Here’s an ideal address for a lunch break during a stroll through the Saint-Germain district.
The concept is simple: starter, main course and dessert for €23, or two courses for €18. It’s hard to beat this in one of Paris’s most expensive districts.
Entering the Cour du Commerce-Saint-André from Boulevard Saint-Germain, Cèpe et Figue is almost at the end of the passage.
The restaurant offers a traditional Parisian setting and a family atmosphere. It has a small dining room on the ground floor, seating around 15, and a slightly larger room upstairs.
The restaurant offers a “à l’ardoise” menu, with a variety of dishes based on fresh, seasonal produce. The menu is renewed every week. Everything is homemade, including desserts.
I started my lunch with Royans ravioli with porcini cream and vegetable ships.
Vegetable chips add a welcome crunch to this tasty, cheesy dish. We enjoy dipping with quality bread. These ravioles are produced exclusively in the Dauphiné region, between Romans and Saint-Marcellin. For the record, while pasta originated in China, the Romans had already invented an ancestor of ravioles, but their modern version dates back to the Middle Ages.
I also ordered a 7-hour lamb, with smoked butter purée and onion confit. A perfect execution: the meat is impeccably tender, it melts in the mouth, and the sauce is delicious.
Finally, a lemon tart topped with an Italian-style meringue. This meringue, dense and satiny like chantilly, slightly caramelized on the surface, remains soft and never crumbly. Very good, despite a slightly soft shortbread crust.
The service is attentive, courteous and fast.
All in all, I give this restaurant a very high rating, recommended by an American family. Just goes to show, even a Parisian can get good tips from tourists from across the Atlantic!
Cèpe Et Figue
61 Rue Saint-André des Arts, 75006 Paris
https://www.cepeetfigue.fr/