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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.
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Robert et Louise in Paris's 3e has grilled côtes de bœuf over an open log fire in the dining room since 1958. Booking required for the fireside tables.
OrderCôte de bœuf for two grilled in the room, aligot from the Aubrac.
TipTwo seatings only, 19:30 and 21:30. Closed Sunday. Sit close to the fire in winter.
La Rôtisserie d'Argent in Paris is La Tour d'Argent's bistro annex on the Seine. The Bresse chicken comes off the rotisserie in the room, no a la carte.
OrderQuarter Bresse chicken, frites in beef fat, the famed pressed-duck dessert.
TipThe terrace catches the Notre-Dame light; ask for table 4 by the window in spring.
Bouillon Pigalle in Paris reopened the bouillon model in 2017 and now seats 300 with no reservation, no shortcut, a mains-under-€12 daily menu.
OrderPoulet rôti, frites maison, île flottante with caramel.
TipQueue from 19:00 for dinner; the line moves and tables turn every 45 minutes.
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