Seafood restaurant recommendations for Paris
 

Can someone recommend a really good restaurant that specializes in seafood? The only one that seems to get lots of praise from the critics is Goumard. Any other suggestions? I'd be interested in everything from a bistro to a fancier restaurant.

It's been a long time but I loved La Marée and Prunier.

Chalot I or Chalot II - I can't remember which is best but they're across from each other. Give em both a try.

Blackduff

I have not been to Paris in about 4 years..so I am also asking, rather than recommending...but what about Le Dome near Bastille.....am I remembering this right and shall we put it on our lists?


And for high-end, Pierre Gagniere's Gaya???

I was at gaya's last month but the menu was not all seafood

Thanks.. Cigale..what was your impression of the place..?? I thought it had a seafood focus...do they feature seafood at all?? Very innovative??

Try Bistrot du Dome on Rue Delambre, 14th arrondissement.

Gaya has been getting a lot of press since Gagnaire took it over. It was always a seafood restaurant, but now apparently reflects his unique style. Check eGullet.com for reviews and recommendations.

Thanks to you both! Am I wrong in thinking that there is a good seafood place with "Dome" in the name that is near Bastille? As I said, I have not been there in 4 years or so but plan another trip in the fall so it is good to know.

Bistro du dome Bastille, 2 rue de Bastille. an annex of the one in the 14th. Keep this on the list or no?

What about le Petit Zinc? Is that a great place for seafood? I have always wanted to eat there, the place looks so beautiful.

Chez NGo in the 16th (Asian/French). And Garnier, near the Gare St. Lazare is good and was recently renovated.

cls2paris,
We've eaten at Le Petit Zinc a couple of times and enjoyed it both times :-) It's a good memory for us too, as it was the first restaurant we ate at in Paris. The waiter was so kind and offered to take our photo.

Sandy

well, MARY, petit zinc is lovely but seafood is not their main feature :)

Garnier has a nonsmoking room, if that matters. Some reviews (in French) on:
http://mmmm.free.fr/scripts/script_d...to.php?id=3431

We ate at a restaurant in the 7th - Le Petite Nicsoise (I think) Had wonderful fish soup and some type of grilled fish with a yummy sauce. Obviously the cuisine of the south of France. Was packed with locals.

Le Petit Zinc is so lovely and regardless of what you eat, it is worth a visit. I remember having some sort of duck there.
sue, we went to Petit Nicoise last March, there was a large group/family of French in one room and they showed us to another room that was empty.
LOL, talk about feeling rejected :)
But we found the food ordinary ..maybe a bad night.

The best seafood we had in Paris was in or near the Latin Quarter, forget which street now--Bar Huitres? They are famous for their oysters but we had wonderful sole and mussels.
There is another seafood place at the corner of rue du Buci..if you see them schucking oysters outside, you can figure the seafood might be tasty :)

Forgot about Bar a Huitres that's at
33 Blvd Beaumarchais.
There's a nw place FISH on the rue de seine.

Related to the Petit Zinc - over 10 years ago, I purchased a framed photo of a waiter standing outside a restaurant called Petit Zinc. I loved the photo and the art deco architecture so I bought it and it has been hung in my kitchens since. I never knew where the photo was taken or if was from an actual restaurant. A couple of years ago in Paris, I was looking for a recommended restaurant - found it and across the street was Petit Zinc! So, I have a photo of me and a waiter in front of the door - a perfect companion to the first photo!

ekscrunchy, sorry I can't comment on Le Dome near Bastille, as I've never been there. I have been to Le Petit Zinc a few times over many years and was never impressed with the food, but most recently thought the prices way too high. It's a brasserie, not a seafood restaurant, by the way.

ILUVPARIS, at the high end you might be interested in Le Divellec, La Marée, Le Duc, or Marius et Janette, all Michelin 2 stars (or were recently...may have changed this year).

Petit Zinc...Funny but about 10 years ago the Petit Zinc and its sister Le Muniche were located in the Rue Buci/Rue Seine area and had the corner with all itsd shell fish displayed. If the photo was at the same place where it is today then it must have been taken just before they moved. Twas my favorite in all Paris with a typical bistro menu other than the brasserie type shell fish. Not too happy with the current decor.

As far as the other Petite which is a real Provencal seafood , I went there a few years ago a was very disasppointed. I know they had new ownership shortly after that and I see the food didn't improve.

We enjoyed this small restaurant:

Navigator (Le)
63 rue Galande 75005 PARIS
01 43 54 35 86

Mostly French were eating there. Some tables were very small but there were booths. Order the price fix with the carafe of wine.

I have never eaten at Fish but they must have seafood. Or maybe its just that they are in an old fishmonger shop.

Hi All!

Just wanted to report w/feedback:

We ate at:

FISH LA BOISSONNERIE
69, rue du Seine, Paris 6
Telephone: 01 43 54 34 69

and LOVED it!! It's one of our favorite new places to go. It seems to be packed every night so reservations are a must. One of the reasons we loved this restaurant so much, not only because of the food but, it's packed with locals so that's usually a sign of a good spot. Fish is a casual place where the food is simply prepared, extremely fresh and delicious. The waitstaff are very pleasant and helpful even if you don't speak French!

My husband had salmon and I had seabass--both were extremely fresh and perfectly cooked. Our friend had some sort of beef, I can't remember what it was, but he said it was fabulous! Fish also has a decent wine list as well. If you're looking for casual dining with very good food, no brains or intestines--- this would be a terrific option!

Bon Appetite!

Bigal, has to be more than 10 years ago that Petit Zinc was on rue Buci. We were there then and it was on rue Benoit.
Reading these Paris threads today is really making me feel like going to France ...soon! :)

ILUVPARIS, that's a real gem and the wine list is wonderful. The reason is the relationship between Fish La Boissonerie and La Derniere Goutte, a lovely little wine shop just a short walk away. (If you look closely at the word "Boissonnerie" on the front of the building, you can almost see how it was creatively altered from its former "Poissonnerie" when the place was a fish market.)

Here's a link for others to see the front of the building:

http://tinyurl.com/qzn9e

A good catch for you! :)

Le Dome de Marais, very good .

We ate at Le Dome last week and loved it. It's a lovely old place and they have a non-smoking area. That said.....naturally as it would happen, there was a table of 4 cigar smokers just down the steps who never put out their cigars.

Aside from that distraction, I had the best Dover sole meuniere I've ever had. Hubby had the lobster salad and it was truly outstanding. I had the Soup de Poisson as a first course and it was one of the better ones I've had.

Lasst year we ate at Maruius & Janette and didn't think it worth the 2 *'s.

Petit Zinc was a favorite of ours for many years but after it was taken over by the Flo group, it sort of lost its luster for us.

Goumard, 9 rue Duphot, is a one star in the first eme. Last time we had a crab soup to die for, smoked Salmon and two versions of Dover sole; we tried each. They have a prix-fixe menu at 46E but there are no options. Tables widely spaced, few, if any, tourists and it is open on Sunday! Worth a try!

Hi ILuv

We very much like Le Petit Zinc. They have good seafood.

Also see http://www.la-mediterranee.com/

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We loved Fish, on the rue de Seine in the 6th. The salmon was delicious!

Fish
69, rue de Seine 75006
Tel: 01 43 54 34 69

Sandy

My favorite casual seafood places are Le Bistro du Dome on rue Delambre in the 14th and Les Fables de la Fontaine on St. Dominique in the 7th. My all time high end favorite for classical seafood is Le Divellec in the 7th looking over the Esplanade des Invalides.