Dining in Champs-Élysées

As we had been walking all day along Champs-Élysées, we just wanted to sit and eat. We knew it was going to be over-priced and touristy, given where we were, but we were hungry. We ended up in Bistro des Champs and decided, hey, if we must be tourists, we might as well go for must-eats!

We got some escargot (large, Label Rouge Burgundy snails), onion soup (I assume I no longer need to say French, right?), Charolais beef tartare, and a platter of cheese for grandma. I had Croque Monsieur (which they served all day) while DD#1 had mussels in white wine.

The escargot was beautifully cooked in butter and pesto

Label Rouge Burgundy Escargot, Bistrot des Champs, Paris

 The beef tartare was nicely seasoned. The Croque Monsieur was buttery and the serving was a good portion. I couldn’t even finish it on my own

Croque Monsieur, Bistro des Champs, Paris

The mussels were cooked well and again, the serving was quite big

Mussels in white wine, Bistro des Champs, Paris

Service was also good. DD#2 dropped her fork and, in an instant, was replaced by our server.

We found out later on that it was a 2-star rated restaurant with some very bad reviews. So glad our experience was quite good! It was one of the lucky times we didn’t look at the reviews and ended up with something nice.

We also found a couple of places in Champs-Élysées which are also in Toronto! Yay!

•   Brioche Dorée—a chain but good pastries!
•   Ladurée—founded in 1862 with macarons to die for