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Chez Toinette
neighbourhood bistro
20 rue Germain-Pilon, 18ème • 01 42 54 44 36
Open lunch & dinner Tue-Sat
You don't expect to find a discreet, candle-lit jewel
like this one around the corner from bawdy Pigalle, so
it's all the more surprising to discover that Chez
Toinette also has seriously good food. You'll often
find Provençal dishes on the menu, such as
daube de
boeuf
; game is a speciality in winter. Moderate
4 F1
Le Poulbot Gourmet
trad French food
39 rue Lamarck, 18ème • 01 46 06 86 00
Open lunch & dinner Mon-Sat; closed Sun Jun-Sep;
lunch Sun Oct-May
It's a little out of the way, but this Montmartre restau-
rant has a loyal following thanks to the sincerity of its
owner and of its cooking. The small dining room is
the perfect place to savour hearty dishes such as veal
kidney with morel mushrooms. Moderate
12 G1
Lao Siam
Southeast Asian offerings
49 rue de Belleville, 19ème • 01 40 40 09 68
Open lunch & dinner daily
Neither service nor decor are particularly charming,
but Lao Siam is almost always packed thanks to the
lip-smacking flavours of its Thai and Laotian dishes.
Squid salad is a good bet to start, followed by coconut-
milk curry and a giant, juicy mango. The separate
non-smoking dining room is less busy. Cheap
La Cave Gourmande
hidden talent
10 rue du Général-Brunet, 19ème • 01 40 40 03 30 •
Q
Botzaris
Open lunch & dinner Mon-Fri
This sedate neighbourhood near the Butte Chaumont
park is not where you'd expect to find an up-and-
coming US chef, but Paris has a few such secret eating
destinations. Mark Singer puts a modern spin on
traditional French dishes, so you might find escargots,
but not bathed in the usual garlic butter. Moderate
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