MA COCOTTE

Tired of antique shopping or feeling stressed from shop to shop? Despair you should not, take a 'Roast Chicken Break' at this magical spot, merely a 5-minute walk from the antique maze further down Rue des Rosier.

This eatery is haven for French comfort foods, a spot as famous as the antique market itself, we are told. It is popular for family gatherings with kids galore. I did my cursory sniff-test-walk around the restaurant and was immediately convinced that chicken is the centerpiece. Go ahead and order a whole bird, share it, and make sure you eat with your hands as they are beyond finger licking good. Crispy skin, juicy and moist inside, well seasoned carcass, buttery smooth mashed potatoes, roast skin-on garlic cloves that ooze and last but certainly not least, small cups of pan juices with fragrant chicken fats still floating at the top ... it was a meal that can please even the Gods.

If you need a breather from the hardships of shopping, drop by Ma Cocotte, you must.

MA COCOTTE
www.macocotte-lespuces.fr
106 rue des Rosiers
93400 Saint-Ouen
Paris
(33) 1 49 51 7000