LA FEE VERTE

It is hard to describe but somehow this place is always SUNNY.  Great for first dates, small celebratory meals with friends and family. The menu has traditional hardy dishes for the guys and lighter dishes for the ladies. Great for aperitifs (try absinthe and champagne for example) and deserts, too.... 

CASA VIGATA

First, a little literary trivia. Vigata is an imaginary Sicilan town in the novels by the great contemporary Italian writer,   Andrea Camilleri. His hero, Inspector Montalbano’s gift for solving the most mysterious of crimes is equal only to his gourmandise. And judging by the polenta appetizer,... 

LE BISTROT DU PEINTRE

This is the quintessential Bastille resto. Open for more than a century now, renovated in 2007, the service is jovial, the crowd is unassuming. Great wine list, most menu items are hardy. Many can’t help but think that the food was better before the renovations but amongst the three restos at...