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12.30-2.30pm & 7-10.45pm; Odéon or Mabillon)
Stark concrete, exposed pipes and an open kitchen (in front of which you can book front-
row 'chef seats') set the factory-style scene for edgy, modern, daily changing dishes like
pork spare ribs with sweet potato and cinnamon, mushrooms in hazelnut butter and trout
with passionfruit and ginger. Desserts are outstanding. Be sure to book.
OYSTERS
HUÎTRERIE REGIS
oysters from €16; noon-2.30pm & 6.30-10.30pm Tue-Sun; Mabillon)
Hip, trendy, tiny and white, this is
the
spot for slurping oysters on crisp winter days. They
come only by the dozen, along with fresh bread and butter, but wash them down with a glass
of chilled Muscadet and
voilà,
one perfect lunch. A twinset of tables loiter on the pavement;
otherwise it's all inside.
WINE BAR
LA GRANDE CRÈMERIE
mains €14-23; noon-2pm & 7.30-11pm Tue-Sat; Odéon)
The success of Serge Mathieu's tiny
cave gourmande
(gourmet wine cellar),
La Crèmerie
,
prompted the opening of this larger rustic space serving the earthy flavours of the French
countryside on cold platters designed for sharing, along with splendid wines.
FUSION
UN DIMANCHE À PARIS
André, 6e; lunch/dinner/brunch menus from €25/32/38;
restaurant 7-10pm Tue, noon-2pm &
7-10pm Wed-Sat, 11am-2.30pm Sun; Odéon)
Inside the beautiful covered passageway Cour du Commerce St-André, this 'chocolate
concept store' incorporates a boutique (where you can order a decadently rich hot chocol-
ate),
pâtisserie
classes (from €55), a tearoom and a restaurant serving chocaholic dishes like
ricotta-filled pasta in hazelnut and white-chocolate broth, prawns with cocoa and candied
pineapple, and seared beef with Brazilian-chocolate
jus
.
MODERN FRENCH
PÈRES ET FILLES
01 43 25 00 28; 81 rue de Seine, 6e; mains €17-31;
kitchen noon-2.30pm
& 7.30-11pm Mon-Wed, noon-2.30pm & 7.30-11.30pm Thu-Sat, 7.30-11pm Sun;
Mabillon)
