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This vegan eatery offers quite a few mock-meat dishes like
poulet végétal aux champignons
('chicken' with mushrooms). No alcohol.
NEOBISTRO
PIROUETTE
menu €40/60; noon-2.30pm & 7.30-10.30pm Mon-Sat; Les Halles)
In one of the best restaurants in the vicinity of the old 'belly of Paris', chef Tomy Gousset's
kitchen crew is working wonders at this cool loft-like space, serving up tantalising creations
that range from seared duck, asparagus and Buddha's hand fruit to rum baba with chantilly
and lime. Some unique ingredients and a new spin for French cuisine.
TRADITIONAL FRENCH
LA TOUR DE MONTLHÉRY - CHEZ DENISE
01 42 36 21 82; 5 rue des Prouvaires, 1er; mains €23-28;
noon-2.30pm &
7.30pm-5am Mon-Fri; Châtelet)
The most traditional eatery near the former Les Halles marketplace, this boisterous old bis-
tro with red-chequered tablecloths has been run by the same team for 30-some years. If
you've just arrived and are ready to feast on all the French classics - snails in garlic sauce,
veal liver, steak tartare, braised beef cheeks and housemade pâtés - reservations are in order.
Open till dawn.
STEAK
BEEF CLUB
mains €25-38; dinner daily; Les Halles)
No steakhouse is more chic or hipper than this. Packed out ever since it threw its first T-
bone on the grill in spring 2012, this beefy address is all about steak, dry aged and prepared
to tender perfection. The vibe is hip New York and the downstairs cellar bar, the Ballroom,
shakes a mean cocktail courtesy of the cool guys from the
Experimental Cocktail Club
.
01
40 26 68 75; 58 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1er; tapas €7-22; noon-3pm & 8-10.15pm Tue-Fri,
8-10.15pm Sat; Les Halles)
conjures up a distinctly Peruvian vibe with its
ceviches
(marin-
ated raw fish),
tiraditos
(thinly sliced raw fish) and pisco sours.
MODERN FRENCH
RACINES 2
01 42 60 77 34; 39 rue de l'Arbre Sec, 1er; 2-course lunch menu €18.50,
mains €28-31;
noon-2.30pm & 7.30-10.30pm Mon-Fri;
Louvre Rivoli)
