The story
Le Maquis is a Paris bistro at 53 rue des Cloÿs in the 18th arrondissement, serving modern cuisine that Le Fooding named its Biggest crush in 2020. Michelin has recommended the restaurant in 2026.
Paul Boudier and Albert Touton run the kitchen. Before opening Le Maquis, both cooked in or around Le Chateaubriand, Aux Deux Amis and Le Verre Volé.
Le Fooding's 2020 review praised a €50 prix-fixe dinner: langoustine maki with karashi mayonnaise, Parmesan agnolotti in watercress velouté, and duck with radicchio and dauphine potatoes. Lunch was a €21 menu of homecooked dishes. The room has red banquettes, a zinc-topped bar and ageless tiling. Dessert included a Paris-Brest and a mango sorbet with tandoori spices.
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Fire warning! Le Maquis, a stand-out bistro with modest red banquettes, a series of small arches, a cozy zinc-topped bar and ageless tiling, is causing mass hysteria even beyond the borders of Paris’ 18th arrondissement. It’s where Paul Boudier and Albert Touton, two chef brothers who brushed up against the furious flames of Le Chateaubriand , Aux Deux Amis and Le Verre Volé , decided to set their dinner menu and all of Paris ablaze without incinerating anyone’s wallet in the process. From the embers was born a thunderous yet classy €50 prix-fixe menu: divine langoustine maki prepared with a karashi mayonnaise, vinegary rice with nori; scrambled eggs with a generous amount of truffle; sinfully good Parmesan agnolotti, christened with a ladleful of watercress velouté; masterfully prepared duck, paired with radicchio, dauphine potatoes and marchand de vin sauce… After a feast of such proportions, we let ourselves be wooed by some mango sorbet that was out of this world and topped with a dash of tandoori spices, and a precious little Paris-Brest creampuff that had us weak in the knees. At lunchtime, the tiny tavern sends out an insane €21 menu featuring homecooked cuisine that really hits the bull’s-eye – the last time it was leeks vinaigrette, veal blanquette and clafoutis for dessert. // Renaud Fuego
Fire warning! Le Maquis, a stand-out bistro with modest red banquettes, a series of small arches, a cozy zinc-topped bar and ageless tiling, is causing mass hysteria even beyond the borders of Paris’ 18th arrondissement. It’s where Paul Boudier and Albert Touton, two chef brothers who brushed up against the furious flames of Le Chateaubriand , Aux Deux Amis and Le Verre Volé , decided to set their dinner menu and all of Paris ablaze without incinerating anyone’s wallet in the process. From the embers was born a thunderous yet classy €50 prix-fixe menu: divine langoustine maki prepared with a karashi mayonnaise, vinegary rice with nori; scrambled eggs with a generous amount of truffle; sinfully good Parmesan agnolotti, christened with a ladleful of watercress velouté; masterfully prepared duck, paired with radicchio, dauphine potatoes and marchand de vin sauce… After a feast of such proportions, we let ourselves be wooed by some mango sorbet that was out of this world and topped with a dash of tandoori spices, and a precious little Paris-Brest creampuff that had us weak in the knees. At lunchtime, the tiny tavern sends out an insane €21 menu featuring homecooked cuisine that really hits the bull’s-eye – the last time it was leeks vinaigrette, veal blanquette and clafoutis for dessert. // Renaud Fuego
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