Le Petit Pontoise

“A small restaurant in the Latin Quarter, Le Petit Pontoise offers a quintessentially French casual dining experience combined with the deliciousness you might expect from a more upscale restaurant. Its menu features many classic French dishes, including escargots, canard (duck)and foie gras. I especially recommend the "Parmentier de canard", at least six of which were served during our hour-long lunch. Any foodie knows that the "canard" is a French specialty, and the dish epitomizes what the French can do with the duck: it is literally a pie composed of soft pieces of duck, mashed potatoes, a savory brown sauce and last but not least, fried foie gras. My "joues de cochons" - pigs cheeks - make a close second: along with French beans, carrots and potatoes, the soft meat was soaked in a slightly sweet soup that adds a different taste to the pork. The popular restaurant is also especially tourist-friendly, with an English menu and waiters who are used to serving foreigners in English.”