2005 Food Guides: Part I

[John Talbott]

Plea: Please buy these guides from your friendly local bookshop and use this summary as a prod to do so; they cost only 15 E and 18 E respectively and give full details.

Rules: I’ll not list every restaurant but rather those that are listed as new and/or notable, (and I’ll give their coordinates only for those French restos not mentioned in the Digest or threads) noting if they are new to:

P=Pudlo and merit his /∕ = knife and fork or ◘ = plate and/or ♥ = coup de coeur or

L=Lebey and merit his Д Eiffel Tower, e.g. = star-macaron-heart

¢=good price/quality ratio,;

1st – Bistrot Victoires, 6, rue La Vrillière, 01.42.61.43.78 P ∕∕

Cirio, 17 rue des Petits-Champs, 01.42.96.47.54 L P ∕∕ ¢

L’Emile L

L’Histoire Gourmande, 46, rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs, 01.42.60.25.54 L

Kong P ∕∕

Lo Suchi Samaritaine P ∕∕ ¢

Oki P ∕∕

Pinxo L Д; P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

Il Poeta P ∕∕

Le Point Bar L, P ∕∕

Le Ragueneau, 202 rue St-Honoré, 01.42.60.29.20 P ∕∕

Rouge Tomate P ∕∕

La Tourelle, 2, rue de la Vrillière, angle 43, rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs, 01.42.61.35.41 P ∕∕ ¢

Willi’s Wine Bar P ♥

Zimmer L P ∕∕ ∕∕ but a broken ◘

2nd – Les Alchimistes, 16 rue Favart, 01.42.96.69.86 L P ∕∕

Angl’Opera L ; P ∕∕ ∕∕

Bizan L P ∕∕

Café Baci P ∕∕

Le Café Press L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Domaine de Lintillac P

Koetsu P ∕∕

Aux Lyonnais L Д

Mai Thaï P ∕∕ but a broken ◘

Le Mesturet L

Le Park P ∕∕ ∕∕ ∕∕

3rd – A Deux Pas du Trois, 101, rue Vielle-du-Temple, 01.42.77.10.52 P ∕∕ ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Murano Urban Resort Paris

R’Aliment, 57, rue Charlot, 01.48.04.88.28 P ∕∕

4th – Baya P ∕∕

Chiaro di Luna, 8, rue de Jouy, 01.42.78.38.66 L Д

Mon Vieil Ami L Д P ∕∕ ◘ & Bistrot of the Year

5th – L’Estrapade, 15, rue de l’Estrapade, 01.43.25.72.58 L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Léna et Mimile, 32, rue Tournefort, 01.47.07.72.47 P ∕∕

Maresco, 5, rue de Pontoise, 01.43.26.56.81 P ∕∕

Papilles

Refuge du Passé, 32, rue du Fer-à-Moulin, 01.47.07.29.91 P ∕∕

Le Relais Lagrange, 17, rue Lagrange, 01.43.54.14.65 P ∕∕

La Table Corse, 8, rue Tournefort, 01.43.31.15.00 P ∕∕

Au Vieux Moulin P ∕∕ ¢

Watt, 3, rue de Cluny, 01.43.54.99.85 P ∕∕

6th – City Zen Café P ∕∕ ¢

Fernand, 9, rue Christine, 01.43.25.18.55 P ∕∕

Gattopardo Caffé P ∕∕

Au Gourmand P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Au Jardin, 10,rue Gît-le-Coeur, 01.43.26.29.44 P ∕∕

Paso Palo P ∕∕

Le Petit Verdot, 75, rue du Cherche-Midi, 01.42.22.38.27 P ∕∕

Sumai’s Café L P ∕∕

7th – L’Auvergne Gourmande, 127, rue St-Dominique, 01.47.05.60.79 P ∕∕ ¢

Le Bamboche L P ∕∕ ∕∕

Café Constant P ∕∕ ¢ ♥ (PS Lebey listed it in his 2004 Guide so it’s not new to him)

Le Caffé Minotti Д P ∕∕ ∕∕

Concerto P ∕∕ ∕∕

Delicabar P ∕∕

Les Fables de la Fontaine L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Lei P ∕∕

