Taco Mesa Restaurant

Tastiest Tacos in Town

10th arrondissement Non-French€€€Paris Update Favorite

The long taco wait is over. Sometime last summer, I read that Beatriz Gonzalez, the ebullient chef/owner of two wonderful Paris restaurants, Coretta and Neva Cuisine, was planning to open a taco bar in September. When a website appeared, I checked … Read More

Jamat Restaurant

Mini Kitchen, Maxi Flavors

9th arrondissement Contemporary French€€€Paris Update Favorite

Jamat is a cozy mini-restaurant in the ninth arrondissement, so small that the chef, Matthieu Sales (who used to work in the fabulous bistro Les Arlots), needs no assistants in the tiny kitchen, in which he can reach everything with … Read More

Le Matré Restaurant

Mastery in Montmartre

18th arrondissement Contemporary French€€Paris Update Favorite

Montmartre has many, many restaurants, but few that deserve special mention. That has now changed with the opening of Le Matré, a little gem hidden on a side street off the beaten tourist track. Despite a mixup over our reservation, … Read More

Nessia Restaurant

A Chef for All Cuisines

3rd arrondissement Contemporary French€€€Paris Update Favorite

Our meal at Nessia started off well. We arrived unfashionably early and had the rather dark but stylishly decorated restaurant (black marble tables, designer chairs and sconces, open kitchen in the back) to ourselves. We also had the full attention … Read More

Godaille Restaurant

Almost Wrinkle-Free

12th arrondissement Contemporary French€€€Paris Update Favorite

Throughout our meal at Godaille, my friend Jean-Michel, a French linguist, puzzled over the choice of the restaurant’s name, a word that means “crease” (in clothing or fabric). We finally got a chance to ask our server, who explained that … Read More

Janine Restaurant

The NYT Effect

17th arrondissement Contemporary French€€€Paris Update Favorite

Call me a snob, but I tremble every time The New York Times publishes an article recommending Paris restaurants; it’s a surefire guarantee that they will be packed to the rafters with tourists from then on. Getting a reservation will … Read More