Le Bar à Huîtres

Le Bar à Huîtres

The sidewalk display in front of the restaurant is colorfully arranged 

with a large selection of les fruits de mer

Although I have not eaten here, 

the boxes in the bottom row are labeled Les Huîtres Cadoret, 

a family company over five generations since 1880.

It makes my mouth water just to think about these bivalves.

 

miam-miam

Le Bar à Huîtres

33, bd Beaumarchais

75003, Paris

 

L'Écailler du Bistrot

 

 

 

L'Écailler du Bistrot

 

 

If you are fond of seafood you will love this restaurant devoted to shrimp, fish, prawns, lobster, and most importantly (to me) oysters!  We were there for a midday meal of oysters and to sample their featured fish of the day.  I was not disappointed and as I type about the salty sea flavor of these delightful mollusks, my mouth is watering.  At home I might have been mixing a coctail sauce, but here they needed not a single seasoning or spice. 

 

 

The next trip to this bistrot, I will just have an assortment of oysters...

with a side of baguette.

 

 

 

L'Écailler du Bistrot

22, rue Paul Bert

75011, Paris

 





L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

L'Ecailler du Bistrot

Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp), homard (lobster), and many types of fish won my heart.  It is decorated with large wooden boats, maps and painted murals of shellfish.  The blackboard menus feature the daily catch and have a large selection of named oysters. 

 I learned from my experiences at Le Baron Rouge that you order oysters by the number which indicates the size of the oyster and by the beach, such as Omaha Beach.  There are too many choices so you order some of all of them and savor the individuality of each.  Just as the French cherish their baguettes, the oysters are serious business and not to be rushed.  They have a nice selection of wines, and a glass of Sancerre is a perfect accompaniment.

Living most of the year on the Gulf Coast of the US and traveling to other coastal oyster regions (Seattle, Vancouver), my tastes are discerning.  The oysters that I enjoyed at L'Ecailler du Bistrot were perhaps the best ever tasted.  One could close the eyes and be transported to Brittany.

miam-miam  

L'Ecailler du Bistrot

22, rue Paul Bert

75011, Paris

Le Charolais - les huitres

Le Charolais

Monsieur is selecting oysters

 as the patrons eagerly await these delicacies on the café terrace.

I will be back in Paris soon and will enjoy some oysters here 

and also around the corner at Le Baron Rouge.  

They are deliciously salted by the sea 

and need nothing more than a splash of lemon juice.

Le Charolais, café

15, rue de Cotte

75012, Paris