I stayed at the newly opened, five-star Hotel Pavillon Faubourg Saint Germain at the end of August for one night but unfortunately the Les Parisiens Restaurant was closed at the time for vacation. I loved my stay at the hotel, and had a lovely room decorated in a luxurious, contemporary style, with soft bed linens, and a deliciously comfortable mattress.
The luxurious décor spills over to the dining room of Les Parisiens, with Art Deco curved banquettes in creamy taupe suede, cinnamon color, velvet upholstered chairs, and carpeting embossed with planet like circles. Tables are nicely spaced apart and the lighting is gentle and flattering.
Chef Thibault Sombardier was a finalist on Top Chef France in 2012 and trained in some of the top haute cuisine restaurants and neo bistros in Paris before opening two successful restaurants in Paris, with one of them earning a Michelin star.
Sombardier along with Executive Chef Matthieu Pirola, have created a very appealing and appropriate fall and winter menu and we had a hard time narrowing down our choices.
Vincent had a beetroot hummus, which had a smooth, rich texture and spread beautifully over warm bread. My starter was three, delicate quenelles filled with lobster, bathed in cauliflower soup with hazelnut butter. The quenelles were light and fluffy, and the rich soup was perfect for the chilly fall weather. I’ve always liked pigeon but don’t like to fuss with the bones, so when I found out it was deboned and served in a pastry crust, I was all in. It was served with a tad of foie gras, which didn’t overpower the gamey, venison like texture of the pigeon and there was also a layer of cabbage, to give it some green. Roasted, farm raised chicken in a coconut milk stew with watercress and served with roasted potatoes was very much to Vincent’s liking.
A glass of Médoc, Chapelle de Potensac, 2016 from Chapelle Potensac was full bodied and an excellent pairing with the cuisine.
As much as I was savoring the food so far, the Poire William souffle knocked the meal out of the park. The warm, perfectly crafted souffle along with the Poire William sorbet was remarkable.
Dinner is a la carte but at lunchtime there’s a formule, a main course with either dessert or an appetizer is 34€ and for all three courses it’s 39€.
Les Parisiens
5 rue au Pré-aux-Clercs, 75007
https://en.pavillon-faubourg-saint-germain.com/restaurant-les-parisiens-bar-james-joyce
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