Le Petit Bofinger

If you happen to be around the Bastille (for opera, ballet, or shopping...) and feel like having a bit, consider this place for an elegant (but not too), traditional French cuisine lunch or dinner. You may meet the well-off mesdames et messieurs, as this place caters for the "real" Parisiens, serves quiet good food and excellent wines. Prices are reasonable, given the quality.If you can plan ahead, you may consider making a reservation.

I have been to Bofinger for years in fact maybe for the past 20 years. It is an institution opened over 150 years ago. So at our last trip to Paris we went across to Le Petit Bofinger. Service was pleasant but short of staff, restaurant was full and they didn't cope well at all. so no attention to details, no top up Wine or water, no follow up on our food if we enjoyed.The food was hit and miss, Foie Gras excellent, Beef Tartare poor in taste, quality and seasoning, wine excellent and great value....David

Comme nous n'avions pas réservé, nous avons été gentiment éconduit de la brasserie... Nous avons donc eu une table fort agréable chez le petit ! Excellent service, convivial, professionnel. Nous avons aimé !

Trés satisfaits de notre déjeuner ! Plats français maison, purée de fenouil, poisson excellent, frites maison me semble-t'il !Le seul souci, ce sont les sanitaires qui ne sont pas assez entretenus et qui datent ! Le service est impeccable et souriant !

On the next-to-last night in Paris, our family of 3 adults and 2 small children chose this restaurant near the Bastille, within walking distance of our rented ap't. Although air conditioning was advertised on the window outside - and that was a draw b/c of the unseasonable heat wave - it never materialized. We were on the verge of leaving as we waited, but a waiter finally arrived and seated us. At that point, we decided to stay. The 3 adults ordered escargots in a pesto sauce for an appetizer- very tasty - and had fried hake, boeuf tartare, and a pork cutlet as mains. All were good, as was the hamburger and fries split by the 2 children. We had a nice Alsatian white wine and a limonade for the children. The real winner, however, was the delicious crème brulée that the children were to split. The adults all dug in as well, however, and were glad we did. We all wished later that we'd each had our own. Interestingly, once we walked out of the restaurant, we felt a wonderfully cool breeze, and just as predicted, the heat wave had broken. If only the restaurant had had outside tables, we could have enjoyed that fresher air.