AMAZING BRUNCH AND SERVICE!!! This is a must if you're staying in Le Marais! The food & wine was outstanding and our waiter was so cute and friendly not to mention attentive! read more

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I enjoyed an impeccable meal here Friday night which commenced with a foie gras that would put others to shame. The dish was roasted in some kind of fruity rind so that a light smoky sweetness infused the meaty liver. The combination of flavors was further enhanced by a sprinkling of chunky sea salt. Just perfect! The seabass was served whole in a crunchy crust that was complimented by a savory saffron risotto. I had a hard time negotiating the fish bones as I am not accustomed to eating a fish like that, but nonetheless each tender morsel of meat I managed to pick off was well worth the effort! For dessert, the délice was a pleasing mix of fresh and dried fruits with a smooth cream finish in a lovely presentation, though I must admit it was just slightly too sweet for my taste. As for wine, our very knowledgeable waitress paired a delightfully light and fruity white with our meal that managed to compliment every course nicely. read more

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Just ok, seemed overpriced for the quality. Wait staff was pleasant, if not a bit tired from going up and down the narrow spiral stairs all night. Hubs had duck, I think I had a veal dish. Wine of course was excellent. read more

This was one of my favorite meals in Paris. An easy walk from the hotel, warmly greeted when we arrived, fantastic service, and terrific food. Our waitress was terrific, translating the menu for us and just friendly and helpful throughout our meal. The place was quite busy so the ambience was great, and there was a nice mix of locals and tourists. I had a wonderful salad with egg to start, and then enjoyed duck in a Moroccan-like sauce with poached apples and mashed potatoes. Finished the meal off with a perfect taste satin. And of course ewe had amazing red wine throughout the meal. read more

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We had an amazing dining experience at Le Colimacon. Cecilia took wonderful care of us from start to finish including excellent wine recommendations, menu descriptions and most importantly..:dessert. Everything we ate and drank was superb including a baguette french toast dessert that was a recipe from Cecilia's great grandmother. Yum!!! read more

Le Colimaçon - A special family recipe french toast dessert...so good!! - French Near Me - Paris, 75

This place was the best restaurant we visited while in Paris. 1. Food - everything was perfectly seasoned and delicious 2. Wine - we let our server pick a bottle and for only 25 euro we got a delicious wine 3. Service - our server was super friendly and tolerated explaining about 100 questions I had 4. Dessert - !$&_$$#& incredible Bottom line, stop looking and make a reservation NOW! read more

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Fabulous everything! The food was delicious from start to end. We had the escargot, rabbit, duck and chocolate mousse. All was delicious. I would eat here for sure. Great cozy atmosphere and charming staff. Not to miss! read more

I feel like one must stop by le Colimaçon to find unabashed French cuisine with the best styles of preparation; both traditional and contemporary. By far it was the best restaurant I've been to in Paris for both value and quality of the food and overall experience. I also prefer this restaurant's casual atmosphere that is very contrary to the more pretentious elements of Paris' culinary reputation. Also, the seating was very comfortable upstairs for a very tall group of 3 (each over 6' 2"). All and all, the food was certainly worth the price and the restaurant deserves it's amazing reputation. read more

Le Colimaçon - French Near Me - Paris, 75

Really nice place, great friendly staff. The nain de jardin was simple and delicious. Sweet red pepper stuffed with a delicate goat cheese whip. Wine (Burgundy)was about double price of same bottle at a restaurant in the states, but otherwise very reasonable for the food. (Perhaps they are taxed heavily here and don't pay when they export.) Meat lovers have lots of choices and preparation did not disappoint! Steak was cooked perfectly and if you like cumin, go for the dick breast. Really nicely done. Overall experience was "mieux que la plupart read more

