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Hotel Near Gare du Nord in Paris
Bouillons were once comparable to what Fast foods are today: popular and economical restaurants, except that their menus were filled with dishes taken from the great classics of traditional French cuisine, which some would call bistro cuisine.
This address was created by the Moussié brothers, respectable and well-known actors on the Parisian scene (Café Jannette, Brasserie Barbès, Hôtel Providence). It serves up to 1800 covers a day at unbeatable prices.
You have to arrive early. During the week, the queue is quite fast, whatever the time in winter. But in the summer, on weekends, you have to arrive at the very beginning of the service.
The decoration, very inspired by the Bistrot style of the Belle Époque period, is quite neat. There is a room on the first floor that is a little more intimate, opening onto an enclosed terrace that will be very popular in summer.
The room is not very noisy considering the affluence.
You will find in the menu all the well-rehearsed standards at particularly good prices: The inevitable egg mayonnaise (2€50), the leek vinaigrette (3€40), the bone marrow (4€20), the 6 snails with parsley butter (7€00)... then the sausage with knife, mashed potatoes (9€60), the brandade of cod with olive oil and almonds (9€90), the beef bourguignon with smoked bacon and coquillettes (11€20), the fried steak with roquefort sauce (11€80)...
See the Menu:
https://bouillonlesite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BouillonPigalle_UK.pdf
We started with an onion soup, served hot but nicely gratinated and quite respectable, even though there was only one grilled crouton, the others did not seem to have been.
We went on with a Basque blood sausage purée. This recipe is based on offal and pork blood, onions and Espelette peppers. Even if its presentation would gain to be more engaging, the taste and the texture are quite convincing. The purée, which we would like to be richer in butter, is crushed.
We finish with a great classic of the bistro cuisine: A profiterole which did not seduce us with the blandness and the excess of its vanilla ice cream, a very flat and not very crunchy cabbage.
This meal is washed down with a quarter of a very correct Côte du Rhône at a price that is just impossible: 3€60
The service is courteous and efficient even if the delivery of the dishes suffers a little in delay.
A bill that reminds us of the amounts we used to pay in the 20th century.
In short, at the price we say, it's a bargain to be had.
Bouillon Pigalle
22 Bd de Clichy, 75018 Paris
Every day from 12:00 to 00:00
https://bouillonlesite.com/bouillon-pigalle
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Follow our guide and let us show you the romantic streets and places where you can enjoy the night!
The Place des Abbesses
Located at the entrance of the district, it referees a magnificent luminous carousel for children and its pretty flowered trees will make you spend a pleasant moment.
The street of the Chevalier-de-la-Barre and the church of the Sacré-Cœur
Sloping in its first part, the street of the Chevalier de la Barre is made up of old buildings which will seduce the amateurs of beautiful architecture.
The street leads to the sublime Sacré-Cœur church. Nestled at the top of the Montmartre hill, it is a real feast for the eyes, especially at night, in Paris, let's remember: City of Light!
The Moulin Rouge and Moulin Rouge Machine
You will be able to enjoy beautiful illuminations as well as beautiful viewpoints, ideal for taking nice pictures.
To finish your walk, you can enjoy the illuminations of the Moulin Rouge, and why not, go through its doors to enjoy its cabaret shows which have made its reputation since its creation, more than a century ago.
Guided tour in collaboration with Paris Zig-Zag :
You can visit them on your own or take part in one of the guided tours organised by Pariszigzag.
The Paris Zig-Zag guided tour is done on foot and lasts a maximum of 2 hours.
In addition to admiring the district, you will learn about its history and a large number of anecdotes related to each of its places.
The cost of the tour is 17 euros and must be booked in advance, as the number of places is limited.
While waiting for our second article to visit Montmartre by day, if you want to know more anecdotes about the Montmartre district, we invite you to discover our selection of unusual places in Montmatre (french) !
