Club des Meal

Blizzards, Biarritz, and Boudin Noir

When you're desperate to travel, but don't have the time, all it takes is a little imagination.

22 mins ago • Max Kreckel

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February 2026

In Defense of Bad Coffee

Or, at least, the establishments that serve it

Feb 22 • Max Kreckel

Montmartre's Dream Café

One of the only places on the hill where it's assumed one is local

Feb 15 • Max Kreckel

Half Man, Half Bar: Le Baratin de Belleville

No frills to be found at this eastern Paris institution

Feb 8 • Max Kreckel

Skull and Bones for Gastronomes

The Secret Society of France's Most Powerful Foodies

Feb 1 • Max Kreckel

January 2026

A Week at Paris's Most Chaotic Restaurant

A year after taking punches at the Bouillon Pigalle, I returned to experience it as a customer.

Jan 25 • Max Kreckel

The Secret to Spontaneous Finds in Paris

Planning is great, but in Paris, you should allow yourself some room for magic.

Jan 25 • Max Kreckel

Brasserie Balzar and Sunset Boulevard

The sun has not yet set on one of Paris's oldest brasseries.

Jan 25 • Max Kreckel

A Noma Graduate Opens in Paris

Fine dining can get a little tired. There's nothing like a newcomer to wake everyone up.

Jan 18 • Max Kreckel

December 2025

My Number 1 Restaurant of 2025

and why it's Magnolia

Dec 28, 2025 • Max Kreckel

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Our Top 5 Restaurants of 2025

Personal favorites from a year of eating in Paris

Dec 21, 2025 • Max Kreckel

Sargent and Soul Food: Americans Stir up Scandal in Paris

Acclaimed chef Mashama Bailey serves her soul food steps away from John Singer Sargent's exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay.

Dec 14, 2025 • Max Kreckel