7.5 Vava, 42, rue Veron in the 18th, 01.53.41.15.40, closed Sundays and Mondays. (Metro: Abbesses, but no elevator these days) has been open just a while but was half full today with non-tourists, despite its location.
The front room guy and chefs were very chatty and cool and my famous friend and I were made most welcome. It's a cliche, but I had an impossible time deciding what to have dithering between the palourdes and the mixed mushrooms. My mind was made up when I learned the clams were replaced by razors, which I'm not wild about, so it was the Japanese and French mushrooms in an intense fluffy sauce that I choose and they were exceptional. My friend had an equally fine mix of burrata, tomatoes and peaches.
Then for mains, she had what was called barbecued beef but their idea of BBQ is surely not American; fine rare beef it was but it was a long way from Texas, Kansas City or North Carolina, but no matter. I had the crusted sweetbreads, which I've begun to think the French are over crusting these days, with chorizo, an interesting twist, and some of the best mashed potatoes I've had.
Finally my friend with my help, had a delicious dessert of brioche, orange and cream.
Our bill, with a bottle of fizzy water, a bottle and a glass of wine and 2 coffees was 130€.
Go? Absolutely.
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