I did tons of research and decided this was the restaurant that we would celebrate my sweeties birthday at while in Paris. Our options were greatly narrowed by the fact that his birthday was on a Monday, the day everything is closed in Paris. This place is absolutely perfect. Small, quiet, out of the way, hidden treasure. All of the charms of Paris, not at all touristy, I almost feel I don't want to share for fear it will change. We chose to sit upstairs which worried me because other reviews said it was hot up there but it wasn't at all. We were seated in an open window overlooking the street. It was SO romantic. The host and the waiter were both very attentive and helpful. The menu was on a board across the room and the waiter read and explained it all to us as n English. He even overheard my mention it was my sweeties birthday so when his dessert came there was a candle in it! It was the most perfect evening ever. We had the best bottle of rosé from Provence with our dinner. The food was absolutely to die for. The asparagus salad was insanely delicious- it came in a big crispy Parmesan bowl I had the best black truffle cheese- best cheese in my life- literally. My boyfriend had their escargot and it came in pasta shells so the whole thing was edible- genius and scrumptious. This restaurant is the best place I have ever had the pleasure of dining at. read more

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Cozy, intimate spot in the heart of the Marais. Make a reservation because it fills up by 7:45. We saw at least 3 people turned away. There is an upstairs but we sat downstairs next to window. The maitre de was not so friendly to us - tried to send us upstairs but I had made a reservation months prior so I wasn't having any of his upstairs business. Our waiter, Yap or Yag, was a doll! He made up for the sourpuss maitre de. We loved this place really. Highly recommend the escargot and foie gras to start. For dinner we had filet de bouef and polle st Jacques which are scallops. The menu is written on chalkboard on the wall and it's in French. They will explain it to you if you ask. We shared chocolate lava cake for dessert and loved it. I also enjoyed the music playing which was lots of Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong etc. Great spot! Also not many tourists. Mostly locals. read more

AMAZING Food and Service at this little authentic French Restaurant in Le Marias. We went there on a Friday Night through a recommendation of our hotel (which I also highly recommend - dupond smith, look at my review!). We had a really great placed two top on the second floor near the window. The servers were all extremely kind and very knowledgeable on the whole restaurant menu. I ordered the Rabbit which I must say is in the top 3 meat dishes I have eaten in my life and by far the best Rabbit. My spouse had the Sole which was equally Delicious. For starters we ordered the Escargot and Tomatoes which were a compliment to the meal and cooked perfectly. We also enjoyed some champagne and a bottle of wine - and ended dinner with Cognac recommendation by the bartender (which was excellent) and a selection of their desserts. Would highly recommend going here and would also tell you to make reservations as they get quite busy and it is a small place! The best part is that the next day we saw the waiter out and he remembered us and asked us how our trip in France was going! Loved this place! read more

Five star service for two star food. They say that every cute bistro in France is good, but it's not. As cute as this was, the food is only a delight to an older generation of French gastronomy seekers. Really cozy, really intimate, and our waitress was the sweetest young woman I'd ever met with how welcoming she was. Unfortunately the food left more to be desired. We had four of the appetizers instead of going for two appetizers and two entrees b/c we'd already had some big proteins that afternoon elsewhere. Very often I rely on appetizers to really show case a chef's ability to be creative and surprise with unconventional flavor combinations, but this was pretty unimpressive. I recall having had a fried goat cheese appetizer, which was essentially some goat cheese that was deep fried after having been wrapped poorly in a crepe such that the grease from the fryer oil seaped into the cheese and it was just one sopping fatty mess. The side salad placed next to it didn't have very much to it either and they seem to use the same formula of vinaigreet and side saland for the other appetizers, which is composed of a fine dice of bell pepper and a non-descript vinegar that I wouldn't write home about. Had the trio tartare of monkfish, salmon, and scallop. The tartare was composed as a small layered tower and was just really fishy and lacked at least the acid that would've otherwise helped to cover it up. Bland and the same side salad -- insulting. Then had the mushroom cassoulet with foie, which was the dish I had looked most forward to. I was expecting richness from the foie and heartiness from the mushroom but the sauce was just so bland and lacked the body that one might expect from a cassoulet where deep flavors should be present throughout. Rather than warming, this dish just left me cold and the only reason I sopped up the cream sauce was because of how upset I'd be if i were to leave hungry for having not eaten it. The one creative point that made the meal a little better was the escargot which was served in little potato shells that mimicked snail shells. So they were edible. That was a neat touch that I found cool. But really...apply that same innovation/insight to the other dishes and we'll do much better. Until then, not impressed. read more

