Fogón

45 Quai des Grands-Augustins

33-01-43-54-31-33

Tough to beat for ambiance, this hip and lively Spanish restaurant on the banks of the Seine brings a bit of old Madrid to the city of lights. With an eye towards authenticity, chef proprietors Alberto and Vanina Herráiz have imported heavily from the old country, everything from the restaurant's Iberian cured ham and manzanilla sherry to its illustrated menus and hand-designed tables. The menu is orthodox, as well, and it includes inventive Spanish tapas, seven different kinds of paella, and an assortment of Spanish wines.

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From Food & Wine , FEB 2006

You need to locate your table's secret drawer to find the flatware to eat Herraiz's exquisite tapas and larger dishes, including tuna confit with piquillo peppers served in a tuna can and squid-ink paella perched on a stand like a plateau de fruits de mer. ...MORE
– Where to Go Next: Paris

From the From the May 2008 Food & Wine Go List

Brazilian barbecue is notorious for its all-you-can-eat <em>rodízio</em> presentation—place a green token on the table, and the waiters will keep bringing food. The servers rushing by with giant skewers at this São Paulo classic (with several branches throughout Brazil and the U.S.) might scare <em>rodízio</em> first-timers, but the 15 cuts of top-quality meat (mostly beef, with some pork and chicken options) are reasons to keep coming back.

We loved: Rump steak, pork ribs, chicken hearts.

Last updated Tue Feb 21 23:33:22 UTC 2012