Rainforest Café

This review is for the restaurant, not the cultural center next to it with the same name…read more La Milonga is a hidden gem worth the trek out to Fontenay-sous-bois.The food is seasonal and the chef often uses organic ingredients, though it's not marked on the menu. I would consider the cuisine "world-fusion" but thankfully, it avoids the usual gaffes that the category connotes. My personal favorites are the mezze assortment (homemade tarama, dill-shot tzaziki, crispy zucchini pancakes, ratatouille to name a few) and for the main dish, the Eli lamb with yogurt, garlic and eggplant. Everything is perfectly seasoned and has real soul. For the deco, I love their rotating exhibition on the walls (last time it was sketches of women and another time photos of shadowy trees), the mismatched chairs, and the menu pasted in old books. The prices are very reasonable and the great ambiance along with the amazing food makes me go back despite the out-of-the-way location.

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L'Entente

4.5(39 reviews)

32.9 km•Opéra, 2ème

Dinner in Paris happens much later than I'm used to in the US. We popped into British eatery…read moreL'Entente at opening time to find we had the entire place to ourselves. Intimate restaurant with blue banquettes & clean lines; we chuckled at the banana leaf design above the paneled walls that matched Blanche's bedroom wallpaper in "The Golden Girls." I didn't try my dining companion's Scotch Quail Eggs (18 € for three eggs, halved) but I did taste their Fish & Chips (26 €) which was pleasantly mild & came with a tangy tartare sauce. My Onion & Stilton Tart (24 €) was incredibly savory & delicious. Texturally interesting with the creamy bleu cheese & cooked-down onions to offset the flakey tart & frisée salad atop. Perfect restaurant for when you want to deviate from classic Parisian fare but still want a sophisticated meal. Charming, lovely server, as well.

We had our first meal of our Paris trip here - and did not order French food. Whoops. I ordered…read morethe fish and chips, and it is HUGE. The soup of the day happened to be vegetarian and was excellent. Service was prompt, attentive and very warm. The ambiance is nice and small, while still providing a fancy-adjacent feel. Highly recommend the fish and chips.

32.0 km•Grands Boulevards/Sentier, Etienne Marcel/Montorgueil, 2ème

Shepherds Pie

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Frenchie

4.3(266 reviews)

•€€€€

I love this place Paris. the foods great and aprocable and very great flavor, I can wait to go back…read moreto Paris , the next time is the first place I will go, great food and great hospitality

We went to Frenchie on a recent trip to Paris and London and it was undoubtedly the culinary…read morehighlight. The food is expertly prepared, incredibly flavorful, and boldly creative. Some highlights: The amuse bouche course was incredible end-to-end, but what really stood out for me was a blue masa shell holding mussel, sauce, and microgreens/herbs/flowers. The mix of the different herbs, the savory salinity of the mussel, and the sauces was wonderfully complex, yet also harmonious. The poached sea trout with pumpkin and horseradish ice cream was very satisfying. The mix of poached trout and horseradish cream was very familiar, yet the twist of making the horseradish a wholly different temperature and texture was really surprising and innovative. The monkfish in adobo was another extraordinary dish. I have only had monkfish liver before, but the way they were able to perfectly cook the monkfish gave it a texture and flavor reminiscent of lobster. With the spice of the adobo, it was a really well balanced dish. Additionally, all of the wines that we tried were also notable and delicious. Frenchie has definitely earned its Michelin star, and I wouldn't be surprised if it has another by the next time I come back.

33.4 km•6ème, Montparnasse

Crème fresh tomato tart with caviar, crab puff with melon ball, and beef tartare with apricot

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Maple bacon biscuits and bread

Restaurant Georgette

4.7(44 reviews)

The waiter was funny, attentive and patient with my bad French, while he was fluent in English. The…read morefood was excellent! I had the spatchcocked chicken and my wife had the daily fish special. The place was packed and everyone else seemed to be enjoying their meals as well. Highly recommended if you want a no nonsense dinner.

