is 24 or 25 years old. I don't quite remember but he was definitely younger than me. The chef put me to shame. When I was 24 I was more concerned about what to wear to the clubs. Great experience! read more

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Absolutely phenomenal! The quintessential Paris bistro. One star for having different nightly prix fixed menus. Rather than serve the same boring menu everyday, a true chef will spice things up everyday. Spice up your life! Spice girls anyone? Just me? Cool. One star for being so popular they turned away a lot of people without reservations. We made reservations through email to Chef Bertrand weeks in advance knowing we couldn't walk in without one, and boy did it pay off. You know a restaurant is good when they gots to turn people away. Side tip: make sure to call the same day to confirm your reservation. One star for having an affordable 4 course meal! They started out with a cauliflower soup that you pour into a plate with different garnishes, spices, and bits of croutons and bacon. It was creamy good. For the main course, they served duck with potatoes and carrots in this savory sauce. It had a very southern style, it tasted like homemade cooking. I'm not a big duck fan but it was sure tasty. Third course, they served this pungent blue cheese and sweet prune. I am not a big fan of strong smelling cheese but when you combine it with the sweet prune, it gives a very interesting sweet and salty taste that works. One star for having the best fresh apple panna cotta. Now that's what a real panna cotta tastes like! Dessert gets its own star, enough said. One star for overall great service. The waiters were so prompt and kept each course coming! The chef was very personable, spoke fluent english, and would approach each table to mention the menu and suggest different wines. A true hidden gem in Paris. read more

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best value in paris! make sure to make a reservation ahead of time :D okay so its 35 euros for a 4 course meal. Starter of soup, main, cheese, and then a panna cotta dessert. I came here, fell in love, then came back a week later for dinner. So now in total I have been here 3 times now and I plan to come back for more haha. Soup - I have tried celery, carrot, and zucchini. All 3 are fantastic and each time it came with some kick ass bacon and croutons inside. Please try to enjoy the croutons before they get seriously soggy because they are SO good. The soup is served family style in a big pot and you scoop your own. Main - I have had cod twice and pork. The cod is served with mash potatoes that are o so oily and FANTASTIC. the fish is cooked perfectly and comes with some random veg as well. The pork was SOOO MOIST. oh. my. god. one of the best pork I have had to date. SUPER fatty but you can choose not to eat all the fat parts. My fav was scraping the seared fatty parts to eat. NOMZ. Served with random veggies and then beans. i felt like they could do without the beans because the meat is quite heavy already. cheese - Im super picky with my cheese so nothing really to say here. the last time I went I asked to have salad instead. dessert - always a panna cotta it seems (I guess it's easy to make). I have had an apple one and clementine one. Both come with a caramel foam on top. Nothing extraordinary but a nice finish to a fantastic meal. This place is probably my favourite restaurant in paris! PLEASE COME HEREEEE! If anyone comes to visit me, i will 100% take them here. ps all the servers are fantastic and speak english read more

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Cozy little bistro (bistroy) in the Latin quarter. Service was perfect, food was delicious and I appreciated that they accommodated my food restrictions so nicely. Would have liked a larger wine selection by the glass and patrons were primarily English speakers which made it feel more homey than Parisian. Parisians did come, but arrived at a more civilized 8pm - I will arrive later next time. :) Then it will truly be perfect. :) read more

First meal in Paris + my Sweetheart's birthday = double the pressure of finding a great meal in the City of Lights. Inspired by the write up by food blogger David Lebovitz, I determined that Les Papilles would be our first stop on the French culinary train. The fact that I could email my reservation request (in English) was also a big plus...frankly the idea of attempting a phone call in my broken French gives me cold sweats. For those unaware, Les Papilles has a fixed nightly menu. The only choice you have is what wine to pick off the wall to go with your meal (which we inevitably left in the capable hands of the owner, Bertrand). I was delighted by the idea of being surprised by what the menu might be. Can you imagine such a place existing in America's "Have it Your Way" culture? I can't. What can I say but that the food, the atmosphere, and the service could not have been more perfect. We had a delightful zucchini soup, an amazing seared duck breast, a superb cheese course, and a knockout pineapple flan. Bertrand and his staff were warm, helpful, and very discreet even when I managed to drop my camera in the soup (oh, yes...I did). Les Papilles is definitely on the list of bistros to return to on our next trip to Paris. read more

