Café Constant...by a Michelin Starred Chef at down to earth prices

Hello everyone! For those who are planning to visit the City of Lights and want to try French food with medium budget, be sure to add "Café Constant" to your list!

Café Constant is one of the several French restaurants owned by Chef Christian Constant, whose first brasserie, Le Violon d'Ingres is crowned with 1 Michelin star. Each of his restaurants has its own unique identity but all come at down to earth prices. I haven't got to try the others yet. However, Café Constant is a 15-min. walk from the Eiffel, so it's an ideal place for an evening before visiting the sparkling tower at night.

Here they serve traditional brasserie food. But do you know what a "brasserie" is? A Brasserie is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed setting, which serves single dishes and other meals. Going to a brasserie, you can expect professional service and printed menus, unlike a bistro which may have none of these. Typically, a brasserie is open every day of the week and serves the same menu all day.

At Café Constant, you can find two sets of menus (entrées/plats/desserts), the Classic menu and the Chef's suggestion which is more expensive. What I love about this place is their 16-euro main dish selection. I have to say, it's not easy to find a dish with such quality below 20 euros in Paris, but as I already tried 4 dishes from the classic menu, I guarantee that they're well-prepared, fresh, and exquisite! 

Here's what you can get for 16 euros...

- Beef stew with boiled potatoes and carrots

- Veal cutlet from the Basque country with white Tarbais beans

- Duck and potato pie* (my no.1 favorite)

- Escalope of veal Cordon-Bleu 

- Grilled fillet of Seabream Royale with pesto, button mushroom pesto

- Patte Bleu chicken roasted with herby butter, potatoes with bacon and baby onions

- Poached cod served with seasonal vegetables, garlic mayonnaise

- Blonde Aquitaine steak with shallots and homemade mashed potatoes

Let's take a look at what I already tried..

Tartare of oysters, salmon, and seabass

Duck and potato pie (Parmentier de Cuisse de Canard)

Veal cutlet with white beans

Grilled fillet of seabream royale with pesto, risotto   

Poached Cod served with seasonal vegetables

Profiteroles with chocolate sauce

In the dining area, you can find some homemade products as well as the chef's cookbooks available for sale.

For dinner, I suggest you go no later than 7pm, otherwise you will have to wait in a long line and they take no reservations!!

Address: 139 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris 

Open EVERYDAY from 12 to 11pm

Once you're satisfied with your dinner, there's no better way to digest your meal than walking to the Eiffel to complete your splendid night with an enchanting view of Paris...