One of my favorite new restaurant finds is Le Versance in Paris. Chef/Owner Samuel Cavignis is friendly and creative and has created an atmosphere that is both welcoming and elegant. When you first enter the restaurant, you are seated in a champagne bar that has nice chairs and coffee-style tables. From there, you order your champagne and also your dinner. When dinner is ready, you are then taken upstairs to the small but beautiful dining room where the dinner is served.
Chef Cavignis uses herbs and spices in delicious, creative ways and combines these with ingredients from his uncle’s farm and from other local producers. Our dinner was delightful. We started out with seared foie gras with an artichoke emulsion and truffle oil. Next we had his veal chops with roasted endive. That was followed by his roasted clementines with chocolate. The flavors of the superior ingredients came through loud and clear in all of his dishes. I can hardly wait to return to this fantastic restaurant.
Le Versance
16 rue Feydeau, Paris 75002
011-33-1-45-08-00-08
www.leversance.com