Practicalities: 33 Euro per person for 4 courses (Soup, Main, cheese and dessert) - there isn't any choice and the menu does change daily. Because Les Papilles is a wine store as well, if you want to pick a wine to have dinner - you're able to do that - plus 7 Euro corkage fee - plus the wine is yours to take home if you can't finish it. The owner speaks English, plus they are willing to help you with recommendations if you don't know where to start in terms of choosing the wine; plus they need to know what exactly to recommend - we got a Chablis - which we were both pretty happy about (just don't ask for a Riesling) . Reservations are recommended and you MUST confirm with the restaurant, otherwise you may end up losing your reservation (it happened to another couple - while we were there dining) - if you didn't make a reservation and you want to go anyways - I suggest going early to snag a table ( we walking in around 7pm - which is early by Parisian dining times) Food & wine Review: I'm erasing any memory I have of the bacon and egg McMuffin I ate at MacDonald's when I first arrive in Paris - this should be the first or last meal to help bookend the visit and as bad as it sounds - set the standard high for the fooding adventure. I'll breakdown the Return to Market Menu - as experienced. The first course was a Cauliflower soup - which had a cream and olive oil base - this was amazing depth, and flavour; plus it had bacon which added just the right amount of salt to the soup to balance it all out. Served with sliced baguette pieces The Main Codfish with "mashed potoates" - two pieces of codfish fillet pan-seared with lemon, onion and tomatoes, on a bed of baked until it's fall apart soft and mushy. The cod was great, and I normally don't eat fish either - but this was good along with the potoates - which the best part is scraping the potato sticky bits at the bottom of the pan. Cheese Course a fresh goat cheese with espelette pepper, tomato confit, plus a olive tapenade - I'm allergic to olives, but because this was served on the side - that part can be worked around. Dessert I think it was the wine, but this daily pannacotta, with caramel and baked apples nearly made me cry because it was so yummy - I'm 100% glad the BF got his own. Granted it wasn't much to look at, but the flavours were amazing, and hit all the right spots; even for the BF (and he's pretty hard to impress) Overall impression I'll come back to this place is fairly reasonably priced in terms of Euro, if you skip the wine. Service is what it is - but I thought it was just fine with what I was expecting. 3 guys, including the owner, run the tables - the service isn't supposed to be fast - it's supposed to be relaxing and it should allow you to savor and digest each course as it comes. Granted the menu does change everyday and you don't have control over what you are getting, but sometimes giving up that little bit of control leads to a wonderful, dream-worthy experience. read more

