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ulterior epicure ⋅ @ulteriorepicure
Paris ⋅ 23 marks
  • Mariage Frères

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    One of my favorite shops in Paris. Wide selection of fine teas. Multiple locations in the city. Highly recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Septime

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Ate here just before scales tipped in Bertrand Grébaud's favor. Great value for high quality cooking at the time (I believe it still is despite the media spotlight). Food has comforting, hearty feel, with bold flavors, yet simply plated. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Chocolaterie Jacques Genin

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    ulterior epicure

    Chocolatier J. Genin's high-end pâtisserie. Used to serve wider range of his pastries, like walnut-honey and lemon tartlets. Now cut back to only serving his amazing mille-feuille. Terrific galette du rois around the Epiphany. My highest recommendation.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Berthillon

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    ulterior epicure

    Oh, the house of Berthillon, how I love you. Ice cream parlor from a classier era. Terrific seasonal flavors (Agenaise in the winter!). My highest recommendation.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Télescope

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    New wave café on quiet street near the Palais Royale in the 1ere. Love the "noisette" (similar to espresso macchiato). Hipster tendencies. Limited seating. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • L'Éclair de Génie

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Colorful, commercial presentation with a diverse variety of flavors made me nervous. But the one (salted caramel) éclair I tried was pretty good.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • David Toutain

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Ate here just after David Toutain opened. So it was a bit wobbly. Need to go back for a second try, especially now that it has earned its first Michelin star.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • L'As du Fallafel

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    A Parisian institution. Great Middle Eastern food (as name suggests, falafels are the thing to get here) in the Jewish Quarter (4eme). Slapdash service, but hearty, delicious food. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Musée du Louvre

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Hardly needs an introduction. I could spend years inside le Louvre, and still not see everything. My highest recommendation.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Akrame

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Ate here before it had any Michelin stars (now it has 2). Refined, modern French cooking from French-born Akrame Benallal (Algerian descent). Good flavors, beautiful plating. In the 16eme. Need to go back. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Carette

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Touristic postcard café and pâtisserie in the Trocadero (16eme) with a view of the Tour Eiffel. If that's what you're looking for, this is a great place to be.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Maison Rostang

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Art Deco, Lalique, Robj, and the food all point to a passing era of French style and refinement here. Now in second generation hands, manages to hang on to 2 Michelin stars. In the 17eme.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Le Cinq

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Dined here under P. Legendre (disappointed). Then E. Briffard (disappointed). Now under one of my favorites: C. LeSquer, formerly of Ledoyen. Time to get that third star back. Time for me to revisit.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Les Fines Gueules

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Cozy French bistro with decent cooking. Scallops with roe sacks attached, charcuterie with giardiniera, and molten chocolate cake. Not the prettiest plates, but for the price, agreeable. In the 1ere.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • L'Astrance

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Celebrated chef Pascal Barbot's 3 Michelin-starred restaurant in the 16eme had high highs and very low lows. Need to give it a second chance.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Épicure

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Dined in the former "Winter Room" of Old World charm before the restaurant permanently moved to the former "Summer Room" (this before name change to Epicure from le Bristol). E. Frechon's food heavily classical in modern form. (Pig snout; eel meuniere; pasta with black truffle, etc.). I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • L'Ami Jean

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Stephane Jego's Basque bistro in the 7eme is not for feint of heart. Lusty, hearty flavors in shockingly large portions. Impeccable ingredients and cooking. The riz au lait is a must. Highly recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Arpège

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Been twice, once with Passard sitting with us. Neither time did I froth in ecstasy as so many others claim. Still, incredible ingredients, cooking, and flavors. Can be an expense bomb, especially wines. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • L'Ambroisie

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Remains most expensive meal I've ever had (it was white truffle season). Revelatory in simplicity and tradition. Incredible ingredients. Service can be cold. Torte of bitter chocolate (mainstay) a must. Anxious to know how it's doing after son Mathieu Pacaud took over kitchen from father Bernard.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Le Baratin

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Small but feisty Argentinian woman in the kitchen turning out simple, delicious bistronomique fare. Quality ingredients. Chalkboard menu. Wine list is stellar, and a steal. In the far-flung 20eme. Worth the trek. I recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • La Cure Gourmande

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Palace of butter biscuits and confections. I walk through just for the smells. Multiple franchise locations (including one at Roissy-DeGaulle).

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • Blé Sucré

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    Fairly good croissants. Nice color and flake. Must note at time of order whether for take out or eat in (a small surcharge). Limited seating.

    Want to go. Recommend.
  • François Pralus

    User 1027

    ulterior epicure

    He's famous for chocolate, but get the brioche aux pralines roses, studded with almonds and hazelnuts coated in rose sugar. Highly recommend.

    Want to go. Recommend.