We first visited Tempero six years in the past, however that was then and that is now.
Chef Alessandra Montagne closed the situation within the thirteenth arrondissement that we knew, earlier than opening the pop-up store ‘Petit Tempero’ within the sixth, doing a stint inside sensible division retailer La Samaritaine, after which lastly coming again to the restaurant commerce on the finish of 2022 with the identical identify however a brand new house, in a brand new a part of city, that’s a lunch restaurant (with dinner served two nights too), idea retailer filled with delish articles and wine cellar helmed by two absolute consultants, nonetheless showcasing her very superb French-Brazilian delicacies, however now with sufficient room for it to blossom and shine.
The neighbourhood within the southeast of Paris between the Nationwide Library and the thirteenth arrondissement is nearly model new – the practice tracks from close by Austerlitz station have been lined over, and utterly new roads and buildings created within the new house.
It’s right here that you just discover some shocking cultural gems like Agnès b.’s arts house La Fab and a few nice culinary spots like Tempero, a bistrot challenge from chef Alessandra Montagne, sommelier Aurélien Gil-Artagnan and Matthieu Charles Giro Di Nacera of Wyne Membership, a subscription-based wine-tasting service.
It’s apparent that right here you’re in protected palms for each foods and drinks, and the lunchtime fixed-price menu is an affordable 26€ for 2 programs or 30€ for 3, with a alternative of three dishes for every stage.
The venue itself has giant home windows letting in considerable pure gentle, a number of totally different linked rooms and a really sunny terrace that overlooks a pedestrianised walkway subsequent to a small park. Calm, greenery, good meals, scrumptious drinks… it doesn’t get significantly better than this.
To begin our lunch we ordered two glasses of crisp white wine (that we had been requested to style earlier than committing to) and our two starters – polenta and aubergine.
The polenta was tender (we had been anticipating it to be fried and crispy), served with mascarpone, just a little parmesan, roasted inexperienced pepper and a mirabelle plum compote, an easy and recent ensemble that was good for that sunny day.
The aubergine got here served with tahini, smoked yoghurt and smoked mirabelle plum, a fantastic combine of soppy textures. Each dishes made us blissful and relaxed 🙂
For the primary dishes (‘cocottes’, because the menu calls them) we selected:
— pollock, served with black rice, roasted courgettes and creamed courgettes, pickles and inventory, and
— the ‘veggie’ possibility, a lentil curry with rice, sorghum and greens.
The fish was pretty impartial taste-wise, however agency, with just a little crunch coming from the greens and rice. The dish was extra of an expertise based mostly on texture that an explosion of tastes, and that was superb with us.
As for the lentil curry, it was positioned on a mattress of rice and sorghum (a cereal much like millet and highly regarded in Asia and Africa) with carrots and a few very crunchy salad leaves.
Additionally, a particular point out has to go to the presentation, which was each easy and stylish – very fairly to take a look at!
And for dessert, the watermelon gazpacho appears the right finisher, with small items of peach floating in it, plus a contact of lemon balm, served cool moderately than too chilled.
The second dessert, a rice pudding, was extraordinarily creamy and served with a crushed biscuit topping and slices of inexperienced grape, a presentation whose magnificence impressed us.
Tempero is already a runaway success, accurately. Additionally, the kindness of the workers and care taken with the dishes additionally made us hanker for an much more connoisseur meal at their gastronomic restaurant reverse, known as Nosso, the place a three-course lunch is priced at 48€, and the night tasting menu will set you again as much as 98€.
For a really scrumptious lunch (or dinner on a Thursday or Friday), accompanied by high quality wines at sincere costs, Tempero is a good alternative.
Tempero (right here) is open for lunch weekdays solely, and dinner on Thursday and Friday
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BONUS!
If you wish to uncover a spot that’s most likely distinctive in Paris, a few minutes away from Tempero you’ll discover La Felicità, a really vibrant meals courtroom. It’s a completely totally different expertise, however price making an attempt…
