Looking for the best grilled meats in East Paris? Head to Brutos (walls stripped down to the stone, green banquettes, a tiled bar, a classy terrace), where the Robuchon-trained, Brazilian chef Lucas Baur de Campos roasts everything he can get his hands on: prime rib, sirloin steak, beef sausage, morcilla… and even fish and veggies! For us, that Sunday lunch: an incredibly tender whole herby chicken topped with a stunning shallot, garlic, herb and lemon sauce, served with garlicky fries and a spicy mayonnaise; before a pudim (a lovely Portuguese pudding) that everyone could agree upon. Not to mention the tapas: braised bone marrow with crushed hazelnuts; homemade morcilla and guindilla peppers; Brazilian rice fritters… // A.Sa.
FEELING THIRSTY? Natural wines: an Ardèche red from Gérald and Jocelyne Oustric (€6.50 a glass) or a Gard red from Alain Allier (€28 a bottle), an Alsace Sylvaner from Pierre Frick (€37)…
PRICE: Tapas €9-11, à la carte €40-52.
