One of the first things I do when I travel to any city is google “Anthony Bourdain + city name” and jot down the names of restaurants with his stamp of approval. No joke, I have stalked his recommendations in Paris, Venice and even Lima, Peru. So doing this has become somewhat of a ritual for me.
He is a huge inspiration to me in my dreams of hosting a travel and food show, and the reason I respect him so much is his honesty. Because of this, I know that if he recommends it, it’s probably good and that was definitely the case (once again) in Paris.
From his 100th episode he shared about L’Avant Comptoir and I had to try it. After arriving to the little wine bar, I walked in to find a counter, no seats, a menu hanging from the ceiling and 4 locals drinking absinthe.
Check out my video below & photos from my first time dining there.
If you want to visit the tapas and wine bar in Paris, the address is 9 carrefour de l’Odeon, 75006 Paris and you can check out their yelp page here.
I also wanted to note this restaurant is reasonably priced. The small plates were priced around €4-7 and they also give you a huge bread basket. We left both stuffed and even ordered two glasses of wine and the total was €33
all photos by Marianna Hewitt
Emilie says:
Nice post about my city and one of my favourite restaurants.
Boudin noir sure is delicious but you don’t want to know how it is made 😉
Carmen says:
Do both you and your mom speak french?
Kristy says:
I love Anthony too! Your blog is coming along very well and I think you would be an amazing travel /food show host. Good luck with your future endeavors
Mariam says:
Really nice post. Travel is so wonderful. Going to Bali in late summer and will check out Anthony’s travel tips. Thanks!!
LED lighting says:
I love to taste that steak.