Le Grill Astier
It does not end Paris , there is no way. Never. We are going to try the impossible by eating the city neighborhood by neighborhood. This time we stop at the Canal Saint Martin, where everything buzzes and where the "latest" of the city is cooked.
NOLA _(72 Quai de Jemmapes) _
On the edge of the canal, on the first floor of two stories you'll find this corner of new orleans ; a good vibes restaurant where you can enjoy your iconic louisiana recipes in a pleasant and familiar environment.
your chef Ryan Pearson invites you to travel through unique dishes such as its appetizing homemade soups, the Gumbo , or the Butternut squash velouté with scallops, bacon and ginger fries . As input they propose Foie gras poelée and waffles with smoked cauliflower puree, sorghum-glazed carrots and hot sauce or the duet of Cajun Crab Cake and Crab Salad with Roasted Beets.
Continue with a Roe deer hot sauce accompanied by dirty rice with wild mushrooms and autumn vegetables or some Prawns flambéed with bourbon, jambalaya and prawn bisque with spices and toast with cocktails or organic and natural French wines or other American ones.
louisiana baby!
To end ask for a sweet dessert, like its Chocolate desire based on chocolate ice cream with hazelnuts; Nola's breadpudding with caramel and vanilla ice cream or its famous Cheesecake.
The vegetarians They will be surprised by its tasting menu with blackened cauliflower accompanied by quinoa, kale, stilton sauce and pecan nuts or the crispy oeuf mollet with spice croute, galette de grits, barbecue beans, spinach and smoked cheddar sauce.
On weekends it offers a tasty bluesy brunch (Pancakes with wild blueberries and seasonal fruits; Nola eggs benedict with spicy crab, pulled pork or crispy portobello mushrooms with spinach and charcoal brioche or Duck & Waffles with carrots, maple syrup and hot sauce ) .
Ends in douceur with a key lime pie based on lime and meringue or an Apple pie with vanilla ice cream while you relax in its atmosphere in the purest style of the South of the United States with the piano music of its jazz man.
The cart of happiness
** KASHA _(9 Rue des Recollets) _**
It is a new creperie with a bright and vegetal decoration (very far from those traditional ones located in the tourist areas of Paris and bordering on kitsch).
Kasha, which means " buckwheat" in Russian, it is governed by Alexis Auzepy, a young Breton of Slavic origin and functions as a crêpe canteen during the day and a cocktail bar at night.
Whet your appetite with a healthy snack based on vegetable hummus with walnuts and sesame aubergine caviar, cheese and curry with crispy buckwheat croutons or Vegetables with cream cheese.
Ode to healthy snacking
His menu evolves with the season to favor the quality of its products (Prince de Paris ham, fruits and vegetables from chez Benistant, Borniambuc butter or rich 14-month-old tuned comté from a small Jura producer ) . In this kitchen they also make versions of Crêpes such as roasted carrots with curry, fresh cheese and toasted seeds.
Those with a sweet tooth will melt for their sweet crepes , like the Chocolate ganache, buckwheat seeds and crème fouettée ; the apple crêpe tatin, with toasted hazelnuts, salted butter caramel and crème montée and those who want to take care of the line will choose the fruit one.
The brunch adept they will enjoy a crepe as a toast, accompanied with jam, butter and honey; scrambled eggs, fresh herbs, tuile de sarrasin with garnish and to finish fresh cheese with homemade granola.
Try the classic cider or its daring cocktails such as the one with pistachio syrup and Timut pepper. don't stop asking lame , made up of pisco, vanilla syrup, egg yolk, lemon and rose buds; or a homage based on cognac, mattei cap corse, apéritif 30&40 and Peychaud.
indoor kasha
ZHAO'S TAVERN _(49 rue des Vinaigriers) _
Since 7 years, Zhao's Taverne serves Xi'an cuisine , Shaanxi Province, and the former capital of China. After closing for works for six months, it reopens its doors to continue offering traditional Chinese street food , so appreciated by hipsters and other Canal walkers.
This cool-looking Chinese restaurant features a striking red facade, inviting into its small, lively dining room with marble counter, light wood tables and green walls.
Zhao's Red Ticket
Enjoy their Salad of black mushrooms, shallots, pink radishes, coriander and rice vinegar; Momos (delicious rolls stuffed with lacquered duck, shredded pork or vegetarian with five-perfume tofu) ; Steamed ravioli with trout roe; liang pi royal based on cold noodles with chicken, watercress and scallop sauce; platycodon sprout salad with sesame cream or rice with stir-fried squid and Zhao barbecue sauce.