Les Ormes Д P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

Pasco, 74, bd de la Tour-Maubourg, 01.44.18.33.26 P ∕∕

Le Walt P ∕∕ ∕∕

8th – Apicius P ∕∕ ∕∕ ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘◘ (Lebey listed it in 2004 Guide so it’s not new to him)

Atelier Renault P ∕∕

Comptoir de Thiou L P ∕∕ ∕∕ but a broken ◘

Copenhague L

Drugstore Publicis Champs-Élysées L

Évasion, 7, place Saint-Augustin, 01.45.22.66.20 L

Fromages &Affinités, 58, rue des Mathurins, 01.40.06.96.18 P ∕∕

Ginger, 11, rue de la Trémoille, 01.47.23.37.32 L

Kaïten

Libre Sens, 33, rue Marbeuf, 01.53.96.00.72 P ∕∕ ∕∕

La Maison Scandinave P ∕∕ ∕∕

Marcel, Drugstore Publicis, 133 ave des Champs-Élysées, 01.44.43.66.63 L Д

La Poêle D’Or, 37, rue de Miromesnil, 01.42.65.78.60 P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

Pomze P ∕∕

Le P’tit Bouco, 17, rue de Constantinople, 01.44.70.00.72 P ∕∕ ¢

Royal Madeleine, 11, rue du Chavalier-St-George, 01.42.60.14.36 L P ∕∕

Le Safran L

Table du Lancaster L P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

Terre de Truffes P ∕∕

Zen Garden P ∕∕ ∕∕

9th – A Tavola P ∕∕

Auberge & Compagnie, 23 rue Clauzel, 01.48.78.74.40 P ∕∕

Café Guitry L

Dell’Orto, 45, rue St-Georges, 01.48.78.40.30 L

Fuxia P ∕∕

Georgette P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Momoka P ∕∕

L’Oenothèque, 20, rue St-Lazare, 01.48.78.08.76 P ∕∕ ∕∕

Patiko, 11, rue Rougemont, 01.47.70.78.93 P ∕∕ ¢

Table d’Anvers P ∕∕ ∕∕

La Tradition, 2, rue de Budapest, 01.48.74.37.33 P ∕∕

La Vin Vignon, 20 rue Vignon, 01.40.06.02.64

10th – Bonza P ∕∕

Café Panique, 12, rue des Messageries, 01.47.70.06.84

Chez Casimir P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

L’Hermitage L

Le Jemmapes, 82, quai de Jemmapes, 01.40.40.02.35 P ∕∕

Martel

Le Petit Café, 14, bd de Stasbourg, 01.42.01.81.61 P ∕∕ ¢

Le Sporting, 3, rue de Récollets, 01.46.07.02.00 P ∕∕

11th – L’Aiguière, 37 bis, rue de Montreuil, 01.43.72.42.32, L Д

L’Armagnac, 104 rue de Charonne, 01.43.71.49.43 P ∕∕

Casa Vigata P ∕∕

Gusto, 58, avenue de la République, 01.43.55.88.20 L

Il Pirata P ∕∕

La Muse Vin L P ∕∕ ¢

L’Osteria Delle’Anima, 37, rue Oberkampf, 01.43.38.40.03 L

Chez Raymonde P ∕∕

Au Vieux Chêne L

Le Vin de Zinc, 25, avenue Oberkampf, 01.48.06.28.23 L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

12th – Le Chalet du Lac, Orée du Bois de Vincennes, 01.43.28.09.89 P ∕∕

La Connivence, 1, rue Cotte, 01.46.28.46.17 P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Le Duc de Richelieu P ∕∕ ¢

Les Jardins de Mandchourie P ∕∕ ¢

Kashiwaski P ∕∕

Le Petit Porcheron, 3, rue de Prague, 01.43.47.39.47 P ∕∕

Le Saint-Pourçain, 234, rue du Faubourg-St-Antoine, 01.43.70.83.22 P ∕∕

Trattoria del Siciliano P ∕∕

13th – Bioart P ∕∕

Café Bibliothèque L

Djoon L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

L’Ourcine L Д P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Pearl, 53 bis, bd Arago, 01.47.07.58.57 P ∕∕ ∕∕

14th – De Bouche à Oreille, 34, rue Gassendi, 01.43.27.73.14 P ∕∕ ∕∕

La Cerisaie P ∕∕ ¢ ♥ (rated in Lebey in 2004)

