You have an irresistible craving to eat foie gras, and you’re in Paris, wanting to be sure to eat a good one. Or maybe you want to have someone special taste it, whether they’re visiting Paris or not? Here are the 10 restaurants where you can enjoy some good foie gras.
Let’s start by locating the restaurants on the map:
In a hurry? Here are my favorite picks in a nutshell:
- The most traditional: Le Cachiquet
- The most original: La Grange aux Canards
- The most affordable: Domaine d’Olléac
Il était une oie dans le Sud-Ouest
8 rue Gustave Flaubert – 75017 Paris
9/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
Located in the 17th district, this restaurant offers you appetizing and indulgent cuisine, with flavors from the Southwest. The young chef will serve you fresh products and dishes made with skill and passion.
In this restaurant, you will find dishes of all kinds made with foie gras:
Le Cru (“The Raw”) covered with fleur de sel, Le Mi-Cuit (“The Half-cooked”), Le Torchon (“The Cloth”: foie gras marinated in Porto, fig pieces & formed with a cloth), La Dégustation (“The Sampling”: cru, mi-cuit, torchon & poêlé à la fleur de sel), Poêlé à la fleur de sel (“Seared with fleur de sel”), Poêlé sur fruits rôtis (“Seared with grilled fruits”).
There will be something for everyone.
You will be able to choose an excellent wine from the menu to go with your meal.
Good to know: the staff is very helpful in advising you about the best of their menu. It is also a very peaceful restaurant.
Price:
- Le Cru: €21
- Le Mi-cuit: €26
Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie
34, rue Montmartre – 75001 – Paris
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8.8/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie is a delicatessen shop and a restaurant at the same time. Located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, the staff of this restaurant is as effective as they are pleasant and will welcome you in a friendly atmosphere.
The products are carefully selected, and the delicacies served are of very good quality.
The portions are generous and offer you good value for your money.
You will be able to enjoy many dishes made with foie gras such as raw duck foie gras with honey, or terrine of home-made duck foie gras mi-cuit.
Good to know: The restaurant is a small room, pretty crowded, so remember to make an advance reservation!
Price:
- Terrine of home-made duck foie gras mi-cuit, chutney & toasts: €26
- Seared duck foie gras with gingerbread & mesclun: €29
Website (website in French, menu in English available)
La Forge
14 Rue Pascal 75005 Paris
9.1/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
This restaurant has southwestern specialties to offer you. Among those you’ll find are homemade duck foie gras appetizers. Many duck dishes are offered throughout the menu such as fried foie gras and redcurrant.
The delicacies are delicately concocted by the chef Jean-François Le Guillou, from Bordeaux.
The dishes are made with fresh local products, and they’re authentic and seasonal. The staff listens to each guest and goes out of their way to satisfy your taste buds with homemade recipes.
The restaurant offers very good southwestern wines on the list to pair with your meals.
Good to know: The menu changes every day
Price:
- Appetizers + Main course + Dessert : €32
- Appetizers + Main course or Main course + Desert: €26
Website (website in French)
La Grange aux Canards
23 rue Frédéric Sauton, 75005 Paris
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9.1/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
As the name suggests, the specialty of this restaurant is duck.
Specializing in the cuisine of the southwest, come discover traditional and indulgent flavors at La Grange aux Canards.
You can explore duck in all its forms with classic dishes like semi-cooked foie gras or more original dishes like duck neck stuffed with pork, duck, and foie gras.
Good to know: an “all foie gras” menu is offered for €65
Price:
- semi-cooked foie gras: €25
- stuffed duck neck with pork, duck and duck liver: €18
Domaine d’Olléac
20 Rue Rousselet, 75007 Paris
9.1/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
Le Domaine d’Olléac, formerly named Le Domaine de Lintillac, offers a generous and flavored cuisine for a fairly reasonable price.
The dishes are made with ingredients from the terroirs of Corrèze, Perigord, Bigorre and the Landes.
The menu of the restaurant offers a large number of dishes, and you will have the pleasure of finding foie gras dishes among them.
Good to know: they offer you an adult express menu for €14.90 and a children’s menu for €14.40.
Price:
- Braised duck foie gras escalope : €18.50
- Block of semi-cooked duck foie gras, sprinkled with Monbazillac jelly: €13.80
Le Grand Café Capucines
4 boulevard des Capucines – 75009 Paris
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7.6/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
Founded in 1875, this brewery has become one of the unmissable places of the “Grands Boulevards” of Paris. Located in the Opéra district, this restaurant has been redecorated in 2019 in a markedly more contemporary style.
This welcoming restaurant offers you a wonderful view over the Boulevard des Capucines.
You will find foie gras appetizers on the menu that you crave so much for, such as the half-cooked duck foie gras.
A two minutes walk from the Opéra, it is a great restaurant to come and restore after a show.
Good to know: it is open 24 hours a day.
Price: Half-cooked duck foie gras: €22.50
Le Colimaçon
44 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75004 Paris
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9/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
Located on the right bank of the Seine, Le Colimaçon offers a menu filled with quality products and French bistronomic dishes, including well-known desserts such as French toast.
Inside, you’ll find woodsy decor, and a spiral staircase (“escalier en colimaçon”) connects the two dining rooms. Many tiny tables are dispersed throughout the space to warmly welcome you.
For foie gras lovers, come and try the semi-cooked foie gras coated with biscoff.
Good to know: a great wine list will allow you to choose the perfect one to pair your delicacies.
Price: Semi-cooked foie gras coated with biscoff: €25
Website (in French)
Canard & Champagne
57 passage des Panoramas, 75002 Paris
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8/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
This restaurant with its beautiful Belle Epoque facade offers you the combination of duck and champagne, two specialties of French cuisine.
Discover varied duck-based dishes, whether traditional or reimagined, like the duck parmentier or the French Paradox burger.
For a starter, don’t miss the foie gras and its seasonal chutney.
Good to know: the champagne is organic and comes from small producers.
Price:
- Canard & Champagne menu: €30
Au Bourguignon du Marais
52 rue François Miron, 75004 Paris
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9/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
In the Marais district, this restaurant welcomes you on the terrace or indoors and offers delicious menu choices.
Here, Burgundy specialties are clearly highlighted. Of course, the beef bourguignon is on the menu, as well as good wines from this region.
You will also be able to taste the homemade foie gras and toast as a starter.
Good to know: A perfect place to discover the perfumes from Burgundy.
Price: Foie Gras, gingerbread crumble and season chutney: €23
Le Cachiquet
20 Rue Louis Braille, 75012 Paris
9/10: France Hotel Guide expert rating
This restaurant, specializing in southwestern dishes, will welcome you in its warmful dining room, with authentic and simple decor and traditional dishes.
The greeting of the boss with his true southern accent and strong voice, will immediately put you in a warm and friendly atmosphere and you will be able to taste the homemade foie gras.
For those who wish to enjoy the fresh air, it is also possible to eat on the small outdoor terrace.
Good to know: the foie gras is homemade!
Price: Homemade half-cooked duck Foie Gras €15
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