Franco-British couple Mr. and Mrs. Rose had a child. They called it Bakery. A Rose Bakery was born in London. Then they decided to move to Paris and they gave birth to a second, and recently a third, Rose Bakery. Rose Bakery is the name of their very successful—hence the new addition to the family—bakery/restaurants. The third Rose Bakery restaurant is in the hands of chef Kaori Endo, a 34 year-old Japanese cook who just published a book of recipes and who will be on T.V for eight cooking shows. At Rose Bakery they use quality ingredients, lots of organic and carefully chosen goods for their savory tarts, quiches, healthy salads (lentil salad, carrot salad, potato salad, baked beans, duck pot-au-feu…) and their delicious desserts (carrot cake, cheesecake, vegan fruit cake, lemon cake, green tea-raspberry cake, banana nut bread, scones, muffins, brownies…) They serve breakfast during the week and brunch on the weekend (eggs, pancakes…). In other words, Rose Bakery is a perfect place for breakfast, lunch, brunch and afternoon tea and pastries. It’s healthy, good, pretty and it is located in two great areas of Paris.

Rose Bakery 3rd arrondissement
30 rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
tel: 01.49.96.54.01
Metro: Filles du Calvaire

Tu-Sun: 9am-6pm (kitchen closes at 4pm)
Closed on Monday

Rose Bakery 9th arrondissement
46 rue des Martyrs
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.12.80
Metro: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Pigalle

Tu-Sun: 10am-6.30pm (kitchen closes at 4pm)
Closed on Monday

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Soboa, Specialità Italiane. Soboa is an Italian delicatessen in Paris, near Bastille. It is tended by an Italian couple who are always busy working in the back of the shop, making small pizzas and amazing colorful fresh ravioli. I highly recommend the spicy sun-dried tomato ravioli as well as the squid ink-cuttlefish ones. Servings are between 150-200 gr/person and cooking time is 3 minutes in boiling water, no more, no less. Count 2,95€/100 gr. Oh, and don’t leave Soboa without buying some bresaola and some of their homemade amaretti cookies! There is no eating in the shop, the food is only to go.

Soboa
187 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.79.07.00
Metro: Faidherbe-Chaligny

Tu,Th, F: 9am-1.45pm / 3.45pm-8pm
W, Sat: 9am-1.30pm / 3.45pm-8pm
Sun: 9am-1pm
Closed on Monday

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Imagine a pita so big you almost need to hold it with two hands. L’As du fallafel in Paris has the best falafel in town: scrumptious crispy garlicky chickpea falafel, creamy sesame hummus, pickled crunchy cabbage, small pieces of salty cucumber, fried eggplant and mildly hot harissa (spicy sauce). This is a very filling dish and yet it’s so good you might feel like having another bite or two once you are done with it. It is served with a plastic fork and is usually eaten right there on the street. At L’As du Fallafel the line can be ridiculously long on sunny weekends… that said I’d definitely go on a sunny day since most of the time you end up eating your falafel outside.

L’As du Fallafel
34 Rue des Rosiers
75004 Paris
tel: 01.48.87.63.60
Metro: Saint-Paul

M-Sun: 11am-12am
Closed on Friday evening and Saturday for Sabbath

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Dining at L’Ecailler du Bistrot makes me happy. Might be a combination of the really tasty food—their seaweed butter is out of this world, it tastes like caviar— the wine, the friendly and busy staff who laughs with us at our jokes while taking an empty plate away, and the British customer who knocks down our pepper shaker while sitting down and then knocks down his menu board. It’s a cozy place with wooden tables, white dishes, blue and yellow napkins, mosaic floors and soft lighting. The place has a lot of charm and an old soul feel to it. The restaurant owner (her family owns an oyster farm in South Brittany) has made oysters the specialty of L’Ecailler du Bistrot. Whether you choose the platter of extra fresh seafood, the oysters shucked to order, the half lobster in its special butter sauce with fries on the side, or any other dish from the appetizers to the desserts, you will be delighted. And for dessert, if the fromage blanc Fontainebleau served with raspberry coulis happens to be on the chalk board, then order it. Trust me. They also do oysters and seafood platters to go! I highly recommend making a reservation.

L’Ecailler du Bistrot
22 Rue Paul Bert
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.72.76.77
Metro: Faidherbe-Chaligny, Charonne

Tu-Sat: 12pm-2.30pm / 7.30pm-11pm
Closed on Sunday, Monday and one month in summer.

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