7.3 Bulot Bulot, 83, rue des Martyrs in the 18th, 01.42.64.19.09, (Metro: Pigalle/Blanche), closed Monday-Thursday lunch and Monday night, got a rare 4/5 from A Nous Paris and I tucked it way in the ancient memory bank for a day just like today when two friends rolled into town and said “we’d love to get together but we’re eating dinner at Condesa, so just a simple seafood place please.” Bingo!
I entered to find an oyster shack, as advertised - it actually says “seafood shack,” with maybe 9 stools and 5 covers on the hard raw wood banquette, with pillows though, thank Buddha! The two counter guys had baseball caps reading P and NY so we Baltimore, Boston and SF fans behaved ourselves.
To start off I suggested a plate of signature bulots which had just the right amount of peppery mayo, followed by a classic fish soup with croutons, cheese and rouille, 6 Gouville-sur-Mer Fines, which were among the best oysters ever (all their suppliers are listed), and a nice lobster salad on an even nicer roll.
For dessert we had to try the pecan pie, of course.
Our bill, with a bottle and glass of terrific Sancerre, bottled water and two espressos was 105€ thus 70€ a couple. The sound level was so low I didn’t bother to measure the oyster shucking.
Go? If headed around Montmartre and seeking a seafood feast I cannot think of a better place, and despite its location and “English spoken” sign, we heard nothing but French.
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