{"id":2810,"date":"2019-03-04T16:21:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francevisiting.com\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2020-06-23T23:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:50:41","slug":"where-to-find-real-seafruits-in-paris-in-vaudeville-la-coupole-presquile-beyond-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/04\/where-to-find-real-seafruits-in-paris-in-vaudeville-la-coupole-presquile-beyond-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to find real seafruits in Paris? In Vaudeville, La Coupole, Presqu’\u00cele, beyond the sea…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ocean\u00a0natural resources have ever been part of the French culture, especially gastronomy, through seafood available in some ancestral hospitality places in Paris, called brasseries.\u00a0Those institutions employ dedicated staff for the preparation of those products that have to remain as fresh as possible in order to satisfy the iodine specialities enthusiasts. We can also find restaurants entirely devoted to this seafruits vocation,\u00a0worshiping the benefits of the ocean nutrition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Among them, one of the latest arrivals in Paris would be an outsider, baptised Presqu’\u00cele<\/strong>, working directly with oyster producers, les Chantiers Jaouen, located in La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer, in Britain. The oyster bar is ideally nested in the departments area, in a confidential space, enough to enjoy a plate of hu\u00eetres creuses<\/em>\u00a0(hollow oysters) or even the chef speciality, the haddock sandwich, relished with a glass of white wine on the zinc. Depending on the season, you may have the chance to discover the mulled wine, revisited still with white wine or the poppy lemon cake. Maxime and Alexis, the co-founders of this culinary adventure, propose also itinerant three-wheeled bikes made of oyster and lobster roll bars, gastronomic workshops and musical cabins; those a program of\u00a0seafood tasting, live producers, in a guinguette or pop atmosphere (photo credits: Alex Plato).<\/p>\n

More information on Presqu’\u00cele<\/a> website,\u00a057 Rue de Bellechasse, 75007 Paris.\u00a006 45 47 94 70<\/p>\n

The breweries generally offer an extended fixed menu and some suggestions of the day, depending on the seasons. Several, especially in Paris and in major cities, have a seafood bank that can be important, the chipping usually working outside, near the entrance (La Lorraine, Le Vaudeville, for example).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"For instance, we couldn’t not mention thus La Coupole<\/strong>. Opened on December 20, 1927, in the Roaring Twenties,\u00a0by Ernest Fraux and Ren\u00e9 Lafon under a name that eclipses that of the neighbour literary caf\u00e9 Le D\u00f4me, one of the other establishments on the boulevard du Montparnasse, La Coupole had been enjoying a rapid success. This opening, lead to a memorable party with huge stocks of champagne, 1,200 bottles by the time for 2,500 guests (nowadays provided by Champagne Jacquart, photo credits: La Coupole).<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Another huge party, in the same style, occured last 26th September 2018, for the Revival of the place, after some months of renovation works, with maybe the same amount of bottles and a bunch of vintage dancers and big band, who would let the happy few to feel the origins of a Great Gasby’s party\u00a0(photo credits: Alex Plato).<\/p>\n

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\"\"Since 1927, La Coupole has been a symbol of the History of Montparnasse.\u00a0In an Art Deco mood, listed as a historical heritage, the Chef offers essential dishes from the typical parisian Brasseries such as the Grenoble-style stripe, the real pepper steak and the famous seafood platters, that you would compose with the best of french shellfish and crustacean, from the prominent tide bench at the entrance of the institution.<\/p>\n

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You could also find the famous Indian lamb curry in La Coupole since\u00a01927, served by a traditional cook\u00a0with a sumptuous costume. Otherwise the House classics, like the\u00a0American lobster ravioli (above), your composed seafruit homemade selection on a ice-cubed plateau. Don’t forget, as well, to try other traditional dishes: fricassee of kidneys with Armagnac, blanquette of monkfish and ray wing \u00e0 la Grenobloise. For dessert, the Angelina Mont-Blanc (above) among many others, like the Cr\u00eape Suzette, served with a blaze of Grand Marnier, as an apog\u00e9e of your dive in History.<\/p>\n

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The dancehall of La Coupole, in the basement, opened on December 24, 1928 and is the place where the musicians perform on the sound of charleston,\u00a0swing and bebop.\u00a0Among the first artists and intellectuals to adopt the place, we can mention Jean Cocteau, (who participated in the inauguration party), Foujita, Kisling, Giacometti, Zadkine, Josephine Baker,\u00a0ManRay,\u00a0Georges Braque or Brassa\u00ef. Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet meet there in 1928. In the 1930s, the aficionados of the place are Picasso,\u00a0Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, Sonia Delaunay, Andr\u00e9 Malraux, Jacques Pr\u00e9vert, Marc Chagall,\u00a0\u00c9dith Piaf among many others.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"In the 1940s and 1950s, you may have met Ernest Hemingway, Marlene Dietrich,\u00a0Charles Aznavour\u00a0or Ava Gardner. After the Second World War, Yves Klein dined there practically every night.<\/p>\n

Not to forget, the artistic heritage of the place is very important. We can particularly mention the 27 lap pillars and pilasters of the hall. These were decorated in 1927 by 27 painters, faithful of the bohemian Montparnasse. These painters were chosen by a committee or seated an influential figure in Art Deco, Charles Dufresne, art critic Florent Fels and Andr\u00e9 Salmon. Legend has it that they were paid with beverages…<\/p>\n

La Coupole<\/a> Paris,\u00a0102, boulevard de Montparnasse, 75014 Paris,\u00a001 43 20 14 20.<\/p>\n