Arty version of the Bouquinistes

Guy Savoy, Laurent Jacquet (manager) and Stéphane Perraud (chef) have come up with a new proposal for Les Bouquinistes restaurant, with a new menu and… a fresco by Fabrice Hyber! The place is well worth a visit.

In the kitchen, Guy Savoy and Stéphane Perraud have designed a menu that is both academic and innovative. “Together with Guy Savoy, we redesigned the entire menu, taking care to retain the Bouquinistes signature that has made the Maison such a success since 1994,” explains Stéphane Perraud.
The restaurant’s architecture, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, now features a fresco by Fabrice Hyber, specially created for the restaurant. The artist “hybridized “* the space with his work “Menu-Mental”, a large page of writing and illustrations on the theme of gastronomy.

Merlan-et-tartare-dhuîtres-fromage-caillé-et-petits-pois-copyright-Laurence-MOUTON

The fresco contains numerous references and translations (in English and Chinese) relating to the world of cooking, pleasure and play. These elements are the start of a creative process that will regularly “feed” Les Bouquinistes with new objects, prototypes, sculptures… The restaurant becomes a test workshop… a first!

Roasted tuna with basil breading, eggplant confit, Greek yoghurt and canberries (c) Laurence MOUTON

The menu features new, more affordable formulas – starter/main course/dessert at 36 euros and a six-course tasting menu at 78 euros. As far as the menu is concerned, mackerel in muscadet, thyme-lemon sorbet, swimming in vinaigrette now rubs shoulders with suckling pig confit, lentils simmered in its own juice. The tuna is also divine.

Les Bouquinistes
53, quai des Grands Augustins – 75006 Paris
Tél : 01 43 25 45 94 – [email protected] – www.lesbouquinistes.com
Open daily.
Lunch from 12:00 to 14:30. Dinner from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm (6:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Sundays)
Private room – Privatization possible – Valet parking.

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