Our final dinner in Paris was at Semilla, a modern laid-back bistro on rue de Seine in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood.
Semilla's décor is New York modern. Industrial exposed beams and vents rise above a two-level dining room, with bare brick columns and white-painted walls. An open kitchen at the far end bustles with activity, the culinarians all very young and more female than male.
The sophisticated menu offered "demi" portions of a handful of dishes, but we opted for the "entier" dish, starting with the green gazpacho and the prawns. The gazpacho was rich, sweet and tangy; it went down easily. The prawns, while somewhat disconcerting to look at, were also very good.
Green gazpacho, melon / tomatoes & white currants
Imperial prawns, tempura head, "Black Pearl" We both ordered the veal sweetbreads as our main course; we didn't want to share, and we were glad we didn't. Rich earthy chanterelles and sweet shallots combined with the tender melt-in-your-mouth sweetbreads for an incredibly delicious dish.
Roasted veal sweetbreads, chanterelles, shallots, veal jus This was our last night in Paris and we'd yet to have cheese, so we opted for the decadent Brillat-Savarin triple cream Brie for dessert.
Brillat-Savarin cheese Semilla was a nice yin to Le Bistrot Paul Bert's yang. We highly recommend both bistros. Copyright © 2016 TwoForTheTable.com |
