Bistro de la Banque

The location and restaurant’s service is very charming and good. We had two meals: duck and beef filet. Both were absolutely delicious.
The dessert — mousse au chocolat — was the best we’ve ever eaten!

We came here on the recommendation of someone that lived nearby. I was specifically advised to order the steak with foie gross dish.
The service was actually quite impressive. A nice change of pace from all the other French restaurants we visited – the guys were friendly, helped us with our orders, and were responsive to any additional service. AND MIGHT I ADD, that this was the FIRST restaurant in Paris (4 prior that didn’t) that brought bread without us asking.
Steak with Foie Grois– 3 stars. This was from the special menu. The steak was O-​K and I personally didn’t enjoy the foie. I think that could just be me, I’m not into duck liver.
Escargot– 4 stars. This was actually good. It was a bit different compared to the escargots I’ve had in French restaurants in the U.S. What I mean is, it was a bit more nitty gritty. But I realized that this was standard in France. Great reasonable price!
I’d come back for the escargots and probably give them business just because these guys are super nice and they have great service. The food is O-​K, but as this was the first few days of Paris, I thought that this was going to be mediocre food compared to other French food, only to find out later in our food ventures that in fact, this is what French food tastes like in France on average. Just an O-​K.
So, going back to the person that originally recommended us to come here, it made logic sense. He later stated, «Food in France is NOT that great, so might as well go to a place that tastes OK but has reasonable prices and great service.» Well said.

Je l’avoue, j’ai découvert ce bistrot traditionnel pour son happy hour exceptionnelle. Tous les jours, de 16h à 20h, les tarifs des boissons alcoolisées classique (bière, verre de rouge…) sont divisés par deux (pinte à 4 €). Evidemment, cela attire une foule de clients qui disparaît en un clin d’œil une fois que les coups de huit heures ont sonné. L’affluence est souvent importante les soirs de manifestations sportives car le bar retransmet grand nombre d’entre elles. Une carte de brasserie classique est à disposition avec sandwiches, croques et salades mais aussi des plats cuisinés (formules de 9 à 14 €). Une bonne adresse pour l’apéro.

J’y suis allé tout d’abord car son nom est sympa. Je me suis dit pour une fois que la banque est fun :)
Ce Bistrot traditionnel a un happy hour tous les jours de 16h à 20h et pour tous les grands évènements de sport. Durant l’happy hour, 4e la pinte.
Le service est de qualité.

Bön petit café pas trop cher comme partout on a sandwish au bar mais des bon petits plats mittoné (et aussi pizza en fonction de la carte du jour) au passage vous êtes devant un des ancien sièges des société que compose BNP Paribas (la façade se remarque facilement)