Mère Catherine

Frommer's Review

This small courtyard restaurant nestled among the back streets of Old Town offers quiet cafe tables, ivy, and, at times, a lot of sun. Anybody who knows backstreet Paris or a small town in France will feel at home here. Unpretentious French food, especially Provençal bistro fare, is served here. Fresh sea fish is a feature, but the specials change every day. You can always find various meatless platters on the menu. Salade paysanne with a Roquefort sauce is the most popular appetizer, and you can usually order snails en brioche or, for something more exotic, terrine of quail. The dishes are painstakingly prepared and usually get diners salivating in no time flat. You may want to arrive before your reservations to have an aperitif at the Bar Philosophe, the cozy marble bar next to the restaurant.

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