Came here because I was craving some Chinese food after having so much French food. It definitely…read moresatisfied the craving. They have an English menu and a very lovely server that spoke English. Here's what we had: -Fried shrimps and egg roll with sweet dipping sauce - very good and very similar to what I'm used to in L.A. -Noodles with shrimp - tasty and they had sambal oelek to drench it with. -Cantonese fried rice - probably my favorite. The rice was cooked to perfection and had a great flavor. -Imperial shrimps - a lot of shrimp with onions and a lot of garlic. The shrimp could've been cooked a little more but good nonetheless We had jasmine tea that was delicious. I would really recommend anyone staying in the area to try this place is you are craving Chinese food. It really hits the spot.

Dim Sum in Paris. Shoot why not?…read more Reviews were great. My husband loves dim sum. So we figured let's go get some. For us, it was A-OK. Probably tasted better to us because we were tired of pizza, sandwiches, etc. loved that they have an all you can eat option. they have a set menu for their all you can eat. once they bring out their set menu items you're allowed to inform them of which items you'll like to eat more of. why i loved that they have an all you can eat option? the price for it was pretty reasonable compared to everything else we've been eating in europe. it gave us the opportunity to try a little bit of everything. did it taste like dim sum in LA? unfortunately not. nothing was super memorable to me and once i tried each item i didn't really wanna reorder anything. the XLB had no juice inside of it. which i totally was disappointed about. esp when XLB is known to be good because it is juicy. service was pretty good. food came out really quick. you'll leave smelling like deep fried food since they make some of the food right in front of the window. overall, if you want to get more bang for your buck and wanna have some asian food then i would say try it out. if not it's definitely passable. tips: *accepts credit cards and cash *restrooms are available. *staff speaks english, french, and chinese. *street parking *serves alcohol. *takes reservation. *no wifi. *ask for tap water to save $ *within walking distance to the metro.

I admittedly did not expect Paris to have outstanding dumplings, but boy was I mistaken! We…read morehappened to be by the area and popped in. Due to rain, the store was empty on a Saturday at 5pm. The workers inside speak Chinese, but they also have the menu in English, making it easy to order. We got the pork and chive dumplings for takeout, and it was less than a 10 minute wait. Despite a 30-minute subway ride back to the hotel, the dumplings stayed fresh and warm. And boy were they great!! The dumpling skin had the perfect crisp on the pan-fried side, and there was the perfect ratio of dumpling skin to meat. The inside was juicy. Delicious dumplings, kind workers, and a cheap price! Definitely recommend :)

It was very delicious food. Inside dining area was very clean! Glass was very clean!…read more I'm sure coming back soon!!!!!

Have had dim sum in a lot of reputed cities resplendent with large populations of Cantonese (one…read moreday, Hong Kong, one day). This gem of a find in Paris hits the top of that list. Having had our fill of rich (albeit delicious) French food for several days, we needed a change of flavor profile. Enter Le Royal China. We got there just as they opened and were greeted warmly. We were promptly seated and after a short time reviewing the menu, we ordered a parade of dim sum goodness. It was a perfect meal, including the hot tea, to brighten up a cold day. If your taste buds need a departure from butter, cream, and cheese, drop in for an awakening.

Busy and buzzing it was, so the staff's friendliness in typical Chinese fashion. Food was good,…read morecame quick and was piping hot.

I could live off of Chinese dumpings. Really, I find the format to be the most perfect design ever…read more So cute, easy to eat, doughy, salty and juicy. When I moved to Paris 15 years ago the dumpling options could be counted not only on one hand, but on two fingers, which is why I'm thrilled with the dumpling explosion (aka ravioli for the French) in Paris. I find it hilarious as well that new places are opening up with names like "L'art du ravioli" since it's such a Frenchified, highly pretentious way of describing such a simple, traditional thing. In any case, this new canteen on the rue au Maire makes a statement with its dumpling focus. The menu consists of about 8 different dumpling types as well as a range of salads and other dishes. I asked the waitress for her classics, and she suggested the pork with chinese cabbage and cucumber salad. The salad was crisp and piquant and lovely, the dumplings were good, the meat mixture was flavorful, the dough soft but the texture of the pork was a bit grainy. I inhaled the whole order happily, however. The service was great and the prices are hard to beat. I paid 12E for an order of dumplings, my cucumber salad and a 1/4 of red.