Chez Papa, 6, rue Gassendi, 01.43.22.41.19 P ∕∕ ¢

Da Gigli la Romana P ∕∕

Les Tontons, 38, rue Raymond-Losserand, 01.43.21.69.45 P ∕∕

15th – L’Alchimie L P ∕∕ ¢

L’Amaryllis, 13, bd Garibaldi, 01.47.34.05.98 P ∕∕

L’Ami Marcel L

L’Astuce, 138, rue de Vaugirard, 01.47.83.29.52 P ∕∕ ¢

L’Authentic, 81, av de Ségur, 01.43.06.20.20 P ∕∕

Autour du Mont, 58, rue Vasco-de-Gama, 01.42.50.55.63 L (was in Pudlo before)

L’Avel, 65, bd Pasteur, 01.43.20.21.22 P ∕∕ ∕∕

Le Banyan, 24, place Étienne-Pernet, 01.40.60.09.31 L P ∕∕

Le Bayadère, 51, rue du Thèâtre, 01.45.77.08.18 P ∕∕

Le Bistrot d’en face P ∕∕

La Cabane à Huîtres P ∕∕

Café LeNôtre L

Chez Charles Victor, 19, rue Duranton, 01.45.58.43.17 P ∕∕

Da Andrea P ∕∕

Le Dix-Vins L (was in Pudlo before)

L’Enclos des Temps, 31, av du Maine, 01.45.44.52.38 P ∕∕

Fontanarosa, 28, boulevard Garibaldi, 01.45.66.97.84 L

Le Grand Venise, 171, rue de la Convention, 01.45.32.49.71 L Д

Le Lucas, 1, place Étienne-Pernet, 01.48.28.06.06 L P ∕∕

Le Marquis P ∕∕

Le Pétel, 4, rue Pétel, 01.45.32.58.76 L

R, 6-8, rue de la Cavalerie, 01.45.67.06.85 P ∕∕

La Scuderia P ∕∕

La Table du Maroc P ∕∕

Uitr L

16th – 182 RD Bistrot L

Aéro-Club de France, 6, rue Galilée, 01.47.20.88.04 P ∕∕ ∕∕

L’Aventure, 4, av Victor-Hugo, 01.45.00.45.11 P ∕∕ ∕∕ ∕∕

Le Bigorneau, 71, av Paul-Doumer, 01.45.04.12.81 P ∕∕ ∕∕

Chez Genia P ∕∕

Corner Café L

Cristal Room Baccarat P ∕∕

Dropping Zone, 6, rue Georges-Bizet, 01.49.52.02.06 P ∕∕

Le Relais du Bois P ∕∕

Il Sardo L Д P ∕∕ ◘

La Table de Joël Robuchon P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘◘

Table Lauriston, 129, rue Lauriston, 01.47.27.00.07 L Д

La Terrasse Mirabeau, 5, place de Barcelone, 01.42.24.41.51 L Д

Tokyo Eat P ∕∕

Le Vin dans les Voiles L P ∕∕

17th – Abadache L P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

L’Astrée P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

Ballon & Coquillages P ∕∕

Le Bistral, 80, rue Lemercier, 01.42.63.59.61 P ∕∕

Le Bistrot d’Antoine et Charlotte, 14, pass Geoffrey-Didelot, 01.43.87.28.10 P ∕∕

La Bleuetière, 68, av des Ternes, 01.44.09.70.07 P ∕∕

La Cabine L P ∕∕

Caius L Д P ∕∕ ∕∕

Le Cercle P ∕∕

Chez L, 13, rue Denis-Poisson, 01.44.09.03.30 P ∕∕

Da Franco, 21, rue Ruhmkorff, 01.45.72.41.20 L

L’Improviste, 21, rue Médéric, 01.42.27.86.67 P ∕∕

Zenzan P ∕∕

18th – Le Bateau Lavoir, 8, rue Gareau, 01.42.54.23.92 P ∕∕

Il Caffé del Gattopardo P ∕∕

Chez Grisette, 14, rue Houdon, 01.42.62.04.80 P ∕∕

La Divette du Moulin, 98, rue Lepic, 01.46.06.34.84 P ∕∕

Le Restaurant, 32, rue Véron, 01.42.23.06.22 L

Sale e Pepe P ∕∕ ¢

La Table d’Hélène P ∕∕

Le Village Kabyle P ∕∕ ∕∕ ¢ ♥

19th – Au Rendez-Vous de la Marine, 14, quai de la Loire, 01.42.49.33.40 P ∕∕ ¢

Hermès L

Lao Siam L

Nagagawa P ∕∕ ¢

Zoe Bouillon, 66, rue Rébeval, 01.42.02.02.83 P ∕∕ ¢

20th – Aux Tables du Père Lachaise, 44, bd de Ménilmontant, 01. 47.97.51.52 P∕∕ ∕∕

