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Basque restaurants in Paris

Marianne

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Marianne

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Beginning of January I will be taking a friend to Paris. As she is writing a dissertation on Basque films, I'm sure she would enjoy dining in an authentic Basque restaurant. Any suggestions?

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Modern, bistro - Ami Jean

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John Talbott

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Beginning of January I will be taking a friend to Paris. As she is writing a dissertation on Basque films, I'm sure she would enjoy dining in an authentic Basque restaurant. Any suggestions?

L'Ourcine, about which much has been written last year here, types itself as Basque as well. One to avoid - Les Fernandises - not yet in the guidebooks anyway.

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L'Ourcine is marginally Basque. Modern cuisine inspired by the wider 'Sud-Ouest', rather. L'Ami Jean or Au Bascou are much more like the real thing (as much as the real thing can be found north of the Spanish-French border).

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Marianne

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Thank you so much for your suggestions. I agree Vserna, I did not associate L’Ourcine with Basque cuisine either. We ate there twice; fantastic the first time (2004), not up to standards the second time (last May). L’Ami Jean I tried as well and really liked it. We will go to Au Bascou this time and let you know.

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i forgot the name of the restaurant...i think it's near my hotel in the 13e, there are some Spanish places nearby as well. a tiny place with great atmosphere, nice food, only locals, communal tables.

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Helen Darroze(sp) is expensive & not necessarily well received but you may wish to consider it. Also i would recommend picking up some Christian Parra specialties, i know La Rosa in St Germain stocks his & number of other Spanish goodies; in fact you can enjoy them in store with some good Spanish/SW wines. Oh i really liked a restaurant called Fogon(Spanish-not Basque) left bank opposite that hunchback place.

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