Spinning Around In Gastronomic Paris, France, Part 2

As we were strolling away from the louvre and slightly lost, we chanced upon this contemporary Japanese restaurant, Zen. There are times when you look at a place and you sort of feel that it's kind of special. Sometimes your intuition fails you, other times it does you proud. Well, this time my intuition did me proud. Catch this chic and modern Japanese restaurant during lunch time like we did to get the best value. They were serving Ramen and a side of gyozas for just 9.90 euros! Best part was, everything was delectable. We got an additional side of Sake Maki for kicks, and it was satisfying too. The crispy and juicy gyozas were excellent, and so was the chashu, though I did wish that the ramen noodles had slightly more bite.

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Spinning Around In Gastronomic Paris, France, Part 1

Macarons from Ladurée

With only 3 days in Paris, it was imperative that a dining strategy was in place. Mine was pretty straightforward: a Michelin-starred restaurant, a classic Paris bistro, and macarons from both Ladurée and Pierre Hermé. If I hadn't had a Cancale oyster overload at Saint Malo in Normandy right before Paris, a healthy dosage of oysters from the famed Huitrerie Régis would be in order too. After all, oysters are my favourite.

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