This morning I visited some of my favorite food and wine spots in Paris.
The Aligre market in the 12th arrondissement is one of the most exciting and exotic markets of Paris. Street stalls sell very affordable fruits, vegetables, fish, cheese and flowers, and vendors’ shouting gives me a feeling of being in the Middle East or North Africa rather than in Paris. In addition to strolling along the street, I always stop by at Epicerie Sabah for salty, grilled almonds, spices, herbs, lentils and olives. This time I also stopped by Le Baron Rouge, which is a fantastic, charming wine bar, and one of the rare places in Paris where one can bring an empty bottle to be filled with one of the five wine choices stored in oak barrels (if you forgot your own bottle, they can rent you one for 50 cents). Following the recommendation, we bought red wine from Touraine.
The dinner is going to consist of different tapas: grilled paprika, olives, baba ghanoush (eggplant dip), chic pea, kale & cherry tomato salad, olives, charcuterie, melons, tomato & mozzarella, and the rest I have not decided yet! Bon appetit everyone!
Le Marche d’Aligre: Place Aligre, 75012 Paris (http://marchedaligre.free.fr/). Metro Ledru-Rollin
Epicerie Sabah: 30 Rue Aligre, 75012 Paris
Le Baron Rouge: 1 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012 Paris
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Filling your own wine bottle? That’s a new one for me. It sounds really nice though! Here in Toronto some restaurants let you bring your own bottle(s) of wine and charge a small corking fee for serving it (and some even have free corkage every now and then).
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Hi Mari, it is a disappearing tradition. You still find it quite easily in the wine-making regions (particularly at the cooperatives). It is fun…!
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