The French Café at the Bastille

The recently openedCafé Français, Place de la Bastille in Paris 4th district, will certainly be the place to be this summer in Paris. The place was initiated by Gilbert and Thierry Costes, who already own Café Marly, Café Beaubourg,Hôtel Amour and Chez Julien, that is to say about fifteen establishments of the Beaumarly group.

The Café Français, located in the Marais and facing the Opera, the brasserie is located from boulevard Henri IV to rue Saint-Antoine, occupying almost the entire block. By merging the Corso and the Café Français, whose name it kept, the place became one of the largest establishments in Paris.

The Café Français wanted to give a fresh look to the Parisian brasserie by embodying the brasserie of today. In addition to the brasserie, it is also a bar, a veranda and a terrace which opens to you to welcome you at any time of the day.

On the plate, the place wanted to play the card of the beautiful, right and good. It is a menu with fresh products, from the best producers that will be presented to you: vegetables from the market gardener Joël Thiébault, superb asparagus from Perthuis, Paris ham (Doumbea) made by a real Parisian craftsman who works in the respect of tradition, poularde Cour d'Armoise that can be found on the tables of the greatest chefs or butchers and bread from Frédéric Lalos...

The program includes the Beaumarly group's successful dishes as well as the classics of French gastronomy brought up to date. You can try the egg mayo, the baked chicken or the superb mille-feuille made in a minute, to die for.

As for the decor, we discover a very graphic atmosphere with the most French colors (blue, white, red), imagined by India Mahdavi and the design studio M/M. Both modern and classic revisited, the place offers a strong identity. On the second floor, there is a space designed by Louis Benzoni, award-winning decorator in the competition organized by AD magazine with Thierry Costes.

Outside, the green and protected terrace will give you the opportunity to enjoy the effervescence of the square while being sheltered.

In short, an address to be absolutely tested, especially as the prices are quite affordable!

The menu of the Café Français :

Cold buffet

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• Spring Salad 14€ (in French)
• Tomato-burrata, very good oil from Fluvio Pierangelini 16€.
• Salads and seasonal herbs, pickled vegetables from Joël's house 14
• Hard-boiled eggs, light mayo 6
• Ham from Paris Doumbea 12
• Galantine of duck 18
• Lobster salad, asparagus and herbs 28€ Marinated salmon Tosaz
• Marinated salmon Tosazu, radish, cauliflower 14€
• Steak tartare 18€

Hot buffet

• Watercress soup 9€
• Poached green asparagus from Provence 26€ (in French)
• Very good olive oil, old Modena vinegar
• Steak Sandwich 15
• Croque Monsieur 14
• Return trip 18€ (in French)

Fish

• Whiting Colbert, tartar sauce 22€ (in French)
• Sole Meunière or grilled 48€
• Lobster ravioli American style 26€ (in French)
• Cod cooked slowly, curd/raifort/curry/lime condiment, green asparagus 22€
• Lobster salad, asparagus and herbs 28€

Meat and poultry

• Steak tartare or goat's milk steak 18
• Broth, beef meatballs, raw vegetables on the idea of a contemporary pot au feu 18€
• Oven baked veal quasi, first morels with Savagnin, reduced cooking juices 22
• Oven baked poulard from the Cour d'Armoise, watercress, mashed potatoes 29
• Sirloin steak, pepper sauce, french fries 22€ (200 gr) or 32€ (350 gr)

Camembert cheese from Durant, ladled 10€ (200 gr)

Desserts

• Paris-Brest 12€ - Eclair géant au chocolat 12€ - L’Orange Paris Bastille 12€
• Mille-feuilles 12€ - Pain perdu exquisite, red fruits 10€ - Triffle light 11€ - Mille-feuilles 12€ - Mille-feuilles 12
• Delicious fruit salad 9€ - Strawberries and raspberries 17€ - Fresh vanilla Bourbon ice cream
• Bourbon vanilla ice cream, red fruits or cocoa 10€ - Strawberries and raspberries 17

Practical info :
The French Café in Paris
3, place de la Bastille - 75004 Paris
Open every day from 7am to 2am