Anecdote

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Anecdote Bistro in Montreuil: Michelin Recommended Cooking from a 1979 Menu

Anecdote is a bistro in Montreuil, France, at 1 rue des Juifs, and it holds a Michelin Recommended distinction (2026). Its menu is inspired by the card Roland Gauthier wrote when he opened La Grenouillère in March 1979.

Cooking from memory

Alexandre Gauthier revives those forgotten recipes, working with a team led by Samuel Pesquet, Juliette Carlu and Virginie Fournier. The bistro kitchen cooks from memory rather than from a modern script. Dishes on the card include fried squid with gribiche sauce, and a côte à l'os grilled over embers for two. Le Fooding named the restaurant its most praiseworthy spot in 2016.

A former military hospital

The dining room sits on the place de l'église inside the Hôtel Hermitage, once a military hospital in Montreuil-sur-Mer. Architect Patrick Bouchain designed the interior. A terrace opens from the first day of spring to the last day of autumn, and the restaurant can be booked privately for groups and large tables.