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The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Paris

"At long last there’s a terrific place to have a meal before or after a visit to the famous Marché aux Puces, the flea market on the edge of Paris in Saint Ouen. Chef Alcidia Vulbeau, who formerly cooked at Frenchie, opened this bistrot a vins with white-washed walls, bare wood tables, and some appropriately retro bric-a-brac a couple of months ago. It’s been crowded ever since with antique mavens and local bobos who love its great list of organic, natural, and biodynamic wines and eclectic menu. During the week, it serves two good-value prix-fixe menus — two courses for 15 euros, three for 18 euros at lunch — and then goes a la carte for the same meal on the weekends. In the evening, there are cheese and charcuterie plates, along with a weekend-only tapas menu. The chalkboard specials change regularly, but expect dishes like grilled leeks with crushed hazelnuts in soy-cider vinaigrette, soba with duck breast and grilled shiitake mushrooms, and barley risotto with cockles and mussels." - Alexander Lobrano