PARISMARAIS NEWSLETTER, ISSUE N°132, 23 FEBRUARY 2015
" Great restaurants to warm you up ! "

"Le Bourguignon du Marais"

Great restaurants to warm you up !

It is still a bit cold in Paris, so we have selected for you some of the best restaurants we could possibly find in and around the Marais area to warm you up.

You can dine at many of these restaurants for as little as 15 euros (lunchtime) to 70 euros per person (diner), including three courses, wine and coffee! Some will be slightly more expensive, but value for money is what we look for when selecting the best Paris restaurants.

The Marais district and Montorgueil district offers such a wide choice of cuisine—many of which are only available in other large metropolitan areas—so take advantage and don't just indulge on classical French cuisine! Allow yourself to experience all sorts of fare you may not have tried before - you just might discover some new great tastes.

Enjoy them all and please, do write your own review for each one you visit on parismarais.com: as you can now locate every recommended address and write reviews online.
Make sure you visit our new interactive map of The Marais where you'll discover more and more restaurants, bars, and boutique hotels to book at the best rates.

Pascal Fonquernie,
Editor PARISMARAIS.COM

Gastronomical restaurants

Pramil

Tradition and creativity are the key words to describe this delightful restaurant, nestled in the heart of rue du Vertbois. In an elegant setting of light colours, the menu offers a gourmet cuisine, knowing how to expertly reinvent the classics. A cauliflower cake with chilli jam or home-made duck foie gras mi-cuit with eel are the prelude to traditional dishes such as boneless rabbit with artichokes and figs or sweetbreads with turnips. The menu (35 euros) lets you also succumb to their wonderful selection of desserts, such as "délice au chocolat au yuzu" (chocolate delight yuzu), or "nougat glacé" (iced nougat). On the wine list: Saint Estèphe Haut-Beausejour, Chateauneuf du Pape, or Puligny-Montrachet Les Chenevottes 1er cru Chanson among other gems. Prepare your taste buds for a feast.

9 Rue du Vertbois, 75003 Paris, France

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Dessance

Dessance, the first ever gastronomic restaurant dedicated to "sweet cuisine" has opened in the haut-Marais. An incredible concept, this place  will delight your palate in its constant quest for the unusual. This new style of cuisine which favours natural, plant sugars from seasonal fruit and vegetables always delivers surprising and ever-evolving treats. The gastronomic experience offers light, fresh, creative and very addictive meals. 
Dessance, created by Philippe Baranès, extends these new taste experiences into the magic of contrasts, via the limitless inspiration of chef Christophe Boucher. Three sampling menus are suggested: 
The sweet menu (5 dishes), the savoury/sweet menu (1 savoury dish and 4 sweet) and the hedonist (2 savoury dishes and 4 sweet dishes). Stunning and innovative feasts that will awaken every sense of sweet within you. Mix and match with exceptional home made drinks on offer to our uncompromising gourmet clientele.

74 Rue des Archives, 75003 Paris, France - Tel.01 42 77 23 62

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Au Bourguignon Du Marais

Close to Hôtel de Ville (City Hall), located on a street of Gallo-Roman origin opening onto a terrace, the Bourguignon du Marais welcomes you to enjoy a delicious and traditional cuisine. six large Burgundy snails with garlic and parsley sauce will awaken your palate before continuing with a lovely selection of meat or fish. The veal kidneys with home- made purple mustard purée or the Boeuf Bourguignon Tradition will delight you. The soul of this restaurant is to be found also in the exceptional wine list, which is exclusively from Burgundy. The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 2008 "Les champs Gains"  Jacques Bavard or The Hautes Côtes de Nuit 2009 Jayer-Gilles are just some suggestions among a constantly renewed selection of high quality.

52 Rue François Miron, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 48 87 15 40

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Le Pharamond

Le Pharamond, veritable institution nestled since 1832 just next to Les Halles, near the Marais, offers a cuisine combining tradition with flavors of today. The restaurant, an official historical monument, will seduce you with its elegant, classic decor as well as with their private rooms- available for a romantic dinner or a meal with friends. Many illustrious visitors such as Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald entertained and were entertained here.
Regarding tradition, the famous tripes in Caen style alone are worth the trip. For fans of more contemporary cuisine, the pan-fried scallops, the crusted cod or the Charolais beef tartare are highly recommended. Menus including the Pharamond menu (less than 50 euros) will also allow gourmets to discover, without going bankrupt, the great variety of this venerable restaurant. The wine list also deserves your full attention with a selection of great vintages at reasonable prices. You will notably find a Chateau Talbot, a 1990 Saint Julien, a 4th grand cru classé, and a Chateau Gruaud Larose 1989, considered the king of wines as well as the wine of kings. Magnifique!

