A restaurant I visit every time I'm in Paris. I love it, and my friends love it too…read more Fresh ingredients, oysters infused with the sea breeze of Marseille--this is a feast depicted in many Chinese literary works. Six years have passed, and time has left its marks upon us. I hope every year when we come to Paris, we can continue enjoying such wonderful food. This time, I've brought special delicacies from China as a tribute to the cuisine here.

Fresh is an understatement!!! The seafood was amazing oysters meaty and juicy! We had the seafood…read moretower and everything was delicious; I definitely recommend his restaurant to anyone in the area. It's a hangout for the locals and one visit you know why. Lovely family and great service

Fabulous service and food! Staff is so professional and the seafood is fresh. Fantastic desserts…read more(crème caramel) and the green bean salad is outstanding.

An elegant upscale French cafe in the Sixteenth Arrondisement…read more The Sixteenth is known for being wealthy, old school conservative and elegant. Le Stella is expensive, serves French classics and executes magnificently. It is the neighborhood cafe for families who maintain a household staff and chauffeurs. They eat well. At Le Stella, you will eat well. * * * Most of the menu looks like it could be served in any cafe in the city. With a notable exception. The menu includes a vast array of seafood to be served as an appetizer. Some cafes will offer raw oysters. Le Stella will offer you a broad selection of oysters from which you may take your pick. The oysters are not even remotely cheap. Most of the tables were starting with seafood. I have generally been unhappy with the oysters I have gotten at everyday hoi polloi cafes. I strongly suspect that this is the place I want to go if the plan is to get my French aphrodisiacs. * * * I DID have the steak tartare. OH. MY. GOD. I have had a lot of steak tartare both in Paris and elsewhere in France. Nobody's version comes up to the standard of Le Stella. If you want to find out what steak tartare can do, This is where you want to order the dish. The beef itself was wonderful ... Which is not always a guarantee with the competition. What set the dish apart though was the flavoring. This was the spiciest and most stimulating steak tartare I have had in my life. It was not blow-the-top-of-your-head-off hot, like a dish with two cups of Thai green peppercorns. But my palate was hit with strong flavors of every type imaginable, As if a martial arts star was doing his signature fifteen move finisher in my mouth. There was strong yellow mustard powder. There was black pepper. There was green onion. There was horseradish. There was who knows what else? Each bite was absolutely strong and absolutely pungent. But each bite was also absolutely different. I never knew what was going to happen next. Just eating raw beef with some black pepper dumped in is no longer going to do it for me. I have seen the Holy Saint of Steak Tartare. No mortal Steak Tartare will ever rise to this level of divinity. * * * The wine cellar is also impressive. You can go all out and buy a bottle of a great vintage. (You can do that in many other French cafes too - Or for that matter - at the upscale wine stores which can be found every three or four blocks in Paris.) But what they sell by the glass is much better than most other cafes' "just-one-glass" choices. I had an first rate Beaujolais that was surprisingly reasonably priced. My wife was very happy with her fish. * * * I was watching my weight so I passed on the very attractive cheese and dessert options. As far as I could see, the only real lack was the bar whose spirit offerings were plebian and uninteresting. At Le Stella, you want to drink wine. Any other beverage is treated as a toss off. But sometime when my budget goes up and my waistline goes down, I would like to make a stab at their full menu. There were a lot of happy oyster eaters in that room.

Had the oysters since that's what they are known for, but they weren't served ice cold as I…read morewould've expected and preferred. There was a smattering of ice on the tray but certainly not enough to keep the oysters cold. That said, perhaps this is how the French serve them. These were the only whelk of the trip that had sand in them. And, service was underwhelming. I think a party seated after us was served drinks first and I had to walk to the bar to ask for my check. There, I was ignored until I said something. Then, I asked if I should pay at the bar and they replied, "If you want." They clearly were not ashamed that I was compelled to seek out my check on foot. It was just poor service for a $$$ place. Though, the fois gras pate and smoked scallops were quite good. There are so many other great seafood places in Paris; I wouldn't recommend this one.

Sign on the door says place opens at 12. Went around 12 and waiter told me (with an attitude) to…read morecome back in 20 minutes. What's the point of having a sign if you're just going to open at whichever hour you felt like today. Sad because I planned to visit this place during a short stay and now wouldn't be able to squeeze in.

Excellent fish restaurant, delicious . Nice ambiance "bistrot", very typical…read more Good service. We had a very nice dinner

It's a wonderful fish restaurant with fresh seafood. I had…read moreescallops and fish soup. Everything was very tasty. Waiter was very friendly and helpful with translation to English. This place is full of locals. I will come back here.