We only had 2 nights in Paris this past summer and -- me being the "Gourmet Junkie" that I am -- had to pick 2 restaurants to go to for dinner. I did extensive research and picked the 2 -- one of which was Les Papilles. We almost didn't get a table but somehow the owner was very accommodating when I contacted him via email a few weeks beforehand. He fitted us in and it was all set. We were not disappointed, especially me!! As a foodie my favourite type of restaurant is unpretentious and laid back but with top notch food with quality, fresh ingredients. Les Papilles met my standards. It's a wine & delicatessent shop / Bistrot. Their menu concept is to make whatever is fresh from the market day-to-day and in season. Everyone in the restaurant, on any given day, will be eating identical meals. The only choice you can make is whether to have all 3 courses or just 2 courses (starter & main, or main & dessert). You can select your wine of choice straight off the shelf (how convenient to be in wine shop!). They do charge a corking fee on top of the price of the bottle. The food is served family style on platters and pots and you put the food onto your own plates at the table. The day we went the starter was out of this world! It was a cream of celery soup but the way they served it is much more exciting and tasty than it sounds. They put a small pile of dressed up croutons (with bits of bacon, onions, seasoned with curry powder etc.) in the middle of each of our soup bowl and then the soup itself came in a separate soup pot with a ladle and we just pour the soup over our croutons ourselves. The main course was a slow braised lamb (the waiter said something like 8 hrs!), that just melted when you touched it with your fork, surrounded by Ratatouille. The meal certainly had a homey, country flair to it. Again, excellent! At this point we were all pretty stuffed already. Then came the cheese course -- which was very tame portion-wise .... thank goodness! We each got a small triangle of blue cheese and a candied plum on the side. Love blue cheese! The dessert was very fresh and light -- Panna Cotta with Apricot sauce. I wish I had 2-3 stomachs so I could have fitted more food in! Several things to note. The restaurant is tiny and would not be suitable to bring young children who would not be able to sit still at all. We had 2 kids with us - a 6 yr old and a 2 yr old. The 6 yr old is fine regardless but if the 2 yr old had been awake he would have tore through the place and we would not have enjoyed our meal as much as we did. We went to Les Papilles the very day we arrived in Paris and so my 2 yr old passed out in his stroller right before we got to the restaurant and remained asleep through out the entire meal despite the loud din and chatter all around him. The other thing is if you only have a very brief amount of time in Paris (like I did), definitely email and try to make a reservation several weeks in advance. So glad we got to go to Les Papilles and I highly recommend it! (There were several other tables of tourists there when we went so I think word is getting around on Yelp, TripAdvisor etc. The internet age!) read more

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If someone told me they wanted to have an authentic french meal in Paris then I would send them here. They only offer a set three course menu (although perhaps this is only policy on particular nights of the week, I'm not sure), I didn't go into this dinner hungry enough for three courses but I left with no regrets. It was an entrée of courgette soup with croutons, bacon pieces, goats curd, followed by a pot of roast chicken with penne and green beans in a creamy basil sauce. Then a cheese course, and strawberry pannacotta. I think the standard is: Soup Main Cheese Dessert and the only option of variation is to get the vegetarian, otherwise its one fixed menu per evening. There is a parisian charm about this little bistro with its shelves of wine bottles and gourmet items. If you are a group of 4-6 try and book the round table at the back of the restaurant near the window, as we decided that this was certainly the best table in the place. read more

Bertrand the owner welcomed us as if we were in his own home and prepared a meal that I will remember for a long time. Seared duck with small potatoes and a cheese course with dessert. I suggest this place as a first stop before heading out to the other parts of the city. read more

Delicious. Our party planner extraordinaire booked for a big table 2 months in advance so that we can get to experience this place when we visited Paris. We sat in the basement and had the space all to ourselves. The food, wine, ambiance, company were all excellent. I felt super Parisian. Amazing experience. read more

We had a great meal here while in Paris. It was a Prix Fixe menu (set 4 courses) so we didn't have to make any hard decisions but everything we had was great. Different takes on classic dishes! This was our first real dinner in Paris and we were more than impressed. Dinner was approx 75 euros for 2 plus wine and coffee cost which we thought was very reasonable for the quality! They also had a couple people that knew English which always helps(if you know no French) and they were very polite and helpful! read more

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What a delightful experience this was! The interior was gorgeous and the pre-fixe meal was delicious. The only criticism I would have is that the meat wasn't quite as seasoned as I liked, but this seemed to be a consistent issue I found throughout Paris. I definitely enjoyed the home style Parisian cooking. The dessert was to die for - when I go back to Paris I will definitely make another reservation. Thank you for a wonderful experience. read more

