“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw

I do believe Shaw on this count. Even though I am just a constant visitor in Paris, I never think twice about the hunt for good food, the search for good restaurants. Some places are simply brand new, some places are old favourites of mine, some places are new discoveries for me but regular haunts of my friends in this lovely city.

I got to know about L’Os à Moelle through a blog that I read a while back, and what’s better excuse to try this place apart from the fact that I’m actually in town? Each trip I made is reason enough to celebrate, because this is when I get to meet up with my friends and catch up on news etc. (Not that we haven’t been doing that regularly on gtalk or email, lol, but that’s besides the point.)

Situated in the 15th arrondisement, L’Os à Moelle is one of the eating gems in Paris. The restaurant itself is cosy and perhaps a tad tight on space, and the menu may be somewhat limited in terms of choices, but it more than make up for these slight shortcomings by virtue of being big on taste and freshness!

At around €40 (depending on items, there may be small supplementary charges), a full and delicious 5-course meal will be served - soup, starter, main course, cheese and dessert. For good measure, they also present all diners with a small amuse bouche to whet the appetite shortly after the order was taken.

The menu at L’Os à Moelle are presented, handwritten, on blackboards. Just like most quaint little restaurants/bistros in Paris. These boards are mainly French of course, but if you request for it, they do have one English board that they will bring around.

When I was there with my friends, we had quite a variety of items ordered. Some perennial favourites including foie gras, scallops and sea bass; others rather unusual (for foreign diners, maybe not quite so for French) such as pig’s snout and wild boar. Everything was cooked to perfection, well-seasoned with fresh herbs and garnished with salads and vegetable crisps.

The sweet course is probably my favourite course, and seeing there were so many of us there together, we each ordered a different dessert so that we can swap around and taste them all. The rum baba was ambrosial, the flambéed bananas sweet through pairing with caramel, the fruit gratin refreshing and the chocolate quenelle rich and creamy.

This place is definitely marked as a place to revisit in future, and I would recommend you to give it a try too. No harm in making reservation before you head over either, as they do get pretty busy here. Bon appétit!

L’Os à Moelle
3 Rue Vasco de Gama, 75015 Paris
Tel : 01 45 57 27 27
Métro: Lourmel