Phone: +33145080523,+33629267823,+33952124101
Address: 54 rue d Argout | 75002, 75002 Paris, France
City: Paris
Menu Dishes: 17
Reviews: 5229
Website: https://lajaja.fr
"We met a friend of ours for dinner at La Brigout. Julien had been here several times before and recommended it. We got there first and were a little concerned that we were the only people inside. But it quickly became clear that this was a great find. The food was awesome: I had a duck parmentier, my partner had a hamburger, and our friend Julien had the bass. Every dish was simple, but very tasty and clearly prepared with knowledge and care. The bill was astonishingly low for the part of Paris we were in. (We didn 't have any wine, which helped keep the bill low) I have only one tiny complaint, and that isn 't so much about La Brigout as it is about every restaurant in Paris during the summer: doors wide open to people smoking on the sidewalk. The smoke billows into the restaurant and is impossible to avoid. I asked the waiter if we might move upstairs to the dining area there. 'Why? ' he asked. 'Because of the smoke. ' He was honestly surprised. 'But there is no smoke in here! ' There was, actually a *lot* of smoke inside, but he was unaware of it, as most smokers are absolutely unaware of how pervasive 2nd hand smoke is. I chose not to push the issues. I was, after all, and American in Paris, and I didn 't want to be That Guy. I am very grateful France passed the no-smoking-in-restuarants bill. Now I wish they would pass some sort of bill that bans smoking from within 25 feet of any open door or window. This would be a challenge, as it seems most people in France smoke. But, hopefully, people in France will gradually realize that when one stops smoking, food tastes SO MUCH BETTER. Seriously, France, do it for your taste buds if not your lungs. So the above complaint is something we encountered in pretty much every restaurant in Paris during our summer stay here. I 'm not singling La Brigout out as being any worse or better than any other place. But: if the upstairs level is open, and if you cannot bear the smell of smoke, see if you can sit upstairs. La Brigout is certainly a place we will eat in again when we return next to Paris."
All prices are estimates on menu.