Located on Rue Bergère, Pastore (“shepherd” in Italian) has more in common with a very hip hipster than with summer pastures. Inside this osteria which boasts all the markers of urban coolitude (waxed concrete floors, cleverly stripped walls, industrial marble-topped tables, neon suspension lamps), the creative pasta chef from Palermo, Lorenzo Sciabica (ex-Osteria Ferrara), dresses up famous Italian classics! Take the other day at lunch as an example: hot and cold octopus over a mouthwatering lentil and black sesame cream, titillated by sauce vierge; lamb-spinach ravioli in an oregano sauce that clung beautifully to the pasta, though we would have liked a bit more of it – or a big breaded pork chop that was damn delicious, served with an anchovy sauce; before a vegetal charcoal meringue over Japanese genmaicha rice pudding, crisp peas and strawberries, plus an herbaceous scoop of lemon sorbet. Bravissimo! // Jean Pascal
FEELING THIRSTY? There’s an extensive Italy-centric wine list featuring a Sicilian white from Terra Constantino (€7 a glass), a Barolo from the Scarzello winery (€14) or even a Tuscan rosé from La Fattoria Sardi (€32).
PRICE: Appetizers €14-15, mains €24-28, desserts €13-14.
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