In order that your stay at the Relais Montmartre occurs in the best possible conditions, we inform you that, on account of the current sanitary situation, we have proceeded to a few changes in the hotel :
● The wear of a sanitary mask will be compulsory in all the common areas of the hotel. Some hydro-alcoholic gel will be also always available at the front desk.
● Breakfasts will be only served in your room.
● On our courtsey tray, (at free use in each of our rooms), our initial mugs have been replaced with disposable cardboard cups.
● During your stay long, we also kindly request from you to let us know if you would like your room to be cleaned or not. We thank you too in advance for airing your room when you leave it.
As our hotel has always been adament about cleanness, we inform our guests that we had taken strict measures in this direction long before the appearance of the Covid.
Our housekeeping daily uses « Vapodil » as a powerful cleaning device, — i.e. a dry steam device that totally disinfects any area because of a steam coming out at 120°.
Futhermore, we have bought ozone devices, which are used and placed in all rooms after the departure of the previous guest, to disinfect and clean the air.
● Our elevator cannot be used in the company of other hotel guests.
● From now on, the sending by mail of invoices is prioritized.
In spite of all these new mandatory measures, be certain that the entire team of the hotel will do its best to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
We thank you for your understanding and collaboration, and look sincerely forward from greeting you at the Relais Montmartre.
Kind regards.
The Management.
In order that your stay at the Relais Montmartre occurs in the best possible conditions, we inform you that, on account of the current sanitary situation, we have proceeded to a few changes in the hotel :
● The wear of a sanitary mask will be compulsory in all the common areas of the hotel. Some hydro-alcoholic gel will be also always available at the front desk.
● Breakfasts will be only served in your room.
● On our courtsey tray, (at free use in each of our rooms), our initial mugs have been replaced with disposable cardboard cups.
● During your stay long, we also kindly request from you to let us know if you would like your room to be cleaned or not. We thank you too in advance for airing your room when you leave it.
As our hotel has always been adament about cleanness, we inform our guests that we had taken strict measures in this direction long before the appearance of the Covid.
Our housekeeping daily uses « Vapodil » as a powerful cleaning device, — i.e. a dry steam device that totally disinfects any area because of a steam coming out at 120°.
Futhermore, we have bought ozone devices, which are used and placed in all rooms after the departure of the previous guest, to disinfect and clean the air.
● Our elevator cannot be used in the company of other hotel guests.
● From now on, the sending by mail of invoices is prioritized.
In spite of all these new mandatory measures, be certain that the entire team of the hotel will do its best to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
We thank you for your understanding and collaboration, and look sincerely forward from greeting you at the Relais Montmartre.
Kind regards.
The Management.
Dear Customer(s) in front of the evolution of Covid-19 the recommendations of the WHO and the decree of the French State.
The hotel is temporarily closed.
We will be happy to welcome you from Wednesday 25 August 2021.
If you need to modify or cancel a reservation, please contact the hotel by email:
"contact@relaismontmartre.fr"
Or by phone : + 33 1 70 64 25 25
We wish you all to keep yourselves in good shape and will be pleased to welcome you back soon in our hotel.
Looking forward to welcoming .
Best regards.
Take care and see you soon
Dear Customer(s) in front of the evolution of Covid-19 the recommendations of the WHO and the decree of the French State.
The hotel is temporarily closed.
We will be happy to welcome you from Wednesday 25 August 2021.
If you need to modify or cancel a reservation, please contact the hotel by email:
"contact@relaismontmartre.fr"
Or by phone : + 33 1 70 64 25 25
We wish you all to keep yourselves in good shape and will be pleased to welcome you back soon in our hotel.
Looking forward to welcoming .
Best regards.
Take care and see you soon
But who are they?
The name Poulbot comes from its creator: Francisque Poulbot. Drawer who lived for many years on the Butte Montmartre (you know, this famous hill that makes you appreciate your comfortable room even more after a long walk), F. Poulbot illustrates posters. By observing the life of the streets of Montmartre, he created this character known to all French people.
