Cafe Sud - Paris
One afternoon, with plans to visit Fauchon and La Duree for dessert, Chad and I searched for a place to have lunch around La Madeleine, and we were discouraged by the lack of interesting restaurants that we could find until we came across the chic Cafe Sud, at 12 rue de Castellane. Perfectly for us, their 21.50Euro prix-fixed was two courses only, so were were free to stock up at Fauchon afterwards. Cafe Sud had a good lunch, and if I worked in the area, I’d probably look forward to it, but otherwise, I wouldn’t really seek it out. But it is comfortable and modern, and I’m grateful that we ate there, and not at a rundown bistro.
And by the way, I never did get anything from La Duree. The line was too long, the shop was too hot and small, and frankly, the pastries looked rather messier than they did when I had my first macarons there in 1998.
I liked this sort of tropical trail mix served to us upon being seated. We also got good bread.
Chad got the Buffalo Mozzeralla with Grilled Vegetables, which I thought had more flavor than the rather bland version at L’Atelier Joel Robuchon.
I got the Artichoke Salad, which was absolutely perfect and I like that design with the artichokes.
I had the Salmon with Ratatouille. The salmon was meaty and tender, but I didn’t care for the ratatouille. It was drab and watery. The potato chips were very good and welcome.
Chad had the Beef with Fries. The beef was good, but the fries were a bit too dry.