Really I'm at 4.5 stars, and if I was a fan of chocolate desserts I would probably be at 5. Here's a run down of the meal: 1. Leak and Potato soup - excellent (I'm pretty sure they gave us way more than we should have eater, but it was delicious and we literally cleaned our bowls (with bread of course.....but had there been no bread tongues would have come out) 2. Veal chop with creamy polenta - excellent 3. Camembert with caramelized onions - very yummy 4. Dark chocolate custard with speculoos (something between a ginger snap and a graham cracker crumble - good Like I said at the beginning, chocolate desserts are not my forte, but this one was really well done. But on top of the food, the feel of this restaurant was amazing from the décor to the staff, the entire experience was warm and inviting - more like you were invited to a French cousins home for dinner than at a restaurant. Totally in love and will return! read more

Prixe Fixe menu might have killed LP for me. The price was totally reasonable, but an entire course consisted of a slab of blue cheese (gross) and the duck was really really tough. I don't eat tons of duck, but usually I find it tender and juicy. The soup and the desert were both very good. Although considering this was a yelp and chowhound tag team rec I was a little dissapointed. Oh, and you have to buy a bottle of wine there in their shop. They then charge you 7 euros to serve/ pour. If you want any wine at all it is impossible to drop less than 50 euros on it. Finally, don't sit at the two topper in the middle... we thought there was a metro stop below, instead the table is directly above the hand dryer which somehome makes the table vibrate each time it is used. * The servers were very nice, but so were 99.9 % of the servers I met in Paris. read more

This was absolutely and hands down the best meal we had in Paris. Make a reservation or you most likely will not be able to try this place out. It is a small restaurant and anyone that walked in without a reservation got turned away. The menu is a fixed menu of soup, main, cheese, and dessert. There is no other option. Gutsy of them but, man, the food was so good!!! The menu changes every day. For wine, there are bottles all around the shop. You can walk around perusing and pick one out (there isnt a list, you just gotta look). We first started with a broccoli soup. They brought out our bowls with bacon, veggies, and cream and then a big vat of soup where we could ladle our soup in ourselves. Beautiful presentation. The soup was divine. So flavorful. Next, we got a braised duck with veggies. This too came out in one large plate and we got to serve ourselves. The portion of duck for each of us was ginormous. The duck was so perfectly cooked. At this point, I was so full but I just continued eating said duck because of the beautiful flavor. Don't even get me started on the braising sauce. Next, came the blue cheese with a fig reduction. Since I am not a stinky cheese girl, I told the waiter we just needed one. I had a baby bite of my husbands. However, my husband proceeded to rave about this cheese for the entirety of the trip and said it was the single best food item he ate in Paris (literally, every day he talked about this cheese). Last, we got a pear panne cotta with a caramel sauce on top. This was utterly delicious. The caramel sauce was so flavorful! Please, please book this place and go. My husband and I keep a mental list of the top 5 meals we have ever had. Les Papilles has moved in on this list. It's that good. read more

This was probably one of my favorite meals while in Paris. Affordable, yet really delicious and rustic food. We made a reservation 2 weeks beforehand via email (and I got to practice my written French), although I'm sure it is just as easy to phone them as well. I loved not having to worry about ordering once seated. For those of you who are very picky eaters, this may be a problem, as they only serve you one set menu. For everyone else, you will enjoy everything they bring you! The meal is served family style, and always includes a soup, the main entree, a cheese course and dessert. On the day we were there, our first course was a tomato gazpacho. We were each served a bowl that already included some herbs, creme fraiche, bacon and homemade croutons. Then we poured soups into each bowl from the large family style bowl that they put on the table. Our main entree was slow braised lamb shoulder with vegetables. The meat was incredibly tender and flavorful. We received a small plate of blue cheese and dates afterwards - very tasty, although we were getting pretty full. We still had to leave room for dessert, which was a mango panna cotta. This was very refreshing and a great way to end the meal. Make sure you come hungry, because they feed you so much food! I intend on coming here every time I'm in Paris, as I want to try the other dishes that they serve. The service was great, and they offered many affordable bottles of wine to go with the food. read more

