Map of Paris Art Nouveau Bouillons

I'm thrilled to tell you the January map went in the mail 📮yesterday.

Great minds etc. etc. Urbaninsider featured Paris' bouillons this week. A basic rule of thumb 👍 in France (and don't send me the bill/l'addition if I'm wrong) 

When you spot a busy, bustling brasserie in any French town, go inside and eat. Atmosphere will be warm and decor charmingly Art Nouveau period. This one is at the Excelsior.

Seafood 🦞 is freshly shucked. 

Dishes will be traditional like chicken with wine/coq au vin. 

Service will be fast, efficient and friendly. Prices and bill/l'addition will/should be manageable. Exception is the  Beefbar where you get Japanese Wagu steaks. I have yet to visit. 

I did get to MOLLARD near Gare St.-Lazar for more research. The shoe fits for convivial atmosphere, friendly service. 

The waiter suggested the black rice on my plate of seafood fricasse was..surprise - Beluga caviar! 

Lots of brandishing of copper pans making the crepes Suzette.

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Bouillon Julien

The January 💌 map research (I'm late😳) entails eating out at art nouveau BOUILLON restaurants. Yesterday I went to newly-renovated heritage building, BOUILLON JULIEN at 16, rue Faubourg St. Denis, 75010. 

(From Wikipedia): the first bouillons appeared in 1855 thanks to butcher, Pierre Louis Duval. He proposed a single dish of meat and a bouillon (soup/stock) to market workers of les halles. By 1900, nearly 250 bouillons had sprung up in Paris. The idea was to serve good quality food quickly at affordable prices. They became the first popular chain of restaurants. 

Some other bouillons, more "upper-class", offered musical entertainment.Fernandel sang there in the 30s. There's a relaxed atmosphere at most bouillons today. 

The menu prices at Julien are unbeatable so the crowd is a good mix age-wise. 

My starter was a terrine de canard pistache, mesclun de salade(4,60€). 

I've never seen the classic bouillon dish offered on a Paris menu as a main so who could resist. A deeply satisfying beefy broth with beef slices, orzo and vegetables (9,90). 

Dessert I went for an old-fashioned meringue on top of whipped creme de marron. Total bill: a mere 18 euros. 

The interior is simply gorgeous. Pale sea-foam green walls with globe lamps, mosaics, stained-glass ceiling. 

And 'Mucha-style' figures. 

Flowered-tile floors. Eye-candy everywhere. I arrived at midi/noon. By the time I left at one the big space was full and lively. 

The 10th arrondissement doesn't attract many tourists like the 8th or 6th but its worth making the jaunt for Bouillon Julien. Excellent epicerie Julhés Paris is just up the street and not-to-be missed. Plus an Indian passage, Prada. Public transport is back today. Hooray Share PB with a friend and consider receiving Parisbreakfast in your real mailbox 📮. Back to work on the Jan Map💌 Cheers 🐻❤️