Clamato

Paris, France

Even though it opened in 2013, this no-bookings if you know, you know destination continues to draw a fashionable crowd who are happy to sit shoulder-to-shoulder at little wooden tables and share plates of freshly-landed seafood. Clamato is the sister restaurant to its neighbour, the lauded bistro Septime, and has daily deliveries from French fishing ports such as St Jean de Luz, Concarneau and l'Ile d'Yeu, which determine the changing menu. You can always be sure that the produce comes from sustainable sources, caught using traditional techniques. At any given time, you could be eating cockles cooked in a smoky vinegar butter; whelks with aïoli; sea urchin; bonito rillettes and mullet ceviche. Maldon oysters are big news; they're either wild or from natural spat. A whole sea bass from Oléron comes with sauce béarnaise. But the star of the show is a platter of fruits de mer with half a rock crab, whelks, urchins, clams and oysters piled high on ice. The drinks menu is pleasingly concise.

Key Information

• Average price per person $53
• Lunch and dinner: Mon – Sun
• +33 1 43 72 74 53
• Visit Clamato's Website

Location

80 Rue de Charonne, 11th arrondissement, Paris, 75011 Paris