The was one of the two best meals we had in Paris, and top 10 worldwide! I learned about Les Papilles through a magazine article which listed the top 10 wine bars in Paris. I was interested because the article said that the food was great and the wines were different and offered at retail prices with a small corkage fee. We made reservations for lunch at 1:00. Because of a much longer bus ride than expected, we arrived 25 minutes late, not sure if we would still have a table.We didn't - the restaurant is very small (approx 10 tables) and they had understandably given our table away. However, they said that we could wait and maybe get a table. The website listed closing time at 2:00 so we weren't sure what would happen as 2:00 approached and no diners had left. At about 1:50, one table was cleared and we were invited to dine. The first choice was wine which is displayed on shelves right next to the tables (and therefore the other diners). We were beginning to peruse when the manager offered his help. He recommended a 2007 Michel & Stephane Ogier L'Ame Soeur, a non AOC Syrah blend. It was 45 EUR and Les Papilles added a 6 EUR corkage, incredibly reasonable for restaurant wine! The wine was delicious - a perfect choice. There isn't a menu - 31 EUR prix fixe gets you what they are serving that day...and what a meal it was. We started with a creamy sweet potato soup with bits of chorizo and topped with a dollop of creme fraiche, croutons and chives. Wowsa - one of the best bowls of soup that I've ever had! The additions - chorizo, croutons, creme - made every bite different and the flavor was wonderful. The lamb roasted with vegetables followed, served family style. I'm not a big lamb fan but that dish caused me to rethink my perspective...I'm a lamb fan. The meal wasn't for someone with a small appetite. I was stuffed! But then dessert was served. I don't know what it was - some pudding type dessert in 3 layers that tasted of caramel and creme. We left the restaurant very full but having enjoyed one of the two best meals of our week in Paris. ...and I bought another bottle of the L'Ame Souer to have that night! read more

This place was a fantastic surprise!!! Was recommended to go here by a friend, and it did not disappoint. Food was absolutely delicious. My GF and I left there in a food coma of awesomeness. Great wine selection! When we asked for a bottle of wine recommendation, we were given many options that were not necessarily the most expensive wines available. Very affordable pre-fixe menu and bottle of wine overall. ***The Service and staff there were among the nicest, and most courteous people. Very personable, happy, and energetic. Will absolutely go back again during our next visit to Paris. read more

Thank you prior Yelp reviewers! Les Papilles (the buds??) came up on our proximity search for a highly rated, but reasonably priced restaurant near our hotel. I'd actually checked out their website the night before after doing a Google search; and got the impression that the food would be fresh from the market but it was hard to tell how many choices would be available. We were more than 'pleasantly surprised' by everything about the restaurant. 1- We walked in at about 7:45 without a reservation and were immediately given the one available table (pure luck, on a Friday night, I'm sure; someone probably didn't show up for their reservation). 2- No choices on 4 course price fixe menu; verbally delivered by owner: cream of celery soup, with pieces of celery, croutons, and bacon; braised beef with vegetables; bleu cheese and wine-soaked prune; and finally a cream pudding dessert with fresh raspberry topping. 3- Everything was cooked perfectly and served graciously! I met the chef; he was humble and even shared his recipe for the dessert. It's tiny but delightful and friendly! read more

