Allenotheque in the 7th opened only a month ago or so and already has a loyal French following, so much that, as on my last visit, it was totally full, inside and out, by 1:30 pm. The difference is that, excepting Mersea, all the other restaurants and shops in the Beaupassage are open now.
We installed ourselves and figured out that we couldn’t possibly eat 2.5 courses as I had before so we each settled on a main and shared dessert. But first we indulged ourselves in Alleno’s wonder bread and butter.
For firsts, Colette had what was called monkfish, which she usually finds boring but was very different in flavor and came with a velvety white bean, chorizo and tiny shrimp side and I had sweetbreads, again, not done the usual seared way but cooked or at least presented in a thick sauce in a crab shell with what normally be an entire dish of sautéed girolles, which alone were worth the price of admission.
Then we shared what was called a poached pear but was really a poached pear in pear purée with a dollop if caramel ice cream on top.
With a glass of white wine and half a bottle of red, plus two coffees, our bill was 102€.
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