The most life- changing experience with French cuisine. This is what French culinary dreams are…read moremade of. Get the appetizer grilled foie gras with side of greens, you won't regret it. The richness of the flavor and the texture which is not reminiscent of the traditional roasted duck or foie gras, but rather a much more like a luxurious and indulgent version. We enjoyed our dinner on the outside of the restaurant after about a 20-30 minute wait. The bone marrow had the best flavor I've experienced for the dish. However, it is definitely overshadowed by the rich flavor of the foie gras. This experience was unforgettable, with our view of Parisian streets on a brisk, April night. We even came back on our last night, but didn't realize the hours on Google maps was for the deli. The restaurant closes earlier, before 9:00 PM. This meal got us thinking about Paris in a positive light, and we hope to be able to come back to eat the amazing dishes again!

This place feels like a Foie Gras specialist but also, a tourist destination. Over 80% of the…read morepatrons here were tourists. As a Chinese, I understood more than 50% of the conservations (Chinese). Which doesn't mean anything about the food. Just observation. Onion soup - 2 stars. First, the cheese failed to emit the baked, melted gruyere cheese, there is no aroma at all. I don't think they used gruyere cheese. May be mozzarella cheese. The worst part was the bread in the soup. It tasted stale which ruin the flavor of the soup. I had to finish without the bread. Escargot - Another disappointment. What made escargots special was the garlic butter and herb. Here, there were the herbs, no garlic, and French is famous with their butter but I taste oil but not buttery. Other places I actually get excited dipping the bread into the garlic butter but not here. Pan seared Foie gras - The quality of Foie Gras was definitely there. It's not as well seared as I hope but they managed to cook it through without overcooking it. The size of Foie Gras is kind of scary, it's like a small piece of rib eye steak. With just the onion soup and Foie Gras, I could barely swallow anything. Generous portion.

We stopped by for dinner on Friday without reservation, and we got lucky and got the table. Great…read moreambiance, classic French, pleasure to look around. Good list of wines and spirits, with wine by the glass still reasonable (€7). I had oxtail terrine as a starter - it was delicious, literally cleaned the plate. Veal liver with mushrooms was outstanding - real wild mushrooms (for those of us visiting from the US, it is a big deal), liver itself perfectly cooked as requested and perfectly seasoned. I like how side dishes are served in the little cups, without clobbering your plate. Had some Basque cake as a desert - that was not my favorite, but that's okay. Excellent service, prompt, friendly, attentive. Definitely recommended. Also reservations are highly recommended.

This was the best French Basque cuisine and dining experience while we were in Paris. It was…read moreunpretentious and clearly was where the locals dined. We ordered the duck confit 10/10! The skin was crispy the meat was moist - the flavor was superb. It was so good, my sister was gnawing on the bone. We also ordered a salad and came with generous prawns and the goat cheese filled phyllo dough crisp on top, we also ordered scallops with crab stuffed peppers. Everything came out all at once and we were pretty excited to dig in. Make sure you reserve lots of time to just enjoy wine and conversation bc this place gets busy but you know the food is being cooked up to perfection. With two glasses of wine, coke, and three dishes our bill came out to about $85, which is a great deal considering we were quite stuffed. We also ate at instragramable venues: Girafe, Kong, and Cafe de Flore...and this place, off the beaten path, was THEE Best! Recommend you download Google translator to understand the menu. Service was also very kind and warm!

Amazing little spot. Found it through yelp. Definitely off the beaten path for most tourist. Great…read moremeal, reasonably priced. Very friendly.

We came in before the dinner crowd (~6pm) and were seated quickly. Service was quick and helpful-…read morefood was excellent. We ordered the Rix Grill and 1/2 serving Espeto de Rumsteack (grilled and seasoned with garlic drenched in olive oil and balsamic vinegar?). The Rix Grill was filled with 4 Calamari (perfectly cooked), 1 whole lobster, 2 large shrimp, 8 garlic sautéed shrimp, a load of small mussels. The rice was cooked with seafood onion bouillon? and came with some mussels and shrimp. It was a very filling and delish meal.

We tried this place on vacation it didn't disappoint. Service was great server was knowledgeable…read morewith great recommendations. The food was a big portion with great flavors. Highly recommend

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.

Girafe is absolutely worth visiting for the view. The location is stunning and one of the most…read morebeautiful dining settings in Paris, especially with the Eiffel Tower backdrop. The nutty oysters were excellent, the wine selection was impressive if you have a good budget and the service was warm and attentive. BUT That said, the entrées were unfortunately quite disappointing and did not live up to the setting or price point. AVERAGE. My recommendation would be to come for oysters, drinks, and dessert, and enjoy the spectacular atmosphere. A memorable experience for the view alone, but the main courses were the weak point of the meal. Also we booked a month out and they canceled our reservation LAST MINUTE and had to rebook and completely ignored our birthday request while other tables received. Communication with the booking service was frustrating overall. But a happy accident. Our original reservation was 8:30 switched to 10pm which was in our favor as we got the sunset and then the twinkling lights of the tower.

Amazing meal by the Eiffel Tower! Highly recommend! Octopus was amazing!!…read more Recommend getting a later dinner reservation (9pm) is probably. Higher end attire, and great people watching!