I had very high expectations coming to Les Papilles after having a phenomenal meal the night before and hearing raving reviews about this restaurant. One full day of walking around the Louvre got me mighty hungry...and considering the reservation was only available at 10pm I was ready to eat the tablecloth if the food didn't come in a timely manner. As it has been repeated many times, there is no menu to choose from b/c they serve you what they want. Zilch choice. That made things easy for someone like myself who only knows 3-5 French words. Also, there is no wine by the glass. Buy a bottle or you won't drink. For my appetizer, I had cream of CAULIFLOWER SOUP with croutons and bacon. It had a nice homemade soup taste to it and the salty bacon and the crispy croutons added a great flavor the cauliflower base. In my opinion, this soup readily beat the cauliflower soup at DC's fav French restaurant, Citronelle. 4.25* for this dish. For the main appetizer, I had BRAISED BEEF with carrots, snowpeas, and potatoes. This dish......was...mediocre. The braised beef was nowhere near as tender as it should have been if it were high quality beef. The sauce that accompanied it was a darkish gravy like sauce that was very salty and had a complete lack of flavor. The potatoes, snowpeas, and carrots were extremely fresh (farmer's market grade)...at least that was a pass. This dish gets a 3* in my book. For the dessert, I had Panna Cotta. It was very creamy, was infused with chunks of pears, and had a caramel top. This was probably one of the top 2 desserts that I had while I was in France (including Pierre Hermes and Lauduree macaroons, cakes, chocolates, and desserts). I'll be honest. The dessert saved their ratings. In my books, the braised beef IMHO would not even pass for a solid 4* in washington DC. Many of you who wrote reviews may argue that this dish may have been an anomaly, but I am not inclined to believe so because I thought that the cauliflower soup (while it was good) was nothing to be raving about across the Atlantic Ocean. From my experience with restaurant reviews in Europe, I've noticed that several somehow slip the cracks because of large tourist reviews (most of who have had limited experiences with really high end cuisine). Seeing that every customer in my vicinity at the restaurant was speaking English and was very rowdy in drunken stupor (the stereotypical American), I knew something wasn't right. My best guess is that this restaurant is an above average to a very good restaurant in Paris. For those who want Michelin grade food at bargain prices, I highly recommend Cafe Constant. Now that place is foodgasmic paradise. read more

Came here in a big group. Our party planner had booked way in advance so we had the downstairs cellar all to ourselves. Given how secluded we were from the rest of the restaurant, our service was still very attentive and friendly. The food was incredible. It was all served family style so you will get as much food as you are willing to not share. The menu is a set where you'll get a soup, entree, and dessert. We had the pea soup which was all sorts of noms. Bacon makes everything better and this soup had it. Over a year later and I still think about how good it was. This is a great place to celebrate Paris with friends. read more

This was our first dinner when we arrived in Paris and my wife and I had a fantastic meal. There isn't a menu, you eat what the chef decides to make that day. Well, we weren't disappointed! From soup to dessert, every course was delicious. The neat thing about this place is that you get to walk around and select your wine. It was a terrific start on our two week vacation in Paris and the Loire Valley. read more

Excellent restaurant. I got turned down twice for lunch and the second time I asked for a reservation the following day. The red wine by the glass was delicious. The broccoli soup was rich but not too much. It came with a dollop of cream in the middle which slowly melted and spread. My girlfriend said the cod was the best she has had. It was sauteed with potatoes, peppers, capers, and round slices of lemon which were cooked long enough to almost completely lose their sourness. The peach panna cotta has coulis on top and what looked like chunky homemade jam on the bottom. Beautiful. read more

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A hot summer day in Paris was met with cold minty gazpacho as we sat down to dine at one of the most delightfully crafted meals of my Paris visit. Diner beware: they don't accept walk-ins and you MUST make a reservation and CONFIRM. We were treated to a four course, pre-fixed meal which included the aforementioned gazpacho, roasted duck, bleu cheese and a strawberry panna cotta dessert. There wasn't any A/C so we were roasting in the dining room but the quality of the meal more than made up for the heat. read more

It was first experience eating authentic French food. It was delicious. I started with zucchini soup with crispy croutons. Followed by slow cooked beef stew, a cheese course, and desert of caramel pan-cotta. Best pan-cotta I have had. Highly recommend checking this place out! read more

This place is a wine store. Oh, and they have a bunch of tables and serve wonderful dinner. The cuisine is generally very light and modern, and changes with the seasons. Gluten-free notes: There is a fixed menu, and they are happy to make it work for you. They were very happy to keep all of the croutons away from my soup and most of the food was naturally gluten-free. read more

