L’AOC

First the map is wrong on Unilocal.It’s in the 5^th. The escargot were the best I ever had. Extraordinary !! Foie gras off the hook. Had a special pâté. Lentil and foie gras. Totally killer. The roast chicken was good but I wanted crispy skin and it fell just short. Great authentic French.

Awesome. My friends and I had a great time here. Excellent tartar – best I’ve ever had actually. Perfectly cooked chicken and pork. Everything we got was perfect.
Great wine, nice ambiance, awesome staff.
This is one of the places in Paris that makes one despise American restaurants.
I will return.

Went with family, my wife and 4 kids .We ordered 2 starters the roasted marrow and salad lardons. Main course 1 ribeye steak 2 beef tenderloins and the pork. Sorry to say the lardons were tough too tough. The roasted marrow was nice. The tenderloins were just ok, the pepper sauce was nice. The rib eye was tough. Pork was fine. The entire meal along with bread was served together, just dumped on the table .In any restaurant in any part of the western world I don’t think this could be acceptable. I had high hopes had read some good things some mediocre but decided to take a chance. One meal wasted on our Parisian trip. Don’t bother !

The best meal we had in Paris was here, and it is well worth a visit for anybody in town. Note that the map is wrong here — L’AOC is not near Les Halles, it is in the Latin Quarter. The address is written correctly, but the map pinpoint is wrong. That being said, let’s move on…
We made a booking for 19:30 on a Saturday night, a day in advance, and got the reservation (because French people don’t eat at 19:30). When we left at 21:00 they were full, so book if you want to eat late. The servers here were exceptionally helpful, charming, and sweet. This place defies all stereotypes of French service, they are really lovely. The menu is full of rustic, unusual dishes that use various parts of the animal. This place is not for the picky, that’s for sure! We began with an affordable bottle of wine, and some luscious homemade bread was soon brought out. First up — roasted bone marrow served with garlicky toast, and sausage over lentils (a daily special). Both were outstanding. The sausage and lentils were really gorgeous and perfectly cooked. The bone marrow was abundant (two bones!), piping hot, and addictively good. Served on the garlic toast, it was to die for. We couldn’t get enough!
For dinner, we got the Roaster’s Plate (chicken, and some sort of pork — pork belly, I’m not sure?) and the dorado which was served in a phyllo parcel. I think the latter was a special. The dorado was our least favorite — the fish was delicate and lovely, but we wanted stronger flavors from the dish. The tasty pesto was daintily scattered around and the dish could’ve been more assertive (though in terms of texture/​cooking, perfectly executed). The Roaster’s Plate was fabulous, with my partner asserting the chicken was the best he’d ever had, and we both nearly fought over the incredible pork. I cannot stress this enough — order pork here. Order anything pig-​related. The flavor was unbelievable.
We ended with a lovely, and huge, bourbon vanilla crème brûlée. A classic.
The website advertises a set menu for 29 euros, but this was not advertised when we were there, and they seemed confused when I mentioned it. Expect to pay full price, aka around 10 for entrees and 20 for plats. All-​in-​all, aside from the fish being a little dull compared to the rest of the meal, this was a perfect experience from start to finish. The restaurant is homey, and it’s just away from the crazy touristy crowds of rues St Germain and St Michel. We’d recommend it to anyone visiting Paris.

MON DIEU ! Ils font maturer la viande, elle donne un gout divin ! Tenu par un ancien boucher il en connait un rayon ! Cher mais incontournables, prenez le temps de discuter avec le chef et de savourer sa viande ! Le meilleur restaurant de viande de paris !

A fine experience. We had the roasted bone marrow (with fleur de sel and garlic), the rotisserie of black feet chicken («from Mr. Barreau»), and the rotisserie of suckling pig. The bone marrow was fabulous (I really liked the garlic). I discerned no difference between black feet chicken and the air chilled chicken we get at home. Roasted potatoes were excellent. The sauce for both meats was the same — excellent, lightly reminiscent of barbecue. Both dishes were successes though a touch dry at the end bites. There is no balance or moisture in such a meal — no green. Still, no complaints about the excellent meal and service.
Bonus detail: When the date paid she received a wink and a smile from the waiter, as if it was understood that she was paying for her boy toy. I felt so used.

