Une Bonne Choucroute?

[peggy bouffe]

Going to Paris next week and would love to have a good choucroute. Can anyone recommend a good place?

[PhilD]

No one has suggested Brasserie Lipp, I always found their Choucroute to be good and plentiful.

[John Talbott]

I think because one goes to see and be seen.
Sorry if I've been too blunt.

[Gman]

while not as refined as other options, the choucroute at Brasserie St. Louis en L'Ille is not bad.... I think the one at Bofinger was a bit more genteel (warming candle under the sauerkraut, a nice touch...etc.) but I think I prefer the slightly messier version on the Ille.

[PhilD]

Maybe, but is that important? Wasn't this a question about Choucroute?

[grace3]

Le Flormond has high reports for it...

Joan

[sunshine842]

Haven't eaten there myself (I'm the only one in the house who'll touch choucroute) but I know that there are a few brasseries close to Gare du Nord that specialize in choucroute. Terminus du Nord comes to mind right away, but I think there are a couple others, too.

[jehflyer]

The Alsaco used to have an excellent choucroute.
However, there may have been some ownership changes.
Perhaps one of the "locals" can provide an update

[Oakglen]

L'Alsaco is one of a few that is not a part of a restaurant chain. Several varieties of choucroute are offered. It's more of a wine bar than brasserie, so if you want the whole Germanic touch, the Flo or Freres Blanc groups will have to do.

[RandyB]

I don't know about others in the Flo chain, but Bofinger has a discounted takeout option that makes it a real bargain. The choucroute there is very good (if not the ultimate, whatever that is), the portion gigantic.

[Oakglen]

I do recall seeing locals eating pigs feet (?) & choucroute at Bofinger, and indeed, the portions were huge.
Grace3, does Florimond always offer choucroute on the menu? If they do, that would be a good choice as well. Their other dishes are superb, IMO.

[Delucacheesemonger]

We have had this question before and it seems there are no great ones here, if memory serves. Chez Jenny at Republic does a serviceable one and has great oysters as well. Room is very pretty also.

[John Talbott]

Agreed, not great, Jenny is the best of a bad bunch.
Better to buy ingredients at Bon Marche and heat on radiator.

[ette]

I like Chez Jenny. It's very cheerful as well as tasty.

[vielleanglaise]

Nothing to do with food, but Chez Jenny is an...odd...place, or at least attracts a singular clientele. You might want to do a google search including the initials FN before going there.