Editor Pick
L'Atlas Brasserie
- March 5, 2003
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Jim Rosenberg from Wausau, Wisconsin
L'Atlas Brasserie is easy to find, just a block off Boulevard St. Germain on the corner of rue Buci and rue de Seine. They have a full menu with plenty of outdoor tables (heaters are turned on in cooler weather) and, of course, indoor seating, too.
I would love to be able to tell you about all of the wonderful menu offerings, but the fact of the matter is that I stopped for one thing and one thing only: les moules (mussels). I love them and this is the place to get them. L'Atlas offers a couple of options -- a light, traditional creme sauce and a bleu cheese sauce (also light; not overpowering by any means). Both of them are outstanding; you can't possibly lose. A bucket of them will run you about 14 Euros. Sure, it might seem a little weird to just do the one-course thing, but if you go in the middle of the afternoon, you won't be taking up more than your share of space and you can people watch, sip your white wine and satiate yourself with those fabulous mussels and baguettes to your heart's content. They'll give you a bucket to put the empty shells in and for the pile of les moules that you will receive, it will still be empty all too soon. (Check out the other fresh seafood on the iced bar that is streetside; they pride themselves in having it fresh and doing it right.)
From journal Paris: An Affordable, Spectacular Destination