A jewel field service provider within the lovely Galerie Vivienne, Legrand specializes within the nice and worthy of vinous France. Lots of the cabinets are taken up by wines that may be big day bottles for many drinkers, and secure bets for tradition-minded lovers of conventional wines. There are some surprises right here and there, however this isn’t a cool pure wine dive. Costs aren’t precisely the lowest within the metropolis, and the ambient temp runs a bit heat, however the house is majestic.
The shop (with tables that unfold out into the hallway) doubles as a wine bar/gentle bites restaurant, providing wine by the glass or off the shelf for an affordable uncorking charge, and it’s price noting that of all the various locations in Paris that provide the identical, Legrand has a number of the nicest stemware.
Sensible data
Handle: 1 rue de la Banque, 75002
Nearest transport: Bourse (3), Pyramides (7, 14)
Hours: Closed Sunday; Open Monday 11am-7pm; Open Tuesday-Thursday 10am-7.30pm; Open Friday 10.30am-8pm; Open Saturday 10.30am-7.30pm
Reservations: Reservations not accepted
Common worth for a choice of small plates: 20-39€
Phone: 01 42 60 07 12
Fashion of delicacies: Small plates
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Evaluations of curiosity
The Monetary Instances (2014) “The granddaddy of all Parisian wine retailers, Legrand Filles et Fils, close to the Banque de France, opened an elegant wine bar again in 2002 and that is nonetheless an excellent place to drink positive wine from all around the world by the glass with the cheese and charcuterie which have grow to be de rigueur.”
Le Figaro (2010) “Cœur du réacteur : le grand et digne bar semi-circulaire où les sommeliers servent leur sélection de 5 rouges et 5 blancs (comme les cinq jours de la semaine !) renouvelés régulièrement. Ici est représenté le meilleur des grands classiques du Bordelais et de la Bourgogne, dont la liste ne varie pas.”
Wine Terroirs (2004) “There’s a heat and refined ambiance on the similar time, with the brass and the wooden of the ground, the floor-to-ceiling cabinets and ladders…Whereas not the most affordable wine bar for its glass costs, it’s a good place to take pleasure in and uncover wines…”
