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L’Absinthe

About L’Absinthe

L’Absinthe has been a bistro for decades, conveniently sited near the Louvre and Tuileries, but since the Michel Rostang group have taken it over and extended it, it has become something of a haute bistro. Still relaxed, still low-key, but with a bit of Manhattan about it as well as Paris. The dishes are bistro-style with aspiration. Try starter of chestnut veloute with floating discs of wild boar terrine, main course of scallops on rosemary brochette with crushed potatoes, and pudding of pear tatin with walnut sauce and caramel. On sunny days, try for a table on the lovely terrace and let Paris pass at your feet.

Full a la carte

Starter

Starters - €12
Goat cheese ravioles with langoustines - €2 supp
Sardine and arugula club sandwich
Mussels and cockles mariniere, foamy coconut soup
Tonton yann's beef and beaufort salad
Bakalao and coco beans in vinaigrette, oven-dried tomatoes and aged ham
Crabmeat-stuffed baby vegetables, fresh lemon verbena
Erquy scallops 'crudo', sweet potatoes,
Smoked herring roe
Seared foie gras, pureed jerusalem artichokes - €3 supp

Main Course

Main course - €20
Sea bream cooked 'a la plancha', crunchy cabbage
Erquy scallops on rosemary skewer, tangy 'jus', smoked paprika
Langoustines roasted, baby pasta and chorizo- €3 supp
Chicken dry curry rubbed, memories of vacation
Veal roasted hangar steak and baby shallots
Lamb rack of lamb, 'pieds et paquets' with potatoes
Beef selection of the day (see the blackboard)
Rabbit meltingly tender boneless rabbit in stuffed cabbage

Dessert

Dessert - €12
Yogurt cake with roasted figs
Ice creams and sorbets
Autumn fruit shortbread, warm jelly (quinces, apples, pears...)
Crunchy cocoa and puffed rice pastry, crushed banana
Fresh pineapple, creamy star-anise fromage blanc
Michel Rostang's chocolate pots-de-creme
Molten chocolat cake

Additional Information

Address:

24 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 75001

Nearest tube:

2 courses - €29
3 courses - €35

Average Price:

£25-£34/€41-€56

Opening times:

Mon - Fri 12pm - 2pm,
Mon - Sat 7pm - 11pm
Closed Sundays

Dress Code:

None

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