Les Relais Routiers

Chez Léon¹ is one of Paris’ last ‘routier‘.

These affordable restaurants on the side of the roads (routes) throughout France, serve up traditional home-cooking. The kind you would expect at your French grand-mother’s. And they do it with pride.

On épluche : we peel
On émince : we slice finely
On taille nos légumes : we carve our vegetables
On fait mijoter : se slow-cook
On poche : we poach
On déglace : we deglaze
On blanchit : we parboil
On saisit : we sear
On poêle : we pan fry
On découpe : we cut up
On tranche nos viandes : we slice our meats
On dresse : we plate
Bref, ici on cuisine ! : in short, here, we cook!

Chez Léon, 5 rue de l’isly, Paris, 8ème arrondissement. ↩︎

French

Les Relais Routiers

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