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Le Timbre

Address: 3 rue Ste-Beuve, Montparnasse, Paris | Map It
Phone: 01-45-49-10-40

Price range: $
Cuisine: Bistro
Location: 6e Arrondissement

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Working in a tiny open kitchen, Manchester native Chris Wright could teach many a French chef a thing or two about la cuisine française. Regardless, he uses only the finest suppliers to produce a constantly changing seasonal menu that keeps the locals coming back: in fall you might sample the cochon noir de Bigorre (a pedigreed pig from southwest France) with marinated red cabbage, or blood sausage with French fries. The signature mille-feuille is spectacular, but try not to miss le vrai et le faux fromage (literally "the real and the fake cheese"): perhaps a two-year-old British cheddar juxtaposed with a farmer's goat cheese from the Ardèche. (The joke is that the English cheese is the real cheese and the French cheese is fake—although French people might read it the other way.)

Credit Cards: MC, V
Closed: Closed Sun., Mon., Aug., and 10 days at Christmas
Metro: Vavin

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by PinkAddict from Malaysia on 9/24/08
tired of walking into typical brasseries, i prepared for this trip & read review on Le Timbre.We went to look for it, and it was worth it! We ended up having LUNCH & DINNER there, all in 1 day. Food quality & presentation is superb! The 2 duck dishes are must-try. Appetizers are wow! Plus, they understand English!

Member Rating: 4.6
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by Beckdog from California on 3/13/08
One chef,one waitress, five starters, five entrees and a small desert list all perfect. It was like a private cooking lesson watching the chef. Small but good wine list.
Look close or you will miss it!