La Cagouille Paris

La Cagouille sits at 10 place Constantin, Brancusi. It is a twenty-minute walk from the Parc Montsouris, placing it well clear of the more congested tourist arteries found in the centre of Paris.

The restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Excellence Award, and its focus on traditional French seafood is a welcome corrective to the city’s more experimental small-plate hubs. While the room runs smart, the kitchen treats its ingredients with a restraint that makes the place feel more purposeful than its nearby fine-dining competitors. It relies on the consistency of the classic menu rather than the trends that currently cycle through the rest of the district. For those tired of the performative nature of local bistros, this is where you go for a meal that prioritizes the cellar and the catch over the noise.