Gambero Rosso Wine Travel Food August 2020

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TOP ITALIAN RESTAURANTS

TOP ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN PARIS

ARMANI RISTORANTE 149 Boulevard Saint-Germain Paris Average Price: € 45

Of the many Armani restaurants we tried around the world – from Tokyo to Dubai – that this is certainly the most complete and rigorous as far

as ingredients go as well as in cleanliness of flavours. This is a one-way trip to Italy. Merito for this goes to Massimo Mori and the good hands of Sicilian chef Massimo Tringali. Ingredients employed are nothing short of excellent, from the gamberi rossi di Mazara, Piedmontese hazelnuts, to the small artichoke Presidia, bottarga, and the charcuterie. A cuisine based on great purity, each dish has a different oil pairing, such as the spaghetti with tomato or ravioli with a burrata filling: luxurious and simple at the same time. The wine list mimics the same rigor, with a lot of research into niche wines from indigenous grapes. Minimal and elegant restaurant, located on the top floor of the cafe, boasting super pro-

BIJOU

DILIA

10 Rue Dancourt - Paris

1 Rue d’Eupatoria - Paris

Average Price: € 40

Average Price: € 60

The volcano that is Genn-

Of all the Italian chefs in

aro Nasti never stops. After

Paris, according to us Mi-

experiences in Spain and

chele Farnesi is the one

the United States, he found well-deserved

who mostly enhances instinctive, cre-

success in Paris. Bijou is much more than

ative and tasty traits. For us his is one

a pizzeria, it offers an extraordinary gas-

of the best cooking experiences in the

tronomic experience, at the foot of Mont-

city. In his mini bistro in Belleville, he

martre we ate some of the best doughs

combines the lessons learned during

in the world: contemporary, creative, with

his experiences with great French chefs

ingredients of true excellence. The blend

with very Italian flavours and textures.

of fine flours, from wholemeal, semi-

Perfect stuffed pasta, even the simple

whole and other cereals, and a perfect

spaghetti with seafood or cacio e pepe

leavening lead to pies of incredible light-

for lunch are excellent, with cuts of meat

ness. The many fanciful versions are ex-

such as the sumptuous venison fillet.

ceptional – there is also a dough added

The flavours are incisive, well balanced,

with Champagne – as are the great clas-

the land-sea combinations are amusing,

sics like Margherita and Marinara. Among

the dishes are extraordinary even in the

our favorites, the Crunch with salsic-

presence of many ingredients. Michele

cia and friarielli or the pie zucchine alla

is very young and loves good, artisanal

scapece, burrata and bottarga borealis.

wine, the wine list proves it thanks also

Top service. And what a wine list!

to the hard work of Mirko. In our last visit we had some amazing beetroot gnoc-

fessional service. At the meal’s end, leave

chi with oyster and some mind-blowing

room for Antonino Di Stefano’s fantastic

ravioli with black truffle on the top. No

desserts. The ricotta is to die for!

frills, real taste. Michele Farnesi has been awarded as Chef of the Year in the Top Italian Restaurants 2019.

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