24 Rue de la Grande Truanderie, 75001 Paris, France - Tel. 01 40 28 45 18
Metro: Les Halles, Etienne Marcel, Châtelet, Rambuteau

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Chez Camille

A typical Parisian brasserie, Camille offers authentic and traditional French cuisine. Especially paid tribute there are French staples such as pot au feu blanquette (veal in cream sauce), and salt pork with lentils. As for dessert, their chocolate mousse, creme brulee, or any of the delicious Berthillon sorbets will bring the meal to a close with the touch of sweetness necessary to top off a great day in Paris. In a welcoming woodwork, zinc and stone setting, you are sure to have a wonderful time in this establishment known for its excellent as well as attentive service, and frequented by many neighborhood regulars. On sunny days you can even enjoy a table set up outside to enjoy the stunning views in one of the busiest streets of the Marais between the Place des Vosges and Archives. Open all day every day of the week, Camille is the perfect place for a refreshing stop whenever you like.
Non-stop service from noon to midnight.

24 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 20 50

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Le Petit Commines

A new gourmet bistronomic design restaurant in the Haut Marais run seamlessly by Sandrine, previously the owner of Colimaçon and the source behind its modern yet elegant décor in muted tones of beige, grey, and black. Comfortable chairs, tablecloths, lights, and tableware are all perfectly in harmony. She and her team, including her sommelier Stéphane, offer you more than 50 prestigious wines to choose from starting at incredibly reasonable prices and the dishes are as beautiful as they are delicious. The wine in fact is also an integral part of its stunning look by actually being a decorative element. Book it fast as there are only 30 tables and don't miss their killer chocolate desserts including the sinful chocolate fondant with real vanilla ice cream and salted butter caramel sauce.

16 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 74 57 09

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L'Anfora

This new Italian restaurant L'Anfora welcomes you one minute on foot from the Centre Pompidou, it offers original Roman cuisine created with a selection of fresh products that are 100% Italian. Matéo, The chef has both the accent and the character of authentic Rome. Forget your stereotypes about Italian cuisine. Here we are in the land of true Romans and the cuisine has a soul. With meat and fish dishes served copiously on slates or large plates, all the flavors of the Mediterranean tradition are present. The dozens of pasta choices on the menu will make your head spin. Their two-course lunch menu at 15 euros is generous and gourmand, their a la carte evening menu is approximately 35 euros. A very nice selection of wines from all over Italy will accompany your meal perfectly.
Thurdays from 7 pm aperito "à italienne" cocktails and antipasti for just 10€ per person.

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 77 32 29 72

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Fusion & creative cuisine

Shake n' Smash

Shake and Smash is purely inspired from the spirit and creativity of the Belle Epoque. A family business run by Jerome - who has inherited the affair - has completely revamped the place to his own taste, with a neo-Charleston flavour that is unique to Paris. Everything is home made, even the syrups that make up the original and unusual cocktails. Between fusion cuisine and traditional cooking, this family team will always delight you. Whether it's cuisine or cocktails, innovation is the driving force behind this friendly young team. Shake and Smash also has a creative, gourmet menu of finger foods to go with their cocktails.
Highlights from the menu: Filet of beef (200g) veal steaks with crushed fennel, artichoke purée and bacon chips. The menu changes frequently to maintain an element of surprise. The kitchen is open every day, which is another plus to this enchanting place. Lunchtime specials Monday to Friday; starter + main, or main + desert €19.50. Starter, main and dessert €25.

