Posts Tagged ‘Paris’

Aki — Paris, Opera

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Lost among many Japanese restaurants, one that makes good okonomiyaki.

11 bis rue Saint-Anne

75001 Paris

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(sorry for the bad picture, some things were under construction).

The menus at lunch time are around 12 – 15 euros, and the photos below show rather classic side dishes along with a pretty good rice dish with pork and eggs, but the one single thing you really need to try is their okonomiyaki, this one with pork:

Now a very good (but more classic) katsudon:

… which comes in a menu with a noodle soup (soba here), also good, but once again the okonomiyaki is the dish to try here:

These two menus come with a few small side dishes:

Pictures from the menu (note that “Déjeuner” means lunch, these menus are probably more expensive in the evening):






Pizza Marinara — Paris, Odéon

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

A real good Italian pizzeria in the center of Paris.

46 rue Dauphine

75006 Paris, France

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I’ve seen cheaper, but the pizzas are especially well made and tasty. “Pizza du chef” (11 euros) with cheese, ham and an egg:

Pizza mollicone” (12 euros), with cheese, meat, egg and merguez sausage (oops, slightly blurry):

If you’re on a diet you could also try the “Salade del Contadino” (13 euros):

but you really should get a pizza (the ham in here is pretty good, but it hides quite a lot of green salad under a thin layer!). Some pictures of the menu:

L’Écluse Carnot — Paris, Champs Élysées

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

A friend called me over to go to this restaurant (hadn’t heard of it before), unfortunately (or fortunately for him) he got a last minute appointment with his CEO so I went there alone (the outcome of that meeting seemed good, so I’m not sorry about it!).

1 rue Armaille

75017 Paris

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Here’s what it looks like:

I chose the “Tagliatelles au foie gras et jambon Serrano“, 16.50 euros.

The ham was not bad at all (although Iberico is always ten times better…), the pasta was perfectly cooked, with no sauce at all on it but a little butter, probably to leave the room to the ham & foie gras. The foie gras was really good but, huh, not so much of it :-) Overall quite good, maybe a bit expensive given the amount of foie gras, but the service was nice and the place is near to the Champs Élysées. I took a look at the chcolate cake on the next table (seemed a bit dry, but it’s hard and unfair to judge without tasting), the “Perle du Japon” seemed interesting (no idea what it was) but I had to run for a meeting. I’d still say there was not a huge choice of deserts. Pictures of the menu outside:

Le Pré aux Clercs — Paris, Saint-Germain

Monday, May 12th, 2008

The Saint-Germain des Prés district in Paris is probably one of the most expensive ones, with a few others like the Champs-Élysées. This one is actually a very nice café to have a drink with friends, located near the famous “Ladurée” bakery and serves really good salads.

30 rue Bonaparte

75006 Paris, France

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We had two of these salads, the “Salade Pré aux Clercs” (11.80 euros), with smoked salmon, poached egg, asparagus and pancake-like bread:

and the “Salade Saint-Germain” (11.30 euros) with cold potato, lardons, poached egg, blue cheese:

They’re both really good with great ingredients and sauces (just make sure you like blue cheese if you want the second one!).  Finishing with an expresso (2.80 euros). Definitely not the cheapest place on earth but it’s an OK deal in Saint-Germain, and the salads are really good.

Update: yet another kind of salad with cooked vegetables, avocado, etc.:

Little Italy — Paris, Montorgueil

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

This is the best place I know for Pasta in Paris (at least up till now!).

92 rue Montorgueil

75002 Paris, France

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We tried the Penne Max (13 euros, with red peppers, tomatoes, basil):

and the Lasagne di Carne (13 euros):

These were really tasty, very good ingredients, perfectly cooked, plus this street is one of my favorites in Paris.

Update: a few other pictures/dishes from later visits. Rigatoni all’Amatriciana (14 euros):

Fusili Funghi (12 euros):

Insalata Italiana (12 euros):

… and yet a few more (same price range):

Plate of antipasti:

Penne alla carbonara:

Rigatoni alla mantovana (pumpkin):