Spent a week in Paris. Made reservations in advance at a lot of well know and amazing restraints. Le Colimaçon was just down the street from where I was staying and hands down the best I had. Definitely give them a try if you are in the area. read more

Le Colimaçon was the best restaurant we ate at while in Paris! The staff is really friendly- mostly everyone spoke English, and the food is amazing! Try the escargot in the puff pastry. To die for! read more

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Had a very enjoyable meal here with a couple friends. The restaurant is located in the very bustling Le Marais district, so a great place for after dinner activities if you are not food coma'ed. It seemed like everyone who dined here had a reservation, so I would recommend getting one before coming just in case. The menu changes and everything is made fresh and is locally sourced. Our waitress was super helpful as she translated all the items on the chalkboard menu to us and happily answered any questions we had. I was on a quest to have foie gras in Paris, so I ordered their signature French toast with duck breast and foie gras. For my main, I went with the rabbit stuffed with mushrooms and foie. Each main dish comes with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots. We also ordered a bottle of wine for the 4 of us. I loved that the wine list is so affordable and that the wines fell into specific price buckets. My husband and I finished off our meal by sharing the chocolate lava cake, which was divine! It's really hard to decide where to eat in Paris because there are so many good and highly rated restaurants. And if you're like me with my occasional case of FOMO, it makes it even harder to pick, but we definitely picked well here. read more

This is a small unassuming restaurant on a central street in the Marais! Outside of the wonderful french food which highlights classics like foie gras, escargot and a famous rabbit dish and a yummy duck dish, there is also a cute little house puppy that is well behaved! But most impressive to me was the service very untypically friendly and accommodating for french service. I love Paris and France but anyone who has spent any time here knows service is not really their thing. This restaurant is small and was ridiculously busy on a Monday. I would say if you don't have a reservation don't even try except that I got in solo right as they opened at 7 pm, and chuckled as I watched countless passer-byes try and grab a table as walk-in and fail. What stood out is that despite their small size and full reservations was that they were very apologetic to all they could not seat and did their best to offer them another option later or the next day! They were friendly to all who came in, including those who did not speak french and would translate the daily hand written menu! If you are looking for wonderful french food in a warm and friendly environment this restaurant will not disappoint you! Bon appétit! read more

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A thoroughly delicious, fresh , and varied meal from start to finish, capped off with excellent service and great wine recommendations. Their menu changes regularly, so your mileage may vary, but there was enough variety present that I'm sure you'll find something to enjoy. Cannot stress how great the service was. Our waitress was supremely helpful, offering advice on starters, desserts, pronunciation, and everything in between. If you're looking for locally sourced contemporary French food, do not miss. read more

Was fortunate enough to be recommended this place by a colleague. I made, what I thought, was a reservation for 6 but they never got it so when we got there we were told it was a 45 min wait. Of course we decided to go look for another place but then found we wanted to eat there as everywhere else was just as long of a wait. When we came back to put our name in the guy there said he would just go upstairs quickly to check something...he must have seen how hungry we were because he asked someone else to relocate to another table to make some room for us. He seated us right away and we ate one of the most amazing meals ever!!! Their duck is so amazing as well as their escargot appetizers. We had a vegetarian with is and they were so accommodating to her needs! The girl waiting on us recommended some amazing red wine. I will 100% go again when I'm in Paris! read more

