Author: paris-bistro

Just near Bastille and Place des Vosges, l’Arsenal is a bistro that sends you in the past, in the 1960s. Its decoration, its ambiance, its lights, all is retro. The boss, Jean-Paul Azemar is a real ” bougnat”. Like thousands of others of his countrymen, he came from Aveyron (Auvergne) to find happiness in the Paris bistros. In twenty years, he is in his second bistro. It is a little chauvinistic, but it’s a joke. He wears the foular of men of Aubrac. And it highlights the country’s products. The wine produced ont the banks of Lot River ant the…

Le Bonaparte is one of the finest cafes of Saint-Germain des Prés. Its terrace offers breathtaking views of the abbey church. And above all it is quiet place in the center of this tiny village of Paris, which was the center of thought. For the French, there is a big difference between Bonaparte and Napoleon. The first is a symbol of the Republic of courage and daring, the campaigns of Italy and Egypt, while the second evokes for many people, the tyranny and mass graves of the great battles. For decades, the Bonaparte café has attracted the students of Fine…

When you go up to Montmartre, you can not miss this old house of the “village”. It is built on the corner of rue des Saules, which leads to the vineyard of Montmartre, rue Norvins, the oldest street of Montmartre, and rue Saint Rustique, the highest street of Paris. “A la bonne franquette” is a French expression which emphasizes the simplicity and the convenience of a meal at home. This expression corresponds perfectly to this old flagship restaurant of the “Butte Montmartre”. This famous house in the village of Montmartre is headed by a man, Patrick Fracheboud, who has as…

50 meters from the Champs-Elysées, La Maison de l’Aubrac is one of the few restaurants devoted to beef in Paris and is open 24 hours a day 4 days/a week. It is also a pivot in the Champs Elysees district for years. The boss’ parents, Christian, bought this bistro in 1977. Together with Elizabeth, his wife, Christian Valette turned it into a famous meat restaurant called Maison de l’Aubrac. They wanted to pay tribute to the land of their ancestors. Aubrac is a beautiful and wild plateau at 1000 meters altitude in the South of Auvergne. The family Valette still…

“Le Livre de Cave” ( The Cellar Book)  is a singular Parisian company devoted to those who are fond of great french wines.Le Livre de Cave offers the possibility of managing your cellar according to your own personal needs. Wine Cellar Management The bottles composing your Cellar will be delivered to your own Cellar or we can store them in our Cellar. Our storage facilities provide the perfect environment for your wines.
  Creating a cellar appropriate for aging bottles.  
Creating a harmonious and diverse selection of items ranging from vintages to wines of the day, to rare exceptional products.
 Enriching…

An old traditional dish. The word “blanquette” comes from the fact that the sauce of the stew is whit as the meat. Veal stew is prepared from veal meat. The meat is cut into large pieces and cooked with carrots and onions to form a stock. The white sauce comes from adding several egg yolks and fresh cream. This typical bistro dish can be easily reheated and made in large quantities is served with boiled potatoes, rice or pasta.

With an amount that exceeded 13, 5 million euros, the 157th auction of the Hospices de Beaune,which contains the best wines of Burgundy, reached a record. 630 pieces of red wine and 157 of white wine were offered for sale.  Christie’s can display extreme contentment. As well as the three associations supported this year by the fondations of the Hospices : the Tara Expéditions Foundation represented by Agnès B and actress Julie Depardieu, the Federation for Brain Research sponsored by Marc-Olivier Fogiel and the Alzheimer Research Foundation supported by Charles Aznavour. Both, humble tasters and even the Burgundian vine growers…

What if we transformed the kilometers of the marathon into bistros? Imagine you find yourself in Saint-Germain-des-Prés strolling down the elegant wide boulevards and shopping in this beautiful district full of luxury shops. Suddenly barbarians descend from all sides dressed in prehistoric garb, others all in All blacks, some lying on hospital gurneys plugged intravenously into bottles of red wine and even French gendarmes and nuns. This highly amusing carnival, similar to a “pub crawl” stops at all the bistros and scenic cafe’s, such as Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore.  In each café, these “barbarians” “life their elbows” to…

Few people know the art living of the French Guinguette. These taverns located along the banks of the rivers are mostly open-air restaurants with dance-floors as seen in the colourful paintings by the Impressionists. Guinguette (pronounced ‘gang-ETTE ») exist since the end of the 18th century when Parisians ventured outside the city limits in order to avoid a tax (octroi) on incoming merchandise and especially those placed on wines being brought into Paris.  They were outdoor café-restaurants, often on the meandering banks of the Seine as evoked by the luminous plein-air paintings of Renoir, Manet, and Monet.   Zola and…

Very close to the bustle of the Arc of Triumph, Le Petit Acacia is a genuine small Parisian bistro. Frédéric Boulanger (see below), Chouchou, his wife and their team create such a great ambiance that you won’t forget the occasion. They will introduce you to the best traditions of French gastronomy. The genuine products are coming straight from Auvergne such as an “auvergnate tartiflette”  served with St Nectaire cheese.  In summer one can choose a salmon tartar or a limousin beef tartar ;  or a salad from the varied selection. During the summer at “le Petit Acacia” customers wait in…