Wine Wednesday

 

Au comptoir 

 

Exquisite wines by the glass with French tapas.... 

Who needs more?

 

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Wine bar

 L’Avant Comptoir de la Terre

3 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006

 

A spot of cheese

And the spot? The laid-back terrace at L'Avant Comptoir du Marché.

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Sadly, many small wonderful places we'd frequent did not survive the lockdowns.

 We are very happy that this one did.

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Merci Yves Camdeborde

 

[Re-post]

Pork belly bliss

Chef Yves Camdeborde's crunchy poitrine de porc atop a kimchi slaw on black squid ink bread fait maison.

Standing order

No stools or chairs here: find a space and squeeze in at the counter for innovative French tapas and fabulous wines by the glass or bottle. 

Above: grilled croque monsieur of comté cheese and black truffles

Yves Camdeborde, chef de cuisine

L'Avant Comptoir de la Terre
3 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006


February newsletter

Nouveautés

Où est la clim?

Paris has noticeably cooled down but should la canicule return there are plenty of places where AC is in full force.

We almost needed coats at L'Avant Comptoir, an indulgent wine+tapas bar dear to my heart that I wrote up in The Good Life France Magazine.

Above: macaron of boudin noir

Below: caramelized pork belly; photos of choices hang from the ceiling

L'Avant Comptoir / Chef Yves Camdeborde

3 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006

(no reservations; casual; eat standing at counter)


- This + 14 more ideas to beat the heat, in August newsletter -
Nouveautés

Champagne on ice

...is very nice.

Above: the barman pours our apéritifs while a hunk of salt-studded Brittany butter keeps watch

 Below: just some of the sharing plates that accompanied

[sardines-as-you've-never-tasted; poulet frites w/horseradish cream; planche of thinly-sliced rare roast beef, parmesan, tapenade, capers]

L'Avant Comptoir Marché

Chef: Yves Camdeborde
Champagne: Drappier