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This is a very charming restaurant. Friendly service and quiet atmosphere. The "escargot crostillon" ( snails in pastry shells) was just ok. While I give them a thumbs up for creativity, it tasted bland. I had their steak tartare which was fresh, but was a little flat as well...keeping in mind that you are paying for a pricier restaurant. The waitress was kind and helpful with the excellent wine selection... I would go back and try other items on the menu for the chance to give them another star since their menu is a little more creative than other surrounding restaurants. read more

One of the best restaurants I've been to. Amazing service with a welcoming staff that speaks fluent English. They're willing to go the extra mile for you and read off their entire menu in English and give recommendations on their fine selection of wines! The ambience is quite comfortable, and the dishes were all supreme in quality and price. You can't go wrong with any of their dishes, so I'd suggest you hurry along and enjoy the experience :) read more

Awesome, quaint, little bistro in a very cool neighborhood in Paris. Had the best meal of my trip here. The waitress was very sweet and helped to translate the menu to us. I got the Veal which was astonishing. It was cooked to perfection and seasoned magnificently. I also had the escargots which were the best that I had during my trip. They put them in an edible shell that is very unique to this place. All in alI, I am still reminiscing on this meal one year later. Next time I am in Paris I will without a doubt return. read more

Not for warm days. Just dined there with my family tonight. The otherwise decent meal was made completely miserable by the temperature. We were seated in the corner of the upper floor, and--without exaggeration--my family members and I were literally DRIPPING with sweat by the end of the evening. It was like eating in a sauna (a fairly pricey sauna, to boot). They turned on an air conditioner at some point, but--thanks to the large open windows on the floor and the warm temps outside--it didn't make one iota of difference. We had to bail before dessert because everyone was so uncomfortable. Very disappointed with the experience. read more

This place was incredible. Such a sweet charming authentic French restaurant. The service was great (our waiter was charming and spoke English, gave us recommendations and was very helpful and polite) our food was honestly the best I've had. The wine was fantastic. We had escargot and the duck with honey glazed pear and spiced rack of lamb with chocolate mousse and espresso for dessert. Would recommended to anyone. Great night! read more

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After reading several positive reviews online, we decided to eat at Le Colimacon. My date opted for the pre-fixe - 6 oysters and John Dory while I ordered a green salad and the duck. Two bites into my duck, I discovered a staple! I could have broken one of my teeth or swallowed the sharp metal object! They offered to bring me out a new duck and brought us champagne, and did not take the duck off the check. The John Dory tasted very fishy and my duck was nothing special. The service was spotty, they forgot our dessert and the food was not great. read more

We unfortunately ate here our last night in Paris, so sad because I would have liked to have gone again! In a busy part of the Marais, but on a quiet street. The staff are fully bilingual, they were patient with my limited French but could easily explain the menu in English. Every bit of the meal was outstanding, we had an appetizer of asparagus salad in a Parmesan basket, I had the Chateaubriand and my wife had scallops. An outstanding bottle of wine for 35 Euros as well. Lovely environment, the decor is classy and old school. We felt welcomed and comfortable. The tables are tight, as they often are in Paris, but not outrageously so. I really cannot say enough good things about this place! It's small, we came right at 7pm on a Friday when they opened and there were tables, but it filled quickly, probably a reservation would be a good idea after 7:30pm. read more

Had an exceptional meal here tonight, and equally dynamic service from Vicki! She ensured that we had the best possible experience by carefully guiding us through tonight's offerings, something we greatly appreciated since we are non-French speaking. Best meal my family and I have had thus far in Paris! Highly recommend--but make sure to make a reservation-tables fill quickly and many were turned away!!! read more

Very cute little place. We shared the rumsteak, pheasant, and duck. All were wonderful. The chocolate mousse was very nice, and the pain perdu incomparable. The waitstaff were very friendly, taking plenty of time with us even though the place was crowded. They all spoke English very well, and without attitude. A neighborhood gem. read more

