Best Boeuf Bourguignon in Paris?
My family has been traving to Paris at least once a year since I was a child. We always stayed in the St. Germain area and religiously had our first dinner at a restaurant that served the best boeuf bourguignon. We returned a few years ago to find out that the restaurant has closed. We have not been able to find a good substitute. I will be in Paris with my Mom in April and I would love to find a good place before we go. We are renting an apartment in St. Germain, but would travel anywhere for good food. Any suggestions? Thank you so much!
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Parigi
Nov 17, 2011 11:03 AM
To recommend the "best" of anything implies one has tried all.
I can never say I tasted the best whatever, but had a very good Boeuf Bourgignon last night Aux Crus de Bourgogne. Very good service. Time-machine kind of comfort food.
And for those for whom this is an issue: everyone there was French except us (and we hope you don't run into us; we were very happy and boisterous. Evil laugh).›3 Replies-
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Parigi
Nov 17, 2011 12:42 PM
I did not find it so breathtaking as the tripadvisor diners.
It is a very pleasant place serving time-machine kind of food that has become hard to find in Paris (and even in the provinces). So these old-school dishes have become sort of exotic and novel in Paris, LOL. I find it somewhat similar to Le Quincy, but Le Quincy is frankly getting a bit musty, in more ways than one.
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I'd love to revive this thread for more recent suggestions. One of the difficulties I've been having in selecting restaurants for my upcoming trip are the lack of posted menus on the web-- as a home cook, there are certain classic dishes I want to try that I cook at home (bourguignon or daube, coq au vin, frisee au lardons, profiteroles etc) and it is very difficult to figure out which restaurants will likely have them on the menu. I did run a search on menupages.com (which covers only 200 restaurants) for (among other things) bourguignon and came up with only three hits. Can anyone comment where an excellent bourgignon (and/or other classic) is likely a staple on the menu these days, since I won't be able to visit the restaurants and read the menu prior to making a reservation?
Also, most of the reviews and favorite restaurants I've been seeing on this board (and blogs I've been reading) center around newer spots (like a Spring, L'epigramme or Frenchie) that presumably aren't doing these type dishes, is that correct? A new riff on an older dish would be great too. I just don't want to veer too far from the classics, given the limited amount of meals I have (3 dinners).
From my last post, I got a suggestion for Chez Denise, which I think we will try, but still looking for more suggestions.
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We ate at Chez Dumonet two weeks ago and my wife got the Boeuf Bourguignon. She has it it in many places, but felt it was THE BEST Boeuf Bourguignon she had ever had anywhere. Huge portion, very rich. You might get the 1/2 portion instead of the full portion--they offer both on the menu.
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Delucacheesemonger
Feb 9, 2009 08:24 AM
While a restaurant l do not go to often, as food is very heavy, A Biche en Bois, has a very commendable coq au vin, and a boeuf bourgignon as well.
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I had two excellent meals at La Grille, Rue du Faubourg Poissoniere, 10th, in December, 2008. I had the BB one night and St. Jacques with beurre blanc the next, both specialties of the house. The beurre blanc was as thick as mayonnaise; Madame feigned indignation when I asked if any cream had been added to stabilize it. This small restaurant is one of the rare "Monsieur in the kitchen, Madame in front" bistros left in Paris. Highly recommended.
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my husband and i had the WORST experience at chez rene. the service was horrendous, which i would have easily overlooked had the food been good. however, we ordered beef bourguignon and coq a vin, two classics. Both were disgusting. It was like the meat in both had been cooked - way overcooked, tough, and dry - separately, and then thrown into the exact same sauce. It bordered on unedible. Such a disappointment.
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Jake Dear
Nov 6, 2010 08:27 AM
We (well my wife, Mo -- I snagged some tastes) had very pleasing bb at Chez Rene in February 2010 -- it was rich & dark, viscous & velvety, and was served in a hot small Staub that was left at the table. (I had two things that I cannot resist: Oeufs mayonaise; followed by four generous slices of Saucisson chaud à la Lyonnaise -- so good.) All with a nice Lyonnaise rouge for only 27 Euros.
The ambiance was great (this place feels like 1957 -- when it opened) and the service was fine. We'll happily return. -- Jake
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I was lucky enough to have a pastis, boeuf bourguignon, and a bottle of beaujolais at Chez Rene. I had read the recommendation from Patricia Wells ("Food Lover's Guide to Paris") and luckily I actually followed through, tracked it down, and had dinner there.
Food, ambience, service was very traditional and delicious. I don't know if it's the absolute "best bbourg in Paris" but I am confident Chez Rene is easily and at the very least a top-10.
Some photos and more details about the meal here:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/...
I hope anyone who reads this gets to try it sometime, and I surely recommend it.
Bon appetit!PS ... just read somewhere that Chez Rene may be SOLD this month (Feb '08), so you might want to research or ask your hotel concierge if the chef is the same and if it is still good.
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According to "Gourmet Paris" by Emmanuel Rubin -- the book that is divided not by area, but by the dish you want to try -- the best places for Boeuf Bourguignon are: Le Recamier in the 7th, Chez Rene in the 5th, and Le Vieux Bistrot in the 4th. I'd heard elsewhere that Le Vieux Bistrot had excellent boeuf bourg. but when we went there, they were closed with a stove malfunction. :( Let us know what you find!
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