Good to know. Thanks Sophie. We’re overdue for a drive around that area. I’ll try to keep it in mind. What about La Rotonde or La Coupole?
I haven’t been to either of these places for some time, let alone ordered sole meunière. I suppose they should do rather well, but in the neighborhood I’d rather go to Le Dôme for that. The sole meunière in Bourg-en-Bresse was really outstanding.
If you’re headed there sometime, don’t miss Georges Blanc’s L’Ancienne Auberge 1900 for the typical Lyon-Bresse fare like frogs’ legs and airy quenelles. I was there in April and it was perfect.
Yes, I thought Le Dôme might be the best place. I looked at Christopher’s new website For Amarante and he had some amazing new dishes added. But I didn’t see any version of sole meunière. No matter, I could easily work my way through the entire menu, with plates such as “accras/blinis de lotte grillés à l’huile d’olive”.
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Yes, Christophe replaced the sole with lotte. I’m not a fan of monkfish usually, but he has the joue de veau on the Menu du Travailleur so that’s a good reason to go there after the Summer (it’s much too hot now).
I had completey forgotten about this, but the sole meunière at Le Duc is tops.
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Joue de veau at Amarante goes on the top of my list for when I return in September, assuming it’s not too hot then, too! And the sole at Le Duc may be my splurge of the autumn. In fact, the entire menu looks superb, if pricey.
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I thought hard about Amarante on our recent visit, but the two days I had as a solo lunch diner were fairly warm, and not only is Amarante way across town from where we were staying, but it is sunny at lunch and not air-conditioned (they sometimes draw the front drapes partially), and the joue de veau croustillante, while a terrific dish, is pretty heavy. Though I have to say that I got food poisoning from my takeaway chirashi sushi deluxe in the 9e (recommended on Le Fooding), so maybe I should have risked cardiac arrest instead.
Totally agree that Amarante is probably not a good choice on a hot day. When I think about it, almost every time I have been to Amarante has been a rainy evening, as in a film noir. Very fitting for Amarante somehow.
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@sfcarole I am surprised that you order it out since the sole at chez White is impeccable!
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Amarante’s cooking is substantial but not greasy. They also serve lovely, light cold dishes in the Summer.
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@pilgrim Well, when @onzieme and @Deuxchevaux are bringing the wine and you are regaling us with a hundred wonderful stories, the proverbial old shoe would taste delicious.
