restaurant

Taverna

Restaurant Taverna (Paris)

© Taverna

  • Date
  • share

A decade in the finance industry spent jetting between Chicago, New York, Luxembourg and Paris proved to be too much for Paul-Henri Bayard, who left it all behind to become a chef. After training at the École Ferrandi and doing a few stints at Caché and Amagat, he opened up his Taverna under Greek and Cypriot influences – inspired by his wife’s homeland. The space is festive, combining waxed concrete and a chic rough-around-the-edges-style decor, with a small terrace for sunny days and a communal table upstairs. What about the plates? They’re quite generous, like the day we went for lunch: a flawless Greek salad; an extravagant sandwich version of spanakopita (feta, spinach); tasty fries sprinkled with wild oregano… At night, the menu lines up mezze to share: pita with olive oil, taramasalata with bottarga, stuffed vine leaves, fried calamari and Boukovo chili mayonnaise, grilled halloumi, saganaki with prawns or kefta, wolffish crudo… // Eric Taylor 

FEELING THIRSTY? : The drinks speak the same language as the food: Roditis, a natural pet’ nat’ or white wine from the Ligas winery in northern Greece (€40 and €37 a bottle), Athinas, a white from Santorini (€45), Mavro Kalavrytino, a red from the Tetramythos winery in the Peloponnese (€37), or even a good classic Mythos beer (€5.50 for 330 ml) or ouzo (€25 for 200 ml) that will make you feel like you’re vacationing on a Greek isle. 
PRICE: : Set menu €11-16 (lunch), plates €2.50 to €21 (dinner). 

Save this spot in the Fooding app, available on iOS! Download it now in the app store.

The Belgium Guide 2024 is out of the oven!

Discover the latest selection of the Kingdom’s 350 best addresses (restaurants, bars, cellars, shops and bedrooms), an award’s list celebrating this year’s favorite spots, and a magazine section featuring « Belgium Underground » exploring the margins of the food world, its hidden stories and some of its most taboo subjects.

2024 Le Fooding Belgium guide frontcover
I want it!
About

Le Fooding is a print and digital guide to all the restaurants, chefs, bars, stylish hotels and B&Bs that make up the “taste of the times,” plus an annual awards list for new establishments across France, a series of gastronomic events, a tool that allow you to make reservations at some fantastic bistros, and an agency specialized in event planning, content production and consulting… And after conquering France, Belgium is Le Fooding guide’s latest playground!

Fooding® is a registered trademark.