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choux €5/7, with cream filling €6-17; 10am-8pm; Bir-Hakeim or RER Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel)
This kiosk gives street food a whole new spin. The creation of top French chefs Alain Du-
casse and Christophe Michalak, it cooks up
choux
(pastry puffs). Grab a brown paper bag of
nine
choux salées
(savoury cheese puffs) spiced with pepper, curry or cumin; or go sweet
with almond, cocoa, coffee, lemon and vanilla
chouquettes,
with or without cream filling.
BRASSERIE
LA MASCOTTE
01 40 36 03 86; 4 av du Président Wilson, 16e; mains €14-19;
7.30am-
midnight; Alma Marceau)
In an area with few budget eating options, this buzzing neighbourhood brasserie with terrace
in the lunchtime sun is a hot spot. Its kitchen prepares meal-size salads, steak tartare and
other typical brasserie fare. Come dusk, after-work drinks kick in. Inside, a mezzanine with
cushioned seating and shelves of books provides a peaceful sanctuary.
BUTCHER
HUGO DESNOYER
menu €50, mains €16-32; 7am-8pm Tue-Fri, 7am-7.30pm Sat; Jasmin)
Hugo Desnoyer is Paris' most famous butcher and the trip to his shop in the 16e is well
worth it. Arrive by noon or reserve to snag a table and settle down to a
table d'hôte
feast of
homemade terrines, quiches, foie gras and cold cuts followed by the finest meat in Paris -
cooked to perfection
naturellement.
Watch out for another Desnoyer opening in 2015
.
BISTRO
LE PETIT RÉTRO
3-course menus €25/29; noon-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm Mon-Wed, to 11pm Thu-Sat; Victor Hugo)
From the gorgeous 'Petit Rétro' emblazoned on the zinc bar to the ceramic, art nouveau folk
tiles on the wall, this is a handsome old-style bistro. Its fare is French classic: for example,
blood sausage,
blanquette de veau
(veal in a butter and cream sauce) and
oreilles de cochon
(pig's ears). Delicious.
FUSION
TOKYO EAT
ent Wilson, 16e; mains €15-28; noon-2am Wed-Tue; Iéna)
This artsy canteen attached to contemporary-art museum Palais de Tokyo is industrially
chic, with colourful flying saucers hovering above the tables and changing art exhibits on
