Poulet Roti appears as a signature dish in 1 France cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Poulet rôti · Paris
Poulet rôti is Paris's Sunday-bistro standard: a salt-rubbed Bresse or Loué chicken roasted on a rotisserie or oven, served whole with fat-cooked potatoes and the pan juice.
Bresse chicken, the only French poultry with full AOC protection since 1957, anchored the Sunday-roast tradition that runs through Paris bistros from the 19th century. Marie Antoinette's chef, Pierre Beauvilliers, codified the rotisserie roast at his Palais-Royal restaurant in the 1790s. Bouillon Pigalle and La Rôtisserie d'Argent now anchor the dish at scale, with whole birds for two on the rotisserie. Modern Paris bakeries with rotisseries, including the Saturday Marché des Enfants Rouges, sell take-away versions for €15 a bird.
Where to eat in Paris:
- Bouillon Pigalle
- La Rôtisserie d'Argent
- Robert et Louise