Monbleu - Review - 9th Arr. - Paris - The Infatuation

"If you've ever dreamed of dining in a cheese shop, you’re in the right place. Past the cheese counter and glass-walled aging cellar is a two-storey dining room that’s unapologetically devoted to cheese. At Monbleu, you can go à la carte to feast on breaded rounds of gooey Saint-Marcellin paired with sweet, slow-cooked leek, or a hot dog topped with both fried and slow-cooked onions and tons of funky Taleggio. You’ll even find cheese on the dessert menu, with a citrus-spiked Brillat-Savarin cheesecake. The raclette here is one of the best in the city, with an unlimited offering of no fewer than nine flavors of cheese from smoked to truffle. Place each slice into your own personal frying pan and melt it underneath the tabletop broiler before drizzling it over potatoes and your choice of charcuterie or seasonal vegetables. Your group needs to unanimously order it to take advantage of this more-is-more mountain specialty, but no one will come out hungry or disappointed." - Emily Monaco