Amazing food and lovely service. Must recommend the Crispy Pig Feet — not what it sounds like at all, very delicious. I ordered these and the Steak Tartare which was amazing and the fries where some of the most crispy I have ever had. My girlfriend ordered the roasted Bone Marrow with Garlic, which was truly unbelievable, and the Suckling Pig which was just sublime. Finished off with the Crème Brûlée which is also a must. Staff were very friendly and helped with menu and wine selection.

This restaurant seems to be closed. I made a reservation, apparently successfully, but when I arrived the doors were locked and the restaurant had no lights on.

I was taken here by some dear friends who live in the Latin Quarter. This had to have been the best meal I have ever enjoyed in Paris or anywhere for that matter. I enjoyed the Foie Gras and the filet. I also tried my friends’ Cote de Bouef which was nothing short of amazing. The wine and atmosphere and location are all wonderful. Even the menu’s on the backs of old wine boxes is a wonderful and very Parisian touch! This restaurant may have ruined me for all others in Paris and I will have to return next time I am in Paris!

De bons petits plats, entrées et desserts, tout à l’AOC respire le frais, l’authentique et le respect des aliments.
Vous recherchez une bonne adresse avec des plats d’exception pour le bonheur de votre palais, pièce du boucher, cochon braisé, poisson juste cuit, bienvenue à l’AOC.
De nature sucrée, je me suis laissée tenter à deux reprises (en deux fois attention) à la poire melba et au Paris Brest: succulents, juste bons, fondants… Un régal dont on se souvient!
Côté prix, on est peut-​être au-​dessus des prix des brasseries alentours, comptez 20 – 25 € pour un menu de gastronome.
Une belle adresse à partager!

My boyfriend and I came here to celebrate 6 months together and were so glad we got to celebrate with a delicious meal. We each ordered the prix fixe – I had the deliciously simply tomato and mozzerella salad for the appetizer and we shared the banquette du cochon (braised pork shoulder) for our main course. Everything was delicious and the wait staff was helpful and professional while still allowing us the time and privacy to enjoy a relaxed dinner. I highly recommend L’AOC for a nice, relaxed dinner with delicious dishes!

Très bons plats traditionnels à 25EUR.

L’aoc was one of the best meals i had while in Paris, just a short walk away from the center of the latin quarter, this restaurant is tucked away from all the tourists. Our server was very nice and helpful being that we didn’t speak much french, and the menu is in french as well, the did his best to help us translate some of the menu, not to mention the people in the restaurant were equally as helpful. We started our meal with a escargot appetizer which was delicious, we even wiped out the sauce with our bread. As our main plate we the pork shoulder with roasted potatoes, the pork was cooked to perfection, and the servings were very generous. We closed out our meal with a vanilla bean crème brûlée dessert, the crème brûlée was the best i’ve ever had. My husband and I enjoyed L’aoc so much that the following day, we was back, we had to have our friends try it. we all ordered something different on the menu, to sample everything that L’aoc had to offer being that we were so blown away the night before, and once again we were all very satisfied with our experience, the food is excellent and would recommend it to anyone. Next time i’m in Paris this will be the first place i stop for dinner, can’t wait to go back.