We were staying in the 6th and have a tradition of going to Les Papilles our first night. As always our meal was excellent and an excellent value. The soup at Les Papilles is always a treat and the cauliflower soup was yum!. Expecting a hearty meat like lamb or duck, we were surprised and delighted when two big slabs of cod came out. A delicious departure from the meat generally offered. Service is very friendly and helpful, it is a pleasure to dine here. read more

Amazing pallete experience. This place is small and quaint. The menu is different each day and the owner comes and tells you the menu for that day. He also recommends a wine pairing or allows you to choose your own. Everything we had was great, very wholesome and welcoming. I loved it read more

Les Papilles - Wine Bars Near Me - Paris, 75

This place has so many reviews. Reservations are strongly recommended, and they are booked every night. We had our hotel make a reservation an hour before, and we don't know how it happened, but a reservation was available! From reading other reviews it looks like if you make a reservation, and they call you the day of to confirm, and you don't answer, your reservation is lost. This is a little difficult if you're traveling abroad and don't have access to a phone for them to confirm the reservation. They have one walk in available, and it's at the bar. Dinner is a set meal for 35 euros, and it consists of 4 courses. On the night of our dinner it was carrot soup (which sounds plain, but it was amazing! I was also quite full after it), the entree was pan seared chicken in a pesto cream sauce with penne, cheese course was camembert with apple compote, and dessert was a chocolate panna cotta. The owner comes by and explains the menu to you in English, which is great for tourists. You can also select your own bottle of wine, and if you drink at the restaurant it is an extra 7 euros on top of the listed price. The wines were actually expensive, they ranged from 35 euros to 80+ euros, which is a lot converted into USD. We opted against wine. Be prepared to dine for at least 2 hours, which is the norm in Paris. We sat down at 7:15 p.m. and probably didn't leave until 9:30 p.m., and that's because we asked for the check (FYI it's l'addition s'il vous plait, in case you need to ask for it properly in French). The single menu also makes it simple, however if you have food allergies this would not be the place for you. They make a few dishes a night and they make it well. It also gets hot in here too. We would return! It's definitely affordable! read more

I ate here back in 2009. I don't particularly love authentic french bistro cuisine. I like modern American cuisine (or cal-cuisine) with french influences. If I was a bigger fan of the cuisine I would give this place 5 stars. This place was well priced and relatively good. It is cute, cozy, and not too touristy (yet). I had (from what I can tell) a nice oven roasted duck breast that was served with a sauce that probably consisted of butter, wine, and the duck's pan juices. It was served over roasted vegetables. I also had a nice pot-de-creme. I don't usually care for heavy sauces or large hunks of protein, but the food was executed VERY well. Ive definitely had a better roasted duck breast, but not at this price point. If I go back to Paris, I will check this place out again. read more

Good meal. I was skeptical at first because this place serves a lot of tourists, which is usually a bad sign. But the food is pretty good, and the owner is helpful. This place serves a fixed price dinner with no choices, so you just go and eat whatever it is that the chef is cooking that night. We had a starter of lentil soup with smoked haddock, then a chicken in a pesto cream sauce with vegetables, and finished with a panna cotta. The soup was a pretty classic lentil soup, poured over creme fraiche, fried parsley, and smoked fish. Quite tasty. The chicken could have been a bit juicier, but the sauce was nice and not overpowering. Panna cotta - good, but it's panna cotta. Ours had some kind of caramel butter crumb topping. Judging from other reviewers he seems to make a lot of panna cotta. Which is fine because I like panna cotta, but since the menu is at his discretion, just be aware in case you were really hoping for a souffle or something. But all the food is seasoned and balanced properly, and all the flavors worked well together. Not the most adventurous menu, but it's tasty and it feels like the chef has been refining the same few dishes over many years until they're just right. You can only buy whole bottles of wine, which is part of the restaurant's success, because the bottles start at about 30+ Euro each and go up rather quickly. Nice interior, good service. read more