Say, have you been to the new mini-Chinatown in Paris? No? Well, look no further than the 4e…read morearound Rue Volta/au Maire, right next to the Musee du Arts et Metiers. It's a bona-fide Chinatown complete with Chinese restaurants, markets, cheap cellphone stores and crap souvenir/merchandise dealers. However, unlike the old Chinatowns of most Western Cities based upon a long history of hardship, this one isn't Cantonese - it's a new Chinatown staffed by Wenzhou/Shanghai immigrants, informing a different set of cooking styles, primarily targeting nouveau-riche mainland Chinese visitors. If you are looking for Cantonese dimsum, you won't find it here. This brings us to Traiteur d'art du Ravioli. It has a pompous name - the art of Ravioli. they haven't mastered the art of Ravioli making, and frankly, what they sell isn't ravioli - it's Chinese dumplings, or jiaoji. How can you be master of an art that you are not making? Furthermore, is it really dumpling the Chinese grandma way? Here comes a swing from the cluebat - when it comes to jiaoji, there is a lingua franca style. Like Turkish Doner or a New York pizza, purists look for a standard way of prep - in this case - Shandong style - thin skinned, ruffled seals on top, napa cabbage and pork stuffing, a hint of shaoxing wine, boiled in water, dressed with vinegar and soy. The Chinese Northerners consider themselves the true heirs of the dumpling making the same way New Yorkers consider our style of pizza to be the standard and the metric to which it is judged. Whenever a random Chinese person walks into a dumpling place, the assumption is that the place is Shandong style. I did say that this Chinatown is not Cantonese, and they certainly do not make it Shandong style. The dumplings are simply what you expect Wenzhou immigrants to cough up when they are strangers in a strange land trying to turn labor into Euros, and you will see it in the ingredients - for example, their triple ingredients dumplings (N04) is made from chives, shrimp...and eggs. Which is strange, considering that most other places doing the triple uses pork, shrimp and chives (and sometimes shitake mushrooms instead) The pickled cabbage + pork version (N01) points definitely to a more Jiangsu provincial influence, as does their Daikon+Pork version (N05). The flavors were, well, I wouldn't say that they are bad, they are merely okay - the skin on the jiaoji aren't tender enough, the fillings aren't jucy enough, and the flavor is not quite there. I mean, I am not about to say that they taste bad, it's just merely serviceable. Do order their fried noodles, though - they are pretty good. Keep in mind that a) the place isn't very clean (their restrooms don't give you the sensation of being hygienic) b) Their flavors are only so-so and c) service is typically Chinese - curt and prompt, but not warm whatsoever d) You are in Paris as a visitor. One refuge meal is enough, really. When it comes to bang for your traveling food bucks, it's cheaper than menu formule at the local brasserie and about the same as McD or a sandwich at Boulongerie Paul, but then, if you are cheap and eating out all the time while in Paris, put on your dunce cap and sit at the corner - you can do much better buying ingredients from Monoprix/Carrefour/Picard/local markets and cooking your own. This place won't cure your homesickness as much as make you wonder why you left China in the first place.

Large portions for a great price! Kind and welcoming service too - would definitely recommend!read more

