Archive for September 2nd, 2009

Les Papilles, Wine Bistro – Paris

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Les Papilles
30, rue Gay-Lussac
75005 Paris
Tel. 01 43 25 20 79
Opening Hours: Monday-Saturday,10:30 a.m.-midnight. Lunch: noon-2pm; Dinner: 7:30pm-10pm Closed Sunday.
Website: www.lespapillesparis.fr
Credit Cards: Yes
Prices: Moderate

Les Papilles is a bistro combined with a retail wine store. The name means “sense of pleasurable taste” or “taste buds”, only it means more than that. The policy they are using regarding wine pricing, is a quite common and successful one that we see used more and more these days; sell the bottle at the takeaway price and add a small markup to consume it on the premises. The kitchen is serving good straightforward dishes that are visually appealing yet not frou-frou in the least.