87 Rue de Turbigo, Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 30 76
Metro: Temple

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Des gars dans la cuisine

DES GARS DANS LA CUISINE … The Bistronomique institution in the Haut-Marais, Intimate setting with the well- polished decoration and the inventive menu which revisits the great classics with inspirations from all corners of the globe. Currently of note on the menu: Monk Pish, Spanish Pata Negra Bellota cured ham, shaved Grana Padano cheese, fresh figs, carmelised red onions, walnuts, pine nuts and walnut oil and mesclun salad, Dinner is approximately 60€ per person: more than reasonable taking into account the quality of the products. Do be worried about losing your heart to this restaurant when you get a taste of the devastating smile of the waiters and the raucous humour of the two owners : Jean-Jacques Delaval (also called Mr Bond ) and Gil Rosinha, the chef. At lunchtime, the fixed- price menu appetiser/main course or main course/dessert is 14€. Generous Brunch on Sunday at 24€. High-class wines at reasonable prices. Imperatively reserve if you want to have a table, even during weeknights.

72 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 74 88 26

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Iperiber

If for some, the center of the world lies in Catalonia at the central train station of Perpignan as Salvador Dali proclaimed, the heart of Spanish cuisine in Paris beats undeniably strong under the "atomic", very sputnik chandelier of IPERIBER, a restaurant opened 2 years ago in rue Montmorency in the Haut Marais. Orchestrated by the very talented Valencian chef Gloria Fernandez Lago- trained at the Culinary Center in San Sebastian by the greatest chefs of the Basque country- the cuisine offers a veritable journey across the Pyrenees combining great fresh food and fine compositions. Scrumptious freshly desalinated squid on skewers or Piquillo peppers stuffed with cod will gently whet your appetite before savouring a Galician octopus or squid with fideua (Valencian noodles) in ink. The pluma pata negra pork with fresh fig sauce is to die for. The fun would not be complete without a pinch of sweetness: try the Torrija briochée with almond milk ice or the crispy rice pudding foam with lemon sauce. Doubly delicious duos that go straight to the heart! Iperiber welcomes you like a king.

6 Rue de Montmorency, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 18 10

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Ozo

Ozo reinvents the concept of a restaurant, offering its customers the opportunity to get involved by composing the food they want to taste. At Ozo, you choose between meat and fish, different sauces and flavors, as well as the number and type of accompaniments. Made a la plancha on individual griddle pans, you choose the cooking, the flavor blends, and in a way become your own chef. Products, always ultra-fresh, come directly from the Rungis market. The menu offers choices that ensure you always end up with a very tasty combination. The Bento style presentation highlights the originality of the compositions. (from 17 euros to 29 euros) Beyond the original and enticing concept, Ozo also offers a fabulous selection of cocktails to enjoy late into the night or to start the evening which, doubtless, will be rich in flavor and taste surprises. Enjoy the sympathic cocktails (from 8 euros) such as the Cosmopolitan or the Mojito Basilic. Indulge yourself with countless creations such as the Fraise B ("Strawberry B", 11 euros) or a Champagne piscine framboise ("raspberry Champagne pool") (15 euros). Our Favorite is their gigantic irish Coffee you will enjoy during the cold days !
Open 7/7 from 7pm

37 Rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 77 10 03

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Traditional french bistros

Le Temps des Cerises

Nestled in a little house reminiscent of the good old days of dance cafés and ballrooms, Le Temps des Cerises- whose origins date back to the 1830s- offers traditional French cuisine served in a friendly and authentic atmosphere. From the Morteau sausage crispy breaded mozzarella and tomato (8 euros) to the black pudding, to the "larded" Saint Jacques risotto or Thai pike with lemon "en papillote" (21 euros), you can enjoy a bistro style cuisine with a touch of Asian inspiration. Le Temps des Cerises takes you back to the best of French music and songwriters by immediately immersing you in the signature sound of the carefree "Trentes Glorieuses" while you enjoy lunch or dinner. At night, the place comes alive and becomes a popular spot to grab a drink at the bar or on the terrace.
Open 7/7 fr Lunch & Dinner

