7.25 Les Fables de la Fontaine, 131, rue St-Dominique in the 7th (Metro: Invalides), 01.44.18.37.55, open 7/7, has had a total remake, increasing its size by I'd venture 10 covers but doing it with stools and high tables which I detest (my pix is blurry but the furniture is not). The chef is a "Top Chef" winner, one Julia Sedefdjian, 21, that's 21 years old, and she's got it down just a few weeks from opening and packing them in as well. As before its menu has a seafood twist to it but not altogether.
My friend, the wine guy, started out with cepes (the first of the season I've seen) which were first-rate, as was the small lobe of foie gras with melon cubes.
Then he had a piece of lieu (that sure looked and tasted like cod) with terrific house-made aioli and veggies and I had shredded ray with vinegared spinach that was also terrific.
We decided we should share a dessert and settled on a litchi soufflé that sounded different, but while that was cooking they brought us out two - that's 2 - Breton sables with ice; which was much too generous but was a fine semi-end before the excellent soufflé with intense rosemary ice.
Our bill; OK, we had the equivalent of 2 bottles of wine, fine focaccia and bread, no bottled water but 2 coffees and our bill came to 168 E for us both. dB 67.4
Go? You bet and maybe next time I'll try the 25 E lunch menu (on weekdays) with a bit less wine; but then maybe no.
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