Le Comptoir des Fables, a tasty and original tapas bar in the heart of rue Saint-Dominique

Le Comptoir des Fables welcomes you to the heart of the lively rue Saint-Dominique, which crosses the 7th arrondissement of Paris from the Champ-de-Mars to the Esplanade des Invalides. The restaurant, which combines a tapas bar with a cocktail bar , welcomes you all year round in one of its 2 dining rooms or on the terrace. True to its motto,"Happiness is only real when it's shared", the Comptoir des Fables aims to be a table for sharing a convivial moment with the people you love.

Here, sharing is the name of the game! The idea is to choose from among the thirty or so tapas on offer, and pick and choose from each dish with your buddies! What's more, everything is so tempting that we make it a point to try EVERYTHING! We love the green zucchini accras , which melt in your mouth. This dish, spiced up with a "dog sauce", a sauce originating from the West Indies and French Guiana, close to South American chimichurri and Argentinean salsa criolla, brings an explosion of flavors that convinced the whole table.

Green zucchini accras / Frog legs with smoked bacon / Sea bass crudo :

For a touch of freshness, we opt for perfectly seasoned Guacamole du comptoir, to be crushed yourself with a pestle, or for Crudo de bar seasoned with a Kalamansi vinaigrette, a small exotic fruit from Southeast Asia rich in vitamin C, and garnished with clementines.

Other side dishes include sautéed vegetables, boiled potatoes, hay-smoked mashed potatoes and roasted porcini mushrooms, all of which change with the seasons. Each dish is served in a portion to share as tapas, kemias, zakouski or even mezzes, as they're called in different parts of the world.

Le comptoir des fables also offers a meat suggestion (which varies regularly in the daily suggestions) served on a Barbecue chest lit at the time of service to give the dish a light smoky flavor. On the day of our test, we enjoyed the Cannette sur coffre au Barbecue with a creamy polenta and roasted figs! A tasty and well-balanced dish to discover without delay.

Can on box at the Barbecue (87€ for two people) :

Note that the restaurant also offers a selection of vegetarian tapas, such aseggplant chermoula, a North African marinade or sauce most often used to accompany fish, accompanied by bulgur with almonds and preserved lemon,Egg Kadaïf, a type of fine Turkish noodle, with spinach and parmesan, and Pimientos de Padrón, a variety of chillies from the municipality of Padrón in northwest Spain, with fleur de sel.

And if you've got a sweet tooth, the sweet corner is not to be outdone! The menu includes a Feuilleté Tonka with pralines and crunchy peanuts, a refreshing Crémeux au chocolat with black sesame sorbet and candied kumquat, and a Pavlova with orange and grapefruit served with a yuzu sorbet... In short, fresh, light desserts that make your mouth water just by reading their titles!

Chocolate cream / Pavlova orange and grapefruit :

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And, of course, the counter is the bar where the barman works, offering "Signature" cocktails that change with the seasons and according to his whims. What's more, the establishment is equipped with the ingenious Coravin glass-serving system, which keeps wine at the right temperature by placing the bottle under nitrogen so as not to lose its organoleptic qualities and aromas.

La terrasse du comptoir des fables :

In short, Comptoir des Fables is the ideal place for lovers of good food and good wine to spend a festive and convivial moment with their loved ones.

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This test was conducted as part of a professional invitation. If your experience differs from ours, please let us know.