There are so many blogs I want to write but I think tonight I'll have to start with a blog about the metro station of SENTIER. Don't worry I won't spend 500 words explaining how homeless men frequent the metro stations of Paris, in reality this blog is going to be about an area that I never even knew existed before last week and how quickly I've fallen in love with it.
A couple of weeks ago I met Denali at Sentier for an after-work drink. She said she knew a little wine bar where we could grab a drink and being two stops from my work it was the perfect location. We went to a little bar called Frenchie which I'd never heard of and that you would honestly never find if you didn't know it was there. The road is tiny and apart from the bar itself and it's adjoining restaurant (opposite) there is little else on the road. When we arrived the bar was already pretty packed and I was surprised when the waitress approached us and seemed to have some kind of weird accent. We spoke in French at first and I quickly realised she was actually American so we switched to English. We couldn't get a table as it was too busy but she took our name and gave us a number, explaining that she would come and get us when a table freed up. We placed ourselves at the bar and were again greeted by another fellow expat - a Canadian girl who was really friendly and even let us try some wine before we decided to go for a delicious full bodied red.
The bar has such a pleasant atmosphere and very friendly staff which makes the whole experience very enjoyable. The menu is simple but exquisite with lots of peculiar French dishes that sounded mouth-watering. After pouring over the menu we finally decided to go with a cheese board (including 3 different cheeses) which was absolutely divine. The bread was delicious, it wasn't your standard French baguette it was huge and dark almost like rye bread and we gazed at the waitress as she cut small slices of heaven for us and placed them in a rustic looking basket. Washed down with the delicious wine we chose it couldn't have been better. The American girl finally came back and offered us a table but we'd got so comfortable at the bar, laughing and joking with other expats and receiving regular top ups of wine that we decided to stay put. I think the only downside was the lack of space, you really need to get their early or you can't get a seat or place at the bar and the price of the wine - 8 euros a glass (!!!!) - which they don't tell you when you are tasting it! But honestly, if you want good food, good wine, good service and a good atmosphere Frenchie is the place to be.
RESTAURANT et bar a vin FRENCHIE
5-6, RUE DU NIL 75002 PARIS
TÉL. : +33 (0)1.40.39.96.19
MÉTRO 3 : SENTIER
The bar has such a pleasant atmosphere and very friendly staff which makes the whole experience very enjoyable. The menu is simple but exquisite with lots of peculiar French dishes that sounded mouth-watering. After pouring over the menu we finally decided to go with a cheese board (including 3 different cheeses) which was absolutely divine. The bread was delicious, it wasn't your standard French baguette it was huge and dark almost like rye bread and we gazed at the waitress as she cut small slices of heaven for us and placed them in a rustic looking basket. Washed down with the delicious wine we chose it couldn't have been better. The American girl finally came back and offered us a table but we'd got so comfortable at the bar, laughing and joking with other expats and receiving regular top ups of wine that we decided to stay put. I think the only downside was the lack of space, you really need to get their early or you can't get a seat or place at the bar and the price of the wine - 8 euros a glass (!!!!) - which they don't tell you when you are tasting it! But honestly, if you want good food, good wine, good service and a good atmosphere Frenchie is the place to be.
RESTAURANT et bar a vin FRENCHIE
5-6, RUE DU NIL 75002 PARIS
TÉL. : +33 (0)1.40.39.96.19
MÉTRO 3 : SENTIER