Despite their large (often blue) eyes and beautiful smile, the Poulbots hide behind this expression the misery of yesteryear.Heirs of Gavroche in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, they represent a whole generation of children from Montmartre at a time when it was still only a village outside Paris, where children sometimes had to steal to eat.
Over the years, Poulbot has become the face of the association "les dispenssaires des petits poulbots" which has become an icon representing the Parisian titi, the post-war period and currently the "real Paris".
To find out a little more about the Poulbots, don't hesitate to talk to the many booksellers in the area. We also recommend two places:
Poulbot Street:
Before being attached to Paris, this street was part of the village of Montmartre. Currently part of the capital, these 70 metres long will allow you to feel the very essence of Montmartre.Information : Rue Poulbot - 700 mètres from the Relais Montmartre via la rue Lepic - 10-15 minutes walk.
Poulbot Restaurant:
Located in the street of the same name, this restaurant with its very Parisian decoration offers traditional cuisine and traditional beers. The wine list is also quite rich in beautiful finds. Among its must-sees, "the lamb shoulder in a 7-hour way and its juice, apple granules with thyme" or "the swordfish salsa verde and coconut paimpol with chorizo". A restaurant that only offers fresh food (three choices of starters, main courses and desserts) for a plebiscite of its customers from here or elsewhere. A very good address run by twins who have lived in the neighbourhood since the age of four.Informaiton : Restaurant le Poulbot - 3 rue Poulbot - 850 meters from the relais Montmartre via la rue Lepic - 10-15 minutes walk.
This juice bar offers fresh juices made from 100% organic fruit and vegetables every day. In order to preserve all their nutritional values, the juices are pressed slowly by extraction and not by centrifuging.
Just a few meters from the hotel, Vejuice offers five-day "detox" programs to counter stress and fatigue or to take a taste break throughout the day.
To accompany the different juices, healthy salads can complete your order.
Held by a passionate person, do not be hesitates to ask him what you want and let him guide you.
Whether it's the juice of the day, the soup of the season or a break after climbing all the steps to reach Montmartre during your walk, you now know where to get back into shape.
Le Vejuice (1 rue Constance) : 100% organic juice bar
Opening: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
From the hotel: 20 metres to the left leaving the Relais Montmartre
To reach this restaurant, you will have to go up the rue Lepic, almost at the top of Montmartre.
It is located just above the Moulin de Galette (read our article) and Coq Rico (read our article)
The business started in 2013 and is run by Antonin Prion, who is floor manager and had the great idea of being trilingual. He is also the associate of Frédéric Paul Chartier, who works in the kitchen. We will talk about him a bit later.
Past the entrance is a small room with less than 30 seats where intimacy seems to be a priority. We were immediately taken in hand and placed where we wish. Each dish is explained. The service is as attentive and friendly as its is professional.
This dish and the following were accompanied by a Morgon from Laurent Thévenet (€6.50 a glass), which is filled with beautiful hints of red fruit and lasts quite long in the mouth.
We continued with a rizotto and Serrano ham. The dish was served less than 10 minutes after the first plate was sent back to the kitchen. Nice timing when we know that a rizotto takes about thirty minutes.
The rizotto with mascarpone, is mixed with daïkons (Japanese white radish), topped by a bed of gourmet peas, slices of serrano, all brought together with preserved garlic. The dish is well balanced: It is both crunchy with the daikon and melting with mascarpone. The sugar from the garlic confit is well-balanced with the salty Serrano. Another great restaurant for only €12 per dish.
I then chose a very simple dessert from my childhood: French toast. It is served with salted butter caramel. It is crispy on the surface and moist in the middle. Accompanied by salted butter, it is really excellent and although I was full, I just had to finish it.
Special greetings to the chef Frédéric Paul Chartier, who we had met before at La Balançoire.
He is talented, respects the product, and loves his job as much as his customers. He was trained at the famous Ferrandi school and then joined the brigade of Ducasse's Eiffel Tower brewery.
