Restaurants - Paris e-guide: The Travel Guide with its Own Website - page 37

West

7 E1

La Grande Armée modern classic
3 avenue de la Grande Armée, 16ème • 01 45 00 24 77
Open breakfast, lunch & dinner daily
Jointly owned by the Costes brothers and designer
Jacques Garcia, this contemporary take on the classic
brasserie is more bordello red and leopard skin than
beer and brass. Count on dependable food (duck
shepherd's pie), a stylish crowd and a surprisingly
cosy atmosphere. Great for breakfast, too. Moderate

7 D3

Jamin cooking with class
32 rue de Longchamp, 16ème • 01 45 53 00 07
Open lunch & dinner Mon-Fri
Benoit Guichard, longtime second-in-command to master chef Joël
Robuchon (see p37 ), is a traditionalist at heart as his pigeon sausage with
foie gras exemplifies, but his menu reveals some contemporary thinking,
too. And while the staid green-and-pink decor doesn't have many fans, the
food does. The lunch menu is an excellent (and relatively economical) way
to sample his culinary prowess. Expensive

7 C2

Le Petit Rétro trad French
5 rue Mesnil, 16ème • 01 44 05 06 05
www.petitretro.fr
Open lunch & dinner Mon-Fri, dinner only Sat

In keeping with its authentic Belle Epoque decor, Le
Petit Rétro is a bastion of traditional French cooking.
Melt-in-your mouth duck liver pâté and creamy veal
stew never go out of fashion, which is precisely why
this not-so-little bistro is always brimful. Moderate

1 D2

L'Entredgeu packed-out bistro
83 rue Laugier, 17ème • 01 40 54 97 24
Open lunch & dinner Tue-Sat
Does Paris need another bistro? Of course it does,
when it's as good as this one. The space is cramped
and smoky, but locals crowd in nonetheless for the
daily changing menu, which might include spot-on
dishes such as veal en cocotte with new potatoes or
rack of lamb with a salsify jus . Moderate