The Best Steak Tartare in Paris? - once and for all

[captainhaddock]

I will be travelling to Paris with my gal - both avid steak tartare fans - can real tartare connaisseurs please present their picks!

I am preferrably looking for something casual at lunch.

Is 'Bar Des Theatres' worth the visit?

[that_reeks_ugly]

au pied de cochon at les halles

[toitoi]

Au Pied de Cochon makes one helluva salmon tartare.

[vonwotan]

Another vorte for au pied du cochon - it's been our family favourite for years.

[StephaneH]

From a real "Parisien"

Le Select
99 Boulevard du Montparnasse

La closerie des Lilas
171, boulevard du Montparnasse,

Bar des Théatres is expensive and declining

[Oakglen]

Brasserie Balzar's steak tartare is quite good; and you get to see it prepared at the chef station in the center of the room.

[toitoi]

Here's a thread from back in October 2007 - GREAT STEAK TARTARE IN PARIS? posted by Deenso. Scroll to the bottom to take a look at a video I posted.

www.chowhound.com/topics/452085

Last October, I went to lunch at Bar des Theatres on avenue Montaigne - I'm sorry to say, I didn't like the steak tartare that much - wasn't awful, just wasn't very good.

One evening, I had tartare at Ma Bourgogne, across the street from place des Vosges. Going west it's where Francs-Bourgeois meets rue du Pas de la Mule - before you reach the square. Excellent.

Other times, I had truly delicious tartare at La Coupole.

[Dodo]

La Rotonde, Blvd. Montparnasse, M° Vavin. The good thing about it, they will serve you a tartare in the middle of the afternoon, if you like.
http://www.rotondemontparnasse.com/an...

[whs]

We enjoyed the tartare at La Rotonde as well. Good oysters too.

[souphie]

My ideal meal -- beef and oysters. And a peche melba in the end. La Rotonde is excellent.

Now that I think of it, another address for Tartare is le Sévero.