Le Bûcheron

We had a short window before our dinner cruise but we missed the lunch hour. We had aperitifs and appetizers that were to die for! So delicious!

This restaurant was right across the street from our AirBnb. What a treat! The housemade pasta was divine. They had live music with an amazing harmonica player. We would definitely go back if we got the chance!

Love this place. Friendly service, lively atmosphere, great food. The salad I ordered the first time was fantastic, steamed vegetables on lettuce - the French really know how to do vegetables. The quiche today was divine. Makes me want to cook through Julia Childs book to find out how they do it. We will probably be back one more time before we leave - haven't tried the desserts yet. Highly recommend!

Really delish food with a great selection, seriously good beer. Cooks really know what they're doing. My salad and gazpacho was savory.

Ahh, my last dinner in Paris on my first trip there.

It was really a nice experience. Seemed like a casual spot for locals to get dinner at.

My criteria that night for choosing a restaurant (and often) was going to a packed place. Packed = good food. I was right.

We started with a caprese salad type appetizer that was amazing. The bread was delicious too. I got a cheesy ravioli that was soooo heavy but also so amazing. My boyfriend had a burger and fries that was delicious.

The service was good and I loved sitting outside. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a quality and affordable meal in Paris.

The most difficult think about French cafes is the etiquette, do you seat yourself? YES .When do you pay? You wait as long as possible. Can you run a tab? Yes. Smile and say bonjour!

We came here late at night, around 12:30am, very hungry and straight from the airport. When we got in then waiter kindle let us know that the kitchen had closed. However, the owner saw our two little girls and immediately said she would serve whatever they wanted to eat!
We got penne al arrabbiata and quattro formaggi gnocchi and both were excellent. We got Bordeaux and a Campari aperitif to go with it which were delicious as well. Ended with panna cotta, tiramisu, and a coffee. Waiter was super attentive and the food was served very fast. Especially the pasta for our kids.
When we were leaving, the girls walked up to the owner and said "Merci". She was so tickled! She gave them some lollies on their way out.
Overall, great food and super friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Well we needed a quick meal and this place was close by, looked good....and it was good...simple menu, friendly staff...just as other reviewers say. Well worth the money €81 for 4 including a bottle of wine. Great sauce for the bolognese , carbonara was filling, ricotta and spinach ravioli was really good and roast chicken and mozzarella was fine too. Enjoy!

Accessibility (Parking / Wait Time)

1/1 Star: walked here. No wait to get a seat.

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Service (Waiter / Cleanness / Ambiance)

1/1 Star: normal service. Bar ambiance.

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Taste (0=Not Edible / 1=Edible / 2=Good (average) / 3=Must Try!)

0/3 Stars: steak is not edible... you need a chainsaw to cut it. Well ok not a chainsaw but at least a turkey carver, the electric sawing kind. The pasta also tasted like water.

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Overall Experience

2/5 Stars

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Last Words
My wife got a risotto that was good.

Le Bucheron is across the street from the hotel we were staying at, so we made several visits during our time in Paris. The service is friendly and the staff know enough English to help you out if your French is lacking like mine.
We enjoyed the patio on our first visit, where we sipped wine and shared a charcuterie & cheese tray. There is plenty going on in this area of Le Marais, so the people watching was enjoyable as we relaxed after a long day of museum-going.
Our second visit, we decided to sit at the bar to eat and drink, in hopes of getting a better feel for the locals. I unwittingly committed a faux pas by grabbing the wine bottle we had ordered and pouring it myself to start, but the bartender was very polite about it and just asked "taste? Do you like?" She was a lot of fun, singing along to American pop music and blues that were playing on their stereo, and we enjoyed goofing off together as she and her cohort busily worked the bar and dining room all evening. We both had pasta dishes - I had gnocchi with for cheeses and my husband tried the pasta Le Bucheron, per our server's recommendation. Neither of us were disappointed. Then she talked us into dessert - best crème brûlé I've ever had (and I've eaten a lot of crème brûlé in my lifetime). After that, she treated us each to a shot of limoncello as an aperitif, on the house. When we left, she asked us if we would be back and gave us the business card, so apparently the wine mistake and lack of French skills had been long since forgiven.
Yes, we had a third visit as well... I had been cooped up in my hotel room all day, not feeling well, but we decided some fresh air and food might help me out, so we crossed the street again to see our "friends". My husband opted for another pasta dish (spaghetti bolognese) and I decided to just have hot chocolate, and again we weren't disappointed. The chocolate came melted in my cup, with a small pitcher of streamed milk to put over it, and completely hit the spot. After he devoured his pasta, his sweet tooth started to persuade him and he decided he needed to try the profiteroles he had seen going to another table earlier. Again, we weren't disappointed. He ate most of it, as I had already had a good portion of chocolate and milk for the evening, but of course I had to taste it! The choir pastry puffs were filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with a delicious chocolate sauce and complimented perfectly with toasted almond slices. We stayed awhile, conversing and sipping water, and thoroughly enjoy how the French welcome you to stay and relax as long as you like. They're open late, so it's a great place to relax at the end of your long days of touristing, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone passing though the area...