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over creamy puréed potatoes. A few quick bites (eg croque monsieur) are also served. Do
note, portions are small.
JAPANESE
LENGUÉ
ner €18/40; noon-3pm Tue-Sat, 7-11pm Tue-Sun; Cluny-La Sorbonne)
This modish Japanese
izakaya
bar is incongruously set in medieval French surrounds, with
exposed wooden rafters, old stone walls and a downstairs cellar. In the evening, expect com-
munal tapas-style dishes (vegetable dumplings, prawn tempura) accompanied by wine and
sake; for lunch, it's one hot main and several cold sides, served bento (lunchbox) style. Des-
pite the touristy location, it's very hip. Reserve.
MEXICAN
ANAHUACALLI
€17-22; 7.30-10.30pm daily, noon-2.30pm Sun; Maubert-Mutualité)
Mexican food is riding a wave of popularity in Paris and this upmarket restaurant - behind a
discreet rosemary-coloured facade, with a sparingly decorated interior lined with mirrors
and statuettes - offers some of the best. Authentic enchiladas, tamales and mole poblano are
all elegantly presented; fish aficionados should try the
pescado à la veracruzana
(fish of the
day flambéed with tequila).
FRENCH
LE COUPE-CHOU
3-course menus €27/33; noon-2.30pm & 7.30-10.30pm; Maubert-Mutualité)
This maze of candlelit rooms inside a vine-clad 17th-century townhouse is overwhelmingly
romantic. Ceilings are beamed, furnishings are antique, and background classical music
mingles with the intimate chatter of diners. As in the days when Marlene Dietrich dined
here, advance reservations are essential.
Timeless French dishes include Burgundy snails, steak tartare and bœuf bourguignon, fin-
ished off with fabulous cheeses sourced from
fromagerie
(cheese shop) Quatrehomme and a
silken crème brûlée.
Le Coupe-Chou, incidentally, has nothing to do with cabbage
(chou)
; rather it's named
after the barber's razor once wielded with a deft hand in one of its seven rooms.
FUSION
SOLA
