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Au Comptoir de Brice
Add: 33 Rue du Château d’Eau 75010 Paris
Tel: 07 59 84 63 30
Hours: [Tue-Sat] 9am~8pm [Sun] 9am~2pm
Website: www.aucomptoirdebrice.com
Price: [brunch] €25 [entrée] €9~12 [plat] €14~25 [desserts] €5~6
Visited on: Oct 2012
Brice Morvent, a Top Chef France 2010 semi-finalist, runs this cute little corner cafe tucked away in the St. Martin Market. He is especially known for his homemade burgers, but I found the brunch set to be a much better choice, especially on a late Sunday morning.
Love the warm and cozy wooden decor.
Soft fluffy bread, complimentary.
Brunch set (€25) starts with a bowl of poached eggs with cèpe mushrooms.
Toasted focaccia with butter and jam.
The plate: iberico ham, manchego cheese with coing, cèpe mushroom risotto, mussel soup with saffron, cèpe mushroom spring roll with foie gras sauce, mini steak with shallots, fried polenta. Each a delight.
Cèpe mushroom risotto.
Cèpe mushroom spring roll with foie gras sauce.
Manchego cheese with coing, Iberico ham.
Mussel soup with saffron, thick enough to be a dip.
The brunch set includes a glass of wine or juice and a hot drink (coffee, tea, or hot chocolate upon request). I was disappointed to receive a box of packaged juice rather than freshly squeezed juice, and the hot chocolate was a bit too sweet…
Also part of the brunch set was a caramelized pear with cream. Just ok.
I also tried Brice’s famous burger du comptoir (€15), which came in the form of two mini burgers served with fries and salads. To be honest, I thought the burgers were pretty regular, as were the fries. If you know where to find good burgers in Paris, do drop me a note!
Sablé au chocolat (€6), just slightly too dry, would be great with a cup of tea.
The food at Au Comptoir de Brice wasn’t amazing, but pleasant enough especially when presented in such a cute and cozy space, with friendly service to match. Come for a light dinner or weekend brunch.
For à good burger try ” american bistrot” they are huge but delicious .74 rue de la follie mericourt.
And an other of my favourite where the menue changes all the time depending on what the daily market has is ‘le petit cheval de manège” 5 rue froment.
Enjoy xxx
Thanks so much for the recommendation! Will need to try both sometime.
There is this burger restaurant close to the metro Trocadéro called Schwartz’s. I have not tried it myself but every time I walk by it (almost everyday) it’s packed