What a wonderful place to have a sampling of Asian appetizers for lunch on aa wet, partly sunny in…read moreParis on a January afternoon. We were staying near the area and happened to pass by this place as we were searching for a place to grab a bite. It's a small indoor cafe, but two things stuck out: the friendliness of the greeter (who we later found out is the owner) and that the dumplings were being handcrafted fresh by ladies right in front. We were seated at the last available seating for two, and there was a carafe of still water right there (with a sprig of mint for flavor). The restaurant emphasizes the fusion element (mainly between Chinese-dim-sum and Japanese Gyoza). We got two plates from the 'Les Compositions' menu: Menu (Dim Sum) Star (15.90€) and Menu Gyoza (14.90€). The Gyoza plate came out first, consisting of 4 meat dumplings and 4 veggie dumplings (you can tell the difference by the color of the wrapper). The plate also had medium grain rice, and seaweed salad, and a dipping sauce (soy vinegar). The dim sum plate came in two personalized size steam baskets that came JUST out of the steamer (all of it was very freshly hot, which was great). It came with rice, dipping sauce, and edamame (which is why it is called fusion, I guess). Everything was good, very fresh, and steaming hot. Obviously it depended on personal preference for fillings (we both like meat fillings a lot more than vegetarian). The size was perfect for the two of us for lunch, and we finally sated our (good) rice fix after a 12 day absence. As we were finishing, the greeter came over, and asked us to write something in a guest book. Kinda neat, so my wife wrote a nice greeting. We learned that she was Anne, the owner, and when she noticed that we were from Cali, she pointed us to a different guest book that had been signed by a famous California resident. We struck up a conversation, and paid by credit card. We left the restaurant really happy (it helped that the sun peeked out as we went outside as well). Ann was really cool, and love how a place like this exists (probably all over the city) without much hoopla.

Unique, delicious, creative and beautiful to behold. The food here is next level. When asked, our…read morelovely, waitperson, Evian suggested we order the Crispy Shichimi, which is a spinach-filled roll with shichimi pepper, sesame sauce, black sesame and pickled red onion artfully strewn atop. When I asked why, she said, "They're crunchy." My eyes lit up. As a vegan I crave crunchy food because so much plant-based food is soft. Evian was right! This roll had texture. It was beautifully presented in eight pieces. Upon the first yummy bite it was apparent this was cooking at another level. The fry was perfectly light and clean. Each bite substantial. The taste memorable. I have never had a sushi roll like it and now I want to live inside the restaurant so I can have it forever. We also got five pieces of the yummy Seitan Crispy, which comes with a lovely Doenjang sauce, that is thick and flavorful. These unique, protein boosts are also cleanly fried, delectable and filling. Lastly, my husband got the small BBQ Donburi which was a bowl of rice, a flavorful bbq soy protein, and some mesclum. He loved it. We sat outside on the lovely side street and chatted with Evian who made our dinner a memorable experience. I highly recommend this restaurant and wish I could bring it back to America. Even better, open up a branch in San Francisco!

I love it when a Google search pays off. I was looking for a special place to celebrate my…read morehusband's birthday while we were in Paris and Breathe ticks all the boxes. It's a gorgeous little place, staff was friendly and helpful, and every bite was enjoyable. As a bonus, the cocktails are creative and amazing! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Breathe to anyone - vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore.

We first discovered this delightful surprise of a place on our first visit to Paris for our 10th…read morewedding anniversary. Some 24 years later, the ducks and pork roasts no longer hang in the window, as they do back home in and around San Francisco. But if you love authentic, delicious dim sum, along with some unexpected but equally enjoyable noodle dishes, brochettes, and even sushi, this is the place to be. Pork buns. Chicken buns. Shrimp dumplings. Shu mai with pork or shrimp. They all have different names in French, but you can find and point at them in the window. Multiple dishes and delicacies (or "delices") by the piece or by weight. All pretty darn wonderful. Ambiance? Not much, but you won't care once you start eating. Order at the counter from the friendly, multi-lingual servers, and find a seat. Or place your order to go and let the server know if you want it heated. Choose from a selection of beers and other beverages, be pleasantly surprised at the reasonable prices, then taste a bit of New York, San Francisco, or Hong Kong, in the midst of one of the best neighborhoods in one of the world's best cities. Save the fine dining for another time and place, and enjoy great dim sum with just a soupçon of a Parisian twist!

Excellent location, at 14 Rue de Buci, Paris We were there…read morein heat of June, looking for somewhere cool to sit, and have lunch. We tried two other places nearby, but it was too hot to sit in the street under the shade. Then we discovered Delices de Buci. It was perfect. It has a place to sit inside with fans and AC. It is a small restaurant which offers a mix of Asian food (Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese and more) with surprisingly reasenoble prices. I loved the food.