You can accompany it with wine or its appetizing teas , such as white chrysanthemum buds, Long Jing green tea, or three-year-old black tea. Beer fans will opt for the Tshin Tao or the Lucky.
Is tiny asian canteen it has few tables and does not allow reservations, so on weekends there may not be a place; if you are not patient to wait your turn at the Parisian, you can try your luck in its annex Mr.Zhao.
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LE GRILL ASTIER _(40 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud) _
Just a few minutes from the heart of the Canal Saint-Martin , carnivores will enjoy Grill Astier, where the meat is the protagonist of its menu.
This address, close to his other Astier restaurant, already an institution in the neighborhood; it is ideal for dining with friends and sheltering from the frigid Parisian winter days in a rustic, simple and relaxed atmosphere, imagined by its owner Frederic Hubig.
They offer products of terroir Y Exceptional pieces from the best French breeders that later mature with care. They select magnificent steaks, and steaks prepared with perfect control of the embers. Order the Salers bio picanha, the Norman beef steak, the knife-cut tartare, the bio veal côte… accompanied by French fries and roasted vegetables. Also during the week they make skewers.
They only add one star ingredient to their meat, the pepper, which gives it a special aroma. They have chosen four different ones from Epices Roellinger (Malabar red from India with candied tomatoes; a green one harvested before ripening and very powerful; and two Malagasy ones, one smoked and one white, slightly aniseed and minty).
Your selection of wines from the Vallee du Rhone It pairs perfectly with its delicacies, Condrieu from Domaine Vernay, Côtes Rôties from chez Gangloff, and natural wines from Thierry Allemand and Gramenon.
Some will dare with their liqueurs from the Maison Cazottes , known for treating its own fruits (queen Claudia plums, wild quinces…), with the Bas-Armagnac from Darroze and Dartigalongue with a light smoky aroma, and the selection of Grappa from chez Poli.
Le Grill Astier
NOUS VALMY _(51-53 Quai de Valmy) _
Nous Valmy is the third spot of the well-known Nous restaurants. It is a healthy plan on the banks of the Canal that carefully selects the best producers, mostly French , to offer the highest quality and freshness. As a result: organic fruit and vegetables, chicken raised in the Loire in the best conditions and Calf from Normandy, reared in the open air.
In their Scandinavian-style decoration, they carry out a healthy fusion of homemade dishes with exotic flavors, Inspiration from around the world, but with a French touch (in addition, there are gluten-free and veggie variants) .
His intention is to subjugate lovers of good street food thanks to its salads with a thousand benefits: its Nourritos , burritos with vegetarian meatballs and mint yogurt sauce; Nougers, burgers with grilled chicken and barbecue sauce; or the Pokai , based on salad with marinated fish, quinoa and avocado. However, his specialty is nous bowl fish according to the catch of the day accompanied by rice, hummus, cereals and a delicious curry sauce. All this washed down with freshly squeezed fruit juices, organic lemonades or natural wines.
Do not leave without trying their Carrot cake with salted butter caramel or chia pudding.
BIDOCHE _(7 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud) _
Bidoche is one of the trendy restaurants in the area whose facade will confuse you, since it is hidden in a butcher shop.
His owner is a young French man who used to work in finance and has left everything for his passion, gastronomy and the desire to set up this concept: a steak-house behind a grocery store.
Before settling down at your table choose the piece of meat you prefer in the butcher shop (lamb chops, veal or pork fillet, ox chop…) . Then you can access his room that you will find at the back, behind a discreet door.
Your selection is exquisite: you'll find limousine beef, tender, tasty and juicy, with a certain persillé aroma and the Bazadaise (from the southwest of France) known to satisfy the most demanding palates.
It starts gently with a salad or a charcuterie plate and moves on to the main course, a grilled meat with potatoes (fried in the fat of the veal), mashed vegetables and a sauce of your choice (zul, béarnaise or chimichurri). All you need to do is ask for one of the wines from its exquisite cellar.
The lighter ones have as an alternative a vegetarian Steak, or one blanquette veal with vanilla and lime; the insatiable ones who are still hungry can savor their cheeses from the fromagerie Goncourt and the sweets pâtisserie Utopie.
If you pretend to be a chef, you can buy a piece of matured meat and prepare it yourself at home.
After these gastronomic visits you can take a long walk along the Canal Saint Martin, go shopping, throw stones into the water à la Amelie Poulain or let yourself be carried away by a tune by Yann Tiersen. Another option is to finish the balade with a 63% Peruvian chocolate ice cream cone, a Quercy melon cone or a bergeron apricot and rosemary sorbet at the ice cream parlor-pastry shop Sucre Glace .
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