There are more and more tourist restaurants in the Marais. It’s getting harder and harder to find a good address. Fortunately, Enoteca is here! A chic, contemporary trattoria. Lunch story.
A place steeped in history
On the corner of Rue Charles V and Rue Saint Paul, where the King’s mansions and gardens once stood, you’ll find L’Enoteca. Transformed into a trattoria, the establishment is none other than a historic 17th-century wine cellar. It’s a little piece of Parisian history in its own right. L’Enoteca was one of the few wine inns approved by King Louis XIV.
Alexandre Chapon, owner of the Aux Vins des Pyrénées, Pamela Popo and Chez Julien restaurants, is giving a new lease of life to L’Enoteca, a historic trattoria created in December 1990 and located in the heart of the Marais district. He has completely renovated the restaurant’s first floor, with a chic, warm new interior designed by talented decorator Ingrid Taillandier. Today, the contemporary “salon privé” feel of the second floor contrasts with the woodsy ambience of the first floor.
Inspiring cuisine
I take a seat upstairs and decide to have a burrata for starters, a good barometer for verifying the authenticity of a restaurant that claims to serve cuisine from the Italian peninsula. The test is passed with flying colors. The cheese is milky and very fresh. A treat!
Burrata and baby vegetables
This restaurant boasts an impressive wine list, perhaps the most extensive in Paris for Italian wines. Over 350 references and 20,000 bottles! All regions of Italy are represented.
The enormous wine list
For the main course, I opt for a plate of pumpkin gnocchi. Truly original and very surprising. The service is conscientious and diligent. No complaints here.
Pumpkin gnocchi
For dessert, I indulge in a duo of Panna Cotta served with a glass of Moscato.
Panna Cotta
All in all, l’Enoteca is a truly fine Italian restaurant in Paris. A place well worth a visit, both for the setting and for what you find on the plate.
The “L’Enoteca” restaurant is open from 12:00 to 14:30 and
from 7.30pm to 11.30pm, Monday to Saturday,
Sundays from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 19:30 to 23:00.
Address: 25, rue Charles-V, 75004 Paris – 01 42 78 91 44
Metro: Saint Paul or Sully Morland
A la carte dishes: between €14 and €25
Lunch menu: starter + main course or main course + dessert + glass of wine: €14.50
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