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Second visit 72 Hours in Paris I- The Michelin Experience @ Restaurant Antoine

2014-12-08 by Winny Leave a Comment

Now you have been to most of the major tourist attractions in Paris and spent hours lining up for Eiffel Tower, admiring Mona Lisa at the Louvre. What is there to do on your second visit to Paris? Last month we visited Paris for the 2nd time and we definitely had a hard time deciding where to go. York only visited Europe last year and my last visit to Europe was 15 years ago. I wanted to visit the major attractions again to take photos as a grown-up, but part of me couldn’t be bothered lining up for hours. Paris was a short 72 hour stop for us before we headed to Morocco. We ended up settling on things we both never done before (except for one attraction).
eiffel tower 艾菲爾鐵塔 Second Visit 72 hours in Paris

My parents didn’t dress me that well during my first visit to Paris, this time I have to dress to suit this city! Love Red!


 Second visit 72 Hours in Paris I- The Michelin Experience @ Restaurant Antoine

Day 1
  • 3 pm: Arrived in Paris , check-in our hotel “Hotel Louvre Sainte Anne”
The hotel we stayed in was a small 3 star hotel near the “Palais Garnier- Opera National de Paris” in a Japanese district. The near by metros are Pyramid Metro, Opera and the Louvre with Velib (Boris Bike) stand nearby. While the room was small and clean, the hotel was undergoing renovation while we were there, so the appearance wasn’t at its best. I couldn’t really take a decent photo of the room since it was so crowded. The internet was at a reasonable speed and the 24 hour reception was useful.
Palais Garnier opera paris

Palais Garnier 5 minutes walk from our hotel- probably the most famous opera house in the world. Didn’t have time to go in there though. Next visit.

 However I probably won’t stay in this hotel in the future, it is in a good location for people who has never been to Paris and want easy access to major attractions such as the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay (10 mins walking distance). Since it was our second visit, we didn’t even go to the attractions nearby. Felt like we wasted our money for staying here, I think we would’ve got a better room at a similar rate if it wasn’t walking distance to these major landmarks. The hotel just has to be close to a major metro station, that would be enough. Next time.
Musee d'Orsay Paris museum Second Visit 72 hours in Paris

Musee d’Orsay- 10 minutes walk from our hotel. We both visited this place before. Although my memory for this place was close to zero.


7pm : Follow the Michelin Guide- Dine at “Restaurant Antoine” with a view of the Eiffel Tower
In a city that is flooded with Michelin Star restaurants, it will be a shame not to visit one. Before the trip I told York I want to try degustation at a Michelin restaurant preferably with a view of the Eiffel Tower, Restaurant Antoine seemed to tick all the boxes. It is a 1 starred Michelin restaurant that specializes in seafood (I love seafood! Read our seafood overload experience at Essaouira). The degustation was affordable (120 euros per person) compare to Epicure- a 3 starred Michelin restaurant in Paris, one of the best restaurants in the world, where the cheapest entree starts at 75 euros per dish. We had a window table that supposedly the best view in the restaurant to see the Eiffel Tower, however I was quite disappointed as the tower was blocked off by the trees (upon further reading it seems like the perfect view of Eiffel Tower is only visible during non-summer months when there are no foliage)
Eiffel tower -  Antoine Paris

Eiffel tower from Antoine Paris

All the dishes were inspired by the use of fresh seafood ingredients and tasted very unique. It is definitely different to my usual seafood dishes. The flavors of the dishes varied using different types of seafood and cooking techniques like the “Lightly smoked Mackerel” containing a thin layer of charred mushrooms on top of the smoked fish. The way they used ingredients were creative as well especially the way they  cook risotto with finely chopped squid. Most of the dishes were delicious and the sophisticated taste isn’t something that we could easily replicate in our own kitchen. However we did found that the flavor of the  soup and the blue cheese were a little strong for our liking. The following are the pictures of the degustation we had at Antoine.

Complimentary Starter - Antoine Paris

Complimentary Starter

Appetizer - Antoine Paris

Appetizer with the taste of seafood

Lightly smoked Mackerel - Antoine Paris

Lightly smoked Mackerel in the barbecue – Whipped Mustard Cream and Marigold oil

Shellfish shot, Saffron Royale, Antoine Paris

Shellfish, iodized Lime/Vodka/Fennel “shot” – Saffron-flavoured Royale

Red Mullet Fillet and Gambero rosso Tartare - Antoine Paris

Red Mullet Fillet and Gambero rosso Tartare – Diced Tangy Quince, crispy Poultry skin

Squid Risotto - Antoine Paris

Squid cooked like a Risotto – with smoked Bacon and white Truffle oil

Streamed Hake Fish - Antoine Paris

Streamed Hake Fish in sea water – Cuttlefish leaf, Shrimps and Periwinkles, Pistachio sauce

Rex Rabbit from Poitou - Antoine Paris

Rex Rabbit from Poitou – Cooked like a “Pho”

Blue Cheese -Antoine Paris

Blue Cheese

Pallet cleanse - Antoine Paris

Pallet cleanser

Antoine Paris - Dessert

Tangy Figs – Walnut cream, Fig leaf Ice cream

The waiters speak some English, however their accents were very strong and it was quite hard to understand. However we didn’t enjoy the service we received that night though. The waiters had attitude problems, they didn’t smile very much and felt like they want to have minimal connections with us. Similar complaints has been made on TripAdvisor with regards to the service on odd occasions, guess we were just unlucky that day. The restaurant is situated next to Seine river, so finish the night with a relaxing stroll is advisable. Unfortunately York and I were suffering from jet lag, by 9 pm we just wanted to cab home and sleep.

Read more about our Day 2 morning start: Second visit 72 Hours in Paris II- Palace of Versailles

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Read in Chinese: 巴黎 72小時二次遊: 看得到艾菲爾鐵塔的 米其林 Antoine

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