Au Port du Salut

This was the best meal we had in Paris! The atmosphere was wonderful, food delicious and dessert a highlight. Highly recommended!

Fantastic restaurant!
This is a restaurant that everyone can enjoy. We were there several times during our visit and they outperformed our expectations every night. They have a meny where you an choose from the entire «carte». This is an excellent system since you then do not have to order the same.
Also all (almost) wines can be ordered by glas making it possible to botanize.
The music was very entertaining and the staff treated us excellent.
I will go to Paris many more times and I will visit this restaurant again. I now have three favourites in Paris.

Great restaurant for dinner that our hotel recommended, the staff is very personal and the food and wine list quite good and reasonably priced, especially for Paris. We’ve been here twice and had a variety of dishes, and never been disappointed. Try the oysters, which are driven from Normandy beach every Thursday and shucked, all by the «old man of the sea» who stands outside with his table of fresh seafood on ice. We were surprised on our last visit by a 3 part act — first classical piano like we’ve never heard, then singing, then a piano opera, all by different performers. It added a nice bit of entertainment to our meal and for us, cemented this place as a MUST TRY if you are in the area! If I had to pick something bad to say, it is that we did not care for the complimentary shot of almond (?) liquor they provided as an apéritif after our meal. Be assured, the appetizers, wine, entrée, and dessert will not disappoint!

Un bonne soirée mais…
Le goût, l’ambiance étaient au rendez vous. le service et la décoration sont agréables. Seul bémol, les quantités des plats principaux qui sont trop limite (en particulier sur les cannelloni). Dommage.

Tasty dishes, quaint, super fun staff and great music. A great find in the St-​Michel!

I live in Paris and came here while my parents were visiting. Extremely overpriced for the quality and quantity of the food. The service started out nice but things slowly went down hill. We had our appetizers and waited 1 hour for our dinner to arrive. They had obviously forgotten about us as the place was basically empty, and our server never once came to let us know what was happening, even though he had been very attentive during our appetizers and drinks. When it arrived it was just disappointing. I would describe this as a place trying to get away with the tiny yet high priced menu items, but just can’t.
We decided to skip the dessert as we were already disappointed with our dinner and the amount of time it took for the food to arrive. When we got up to pay at the bar, the credit card machine wasn’t working and they asked us to walk to the ATM around the corner to pull out money ourselves, or to wait at the bar and have another drink until the machine starting working. This is when I basically lost it. There are so many incredible restaurants in Paris, this would not be one that I would recommend.

One of my favorite neighborhood bistros in Paris. It has a wonderful, warm feel and there is excellent live music most nights. The staff has always been courteous and welcoming and speak good English, and the food is excellent. 45 euro for 3 courses (dinner).

Bön plats et bonne ambiance dans ce restaurant !
Idéal pour les repas d’affaires. Les plats sont très bon. J’ai apprécié les rillettes de lapin, le carré de veau et le crumble en dessert. Service sympa malgré le grand groupe que l’on était.
Au rez-​de-​chaussée, on entendait le pianiste et son karaoké !
A refaire avec moins de monde autour de la table…

Great atmosphere. Its on the expensive side but worth the time and money.

Our hotel recommended this place and I was a little skeptical at first. Although, when I walked in, I felt that it was going to be great… and it was. The salmon was life changing! Drenched in a butter cream sauce but so light and decadent. I wanted to have another piece just because it melts in your mouth so nicely. Live music was an added bonus! Definitely recommend you try this place: great ambiance, staff, entertainment and food!

