Thiou
**LOUVRE - PALAIS ROYA: KEI **
If you feel like giving yourself a gastronomic treat on your trip to Paris, don't miss out Kei , located 5 minutes from the Louvre Museum. It offers impeccable service, amazing cuisine, authentic and promised flavors, no cream or butter.
This gastronomic restaurant Kei Kobayashi brag about a well deserved Michelin star thanks to its Japanese chef who takes care of even the smallest detail. His dishes are presented as paintings with flowers and herbs on porcelain plates signed for the restaurant, creating a perfect harmony.
At noon he opts for his Carte Blache a surprise menu consisting of 5 or 8 plates . Let yourself be carried away by the aromas of its products of terroir of first quality, for its perfect cooking and for its exquisite Japanese touch.
You can enjoy your Crisp Vegetable Garden , Scottish salmon, arugula mousse, lemon emulsion, tomato vinaigrette and black olive crumble; smoked prawns, shiitake in fricasée, oiseau pepper and bisque or with its Galician veal, spinach cream with garlic aroma, grilled chives and old-fashioned mustard.
Wash them down with white Burgundy wines like Meursault or Puligny Montrachet or a red like Pommard.
**LE MARAIS: BENOIT**
His menu brings together traditional bistro cuisine worked up to the level of a Michelin star thanks to his well-known chef, Alain Ducasse.
Located next to the beautiful and newly renovated Tour Saint Jacques , a stone's throw from the Hôtel de Ville, between the popular Chatelet neighborhood and the atmospheric Le Marais , offers the image of the Parisian atmosphere in all its splendor.
It conserves its 1912 decoration, its coming and going of waiters, the block of artisan butter on the sideboard, the mirrors... and an atmosphere of sympathy with a certain air of arrogance to the parisienne of which so much is presumed.
His clientele enjoys the tasty recipes in a pleasant buzz of American diners, lovers of French cuisine and other foreigners fascinated by what they hear, see and eat.
In its menu you will savor the great classics such as pâté en croute ; the escargot with garlic butter and fine herbs; the Nantua sole fillet or the legendary tête de veau en ravigote.
And to accompany, the sommelier proposes a menu of more than 350 wines , mostly French.
benoit
** SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES: LE RESTAURANT **
L'Hôtel , located in the 6th arrondissement, on the left bank of the Seine, in one of the most endearing neighborhoods of Paris, was one of the residences and place of death of Oscar Wilde.
A few meters from the prestigious School of Fine Arts , between streets dominated by art galleries, you will find this hotel with its surprising and majestic empire style, typical of the taste of its well-known decorator Jacques Garcia.
It offers its exquisite restaurant Le Restaurant, sublimely decorated as an elegant and cozy lounge, with velvet loungers and armchairs, copper lamps, green marble columns... ideal for a romantic dinner under candlelight.
carried by the chef Julien Monbabut, that will make you discover its delicious and aesthetic cream of yuzu and crab of Loctudy accompanied by a glass of Pouilly smoked Les terres blanches by Pascal Jolivet. Why not order a turbot at anise aroma of badian and fennel with vegetables and wild herbs ; water it down with a Macon Village by Jean-Marie Chaland. And if you prefer birds, order the pigeon from the farm du renard rouge in braised red juice with beetroot and rhubarb.
oh la la!
Inside L'Hôtel
**EIFFEL TOWER- CHAMP-DE-MARS: THIOU **
In the 7th arrondissement, not far from Champs de Mars and the Eiffel Tower, in the quiet area of the Tour Maubourg you can savor the exotic Thai cuisine of the new restaurant Thiou.
On summer days you can choose to stay on its terrace full of vegetation in the purest Asian style and enjoy the magnificent view of the dome of Les Invalides . If you prefer indoors, a bright dining room awaits you with a sober but exquisite decoration, a sophisticated style of the interior architect Laura González in which he mixes wood, leather and velvet armchairs, brass and huge windows that let in the Parisian light.
It is a very appealing trendy address to end the day with a nice dinner with friends. his famous Chef Thiou will surprise you with its exquisite Thai specialties with a western touch in a très chic atmosphere.
Try the traditional crying tiger ; the Crispy softshell crab with green mango salad and Thai herbs; the original Lomo Bellota "Sierra de Jabugo" poêlé in its juice with lemon verbena, and curried ratatouille with sauteed rice . Savor the lamb ribs cooked in 2 times with sauteed vegetables in krachai and of course, the Phad thai with prawns, soy and chives.
Paris, je t'aime!
Thiou
**REPUBLIC: MATIÈRE À **
Close to the trendy tan Canal Saint-Martin , in a much more relaxed style, in keeping with the quartier, chef Anthony Courteille enjoys preparing recipes for his guests at the kitchen open to the dining room.
As protagonist, a single large table for 14 people s in which you will discover the dishes of the day, which change according to the season of the year.
In their short but succulent menu, they offer sophisticated creations at a reasonable price that are beginning to be recognized by the most foodies.
Between your dishes grilled skate with basil oil and capers, yellow and green courgettes, artichokes and candied peppers in hazelnut butter foam and for carnivores rabbit loin with spinach, pistachio and autumn vegetables on parsnip muslin. They also boast about their homemade bread and butter.
Matière À
**MONTMARTRE: LE COQ RICO**
This bistro, specializing exclusively in birds, is located in the famous rue Lepic ; close to the magnificent Basilica of the Sacré Coeur, the cabarets Le Moulin Rouge, Au Lapin Agile or the mythical Moulin de la Galette.
This restaurant is a perfect stop to recover strength after a day of long walks through Pigalle and Montmartre Hill.
Try this French specialty in all its versions. Starting with the appetizers, without departing from the theme, they offer eggs prepared in a variety of ways, à la coke with salmon roe and croutons with algae butter; poached, with confit tomatoes with citrus fruits and béarnaise sauce or Mimosa egg with tuna from the Conserveira de Lisboa.
They will give you the option to order portions or whole pieces to share, from 2 to 4 people. Among its specialties are the Challans chicken, confit and roasted leg of Dombes, the yellow chicken "Cou-Nu" from Les Landes , grilled Auvergne guinea fowl or Bresse chicken.
They also prepare other dishes based on poultry, such as roast leg supreme, fricassée of green asparagus, onions and sautéed pak choi cabbage, or pigeon breast of Mesquer with green cabbage and carrot and celery brunoise.
Le Coq Rico
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