Une bonne adresse pour les gens qui veulent manger de la bonne viande. Les prix sont un peu excessifs. L’accueil est bon mais sans plus…

Full review in the blog:
With wooden chairs topped with worn leather padding matching hefty wooden tables with pull-​through checked tablecloths the feel of L’AOC was everything one expects from a French bistro and the yellow walls, red curtains, and knick-​knacks only served to complete the scene. With a charcuterie and pâté island at the restaurant center it would be a short while before our meal would begin and having seen other tables delivered a weighted bag of bread it required a request for ours to arrive — a request that I’d have probably been better off not making as the house bread was a chewy baguette served without butter.
With my sister opting for the prix fixe and myself choosing to go a la carte and share dessert first courses would arrive approximately fifteen minutes after seating and while mine was excellent, Erika’s was the worst single course we ate in all of France. Titled «Avocat cuvettes en verrine» on the chalkboard and described as «Avocados and Shrimp» by our waitress this dish was… well…it was vile. Served in a glass bowl as promised by the name and with a layer of avocado mousse at its base the dish started out well enough, but what sat atop the creamy avocado ran afoul with a watery reduction of what seemed to be tomato, vinegar, corn, vinegar, pepper and more vinegar. Seemingly an attempt at guacamole or salsa but so stringent that any nuance was lost all we could do was sit and scratch our heads as to how such a thing even happened — or why they even added the shrimp as it most certainly couldn’t be tasted.
For my entrée, simply titled «foie gras torchon» on the menu and costing a mere 14Eu my dish featured a large chunk of creamy foie gras lying nude on slate with three thick slices of grilled country bread, pepper, and fleur de sel as its only accoutrements. With the liver slightly firmer than other preparations in texture it was no less lovely and although not quite as refined as some of the port-​poached presentations I’d had elsewhere a stunning degree of natural sweetness was naturally present. With this nutty bread substantially better than the baguette and still hot from the grill the foie spread nicely and bite by bite disappeared as I smiled with delight.
With main courses arriving literally moments after our first plates were cleared it was with horror that Erika saw the same admixture of vegetables topping her Sea Bream and Eggplant Purée with Balsamic, but thankfully this time the acidic orange layer was not present and things proceeded much more smoothly. Beginning first with the fish, a large pan seared filet served skin on and dressed minimally with lemon and butter the preparation was excellent though the quality of the fish which was merely average when compared to the version at La Regalade only a day earlier. Accompanying the fish in a baked round was a soufflé of eggplant purée — creamy, light, and spiced lightly with pepper — it’s texture similar to stuffing and very tasty both on its own and with bites of the dourade.
My main course selection was a combination platter of sorts featuring «Traditionally roasted duck breast, confit of leg, and wood roasted new potatoes in duck jus.» Benefitted from our early reservation as there were apparently only a few ducks available that night, this dish was by far the best of the evening with the duck breast tender, moist, and lean while the slow roasting melded fat and skin into a crispy layer sweetened by simple syrup and balsamic. Additionally impressive, the duck leg served atop the breast was nearly burnt in portions yet the flavor was intact and the meat so supple it literally fell off the bone as I tried to cut the skin. With the roasted potatoes smoky and tender and the jus briny, sweet, and clean the entirety of this plate was a winner and the portion large enough that it could have been shared by two.
For dessert we shared Riz au Lait — this time a much smaller portion than those previous and although the caramel and almonds were good, the texture wasn’t as «stick a spoon up in it» as it was tapioca. Sure this may have been better than any rice pudding stateside, but when compared to what we’d experienced over the past week it was a bit of a disappointment.
With the bill paid — a modest 69Eu all inclusive — we bid farewell to our server and on the way out the chef yelled a «Merci et Bonsoire» from the kitchen where he was hard at work, seemingly the only person in the kitchen at all. Reflecting on the night I feel a bit mixed about the experience; on one hand l’AOC seems devout to a simpler way of cooking and a simpler way of life with each ingredient fresh and minimally altered, yet on the other hand they seem to want to be a «go to» space given their inviting website, location, and décor while the service and some of the cooking do not live up to such standards. While I certainly do not regret the visit to l’AOC given the quality of the foie gras and the duck.

Trop cher
Enorme déception. Malgré un cadre agréable, rien dans l’assiette né justifie des prix aussi exhorbitants. J’ai pris en entrée une frisée aux lardons très commune (à plus de 10 €), la côté de boeuf (à 65 € pour deux personnes) supposée saignante a été servie à point. Le serveur a refusé de nous la changer en nous donnant une explication peu credible (origine de la viande). En dessert, la crème brûlée à 10 € était tout à fait quelconque. Au final: une addition plus que «salée», une patronne peu commerçante pour un dîner qui me laissera un très mauvais souvenir.