Accepte les tickets resto (en tout cas le midi).
J’ai découvert le Port Salut par hasard lors d’un périple parisien, à la recherché d’un petit bistrot ouvert au mois d’août — un dimanche midi prés du jardin du Luxembourg. (autrement dit il y avait du challenge!)
J’ai accroché à la formule proposée le midi: 14.90 € entrée + plat + café… sinon c’est 35 € entrée + plat le soir et 40 € avec le dessert. Là je me dis qu’un resto avec un prix pareil le soir ça sent bon «le gastro qui tente d’élargir son type de clientèle». Sur l’ardoise est noté: salade «rousse» type macédoine et en plat poulet ou gambas accompagné de petit pois /​tomates. Bön rien qui tape à l’œil (et à l’estomac) mais avec un peu de chance ils vont nous revisiter tout ça. On s’installe donc en terrasse.
Pour accompagner nos plats avec la chaleur de ces beaux mois d’été, on choisi un verre de vin blanc chacun: 6 € le verre — c’est la fête!
Et résultat: déception. Les produits utilisés sont frais, certes, ce n’était pas mauvais mais rien de transcendant. Bref je né me suis pas dit «Tiens ça doit valoir le coup de tester un soir».
Et là où on frise l’arnaque: je me rends compte au moment de payer l’addition qu’en fait un des deux plats — les gambas — donnait lieu à un supplément de 2.5 €! Rien n’était noté nul part (j’ai vérifié en partant). La serveuse (de bonne composition) s’est excusée car elle avait oublié de nous le préciser à la commande. Pour moi c’est humain qu’un serveur oublie. Par contre, que volontairement rien né soit écrit sur l’ardoise du plat du jour je trouve ça pas correcte du tout. Pour cela je resterais sur le 2 étoiles.

Thank you Unilocal reviewers. With your help we found this restaurant as we were looking for a French bistro and did not want to take our chances. We had a lovely meal — beef filet was tender and juicy and the chocolate mousse was excellent. Our waitress was terrific and friendly. There was a guitarist in the lovely interior of the restaurant. Great find!

It was really just lovely. The fish was delicate and well flavored. The wine was well paired. The dessert, again, was delicate and complex. The staff was friendly and fun and spot on. A fine meal in a welcoming environment.

Vrai coup de coeur de la journée !
Envie d’un bon déjeuner dominical dans un bon restaurant chic mais où je né paierai pas un bras. Hop, un coup de La Fourchette et je découvre le restaurant «Au port du Salut» dans lequel je peux réserver avec –20% sur le menu. Bingo !
Le restaurant a une déco très rustique, de bistrot d’antan — surtout la salle du dessous. Mais comme elle est pleine, on nous place dans la salle du haut, qui possède elle pour le coup une vraie déco de restaurant chic et gastronomique.
On opte pour le menu entrée, plat, dessert — le choix semble vraiment dur, tous les plats ont l’air top.
En entrée, j’opte pour le trio de bellota: assiette de jambon, chorizo et lomo. Waouh, la charcuterie est hyper savoureuse, le jambon bien sec comme j’aime!
En plat, je choisis le magret de canard à la moutarde cerise avec du boulgour au citron confit. Une vraie réussite, les saveurs se marient à merveille malgré une cuisson un peu ratée du canard …
En dessert, beaucoup de choix qui me font hésiter mais je prends finalement la crème brulée à la passion et spéculoos, frais et original.
Bref, en plus d’un repas franchement réussi, on est servi par un serveur charmant. Qui plus est la carte des vins est très bonne (même si les bouteilles sont plutôt chères) ce qui nous a permis de choisir un vin qui se mariait parfaitement avec nos plats !

Very quaint wine and Jazz bar with the friendliest service.
Food is very good, wine list has plenty of options with some exceptional items, and the service is as good as it gets for a Paris bistro. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week (pretty much non-​stop) with music from Thursday to Sunday evenings (ask to sit downstairs).
When the weather gets nice, they put a few tables outside but note that the street is quite busy.
In summary, a special place in Paris for a meal. Worth the visit!

Can’t say enough good things about this place, there forever, but now under new ownership. Delicious food, great location — love the hosts. Patrick, a former Tower Records exec in the states, took over about 5 months ago, installing his talented son as chef. Food is classic, yet creative. Fresh ingredients, a continually expanding wine list, indoor and outdoor seating. The basement level will soon be a late night music joint — reviving its history as a cutting edge jazz and more hotspot that it was in the 60s and 70s. Prices good, location great, bilingual staff, even private dining room available for events. I went twice in one week! Close enough to Notre Dame or Saint Michel, but out of the congested tourist areas. Can’t wait to go back…

Delightful meal, we walked in, they found a place for us in their very busy restaurant. Loved the duck, my wife loved the salmon, delicious ham appetizer. Very friendly staff.