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
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
Do both you and your mom speak french?
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
Really nice post. Travel is so wonderful. Going to Bali in late summer and will check out Anthony’s travel tips. Thanks!!
I love to taste that steak.