One of the best Cantonese food in Paris, but they can improve their presentation and availability…read moreon Deliveroo. Their specialty is Riz Cantonnais and Nouilles Soupe avec Raviolis de Crevettes, Aubergines avec Porc, etc. The staff is friendly and helpful. They are a bit far for people who live outside the 19e. It is lively and is a rather large place with many seats. Closed on Mondays, as are many Chinese shops and restaurants in the area. Metro: Belleville.

The food is surprisingly good at this family-style Chinese restaurant in Belleville. Our steamed…read moreraviolis were soft and delicious, the roasted pork, cut into thick slices and served with roasted peanuts, was tender and juicy, the marmite of fish was loaded with fresh ginger, and the fried squid in spicy dipping sauce was crisp and light. While ooohing and aaahing over our various dishes we suddenly realized that not only was the food great, but that the decor was phenomenal too in that over-the-top-late-70s-way with its wood-paneling, bronze ceiling sculptures and metal murals intertwined with giant fish tanks. Not only that, the service was fantastic, especially the waitress who kept cooing at our kid in Chinese. We'll definitely be back for more of all of the above.

Paris has some of the best Chinese food you can find, and this place is one of them. This is as…read moreclose to authentic Chinese cuisine as it gets. The place is very clean inside and the service is exceptional. The food is the star here and the dishes we had were delicious. Just a short walk from Notre Dame, and worth every bite.

Great service, great food, good price. We had Friend nooodles with shrimp, spicy beef and rice, and…read morelychee in syrup for dessert. Yummy

We were getting back from a speakeasy tour with our daughters and craving late night noodles soup…read more I found this close by before going to the metro. They just turned off the marquis lights and a minute from closing. I went in and asked kindly and begged them to accept 4 for a dine in meal. There was brief controversy amongst them but they kindly agreed if we ordered quickly which we did!! Would have been nice to peruse the menu more but we know the cuisine and got to it! It's in my opinion a AYCE hot pot place with modern glass top tables and burner in the middle that is also sort of the Canto-Viet type that also does a good Thai lemon grass soup bowl, and limited dim sum items. Most of the Asian restaurants in Paris tend to be a bit "pan-Asian" and tend to do very authentic dishes slightly different than what we expect in the US and authentic restaurants. We ordered beef pho, egg noodle soup with pork, egg noodle soup with chicken, shu mai, and har gow. Quick service. Boy they wanted to go home and who could blame them after a long day! They were brief yet kind by American Asian dining standards in my opinion. Like Asian food here, some items were different than what we expect in the Seattle area but not too much in a negative way as we experienced. The shu mai definitely more shrimpy and the har gow with a thicker wrap. The meat fried appetizer was weird but still cooked perfectly in the fryer. The pho was a good developed broth with a "dac biet" inclusive protein including large but good tripe. The egg noodle soups excellent with lots of bok choy and veg. The pork though was breaded spare ribs WITH and without bones so BEWARE. It was still very good and I'm glad I ordered that for my entree!!! We also got a chicken noodle dish (chow mein) for our son back at the apt. I had some leftover later and it was great! Better than many chow meins at my favorite places back home. I'm going to try to talk the family into going back for AYCE hotpot as I love that but it's hard to convince them to let dad go to those since they don't eat as much volume as I can and have long hair that sucks in the odor. They did all notice that effect after leaving there even though it was closing down and no hot pots going. We were the last diners there as they broke down service and they were still very kind and grateful for our service. All of this for about $60 euros out the door. Very affordable!!!! I'd highly recommend this to anyone anytime as it's got something for everyone that is reliably good for the most part!

French food tends to be on the heavier side with cheese and butter and that's expected. However…read moreafter not having Asian food for a while we craved a different flavor palette that would cut the grease. This restaurant was exactly what my wife and I needed at that time. Great flavors and ample tasty meats on the sides to just scoop up. This was possibly the most memorable meal of Paris partly because of the buildup. Highly recommend!