Les Résistants - La Table -- Paris, 10

I wrote about this delightful restaurant last September, only one of several times I have been there. I suggest you read that article to get the background on the restaurant.

The front room, where I was seated this time:

Although the diners were mostly French, there was a Japanese couple next to me on one side; on the other side of me was a couple composed of an English woman and an American man (based on their accents), but there were various indications that they reside in Paris. Diners ranged in age from twenties on up.

The offerings at dinner are still the same, a four- or six-course menu without specification of the contents of each dish:

The wine list remains extraordinary, one of the most interesting I know for a variety of reasons. New bottles are continually being opened for wines-by-the-glass, so there was no listing of them. You let the server know what type of wine you are interested in, and he or she brings you a bottle to taste before you accept it.

The amuse-bouche looked just like the one I had in September, but it was different. This one was a tartelette of creamed spinach topped by spelt. It was one tasty morsel.

The appetizer was daurade grise (sea bream) with two celeries in a cream and mixed with the fish.

With it, I took a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley:

The saltiness of the fish played against the cream and the crunchiness of the celery, making for a most satisfying combination.

The first main dish was monkfish with tiny Brussels sprouts and a leafy green in a foam sauce:

With this, I took a (non-oxidative) wine from the Savagnin grape and the Jura region produced by the excellent Domaine de la Renardière.

This was an excellent combination. The monkfish was a touch bland, but the vegetables and the wine picked it up.

The second main course was pork with beets in a sauce made from the beets and pomegranate.

With that, I took a glass of Bourgueil (Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley) from the excellent Domaine du Bel-Air:

This, too, was a fine combination, with the understated meat bringing out the beset in the wine and the sauce.

Dessert was a pavlova with a marmalade of Corsican lemon and ice cream with the flavor of a fir tree.

The dish was light and harmonious and the fir tree ice cream added an interesting, original note.

The bill:

(Note: the bill left off the third glass of wine that I ordered; when I pointed this out, I was told to forget it.)

As I walked out on the street, I noticed the neon sign across the street for the Hôtel Grand Amour:

The food at Les Résistants - La Table is consistently good and the wines are always excellent, but the interesting room and diners are what really make the experience special. I strongly urge you to go on your next venture to Paris.

Les Résistants — La Table

7, rue de la Fidélité, 75010 Paris

Tél: 09 81 41 01 07

website: https://www.lesresistants-latable.fr/

Tuesday-Sunday lunch and dinner

Métro: Gare de l’Est, Château d’Eau, Strasbourg-St Denis