5/5 A. S. 5 months ago on Google • 1 review
I
was
in
France
recently
and
went
twice
to
this
new
exquisite
Mediterranean
restaurant
in
Paris
called
Les
Bascules.
Absolute
gem.
Location
is
central,
close
to
Place
de
la
Bourse
or
Opera
metros.
Honestly,
this
is
one
of
the
discoveries
you
almost
don’t
want
to
share
because
the
experience
was
so
special.
The
décor
and
cuisine
are
super
refined,
but
the
prices
are
absolutely
reasonable.
For
lunch,
I
had
roasted
eggplants
with
a
labneh
(yogurt)
and
an
olive
crumble.
It
was
both
hot
and
cold,
soft
and
crusty.
Truly
unique.
For
someone
like
me
who
travels
all
around
the
world,
I
did
not
expect
to
find
the
best
salmon
I’d
ever
had
in
a
Parisian
restaurant,
but
I
did.
It
was
crusty
and
melting
in
my
mouth
at
the
same
time.
The
place
also
embodies
what
I
like
best
about
multicultural
Paris.
Patrons
and
people
working
there
were
from
all
over:
West
African,
Lebanese,
French,
American.
The
owner
is
a
music
lover
and
the
acoustics
are
top
notch.
The
day
when
I
went
for
lunch,
a
guy
turned
up
and
asked
if
he
could
play
the
piano.
They
let
him
and
he
started
playing
some
old
American
classics
beautifully.
I
liked
it
so
much
I
went
back
for
dinner
when
they
were
hosting
a
jazz
concert.
The
star
of
the
show
was
a
woman
saxophonist
who
turned
out
to
be
Geraldine
Laurent
(won
two
Victoire
de
la
Musique
awards
–
basically
the
French
Grammys).
Despite
all
this,
the
atmosphere
was
the
same
as
at
lunch
-
very
unassuming
and
laid
back.
I
truly
fell
in
love
with
that
place.
For
me,
this
is
the
quintessential
Paris.
For
drinks,
I
recommend
the
Lelio
cocktail
with
vodka,
white
wine,
lemon,
roman
syrup
and
ananas,
and
of
course
the
Make
America
Love
Again
with
Cognac,
Kalhua
and
chocolate
bitter.
If
you
go
to
Paris,
don’t
miss
Les
Bascules!
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