La Villa

Le Zéphyr, 1, rue du Jourdain, 01.46.36.65.81 P ∕∕ ¢ ♥

Via Curti P ∕∕

77th – Méli-Mélo, 7, cours de Danube, 01.64.63.32.32 P ∕∕

78th – Le Chien qui Fume, 72, rue de la Paroisse, 01.39.53.14.56 P ∕∕ ∕∕

Essaouira P ∕∕ ¢

Maison de Tokyo P ∕∕

Le Mandelay P ∕∕

91st – Le Relais Soligny, 2, rue Gometz, 01.60.21.06.49 P ∕∕

92nd – L’Auberge L

La Barriere de Clichy P ∕∕ ∕∕ ◘

La Blanchisserie L P ∕∕

Chez Gérard, 10, rue Montrosier, 01.46.24.86.37 P ∕∕

Il Punto P ∕∕

L’Instinct, 1, rue Voltaire, 01.56.83.82.82 P ∕∕

Jarasse P ∕∕ ∕∕

La Maison de Nanou, 11, pl des Victoires, 01.47.93.21.61 P ∕∕

La Rôtisserie de Neuilly, 12, avenue de Madrid, 01.46.24.14.80 L P ∕∕

Le Rouge est Mis, 16, rue de Commandant-Pilot, 01.46.24.72.36 P ∕∕

Samaya P ∕∕

Zinc Zinc, 209 ter, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 01.40.88.36.06 L

93rd – La Pantomine, 26, rue Hoche, 01.48.40.87.00 P ∕∕

La Réserve, 45, rue Jules-Affret, 01.48.45.88.04 P ∕∕

Villa 9 Trois, 28, rue Colbert, 01.48.58.17.37 P ∕∕ ∕∕ ∕∕

94th – La Table de Tounet, 16, av Jean-Jaurès, 01.48.83.05.44

95th – Pavillon du Lac P ∕∕

Pudlo’s Biggies

Chefs of the Year – Yannick Alleno Le Meurice; Eric Fréchon Le Bristol

Event of the Year – Joël Robuchon’s Table de Joël Robuchon

Foreign Resto of the Year –Raymond Haddad La Boule Rouge

Bistrot of the Year – Anthony Clémot Mon Vieil Ami

Restauteurs of the Year – Patrick and Christine Nayrolles Les Colonnes in Issy

Best price/quality ratio – Yann Piton and Emma Hause L’Abadache

Artisans of the Year – Dominique Saibron Boulanger de Monge; Pierre Thilloux Fournée d’Augustine

[Carlsbad]

Thanks for the compilation, John. Any chance I can get these guides in the US?

[markk]

Thanks for the compilation, John.  Any chance I can get these guides in the US?

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I don't know what John will answer you, but you can very definitely order them from the US and have them arrive incredibly quickly, from alapage.com

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Hope this helps.

[Carlsbad]

Thank you very much, markk.

[John Talbott]

Thanks for the compilation, John.  Any chance I can get these guides in the US?

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Thanks to markk's suggestion a few months ago, I too have used alapage.com and found it very efficient for sending books to the US; I've also used amazon.fr when ordering here and they too a very efficient.

[pim]

Thanks for the compilation, John.  Any chance I can get these guides in the US?

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I've ordered lots of books in French from Amazon.fr. One really convenient thing about this is that I could use my regular account at Amazon.com to do the purchase. I just have to sign in et voilà. No more typing neccessary.

Postage from europe, both from the amazon.fr and amazon.co.uk is surprisingly inexpensive, even.

edited to add--

Obviously I didn't see John's post above when I wrote this. Sorry for the duplicate rec.

Edited November 23, 2004 by pim (log)

[Carlsbad]

I ordered copies of both guides today. Thanks again.

[menton1]

Thanks for the compilation, John.  Any chance I can get these guides in the US?

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