Last Fish Dish

It's a quandary we deal with every time we go out to eat: try something new, or go back to a restaurant we know and love? In our last few weeks in Paris, we favored the familiar, making a point to revisit three of our most beloved restaurants. We returned to Fish la Boissonnerie one last time with several initiates in tow: Dimi, Ilona, and Leslie.

Fish la Boissonnerie, a wine bar in the St.-Germain-des-Prés area of the 6th arrondissement, is a restaurant we've mentioned a few times before. The owners, an American and a Kiwi, also own a sandwich place across the street (Cosi) and a cave (wine store) around the corner. As you can see above and directly below, the distinctive Art Nouveau façade inspires a funky and comfortable interior décor. This isn't a restaurant for an intimate tête-à-tête; it's more of a warm, boisterous place to enjoy excellent food and wine at reasonable prices.


Our most recent Fish experience took place around lunch (three courses at 25 euros; dinner runs three courses for 35 euros, which is also mind-bogglingly reasonable, especially given how chic and touristy the surrounding neighborhood is). Unfortunately we didn't remember to take a picture of the menu, so we can't provide the names of any of our dishes, but we can at least point out some highlights. Know that everything you see below tasted just as good as it looks.


Left: spring onion over a ham-and-risotto salad. Middle: Prosciutto on toast. Right: Awesome purple grass-looking material over fish over risotto.


Left: That's a poached egg on a fish filet! Right: AWESOME duck breast with potato purée, and most impressive of all, the plate with that streak of jus acting as a landing strip for the duck. Brilliant.


Dessert: Chocolate tart with homemade ice cream and crème brûlée (Maggie's favorite).

We'd be remiss if we didn't bow down before the all-you-can-eat baskets of incredible, brick-oven flatbread, which comes from Cosi right across the street. Also, how clever is that little fish design on the wine glass? Pretty clever.

During future trips to Paris, when presented with that old restaurant quandary, Fish la Boissonnerie might be the one place we always choose over trying something new. It's that good.

Fish la Boissonnerie

69, rue de Seine

75006 Paris

01 43 54 34 69