Best French Onion Soup in Paris
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Best French Onion Soup in Paris
I realize taste is subjective, but when I lived in France I tasted to-die-for French onion soup at someone's home. I had never been a fan of cooked onions, but that soup was so incredibly good--carmelized, melt-in-your-mouth onions, and I believe topped with a piece of french bread with cheese broiled on top--I have never forgotten it.
I would love for my husband, who loves carmelized onions, to taste genuinely delicious, authentic French onion soup. Has anyone found a particularly good bowl at a restaurant in Paris? We will be staying in the Latin Quarter, so it would be nice if there were a restaurant there that serves good FO soup, but we're willing to go somewhere else in Paris for a memorable gastronomic experience.
I would love for my husband, who loves carmelized onions, to taste genuinely delicious, authentic French onion soup. Has anyone found a particularly good bowl at a restaurant in Paris? We will be staying in the Latin Quarter, so it would be nice if there were a restaurant there that serves good FO soup, but we're willing to go somewhere else in Paris for a memorable gastronomic experience.
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Our favourite is at Au Pied de Cochon http://www.pieddecochon.com
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Agree on Au Pied de Cochon.
On my first trip to Paris 60 years ago (!) I had it at Les Halles, as you were "supposed" to do.
Follow Julia Child's recipe to the letter and you can have it at home also. LOL
On my first trip to Paris 60 years ago (!) I had it at Les Halles, as you were "supposed" to do.
Follow Julia Child's recipe to the letter and you can have it at home also. LOL
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Hi Zoobiechick,
I stayed in the Latin Quarter for five nights in 2012 and had French onion soup almost every night at local cafes/brasseries – they were all excellent!
I then removed to the Montpanasse Concorde (large, colorless business hotel) across town to begin a tour of Normandy and Brittany. On a Sunday afternoon, I declined going on an excursion to Montmatre because the weather was so miserable (early June). Before settling in, I had another bowl of French onion soup in the dining room of the hotel. I had not expected much, but this was the best rendition of the classic so far. Who knew?
Bottom line – it is likely that you will find great FOS anywhere in Paris. Enjoy…
I stayed in the Latin Quarter for five nights in 2012 and had French onion soup almost every night at local cafes/brasseries – they were all excellent!
I then removed to the Montpanasse Concorde (large, colorless business hotel) across town to begin a tour of Normandy and Brittany. On a Sunday afternoon, I declined going on an excursion to Montmatre because the weather was so miserable (early June). Before settling in, I had another bowl of French onion soup in the dining room of the hotel. I had not expected much, but this was the best rendition of the classic so far. Who knew?
Bottom line – it is likely that you will find great FOS anywhere in Paris. Enjoy…
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After spending two months last year looking, in part for Paris' best onion soup, I would agree that the best I found was at Au Pied Cochon. Contrary to what was mentioned earlier, there are many lesser quality soups around.
Au Pied is a bit touristy and gets frequented by larger groups, but, nevertheless, it is quite good.
I never had a problem either sitting inside or at an outside table (albeit, I was there from mid March through mid May)
I would like to hear about a small, quiet place tucked away in an outer arrondissement that tops the list...it would me another reason to go back!
Au Pied is a bit touristy and gets frequented by larger groups, but, nevertheless, it is quite good.
I never had a problem either sitting inside or at an outside table (albeit, I was there from mid March through mid May)
I would like to hear about a small, quiet place tucked away in an outer arrondissement that tops the list...it would me another reason to go back!
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Yet another Au Pied de Cochon fan. But ziggypop, you do realize that French onion soup is amazingly easy to make, and make well, right? If your husband likes it in Paris, there's no reason the two of you can't make it whenever you want at home.
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