L'Ecailler du Bistrot - Paris, France

I've gotta give a huge tip of the beret to deesher, who recommended this gem of a spot to me before our trip to Paris last fall (I'm finally getting around to posting reports from this trip) . . .


L'Ecailler du Bistrot - 22 Rue Paul Bert, Paris



Menu Board
This menu board, which is about 1 meter tall, gets moved around the restaurant and placed on tables as patrons are seated. There were some good-looking treats here but it wasn't our main focus.



Raw Menu
This menu is why were were here.



2011 Catherine et Pierre Breton Vouvray La Dilettante Sec, Loire, France
Crisp and clean -- a great accompaniment for what was coming next.



Selection of Raw Items
On deesher's outstanding recommendation, we ordered quite a few Utah Beach oysters and a bunch of other ones, too. We also had some whelks and some small shrimps that I believe were salt-cured. These oysters, especially the Utah Beach oysters, were some of the finest I've ever enjoyed and they were one of the major eating highlights of this trip (which also included meals at 3 Michelin 3-Star restaurants).



Fried Shrimp
Ok, Man does not live by raw alone!



Frites
These looked so good going out to the tables near us, we had to have an order of our own.



Raw Prep
At a place that does this kind of volume, this is a Sisyphean task to be sure but this gentleman did his job with remarkable expertise. Every single oyster still contained its delectable liquor and I don't remember encountering even a single tiny bit of shell in any of them.



L'Ecailleur d'huîtres

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L'Ecailler du Bistrot
22 Rue Paul Bert
75011 Paris, France
+33 1 43 72 76 77

Ronnie,

Next time don't forget the sole meuniere de "petit bateau'. It's an awesome followup to the oysters and maybe the best piece of fish I've ever had. Last time I was there was in May and they had very little in the way of oysters but the seafood platter for two was very good.