Our dinner at Le Colimacon was perfect. We had the escargot, rabbit dish, fish dish, and chocolate mousse. Everything was very seasoned and cooked. The service was just as fantastic. Thanks for a great dinner! read more

We saved the best till last! Perfect very French restaurant, the classic definition of a French bistro. We had rabbit stuffed with foie gras and mousse au chocolate. Utterly delicious, beautifully presented and really lovely waiters who were able to advise us on our choices. The restaurant oozes personality, very romantic and initiate although perfect too for a small group. 5 star food at a reasonable price. A definite must! read more

I can't say enough good things about this spot. The food was delicious and elegantly prepared. The staff was extremely friendly, welcoming, and accommodating to my very limited French dialect. The environment was cozy and romantic. I have been using yelp for 4 years and I have never felt the need to write a review until now. I will be back!!! read more

What a special place to have an intimate meal with friends. The ambience is warm, sensual, and well curated. The escargot, rabbit, filet mignon, foie gras de canard pôelé.... exceptional and comforting. The waiter was a dream. The most kind and patient especially with us American guests who's french is unfortunately limited. He appeared delighted to translate the menu to us in english. We wished we could record it and listen to it later as a gastronomic lullaby haha. A must when having dinner in le marais. read more

Our last night in Paris, & we wanted to make it special. So glad we chose Le Colimacon! The meal was excellent. Escargot, chateaubriand, rabbit, chocolate lava cake, & a trio of sorbets (I chose mango, passion fruit & pear - mango was the best). Every dish was a winner! The servers deserve credit for going up & down the spiral staircase so many times. PS - spiral staircase in French is ... le colimacon! read more

Ate here for the second time last night and had another really good meal. Started off with a foie gras marinated in a cassis sauce, which had a very rich flavor. For main plates, i had the magret de canard, which was cooked perfectly and sauteed in a really interesting coriander sauce. My wife had a wonderful leg of rabbit, stuffed with mushrooms and wrapped in bacon. The rabbit was moist and tender. Both plates were amazing! Our friends also tried the lamb, and duck confit dishes and were equally impressed. For dessert we split a variety of dishes, including the house dessert with a marscapone cream, caramel, and strawberries, which was the hidden gem of the evening. The service has been excellent both times we have eaten here; friendly and knowledgable about the food. Seating in their upper level is fairly intimate, so be sure to make a reservation beforehand! While the restaurant doesn't have a website, you can make a reservation on thefork.com read more

On edge after a long day of travel, the concierge at our hotel recommended Le Colimaçon. One bite into our opening foie gras dish with french toast, and I was immediately at ease and knew I was in store for a great meal. The service was exceptional and friendly. The menu chalkboard was written in French and our server patiently translated the trouble spots for us. Wine recommendation was spot-on and we finished with some incredible veal. The setting is intimate as the restaurant has maybe 6 tables on the first floor. I thought the price point for quality was very reasonable as well. There are plenty of great options in Paris, but we really enjoyed the quality, service and intimacy at Le Colimaçon. read more

This is the only restaurant in Paris we make sure to return to at every visit. It's on a beautiful street in the best neighborhood. It is romantic - especially near the window. The food is excellent. We love the steak and the desserts especially. Great wine selection! read more

A friend that lives in Paris and grew up in Marais recommended Le Colimaçon during a recent visit to Paris. What a great restaurant! It's small and cozy but the food has a ton of personality and creativity. The customers were a mix of Parisians and a few tourists, which I enjoyed because the vibe was more about local culture. Every dish we had was excellent. read more

One of the best experiences we had when in Paris. The absolute perfect meal! The owner was attentive and a delight! We WILL BE BACK!

Love this place. Hidden in plain site in the Marais. English-speaking friendly, yet still authentic to Paris.

We had four meals, the duck and the veal were over cooked and the steak was severely undercooked. When we asked to have it cooked more it came out equally raw. We also ordered the desert and waited 45 minutes after our meal was complete only to be told they forgot. For me, a bad experience. read more