One of the most hyped restaurants in Paris right now is Septime. Having not planned ahead we stood no chance of getting a table during our 4 day trip, so didn’t even attempt it, but we were lucky enough to have lunch on our last day at the newly opened Septime Cave.
The Cave, just across the road from the main restaurant is a
little wine cellar with 3 stools at a bar, offering a small menu
of wines by the glass and a few bar snacks. We propped up the
bar for a few hours ahead of our train back to London and were so impressed
with the wines (bringing plenty home with us) and the food. It’s not really marketed as a foodie
destination, more a place to buy some good wines and perhaps crack open a
bottle right there, or sample some others whilst grazing on some snacks.
The place is stacked with wines from floor to ceiling, on each wall. They also sell a bunch of other drinks and whilst it's a tiny room, they've really made the best of the space they have to work with.
We ordered pretty much 1 of everything between the 3 or
us. The toasted bread was replenished
literally about 10 times without even having to ask.
In this first picture is the foie gras with anguille fume (€10)
which was great. Even Art, not the biggest
fan of fish, was taken with the smoked eel stuffed in the centre. Great with the bread, from a local bakery.
Next to arrive was the saucisson salamino (€8) and the house
smoked duck breast, magreb fume ici (€7).
Final batch of plates we ordered were the saint nectaire
cheese (€8) the lombatello di cinta senese (€8) an Italian proscuitto type
ham and, what was for me the best dish of the day,
the ricotta anchois (€8). The combo of
anchovies with the creamy cheese topped with toasted bulghar wheat and plenty
of Occhipinti extra virgin olive oil.
The oil was also left with us for regular top ups and I got a bottle to
take away. So good. It’s from a small family run estate where some of
the wines on offer are also produced.
Onto the wines, the biggest hit of the day was probably the P.U.R
BBQ 2011 which Bel took a few bottles of.
A full bodied red from the Chavanay region of France made with Syrah
grapes.
I preferred the Bourgogne Aligote from Naudin-Ferrand, a
fruity and smooth white. Glasses of
these to drink in range from 5-8 Euros and the bottles can be purchased for
around 7-15 Euros. And that is really all I should say about wine, because I know so little, but everything we tried was excellent. So cheap and it
really was the best way to spend the final few hours of our
trip. I had a cider too for €3.
I can’t think of anywhere similar to it here in London, it’s
a brilliant idea. There was a steady
stream of visitors coming in to pick up a bottle or 2, and the lovely lady working
there that day was so sweet and helpful. It's a casual vibe and really ended our holiday on a high note.
Septime La Cave
3 Rue Basfroi, 75011 (Charonne)
Paris
8.5/10
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