Toutain wine list is pretty big now, they did a full revamp
2015 but wife will never go again, even w new chef, was so bad—and she’s very reasonable.
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So happy that Restaurant AT got a Michelin star. They have deserved one for a long-time. And I know how much it means to Chef Atsushi and how hard he works!
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I saw your comments on the IG post, Robert. Very nice, indeed. Thanks to your and Sarah’s recommendations, I made a reservation a few months ago for dinner. That booking comes to fruition next week. Needless to say, I’m really looking forward to it - Michelin star or otherwise!
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Hoping for some advice here. I’ll be in Paris in October (4th-7th (only my second time) and currently identified Les Enfants Marché, Septime, and Le Cheval d’Or as spots not to miss. What would you all say are the current must visits that are not on the list? Not looking for Tour d’Argent from a food perspective or somewhere with lots of poorly made natural wine…
Tyler,
I love Le Bon Georges. We will finally be heading back to Paris in May and that is the top of our list. The food and vibe are excellent. I like the people that run the place and there is a killer list. The other must do each Paris trip for us is La Cagouille. Hasn’t changed in a decade. Not in the most salubrious part of town and a bit daggy, but great seafood and always a bottle or two of white Burg at the right price.
Cheers
Jeremy
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Thanks, Jeremy! Both look great. Hope you have a great trip in May!
I would add Clown Bar and Le Servan. Amagat on Sunday.
I will mostly like be there a couple of times before you and can report back.
I’ll be back in a couple of weeks and will also update.
As a note, I had a miserable experience at Le Bon Georges and a mixed one at Le Servan, leaning enough to the negative that I would not return, so YMMV.
Robert, Clown Bar is definitely going on the list. Sounds like the original chef left but the food is still on point. Thanks for adding some context to the other spots, Sarah. Excited to hear updates when you both come back!
Has anyone stayed at the Saint James?
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That’s how we feel about Toutain after my wife was served a twig for her vegetarian entree (I kid you not). As soon as we decided not to order a bottle but to go by the glass on wine, the service fell off a cliff.
look at the wine list at Les Climats. . .
Wow, 139 € Raveneau Valmur…
The new Chef is great. My last meal there was November 2021 and I felt like it was fully his menu. Prior visits he was still doing a lot of the prior dishes from Chef Sota.
Really surprised to hear that. My first dinner there was several years ago and I was eating with two vegetarian friends so decided to join them in the veggie menu (not my normal choice). It was FANTASTIC. I think there was one small course that we didn’t love but everything else was absolutely delicious. I’ve since been back three times for other menus and have always been incredibly impressed. The food, wine list, and hospitality have always been top notch. Just as a small example, I like to take pictures of my food and on my last visit I forgot to take a picture of one of the earlier courses because it was so delicious I gobbled it up too quickly. I asked if it would be possible to let me take a picture of that course once they brought it out for another table. The response was “Sir, you simply must have another.” And sure enough, out came another which was just as delicious and beautiful as the first.
I also really like that every time I’ve been there, the spouse of the chef has spent a pretty decent amount of time with pretty much every table and I’ve never been there when the chef wasn’t in the kitchen. I think that speaks very well of a restaurant.
I’m on my way back to Paris for a quick two night trip in early April. My first stop is always David Toutain (see my post above for why) so that will be my first lunch directly from the airport. The next evening is my first dinner at La Clarence and VERY excited for that one. Anyone ever been? Any suggestions for how to maximize the experience? I’ve been told not to miss the upstairs salon for after dinner drinks.
exactly what I planned to hit.
Agreed, opinions vary about Le Bon Georges.
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I’ve only been once, just before the pandemic. It was a nice meal and decent wine list (definitely not great compared to most other restaurants discussed hear, but I heard they improved it) and we had a great time. However, we decided to not go back on our most recent trip and did not regret that decision. Lots of great restaurants to choose from. It also felt that the crowd at Bon Georges was mostly expat/tourist, FWIW.