Lovely French restaurant for a slightly elevated yet not too fancy lunch or dinner. I ordered the…read moreFilet of Beef (€39)- the steak was great and cooked to a nice medium-rare as requested. The reduced juice also added some good flavor. My only small thing to note was that it was slightly on the tough side at certain point. The potatoes on the side were delicious, and about as good as potatoes could be- creamy with a nice flavor. I think the price was a little bit high for the portion size, but not too bad. The restaurant itself is medium sized with a very pleasant and bright environment. There is simple yet elegant decor and the ambiance could be suitable for both a casual and more formal setting. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The service speed is fast. Overall, I would highly recommend Restaurant Georgette for honestly most types of occasions if you are looking for some good French cuisine.

30.2 km•La Villette, 19ème

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Interior

Les Marmites Volantes

4.4(14 reviews)

Don't let the out of the way location near the conservatory fool you, this is a really nice…read morerestaurant that makes fresh meals with ingredients that change every day. The staff really cares about what they make and you can tell it in every bite. They offer both a vegetarian and non-vegetarian option each day. I had a wonderful chicken tangine. They also have natural wines that are just outstanding.

Les Marmites Volantes is a little out of the way if you're in an around the 1er/2eme arr. in Paris,…read morebut it's well worth visiting. They offer two menus, un avec viande et un Végétarien. My friend and I ordered both végétarien dishes, and ended up sharing as they were both sublime. They have a small bar offering, and friendly staff to boot. One of the highlights of my recent trip to Paris, and with plenty of cool places to visit in the area, make sure you start off your afternoon with lunch at Les Marmites Volantes.

Les fameuses marmites et leurs "duvets" isothermes, fait maison évidemment !

Quand il ne sillonne pas Paris chargé de petits plats, le tripoteur trône devant le resto

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Vegetable plate

Dersou

4.4(39 reviews)

30.1 km•Bastille, 12ème

Wonderful experience. We tried the tasting menu with the cocktail pairing and we really enjoyed it…read more The dishes were all innovative. The cocktails were creative and the range of flavors and ingredients was amazing. It felt cozy, trendy with a nice ambiance overall. Not too loud so we were able to hold and hear a conversation. Service was top notch. Attentive and friendly. Recommend if visiting Paris!

Fantastic food, fantastic experience, fantastic cocktails…read more We could be in New York. We could be in Tokyo. Except the food is really excellent and we are in Paris. Don't hesitate. Michelin-star caliber, with dishes and flavors that show a lot of work and insight. Out of six dishes, five were reqlly excellent. We didn't regret taking the cocktails pairing for the both of us: this is really the best way to experience Dersou. We will be back.

29.8 km•Ledru-Rollin, 11ème

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Les Déserteurs

4.6(13 reviews)

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This is a teeny, tiny restaurant focusing meticulously on the food. Several friends that are very…read moreinto fine dining recommended this as a restaurant that is casual, but with phenomenal food. You have the choice of a four course or six course menu and you can opt for wine pairings or order by the glass. We were part of the second seating and we decided on the smaller menu and ordered a bottle of wine. Each dish that we had was very balanced with lovely, seasonal flavors. My biggest complaint of the evening was the timing. Dinner took over three hours. There was often 45 minutes in between each course. I am all for a long dinner, but I think it is important that the restaurant acknowledges the pace the diners want. The entire restaurant seems to be on the same schedule with every dish, even people who arrived over 45 minutes after us we're getting the first course when we were. I really didn't joy the food but I would think twice about rushing back due to the timing.

