Semilla is a very helpful restaurant: it’s open every single day, and it’s massive sufficient that you could normally e book a desk on the identical day. The menu is massive sufficient to make most individuals joyful, together with vegetarians. The wine listing, together with a prolonged choice accessible by the glass, is well-priced and at all times stuffed with wines I wish to drink. The beneficiant air-conditioning has saved multiple sweaty summer season evening. The workers, led by jovial house owners Juan Sanchez and Drew Harré are type {and professional}.
Nonetheless, to focus solely on these sensible issues is to disregard the pleasant proven fact that meals right here is absolutely, actually good. One winter night, I tasted 4 totally different dishes primarily based on a biche (deer) introduced in by hunters. Final week through the warmth wave I swooned for shiny inexperienced beans with nectarines, and lots of different dishes tailor-made made for summer season substances and sweltering temperatures. Not often does a restaurant reply so nicely to each the season and the wants of their clients. For that purpose, I discover coming again yr after yr. One in all our favourite eating places in Saint-Germain.
54 rue de Seine, 75006
Open Wednesday-Friday for dinner solely
Open Saturday-Sunday for each lunch & dinner
Closed Monday & Tuesday
Reservations on-line or at +33 1 43 54 34 50
OUR PHOTOS OF SEMILLA
IN OTHER WORDS
Misplaced in Cheeseland (2015) “You’d suppose that having Meilleur Ouvrier de France (a prestigious craftsman title) Eric Trochon on the helm of a restaurant would suggest steep costs however at Semilla, you’re in for the most effective meals and finest offers. The worldwide affect is robust right here, the place Ferrandi-trained cooks serve up fashionable interpretations of traditional French dishes in a surprising open kitchen.”
Alice Waters for Condé Nast Traveler (2015) “During the last 5 years, I’ve been impressed by many fantastic little locations in Paris the place the cooks (and so they aren’t essentially French) are fastidiously sourcing substances and bringing again the type of meals and the lifestyle that first impressed me to open Chez Panisse. I ate three memorable lunches in a row right here—beautiful salads and little soups and one of the excellent seafood risottos I’ve ever had.”
Patricia Wells for Condé Nast Traveler (2015) “Homeowners Juan Sanchez and Drew Harré and chef Eric Trochon have had successful on their arms because the day Semilla opened in 2012. It’s normally booked stable—I wish to go early to look at the room replenish.”
Le Fooding (2015) says that “regardless of the nameless look of this place, Semilla and its Meilleur Ouvrier de France (2007) chef Eric Trochon have a devoted fan membership – a world Rive Gauche and gourmand crowd, who love relaxed and attractive gastronomy. Served within the sonorous eating room on the night of our go to: scrumptious ricotta-lemon-oregano ravioli, a relaxing melon soup with mozza di buffala, and crispy pig’s head for the tapas-style appetizers… To drink, there’s a wonderful selection of pure wines.”
Desk à Découvert (2013) “Plus sérieusement, en terminant ma dernière bouchée, j’étais déjà en practice de me demander quand est-ce que j’allais revenir et si je n’en ferais pas ma cantine (ça, c’est signe chez moi de grand contentement).”
Simon Says (2012) “On se surprend à découvrir des assiettes bien calées à l’instar du Tartare de Pierre (Gagnaire) associant boeuf, tête de veau et hareng; le dos de lieu jaune avec sa crème de céleri et le jus de rôti pivote bien et laisse l’appétit grand ouvert.”
John Talbott (2012) says “the menu modifications DAILY – oh boy – and is sort of fascinating…The entree was a trio – a veloute of mushrooms (very excellent), a chestnut “muffin” that had an excessive amount of salt for me and a rillette-like/tuna-fish-salad-looking queue de veal that was additionally excellent…”
Alexander Lobrano (2012) stories that “this meals was so contemporary, honest, tender and younger… this can be a terrific restaurant, and a stand-out in a metropolis the place there’s an excellent and ever burgeoning provide of cosmopolitan bistro cooking with good old school French bones.”
Figaroscope (2012) “Les nourritures y sont plaisantes, ingénues, ne prennent pas le chou et swinguent dans l’air du temps: à la fois bio, paisibles, marchant droit et sans complexe…Belle carte des vins inspirée par des dingos du style, autant dire que les flacons swinguent. Yeux roses garantis…”