31 Rue de la Cerisaie, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 08 63
Metro: Saint Paul - Sully Morland

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L'Ange 20

This an excellent place to try as soon as you possibly can. After working behind the scenes in some of the best renowned places in London and Paris, Thierry Pauli ( former chef in many palaces in Berlin and Paris ) welcomes you in charming simplicity as he cooks the food in the dining room, right in front of you, just like at home but in a modern bistro-style setting. Everything is fresh, made in-house, served with a smile and a simplicity amongst good friends, just as if the man of the house were a famous chef who had remained modest. House style foie gras with apples caramelised in Amaretto, lamb fondant... Reflections of Provence prevail in this delightful little place, and the fact that the well-known Geoffroy l'Olive and Pain Vin Fromage are neighbours only adds to the charm. Make a note to go back another time to try those out too. Humble rue Geoffroy l'Angevin and its wonderful eateries will never fail to impress you. 20/20 for them all! It's the least one can give them for such a fabulous welcome and such fine food. Booking is essential.
Reservation is highly recommended.

8 Rue Geoffroy l'Angevin, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 40 27 93 67

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Les Caves Saint-Gilles

If you're searching for true Spanish flavors, try Caves Saint Gilles! A veritable institution for 20 years, Caves Saint Gilles offers the country's best gastronomy, respecting the authenticity of its products as well as its regional diversity. A wide selection of tapas (hot and cold starting at 5.80 euros) and exceptional paella (on weekends and bank holidays, 22 euros) appear alongside dishes with fresh prawns (Gambas Pil Pil), Navajas (grilled razor clams) and fish unequalled by anything but the delicacy of their Jamon Iberico Pata Negra (26 euros). The wine list offers some wonderful surprises: Marques de Riscal, Paternina, Albarino (available by the glass) and excellent sangria de la casa.

4 Rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Paris, France - Tel. 01 48 87 22 62

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Le Gorille Blanc

A few steps from the Church of Saint Paul Saint Louis, nestled in the heart of the Impasse Guéménée, is a traditional Parisian gourmet bistro with a Southwest twist. Rabbit with raisins, chipirons (small squid) sauteed with parsley, sepia ink risotto, and black pudding made in the Pyrenees style (from 17 to 19 euros) awaken your taste buds. Everything is just simply good, no frills, to be enjoyed with gusto. The prices are very affordable, and include a fixed-price menu of 2 courses at 16 euros, plus a different special is available each day. Unbeatable! Both "surf" and "turf" cuisine are available here, however of note are the roasted sea bream accompanied by tender carrots, and the cod fillet in mustard sauce (20 euros). Last but not least, do not miss the croustade ariégeoise aux pommes et pruneaux (apple and prune crumble) at 8 euros, a delicious homemade dessert flavored with Armagnac.

4 Impasse Guéménée, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 08 45

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Le Royal Turenne

Very close to Place des Vosges, opening onto a panoramic terrace, traditional Auvergne and regional French cuisine awaits you at Royal Turenne. Beef steak topped with a slice of foie gras and morel mushroom Brouilly wine sauce, or garlicky bone marrow with bearnaise sauce are some dishes on the menu. The « planches de montagne » (16 euros) charcuterie entrées are recommended for lovers of patés and cooked deli meats. A 3 course "Turenne" fixed menu at around 20 euros is also available. In season, you will find stewed hare and coq au vin. Fish lovers will also appreciate the freshness of the products, which all come from Grandcamps in Normandy. The surprise of the Royal Turenne also lies in its large "collection" of wine. Amateurs of young and old wines, try the excellent Sancerre Domain de la Garenne (Godon-Reverdy) or the Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru, which are just a few examples in a rich menu of more than 50 types of wine. -.

24 Rue de Turenne, 75004 Paris, France - Tel. 01 42 72 04 53

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L'Absinthe Café

In the Haut Marais the new fashionable hot spot is the fast growing area around the Arts et Métiers metro station, with top quality bistros and friendly places. One of our favorite spots of the moment is without a doubt the Absinthe Café. One of the few Parisian bistros to provide a selection of dishes based on the famous green liquor.
At Absinthe Café, you will also enjoy traditional French cuisine (13 to 23 euros), large salads (from 13 euros) or pleasant snaking all day long. Among our favorite choices, The Burger franc comtois and Tartare de boeuf. Absinthe Café is also the perfect spot to enjoy excellent cocktails (happy hour from 17h to 21h) and discover the magic of a selection of the best absinthes served with the traditional absinthe's fountain plus an excellent choice of music.

54 Rue de Turbigo, Paris, France - Tel. 01 48 87 79 30

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