Good: A fixed menu meant that we could dine our first night in Paris without worrying about what to order and asking for translation, though the friendly staff were accommodating and willing to speak English. We noticed that most of the other diners were also speaking English. Also good: We enjoyed every course and it was just the right amount after traveling for the better part of a day. The cream of celery soup was a perfect match for the rainy weather outside and warmed us up for the main course, duck breast. The duck was very fragrant and went well with the wine we chose off the shelf (you choose the wine almost like at a wine shop so it's great to have some knowledge of French wine or at least some characteristic in mind prior to your visit) Bad: Not really bad but an important note to confirm reservations. Confirm by calling or stopping by the restaurant the day of your reservation. Fortunately I paid attention to the email from Les Papilles but an unhappy patron did not. He showed up with the rest of his group and the staff could not accommodate him since all the tables were already full and he didn't confirm. Ugly: Nothing ugly to see here. read more

"What's for dinner tomorrow night?" What a fabulous meal. Required: an open mind, willingness to open taste buds to whatever might be on the menu and you must be able to give up control as the menu is the menu. Choose your wine, sit back and enjoy a well thought out dinner that someone else has lovingly chosen and prepared just for you. read more

I don't want to exaggerate writing reviews, but this is SERIOUSLY one of the best meals I've ever had. I came here once a couple years ago, and this past week I will have been back twice. Their pre-fix is fantastic: soup, entree, cheese, and dessert. Every single thing was SO. GOOD. The owner was a real nice guy and helped with the wine selection. Would highly recommend it. read more

This place was recommended to me by a friend who I share similar food tastes with. I recently had the opportunity to experience it and will gladly return when I go back to Paris. First things to know... 1. Make reservations and be sure to confirm them the day of. We called in around 11 am and had a reservation at 9:30pm the same day. 2. The menu is prefixed. You get whatever is the meal of the day. It changes all the time. You'll see why when you see the tiny kitchen that this masterpiece of a dinner is created in. 3. You pick your own wine or can order beer or water instead. The bottles range in price and will have a 7€ corkage fee. Live a little and pick a wine, or take their recommendation. They have a very nice selection. 4. Your dinner experience will likely take two hours. So be patient and enjoy the company of those you are with. It is well worth it. On to my review... It is priced beautifully, and not one dish was disappointing. I'll admit, I was scared when they said cauliflower soup would be the appetizer... But what they brought out was a masterpiece of mixed ingredients in a dry bowl that were ready to have the most beautiful looking and smelling cauliflower soup be poured over them. The flavors simply blew my mind and I began to wonder why has cauliflower never tasted so good?!? They brought out the main dish... It was so amazing, I can't even remember all that was in it. But it was a creamy pesto sauce over pene and a perfectly cooked chicken. Highlight for me aside the ENTIRE thing... The tomatoes. You'll see why if you're lucky enough to experience them. I began to feel full... And didn't think I could finish it. But my friend and I both did finish almost the entire thing. We are big guys. I'm 6'2" and 220lbs. We left a very small bit behind. Fromage was next. I gave it a try. Blue cheese is just not my thing. But it was awesome. So was the prune. To finish things up, they brought out this fantastic little cup of apricot and some sort of jello like cream. Pardon my lack of food terminology, but it was the perfect ending to this well thought out meal. Not one part of this entire experience was disappointing. The staff was so helpful and kind. And i love the fact that you don't have to search through a menu for what you want. You're going to love what they have ready for you. I think they may even tell you each and every ingredient just in case you might be allergic. Not sure, but they do such a wonderful job describing every little detail of what your taste buds are about to experience. I highly recommend this place and I pray that their prices stay the same for years to come. Thank you for the experience! Affordable and unforgettable. Sincerely, Marco Palos www.marcopalos.com read more