In 2016, the Pacaud father and son team embarked on a new adventure with the takeover of Divellec, a veritable fish and seafood institution close to the FrenchNational Assembly. For 30 years, Le Divellec, named after its former chef-captain Jacques Le Divellec, flew the flag of seafood for the political sharks sitting just a stone's throw away, Palais Bourbon.
The latter quickly made it their canteen, with François Mitterrand at its head, and it wasn't long before the Michelin guide distinction fell, endowing the restaurant with two stars (de mer) until the departure of chef Le Divellec, who decided to put down his foot on land in 2013.
The raft was then handed over to young chef Mathieu Pacaud , who had just made his mark on the Paris gastronomic scene by winning 1 star for Hexagone and 2 stars for Histoires, two restaurants that are now closed, after 5 years at the helm of L'Ambroisie, his father Bernard Pacaud's 3-masted schooner.
Between them, they have succeeded in earning Divellec a new star , and the restaurant now welcomes Margot Bourgeois, an executive chef with an atypical background. After a career in finance, she chose to move into the world of gastronomy, and after several years working alongside Mathieu Pacaud, helping to renew and modernize Divellec's menu, she's now at the top of the mast.
A breath of fresh air blows through the establishment, and we gladly embark on this regatta that honors the finest products of the sea: fish, of course, worked in every possible way, but also seafood, mollusks and shellfish, which have their rightful place on the menu.
Some fish are served whole, to be shared and paid for by weight, like the fish of the day, which varies according to arrivals and will cost you 18€ per 100g to prepare as you wish. The same goes for the rosemary-smoked blue lobster (22€ per 100g) and the rosemary-smoked lobster(38€ per 100g). A meal like a stroll through a Brittany harbor when the first trawlers arrived.
In no particular order of preference, as everything was so delicate and tasty, let's mention the clams au gratin with lemon thyme (26€), the squid with parsley and chorizo (32€), the sole meunière (75€) cooked to perfection in front of the mousse, or the grilled langoustines with tarragon (85€). A little less baba for the baba au rhum (25€), which lacked a good ladle of whipped cream.
Note that Divellec now offers a late-afternoon menu, where you can enjoy a drink or snack on the large terrace, without necessarily having to dine there!
This test was conducted as part of a professional invitation. If your experience differs from ours, please let us know.
Location
Divellec
18 Rue Fabert
75007 Paris 7
Access
Invalides (lines 8 - 13 - RER C)
Official website
www.divellec-paris.fr