Situe face a l’institut du monde Arabe a Paris, l’Aoc propose dans un cadre bistrot chic, une carte simple et généreuse, terrines, cote de bœuf, etc… La carte des vins est intéressante avec par exemple le Morgon de Marcel Lapierre. Excellente adresse pour les amateurs de cuisine familiale.

Il est rare de voir sur la devanture d’un restaurant «rôtisserie», mais on comprend mieux quand on découvre que le patron est un boucher d’origine ! Forcément, la carte est très axée sur les produits bouchers et charcutiers.
J’ai d’ailleurs goûté l’assiette du rôtisseur (du lard, du poulet pattes noires, de la pintade), je peux vous dire qu’avec ça j’étais calée pour la nuit ! La carte de «la bidoche de l’AOC» (c’est comme ça qu’ils disent !) propose également de très belles pièces, dont un tartare d’onglet de boeuf (donc très tendre) à tomber par terre, selon mon comparse de table ! S’il vous reste de la place, né manquez pas le fromage de brebis à la confiture de cerises noires, je né m’en lasserai jamais.
Tous les produits sont savamment choisis, le service est parfait, la déco tout aussi chouette (avec des boiseries et de belles armoires à vin qui tentent !), quant aux prix c’est assez élevé mais cela reste correct si l’on regarde la qualité.

Quand un ancien boucher décide d’ouvrir un restaurant, la qualité de la viande est au rendez-​vous.
Tartare haché à la commande, cochon de lait parfaitement rôti ou Assiette du rôtisseur, composée de lard, de poulet pattes noires et de pintade, pour les indecis qui n’arrivent pas trancher.
Les portions sont généreuses et il faut faire preuve de concentration pour né pas se ruer sur la terrine-​maison posée entière sur la table avec son pot de cornichons.
Les desserts sont tout aussi copieux et le service souriant.
Entre Jussieu, l’institut du Monde Arabe et l’Ile de la Cité, une abonne adresse avec ses menus du midi à 21 et 29 euros.

Accueil parfait, rôtissoire et cave à vin magnifique. Tout est à recommander, de la salade de chèvre chaud au moelleux au chocolat en passant par l’entrecôte ou les os à moele. le décord est familial et simple. À réserver à tout prix pour avoir sa place. Les gourmands de Sologne y seront comme chez eux. Le chef étant naît là bas, très agréable de parler avec lui. né vous fiez pas aux apparences et aux on dit vous verrez de vous même que vous aurez envie d’y revenir et de le recommander.

petit resto donc vaut mieux réservé avant, table proche les unes des autres, par contre superbe côte de boeuf et purée maison, asperge et sa petite mousseline savoureuse, c’est fondant, succulente entrée que je recommande. accueil sans plus, c’est plutôt calme, c vraiment pour une bonne côte de boeuf qu’on se rend à cette adresse

Mangez du boeuf !
Bön, c’est vrai que si vous êtes au régime, ce n’est pas forcément la bonne adresse mais pour les autres… La viande, qu’elle soit de porc, poulet, ou boeuf est tout simplement exquise. Eh, oui, difficile de faire son choix surtout après être passée devant la rotissoire du patron et chef ! Qui dit viande, dit bon vin et là non plus, vous né serez pas déçus. La cave offre un large choix et si vous né savez pas quoi choisir, faites vous conseiller par Sophie, elle s’y connait !

Nouvelle déco, mais pas forcément meilleur
Un restau que je connais bien, j’y suis retourné récemment deux ou trois fois depuis que la déco a été refaite (un peu «prout prout»: boiseries sur les murs, desserte centrale, agencement un peu différent), avec une impression mitigée: service moins attentif bien qu’étant très habitué, qualité des plats inférieure à ce qu’elle était d’habitude avec des prix en hausse, patronne installée à une table en salle avec des amis… Bref un peu une impression de vivre sur sa réputation. J’y retournerai malgré tout parce que j’adorais ce restaurant, en espérant qu’ils renoueront avec ce qui a fait leur succès: qualité des produits et simplicité.

