Chez Eugène in Montmartre: a wine bistro on Place du Tertre

Chez Eugène, on Place du Tertre in Montmartre, brings together bistro cooking and a cellar stocked with organic, biodynamic and natural wines. A place to enjoy French onion soup, have a meal or discover a bottle.

On Place du Tertre, Chez Eugène pairs bistro classics with a wine cellar devoted to organic, biodynamic and natural wines. Behind its brasserie façade and Montmartre terrace, the restaurant boasts a selection of some 800 labels, to enjoy at the table or find at the wine shop.

A wine cellar at the heart of the project

The restaurant is run by Julie Le Trévou, manager and sommelier, and Côme Delamour. The selection ranges across the Loire, Jura and Rhône regions, while also showcasing wines from abroad. Guidance on choosing a bottle is part of the restaurant’s approach, and the wine list also offers options by the glass.

The published selection offers a few pointers: a Saint-Chinian from Domaine Gabelas, wines from Laura Aillaud, Kumpf & Meyer and Domaine de la Renardière. Plenty to build a meal around a wine, or start with a dish and ask for a recommendation.

French onion soup and bistro recipes

On the menu, French onion soup remains a Chez Eugène signature. The recipe combines homemade stock, fresh onions and Cantal PDO cheese. It sits alongside eggs with mayonnaise, veal head cromesquis with gribiche sauce and samphire, as well as a pâté en croûte made with black pork, duck, foie gras and wild mushrooms.

The menu also includes mussels marinière with fries, skate wing Grenoble-style, or sea bream with basil-orange butter. The plant-based options include a green curry with sweet potatoes and red lentils. For dessert, the restaurant sticks to brasserie classics: crème brûlée, rice pudding, crêpes and profiteroles.

The restaurant says its dishes are prepared on site, with one stated exception: the snails, supplied by Maison de l’Escargot. Breakfast is also on the menu, with bread, pastries, eggs and pancakes.

A stop on the hill

Chez Eugène is a good choice for a bistro meal while strolling around Montmartre, but it’s also worth a visit for its more extensive wine list, which the modest façade might not suggest. The terrace moves to the rhythm of the square; inside, the dining rooms extend the feel of this neighborhood spot amid the flow of visitors.

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