5.8 Les Petits Plats, 39, rue des Plantes in the 14th, 01.45.42.50.52, closed Sundays, lunch formula 15 and evening 32, a la carte 25-35 € is a place that has surely scored big since it opened 5 weeks ago. I went today with the person whom I've know the longest in Paris and we had fun; it's a really fun place.
I came in after a scruffy "Motorcycle with Dog-Man" and found a most eclectic bunch at tables and the bar; all of whom seemed known to the three young, peppy, joking, attractive waitfolk. Since I was early and my "date" tends to get lost (after almost 60 years here) I ordered some water and wine, hoping in vain that one would turn into the other. They came with very respectful raddishes and salt and a josh from the waitguy.
Now look, doesn't that look like what we all think a French bistro should? Wonderful - and it used to be a pizzeria.
Their spin is that all plats also come as petits plats - duh - and that's what we ordered except they were out (so that's what the (N) means) of the tripes paquets stuffed with pig's feet - darn - so I had pigs feet on a baguette instead - spicy, tangy, wonderful - fat quotient of the day delivered. She stated with a half of Legumes Legumes Legumes - a casserole of winter veggies boiled in, could it be? - water. OK you have to start somewhere.
Is this a cool place or what? Clock where only the pendulum words, brass fixtures, definitely not a pizzeria. Seconds consisted of supions and scallops over risotto (which I usually detest here) with pepper, which was actually very good.
No room (again) for dessert, just coffee. With wine, no bottled water, decent bread and lively service our bill was 63 E.
Go? I think I and Colette and you gotta go.
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Posted by: Richard Rogers | February 27, 2010 at 06:10 PM
That was quick; thank you very much. I enjoy the writing just slightly less than the eating.
John
Posted by: John Talbott | February 27, 2010 at 06:20 PM