The adventure won't stop here for him and his partner. Thank you
LA BOITE AUX LETTRES
108, rue Lepic – 75018 Paris
Monday to Saturday from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm and from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
http://www.restaurantlaboiteauxlettres.fr/
On behalf of the team at Relais Montmartre, we hope that you and your close ones, after the lockdown, are all well.
And now for a few surprises!
We have made the most of the imposed closure to decorate the Patio, which is now more luminous and pleasant for a relaxing moment after a hectic Parisian day.
We have also refurbished our 3rd floor with new colors and textiles which we’re impatient for you to discover and hope many of you will come to stay soon.
Despite the difficulties experienced by all over recent months, we have doubled our efforts to ensure that the reopening of Relais Montmartre will be the happiest of reunions and we are delighted to welcome you back again!
And by way of reminder, it is always in your best interests to reserve directly with the hotel: we propose better rates.
Take care and have a pleasant summer.
See you soon!
We've fallen for this gastronomic restaurant, rated 2 toques by Gault Millau. This restaurant, founded more than 60 years ago, is located just two minutes away from the Relais Montmartre and is worth a look if you are a gourmet. Plus, it serves the best meat in Montmartre.The chef and business owner since 2012 is Octave Kasakolu. Trained by two-star chef Henri Faugeron, he has worked in restaurants for over 25 years and has been in the kitchen for 10. Passionate about and deeply invested in his job, Octave Kasakolu is always looking to create something new and has unlimited creativity. We will expand on why the culinary experience offered here is unusual.
Octave KasakoluOctave Kasakolu is always on the lookout for something new. He uses his favorite districts and markets to conduct his research. He goes in the 15thdistrict, rue des entrepreneurs, for Iranian products. He also visits all the oriental and African stores for ingredients such sweet potatoes, ginger, items he had not thought of before, to work on and offer a creative dish that has, above all, a real culinary interest.
Specialized in very high quality meat, the restaurant has its own maturing room, where the meat is carefully staled to obtain a pure product. The dried meats, as for them, are each chosen with care.Les tantes jeanne is the only restaurant in Montmartre to offer Kobe Beef (Japan) in its prestigious meat menu. This traditional meat is highly recognized for its marbled flavor and tenderness.
But what will you eat? In addition to the 7 times tasting menu at €185, including a Kobe beef to which we will return, the menu, which is often renewed, offers 4 starters ranging from €12.50 to €24, and a plate of excellent charcuterie: dried Wagyu, Bellota Pata Negra, Galician rib steak... (€28).
As for the dishes, there is, for example, this very fine Arctic char fillet, a high mountain fish that is usually found on 3-star menus, served with a barley syrup risotto, pike or flying fish eggs, and white butter.
Arctic char fillet
Depending on the season, you can order a deer filet beautifully served as a Tournedos Rossini, with a sauce made from sorrel and Iranian lemon, foie gras, spinach, boletus mushrooms, girolle mushrooms, and chanterelle mushrooms.
Deer filletOr this rack of Axuria lamb with Espelette pepper, served from October to May, which is as delicious as it looks:
We also recommend the famous black Angus, enjoyable, for example, with an side of smoked vegetables and flavored with rosemary and lemon thyme.
The Black Angus rib steak - 200gr, €36 - 300gr, €54
The assortment of cheeses from Virginie Boularouah (address to discover) is a small wonder.
The room is warm and the tables are tidy. Silver cutlery from Thiers, plates from manufacture de Monaco, everything is designed for good food that you can accompany with wines chosen from 600 bottles, with the advice of a sommelier chef.
If you have room for dessert, try the "Comme une tatin", which has a crunchy chocolate base and whipped caramel. The arrangement is a poem on its own.
Bon appétit.
LES TANTES JEANNES
42 rue Véron, 75018 PARIS
Tél: 01 42 51 14 21
Open Monday to Tuesday, from 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm and Wednesday to Sunday, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm.
Website: http://www.lestantesjeanne.fr/