This is my favorite French restaurant in Paris (Latin district).
8 rue Thénard
75005 Paris
The guys there always have very original ideas of mixing ingredients together in an unexpected way. I promise you will be surprised.
They have a rotation of dishes that they keep inventing so you won’t find the same dishes if you go there again a couple of weeks later. That also means that you only have ~5 or 6 dishes to choose from at any given time (plus 5 entrées and 5 desserts), but I can guarantee you that you will want to try each and every one of them just by reading their name.
If you go there for lunch, they have a menu for 13.50 euros where you don’t get to choose anything (but, again, it changes all the time) with an entrée, a main course, a glass of wine and a coffee (they also have red wines).
For dinner or for lunch, the full menu is 28.50 euros for entrée, main course and dessert.
I keep going there again and again so here are a few examples:
Raspberry soup:
Baby pork:
Carrot and cumin soup:
Turkey and polenta (forgot what the orange spice was):
Half-cooked tuna:
Beef with smoked purée (yes, smoked mashed potatoes, divine!):
Beef with beetroot sauce:
Pork with tagliatelles:
Now a few desserts.
Blackcurrant mousse:
Dessert with chocolate and sesame:
Cooked banana with mango ice cream:
Some other kind of ice cream and rhubarb:
And something that I completely forgot:
Enjoy!