Fables de la Fontaine annex, the Comptoir des Fables welcomes you in the heart of the dynamic rue Saint-Dominique crossing the 7^th arrondissement in Paris, from the Champ de Mars to the Esplanade des Invalides. The restaurant – both a tapas bar and a cocktail bar – welcomes you all year around in one of the two rooms or on the terrace. Loyal to their motto, “happiness is only real when shared”, the Comptoir des Fables aims at being a table of sharing to have a friendly time with the people you love.

Here, the watchword is sharing! The idea is to choose among the thirty tapas available and nibble on each dish with your friends! And everything is so mouthwatering we must try EVERYTHING! We loved the Guacamole du Comptoir, perfectly seasoned, to mash yourself with a pestle or on the fried chipirons with tartare dip.

At the Comptoir, the menu is divided in different savory categories:

• Cru/raw featuring the squid with Crémone mustard, Veal tartare, Gilthead seabream with pomegranate molasses…
• Végétarien/vegetarian with the delicious guacamole, the Smoked mozzarella or the Poached egg
• Viande/meat with pig fritter, Lamb’s pastilla, and even the Candied pork black bar
• Pêche/fishing featuring the Mussels Spanish style, the Candied cod rolls or the Fried chipirons
• Charcuterie et Fromages/cold cuts and cheeses providing coppa from Béarn, Catalan Fuet, and fresh goat’s cheese from Maison Fabre

You can also enjoy seared vegetables, baby potatoes, hay-smoked mashed potatoes, as well as roasted ceps. Each dish is served in a sharing size as tapas, kemias, zakouski, and even mezzes as they are called over the world.

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And if you have a sweet tooth, note the Douceurs station is not left out! On the menu, the magnificent Brioche praline with blackberry coulis for two, the Feuilleté Tonka with crunchy pralines and peanuts, the buckwheat Chou craquant with whipped lime ganache… in other words, everything is mouthwatering just by the sound of it.

And please note the Comptoir also throws PopPop aperitive parties including an exclusive playlist called “Comptoir des Fables” for about 24 hours of music you can enjoy on Spotify to enjoy the place’s festive atmosphere at home.

And whoever speaks of a counter also means bar and this is where the bartender works, offering “Signature” cocktails changing with seasons, and his moods. Furthermore, the place also enjoys an ingenious Coravin glass service system keeping wine at the right temperature by placing the bottle in nitrogen to make sure the organoleptic virtues and aromas are kept.

In other words, the Comptoir des Fables is the perfect place if you love good food and good wine, and if you want to have a festive and friendly time with your close ones.

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