Le Bar à Huîtres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjqs3bQ_4msskVWQRshOUVnhLY4PT00tvAta2o8GhV5MAw30EMbr6XR9BlCsVZVKPaZwa4_Xl-3llTn-3tlt50LiYz5EEmEXvCquTsRo54dZd4-EqoixhNqvGys_dZGE_0eQ01iv_3I/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjqs3bQ_4msskVWQRshOUVnhLY4PT00tvAta2o8GhV5MAw30EMbr6XR9BlCsVZVKPaZwa4_Xl-3llTn-3tlt50LiYz5EEmEXvCquTsRo54dZd4-EqoixhNqvGys_dZGE_0eQ01iv_3I/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0235.jpg" width="665" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lebarahuitres.com/uk/index.php" target="_blank">Le Bar à Huîtres</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sidewalk display in front of the restaurant is colorfully arranged </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a large selection of <i>les fruits de mer</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have not eaten here, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the boxes in the bottom row are labeled <a href="http://huitres-cadoret.fr/en/" target="_blank"><i><b>Les Huîtres Cadoret</b></i></a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a family company over five generations since 1880.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes my mouth water just to think about these bivalves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.lebarahuitres.com/uk/index.php" target="_blank">Le Bar à Huîtres</a></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">33, bd Beaumarchais</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Bar à Huîtres

Le Bar à Huîtres The sidewalk display in front of the restaurant is colorfully arranged  with a large selection of les fruits de mer Althoug...

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L'Écailler du Bistrot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPIj5pfuOH-7OWbhHMo4__9AV938dpuUsd-fwX0XKqsVKY8lbGb-sLIRaIr847aHDkFgwZpuBDzs2gFRPm91dPmxXkbRXSc4YYjfwBPqC6CsIQZs84VQ7MjP5Gw4CYHhjtbi1edEHA2E/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_75DSC_8166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPIj5pfuOH-7OWbhHMo4__9AV938dpuUsd-fwX0XKqsVKY8lbGb-sLIRaIr847aHDkFgwZpuBDzs2gFRPm91dPmxXkbRXSc4YYjfwBPqC6CsIQZs84VQ7MjP5Gw4CYHhjtbi1edEHA2E/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_75DSC_8166.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">L'Écailler du Bistrot</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are fond of seafood you will love this restaurant devoted to shrimp, fish, prawns, lobster, and most importantly (to me) oysters!  We were there for a midday meal of oysters and to sample their featured fish of the day.  I was not disappointed and as I type about the salty sea flavor of these delightful mollusks, my mouth is watering.  At home I might have been mixing a coctail sauce, but here they needed not a single seasoning or spice.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next trip to this bistrot, I will just have an assortment of oysters...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a side of baguette.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>L'Écailler du Bistrot</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>22, rue Paul Bert</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75011, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"></div>

L'Écailler du Bistrot

      L'Écailler du Bistrot     If you are fond of seafood you will love this restaurant devoted to shrimp, fish, prawns, lobster, and m...

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L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp), homard (lobster), and many types of fish won my heart.  It is decorated with large wooden boats, maps and painted murals of shellfish.  The blackboard menus feature the daily catch and have a large selection of named oysters. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I learned from my experiences at Le Baron Rouge that you order oysters by the number which indicates the size of the oyster and by the beach, such as Omaha Beach.  There are too many choices so you order some of all of them and savor the individuality of each.  Just as the French cherish their baguettes, the oysters are serious business and not to be rushed.  They have a nice selection of wines, and a glass of Sancerre is a perfect accompaniment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Living most of the year on the Gulf Coast of the US and traveling to other coastal oyster regions (Seattle, Vancouver), my tastes are discerning.  The oysters that I enjoyed at L'Ecailler du Bistrot were perhaps the best ever tasted.  One could close the eyes and be transported to Brittany.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">miam-miam   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

L'Ecailler du Bistrot Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp),...

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Le Charolais - les huitres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88AFwlnXtiSWkMtrrVJ3Fbs1UVhnyyknmLlgAcIfVHHhsv5iDrx7osf4HGba0t7R0vJZmk_kGVssQ1W5Fvn7NLzJpCAnDkQ7ZhXlSoDKJycLuu7Cm2SOE8e5KZpjOgMHqOVHywOj4HZY/s1600/2011+nov+6+day+3+DSC_0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88AFwlnXtiSWkMtrrVJ3Fbs1UVhnyyknmLlgAcIfVHHhsv5iDrx7osf4HGba0t7R0vJZmk_kGVssQ1W5Fvn7NLzJpCAnDkQ7ZhXlSoDKJycLuu7Cm2SOE8e5KZpjOgMHqOVHywOj4HZY/s640/2011+nov+6+day+3+DSC_0492.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Charolais</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Monsieur is selecting oysters </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> as the patrons eagerly await these delicacies on the café terrace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will be back in Paris soon and will enjoy some oysters here </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and also around the corner at Le Baron Rouge.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They are deliciously salted by the sea </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and need nothing more than a splash of lemon juice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Charolais, café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">15, rue de Cotte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Charolais - les huitres

Le Charolais Monsieur is selecting oysters  as the patrons eagerly await these delicacies on the café terrace. I will be back in Paris soon ...

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