L'Atelier du Marché

l'Atelier du Marche restaurant in Paris' chic 17th arrondissement a short way from l'Etoile is exactly what it says: a restaurant that takes the best of the market and turns it into something terrific on the plate. This vibrantly-hued restaurant gets your attention first with its sunshine-yellow frontage, but then keeps you interested with its warm, wood-toned interior, equally warm welcome and service, and its fine seasonal cuisine. The dishes range across the French tradition and a little beyond, like roasted rounds of chevre on salad, seared tuna steak with soy-based sauce, classic steak with bearnaise sauce and roast potatoes. The wine list is also traditional French, with some outstanding second growths of great wines.