The origin of Bonhomme is above all a story of friendship, that of three friends, Maxime Piasek, Marc Faraggi and Thibaut Couvrecelle, who came together in this new bistro in the 10th arrondissement after years of working in finance. Filled with a love of good food, the three have put their skills to good use - Maxime trained at Ducasse, Marc now has a CAP in cooking and Thibaut a diploma in oenology - to open an address that's very much their own.
To get behind the stove, the trio recruited chef Matthieu Charriaud, who had previously worked at Le Meurice and Le Richer, and after three months of renovation work, Bonhomme finally opened its doors on the Faubourg Poissonnière side of Paris at the end of May. Both a neighborhood restaurant and a friendly bistro, Bonhomme celebrates the finest products from Paris and France. Here, the cuisine is either local or it isn't.
To achieve this, the three men in charge set out to travel the roads of France before opening their bistro, meeting producers, winegrowers, breeders and market gardeners. Burgundy, Loire, Alsace, Rhône and Bordeaux... They came back with the best products and the finest bottles from the French terroir. Because at Bonhomme, wine is important too.
From small natural and biodynamic nuggets to must-haves, the wine list covers the whole range of French grape varieties. The tasting of these carefully sourced beverages continues upstairs, where a discreet wine cellar is hidden behind a velvet curtain, and where tastings are organized for regulars.
Bonhomme's cuisine can be enjoyed either on the small terrace adjacent to the front or inside the restaurant, with its exposed stonework, aged mirrors, pastel armchairs and designer hanging lights. At lunchtime, the restaurant offers lunch menus on the slate, affordable for the area: €22 starter/main course or main course/dessert, €27 starter/main course/dessert, to choose from the two starters, two main courses and two desserts of the day, which change daily for the main courses, and weekly for the starters and desserts.
In the evening, the menu is expanded with proposals tested and approved by gourmets at lunchtime, and which find a place of choice on the more gastronomic menu in the evening; accompanied by nibbles to share - cheeses from Monbleu, charcuteries, terrines.
At Bonhomme, the menu is straightforward, with dishes that are simple yet effective, comforting yet well-crafted, some of which truly evoke childhood memories. From the open kitchen escape a carpaccio of heirloom tomatoes that reminds us of the real taste of tomatoes; slices of roast beef and their béarnaise, in the style of roast beef eaten cold on Boxing Day as a child; an astonishing risotto of bird-tongue-like briardines and thin slices of zucchini; or a generous saddle of roast lamb and its crispy caramelized panoufle, a fine pork discovery accompanied by kale chips and a fennel, onion and shallot purée.
For dessert, we choose not to choose: melon and mint soup for freshness; airy cheescake with basil and peach; and the very generous dessert of the day, made with cherries, caramelized pistachios in the style of chouchous nibbled on the beach, and a white chocolate cream.
A bistronomic address likely to be the talk of the neighborhood.
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Location
Bonhomme
58 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière
75010 Paris 10
Official website
bonhomme-resto.fr
