A layer of melted cheese covering a succulent deep fried pork cutlet, resting on a tantalising truffled vegetable omelette, atop a mountain of shredded sweet and sour cabbage, with a slathering of secret brown sauce…in a sandwich. Total debauchery. Pure genius.
Restaurant Abri (which means shelter in French) – home to said sandwich – is the latest hole-in-the-wall address in the labyrinth of the 10th. Operating out of a rather unappealing, sign-less, graffiti marked shop front, you could easily walk past the restaurant without looking twice – but for the line of well-heeled punters queuing up for their scandalously scrumptious Saturday sandwich.
The tiny restaurant, run by Japanese chef Katsuaki Okiyama (who has worked previously at both L’Atelier Joël Robuchon and L’Agapé Substance) turns out competitively priced surprise tasting menus from Tuesday to Friday and souped-up sangas on Saturdays and Mondays.
A four-storey sandwich, a glass of organic wine, and a madeleine to sweeten the load – all for a mere 13 euros. I personally cannot think of a better place to take shelter on a frosty Saturday afternoon.
Restaurant Abri
92 rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière
75010 Paris
Métro: Gare du Nord, Poissonnière & Cadet
Téléphone: +33 1 83 97 00 00
Emerald Bond
(author of www.agoodforking.com)
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