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AstrancevsLe Baratin
L'Astrance and Le Baratin are both praised by professional travelers. Overall, L'Astrance scores significantly better than Le Baratin. L'Astrance comes in at #1 in Paris with endorsements from 15 sources including Not For Tourists, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.
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4 rue Beethoven, Paris
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Concierge "For fashionable foodies, a meal at this small, split-level dining room with silver-painted walls on a quiet residential street near the Trocadero is guaranteed Nirvana. In fact, some of..."
Fodor's "Barbot's cooking has such an ethereal quality that it's worth the considerable effort of booking a table." Full review
Frommer's "Pascal Barbot is a true culinary force in the kitchen." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Reresentative dishes include grilled lamb with miso-lacquered eggplant, sautéed pigeon, and turbot flavored with lemon and ginger." Full review
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There is no à la carte menu here, only a lunch menu and seasonal dinner menu, full tasting menu, which is what most diners choose.
Zagat4.7
"Chef Pascal Barbot's "modern, elegant" Haute Cuisine reaches the "pinnacle of grace" in his "incredibly imagined and prepared" plates "accompanied perfectly" by "well-chosen wines"." Full review
BlackBook "Pascol Barbot’s whiz-kid New French has earned him three Michelin stars in record time."
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Book well ahead to get in on the “dinner surprise."
Gayot17.0
"The glazed rabbit with its savory curry, and accompanied by tomato and sorrel, is typical of an eclectic cuisine that doesn't try to marry, at any price, today's fads." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The inventive cuisine of L’Astrance’s two chefs has made it so popular that you must book at least a month ahead."
Rough Guide "Triple-Michelin-starred chef Pascal Barbot's L'Astrance produces some of the city's most exciting cuisine."
Time Out "When Pascal Barbot opened Astrance, he was praised for creating a new style of Paris restaurant - refined, yet casual and affordable." Full review
Le Baratin Fodor's Frommer's Travel + Leisure Zagat BlackBook DK Eyewitness Rough Guide Time Out
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3 Rue Jouye Rouve, Paris
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Fodor's "The key to its success is the combination of inventive yet comforting cooking... and a lovingly selected list of organic and natural wines from small producers." Full review
Frommer's "Argentina-born Chef Raquel Carena has created a neighborhood institution with Le Baratin, serving her imaginative bistro fare to both locals and foodies." Full review
Travel + Leisure "In his book Hungry for Paris, Alexander Lobrano says “this is the type of place that Parisians guardedly share with friends.”" Full review
Zagat4.0
""Wonderful" "home cooking" at an "awesome price", matched with an "audacious selection of natural wines", is on the menu at this "unpretentious" Belleville bistrot à vins; the..." Full review
BlackBook "A secret blown by every food writer in the past year, Le Baratin’s location still keeps tourists away."
DK Eyewitness "The haunt of top Paris chefs such as pastry maestro Pierre Hermé, this wine bar-bistro focusing on small producers is worth the hike to the top of Belleville."
Rough Guide Star
"At first glance there's little to distinguish Le Baratin from any other local bistrot à vins: the chalkboard menu, tiled floor and black-and-white photos are all in place."
Time Out "Star pastry chef Pierre Hermé visits this cheerful little bistro and wine bar high up in Belleville at least every two weeks to fill up on Raquel Carena's homely cooking." Full review
Not For Tourists "A Cult wine bar specialized in bio and natural wines from Loire, Bourgogne and Rhône."
Condé Nast Traveler ""The lovely veal brains with lemon butter sauce, chives, and soft baby potatoes are simple and perfect." —Dominique Ansel." Full review
