In Paris the streets get so packed after 7 pm, especially in St Germaine because that's the French…read moredinner hunger time. So if you're really hungry then expect a long queue or a crowded restaurant with literally no privacy :) I had the Beef Shawarma with fresh homemade bread (5.90€) which they serve it in front of you. The beef was very well seasoned and just divine! I really loved it and I must say I am quite picky if it comes to Shawarma. Authentic Lebanese Shawarma and if you want to eat it indoors/sit inside then you additionally have to pay 2€ more (nah, I rather sit outside and enjoy the Seine on a bench). Enjoy

I LOVE this little creperie/Lebanese restaurant on Rue St. André-des-Arts. They have a great…read morelunch-time formule that includes a panini, sugar crêpe & drink. It's perfect to grab & eat along the banks of the Seine. Feel free to wave at the passing tour boats. The people aboard will thing they're waving at real Parisians. I promise not to tell :) If you're over the ubiquitous paninis at French lunch places, pick any of the owner's Lebanese specialties. He's from Lebanon & everything is delicious! The falafel & chicken schwarma are both to recommend, though. Crêpe side, my friends & I called him the crêpe master while living here. The plain sugar crêpe with the lunch menu is superb on its own, but he also offers a wide variety of sweet & savory crêpes. My absolute, all-time fave? Nutella, toasted almonds & raspberry jam.

Our dinner at Les Magnolias was an exceptional experience…read more Rather than doing the tasting menu, we opted for the standard dinner, in which every element (and there were a lot) was a statement unto itself. The amuse-bouche of radish on toast was a perfect opening for my own meal experience which had a heavy emphasis on micro greens and vegetables. There was a small flute of pea and lettuce cold soup. The staple 'chemistry-kit'-like sweet potato/white potato was something more than a starchy interlude, but a wonderful smoothie-like beverage that I could eat/drink daily. But the standout of my dinner was the foie gras, which was obviously phenomenal. First, because it's foie gras. Second, because great foie gras dishes can only be found in France. Third, because the presentation was so beautiful, it might have taken twenty minutes to assemble...it was 3 cubes, wrapped in poppy seeds, in the middle of a matrix of micro vegetables of every color in the spectrum, with a mustard-poppy sauce. A sublime dish of 1001 flavors supporting the perfect counterpoint of toasty seeds with creamy fat. I chose the lamb as a main course and it was paired with a single carrot. While perfect, I could have used a second piece, since in a dinner situation like this, my gluttony overcomes all reason. A dijon stuffed cookie followed, which was so simple and brilliant, my understanding of mustard was upended. The front end was very spicy, but the seeds, upon bursting were purely sweet and were a good complement for my current glass of wine, which was relatively dry. Four pieces of cheese followed and then dessert was the chocolate (pictured). What set this multipart chocolate celebration apart was the basil and vanilla gelato (under the middle cookie), which completed the garden-centric theme of the meal as a whole. I've been to a number of Michelin one-stars in the U.S., but nothing compared to the understated perfection of this meal. My next trip to Fontenay Sous Bois will absolutely include another visit.

fantastic meal for our last night in paris! the menu sets are the most worth it, at 39€ for an…read moreapp+entree+dessert+wine and 27€ for app+entree or entree+dessert. we got 2 of the full sets, and 1 of the half set. the ambiance was great and the waiters were very open to speaking english with us! they even have a separate english menu you can request so you don't have to use google translate or anything like that to order. the oysters (huîtres) were too briny for my liking. the foie gras was freaking incredible and so rich and creamy! also a big fan of the sea bream (filet de daurade) and the rumsteak sauce was fantastic.

Traditional French Seafood in the Auteuil area within the 16th. It's an easy stop from Michel-…read moreAnge metro or Roland Gallard stadium. The oysters are super fresh every time we tried this place. Dinner specials of tiny grey shrimp,oyters, and other assorted seafood for a very résonance prix fixe per person. Service is quick with an upscale brasserie ambiance...but nothing prétentious. Good for casual dining. Full bar.