4.0 Le Clou de Fourchette, 121, rue de Rome in the 17th, 01.48.88.09.97, a la carte running one from 20-30 € is in a godforsaken part of the 17th, alongside the train tracks and on a cold day, it seemingly takes forever to get there. But the welcome is warm.
Like the Café Moderne, it’s a long box-car room but its bar runs nearly the length of the room like Les Cocottes and it’s very brightly decorated and has an open kitchen so (as opposed to La Fidelite yesterday, one can see what comes out of the frigo, and what’s made anew).
The menu is simple and as befits a glorified wine bar, heavy on sliced meats and fish. I ordered the “small” starter of smoked tuna from the Ile d’Yeu (my favorite island in the world) and it with the salmon and anchovies and grilled veggies was a dinner by itself and quite good.
Unsuspecting, I ordered a magret de canard, assuming it would be the usual. Now I know magret is often tough, even in my skilled hands, but the chef decided to prepare it in brochettes, which even when supposedly rosé came out tough as leather.
In retrospect I probably should have gone for the scallops or shrimp. There were lots of wine choices, running from 3 € a glass on up, the bread was decent and the Illy coffee terrific.
My bill = 37 Euros.
Go again? I suspect not, unless stuck in the area.
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