Beau restaurant mais cher et indigeste
Très beau restaurant, ambiance «chasse» et vieille France pas désagréable. — on nous a amené le premier plat alors qu’on était encore à l’apéritif. — on a du réclamer une bougie (disponible sur toutes les tables). — le plat «rotisserie» nage dans l’huile et est trop salé. = Très belle ambiance, mais assez cher, service moyen et nourriture moyenne. Prix: 2 apéritifs + 2 Hors d’œuvre + 2 Plats + 2 cafés + 1 vin = 103 Euros

Great meaty restaurant in Paris. Fantastic food (including authentic French food with offal, tripe, brain, liver) but can be a solid meatfest. The duck and lamb were amazing and very gracious, helpful hosts (even though our French was terrible).
When I almost ordered the lamb dish on the French menu, the waiter kindly clarified and asked me if I knew what it was. I said no, and he mentioned that this is what the little lamb thinks with! I chose another dish as I didn’t want brain.
When I went, it was also listed on Toptable so you can get a discount if you book on that site.
It’s about 5 – 10 minutes walk from the metro

L’AOC c’est OK
Une splendide rôtissoire qui fonctionne à plein régime à l’entrée de l’établissement met immédiatement l’eau à la bouche. Il faut venir pour la superbe cuisine du terroir préparée à partir de produits de première qualité, les plats servis en quantités généreuses, le service aimable et pour l’accueil délicieux de Sophie. Et pour le Contre-​filet de bœuf Simmental de Bavière Rossini.

Un vrai restau français
Amis végétariens passez votre chemin ! Ici on parle de la viande au kilo, des bons abats… mais toujours avec une certaine subtilité et une cuisine irréprochable ! La carte des vins est elle-​aussi très bien fourni. A né pas rater !

Humm de la bonne viande !
Voici un resto bien sympa avec une qualité de produits excellentes: la côte de boeuf est succulente et surtout la cuisson est respectée (ce qui est rare parfois !), le service est chaleureux et sincère ce qui n’est pas négligeable. Aller un petit point négatif: c’est un peu cher et né vous attendez pas à vous en sortir pour 25 € par pers. Je vous avoue que ce sont surtout les vins qui plombent le budget… mais c’est à relativiser car la qualité est là ! Donc faut savoir ce que l’on veut aussi.

Bonne table
Nous étions 4 et ce fut une bonne soirée. Très bonne cuisine traditionnelle, bon service agréable et accueillant. Décor sobre et assez standard (pas assez chaleureux à mon goût). Les patrons viennent voir les clients sans être trop intrusifs. Très bon rapport qualité/​prix. Bonne adresse.

Bien. se faire inviter en famille
Un peu l’équivalent des papilles dans un cadre plus spacieux et donc plus agréable, très bon service, cuisine de qualité, vins à l avenant, c est bien, les portions sont copieuses. Un seul regret, c’est un peu cher. Les terrines sont très bonnes ainsi que le poulet rôti et les plats de cuisine de ménage, nous étions peut-​être un peu moins convaincus par le cochon de lait.

Produits terroirs
Les produits sont excellents: viandes, fromages et vins bio… mais le service n’est pas à la hauteur. À la réservation, on nous assure qu’il y a une salle non-​fumeur. À l’arrivée dans la salle, on nous le reconfirme. Et là, on se trouve entre un fumeur de cigare et un couple de fumeurs ! C’est dommage…

On y découvre des choses, on y déguste les viandes roties…
J’ai commencé par une coupe de bulles du Bugey (se boit frais comme du petit lait), goûté l’assiette du rotisseur (assortiement de viandes roties): pas de doute, la qualité et l’authentique sont là ! Sophie assure un accueil simple et chaleureux. Pas de raté pour cette nouvelle adresse…