Septime is a stones throw away, after reading mixed reviews about Septime decided to give LD a shot…read morebased on reviews on various sites for dinner. superlative experience. Service was friendly and helpful. Ambience at this tiny establishment was cute. Food was was amazing, from apps to desert. We picked the 4 course menu, but ended picking another dish as things were delish :) No fooling around with liquid nitrogen here, farm to table cuisine done with sufficient creativity and emphasis on taste. We were the only tourists around, but felt just as welcome. Repeat: yes

Oeuf bio mollet, purée de céleri rave, teriyaki, pain rôti, chanterelles

Les déserteurs - Devanture

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Daurade Royale de Saint-Gilles-De-Croix-de-Vie, galeuse d'Eysines, coulis de céleri, beurre noisette

Les Gastropodes

4.2(18 reviews)

32.7 km

I just wanted to have a Smashburger and fries. We're in the Paris flea market. I was over hungry…read more So I said what the heck let's try this place. Before I tried it I looked it up on yelp. 4.3, my kind of score. so Smashburger in Paris France we go. It was excellent.

Tucked away in the Puces is a little food counter serving up stellar sandwiches and pub food. While…read morethis is the closest I had to fast food during my trip, there's nothing over processed about it. This is how it should be, fresh seasonal ingredients, prepared quickly and very tasty. Let's put it this way... they make their own ketchup and it's good. If you're out hunting for a hidden Picasso, skip the bistros and tuck in for a bite here.

34.7 km•Pernety/Plaisance, 14ème

Service window

Croque Madame

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Smashburger

L'Essentiel

4.4(22 reviews)

Recommended by the hotel front desk. It's probably one of the more Parisian authentic foods we had…read more Lots of locals coming in and out for dinner. The mushroom soup was so creamy and delicious. The antipasto salad with cured meats and artichokes was fresh.

It's a great local french bistro in paris. With reasonable…read moreprice you can experience seasonal ingredients based homemade dishes. Highly recommand!:)

32.6 km•Châtelet/Les Halles, 1er, Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre

Filet de rouget& Chou verts lardons, olives. Yammy!

Rable lapin& Rattes

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Pigeon roti& puree chataigne& coings

Le Fumoir

3.8(333 reviews)

Food--quite good. Service--rather odd…read more My husband had made a reservation at Le Fumoir well in advance of our visit to Paris. He chose it because of the reviews and also the fact that the seating area layout seemed to provide more space between tables than is sometimes the case. When we entered, a server directed us to the host station by the bar. My husband had printed out his email with the address & the reservation, and he had made some notes on it about things to consider on the menu. We were seated at a nice window table A woman did come right away to ask about sparkling or still water. Wines are by the glass--no bottles were listed that we saw. The server just stood over us for several minutes while we were looking at the menu, which was a little uncomfortable. So my husband explained we would need a few minutes. She seemed offended. Then the male host came over and insisted on seeing the paper my husband had with the email. He took it out of my husband's hand and started trying to read my husband's notes. I asked if there was a problem with the reservation--had they found it? The man said something about wanting to know if it was prepaid (do they do gift certificates in Paris? We had no idea what he meant). I said no, it was not, so he left again. The menu is prix fixe. A different server came to take our order. She was more upbeat and jovial. The amuse bouche was a pickled herring. I ordered the pumpkin veloute soup, which was yummy. Then I had the vegetarian plate, which was fine but not memorable: squash, mushrooms, and an egg on top. My husband ordered the sausage plate. At the end, I requested the check (l'addition"). The server asked twice if we wanted to add a tip to put on the card. I have not had that happen before in Paris, where the tipping conventions are different, and a 15% service charge is included in the prices by law. I asked if it was not included ("compris") and she said no, it was not. I did leave a cash tip. But all in all, some of those awkward moments with the staff detracted from the experience.

Our trip to Paris included dinner at Le Fumoir. It is a tasting menu for about €100 per person not…read moreincluding drinks. This restaurant is absolutely packed and I don't know what % are Walk ins but my hubby booked the restaurant a month in advance. The food is average and the service lacking. Our dinner lasted almost 3hours and that's not because we were slow but rather, the wait staff was missing. One party beside us left after about more than 45 mins of the waiter not showing up to get their orders. The restaurant itself was unique though. Where we sat looked like a library before with books all over the room. It could be that we came at a bad time, nonetheless, there's other restaurants in Paris to try before I come back to Le Fumoir.