Set Menu : Starter + Main course + Dessert at 18 €
Au Déjeuner uniquement Jusqu’à 14h30

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Set Menu : Starter + Main course + Dessert at 28,50 €
Au Déjeuner Jusqu’à 14h30 et au Dîner à Partir de 19h

Starter
Marbled of poultry marinated in both spices, stuffed with artichokes in jelly, quenelle of soft mango purée
Salmon fillets marinated in hazelnut oil, lemon fresh cream
Tomato Tartar with cilantro, julienne of crisp apples, spicy white balsamic reduction

Main Course
Slab of coconut salmon, creamy risotto in Parmesan cheese, light juice of passion fruit
Potted duck leg, small potatoes
Boeuf bourguignon and gnocchis with mushrooms and smoked duck dices

Dessert
Beaten Egg Whites served in a Glass, with Caramel
Bourbon vanilla Crème brûlée
Slightly caramelized rice pudding, poached pears with vanilla, red berries coulis

Discover our new menus Summer 2010 :

Starters
Gaspacho or soup of the day (ask for the board) 9,5 €
Soft-boiled eggs with cream and tarragon, slice vegetables with fresh mint 11 €
Tomato Tartar with cilantro, julienne of crisp apples, spicy white balsamic reduction 12,5 €
Salmon’s Carpaccio marinated in hazelnut oil, lime cream “quenelle” 12,8 €
Marbled of poultry, stuffed with artichokes in jelly, soft mango purée 14,7 €
Terrine of duck Foie Gras, stewed smoothed figs 19,5 €
12 Burgundy snails 20,9 €

Salad
Spring salad (heart of salad, poached chicken breast, yogurt mustard and anchovy sauce, small bits of crusty bread) 17,5 €
Ocean Salad (Salmon's marinated, cherry tomatoes, fourme d'ambert, Tail shrimp and crispy green)
Sun Salad (Soft cheese in pastry, cherry tomatoes, fresh balls of mozzarella, red spanish ham, green salad)

Main courses
Today’s special (ask for the board)
Raw grounded steak, potatoe pancakes 17,6 €
Potted duck leg, fried mushrooms and small potatoes 19,4 €
Boeuf bourguignon and gnocchis with mushrooms and smoked duck dices 21 €
Salmon steak grilled in the oven, Thai rice with fresh tomatoes and Parmesan cheese, juice of fine veal and orange 22,5 €
Sea bream filet slightly fried with soya seeds, juice of fine veal and red berries 26,5 €
Beef fillet in pepper, mashed potatoes 34 €
egetarian dish: crusty of soya seeds and basil, fine ratatouille with cumin, shiitake 22 €

Cheese by Marie Quatrehomme
Three Cheeses platter, fresh fruits, green Salad 10,90 €

Desserts
Slightly caramelized rice pudding, poached pears with vanilla, red berries coulis 8 €
Chef’s Special Mille Feuille 8,4 €
Bourbon vanilla creme brulee 8,6 €
Beaten Egg Whites served in a Glass, with Caramel 8,7 €
verturned Apple Tart with Fresh Cream 10,6 €
Raspberry Tiramisu, crumbs of speculos 11,2 €
Ice-Creams or Sorbets 10,50 €

To book :
call us on 33 1 46 33 68 69

Book Online :
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Address :
9 & 11 rue de Lanneau - 75005 Paris - France

Email :
mail@lecoupechou.com

Three actors, Francis Lemonnier, Francis Nani and Christian Azzopardi, decided to start a restaurant to welcome performers and spectators after evening shows. With patience and persistence, they acquired and restored premises, and on 3rd November 1962, the Coupe-Chou restaurant opened its doors for the first time. French and foreign stars mingled there, and it was always busy. The combination of evening opening and a great menu proved a success. With its Louis XIII charm, the Coupe-Chou became a meeting place for lovers. The adjoining building, 11 rue de Lanneau, was purchased in 1965. At that time, it was a truckers’ bar, called the “Puits Certain” (Certain’s Well). Two years of historical research and building work, and months of searching for antique furniture and ornaments, restored its original 17th century appearance. Today, the “Puits Certain” forms the main entrance to the Coupe-Chou.

The Coupe-Chou has continued to expand into neighbouring townhouses, which are linked by staircases and narrow corridors. It is an elegant restaurant, which opens discretely onto the narrow and picturesque rue de Lanneau, on the slope of the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, near to the Collège de France, the Sorbonne and Place de la Contrescarpe. Paris townhouses of the old style, with their fascinating history, provide the setting.

In the mid-1960s, the Coupe-Chou had already developed a notable reputation, with the likes of Pierre Brasseur, Brigitte Bardot, and Louis de Funès often coming here to dine under the establishment's 16th century exposed beams.

However, other surprises lay in store for the restaurant's three managers. One day the telephone rang (always a good sign for a restaurant!). It was the Danish Embassy, who asked us to reserve our best table for a prestigious guest: Princess Margrethe, heiress to the Danish throne. A table for two was required, as she was coming here for an intimate meal to celebrate her engagement to Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, a Frenchman and future Prince Consort. The couple later married on June 10, 1967.

To welcome a Princess Royal at the Coupe-Chou was a glorious moment in the history of the restaurant, and as everyone knows, glory (just like luck) comes to those who deserve it! So the three managers decided to put on a big spread. And when you're looking to put on a big spread, you pull out all the stops!

They began by purchasing flowers and shrubs which were tastefully displayed on the tables, in the corridors and along the facade of the restaurant. The overall effect was certainly charming, but the managers were keen to add a little personal touch too. So they decorated all of the windows in the building, from the first-floor to the top floor, with the Danish flag. The restaurant was literally covered with flags. I'm not sure if it can be described as discrete, but it certainly didn't go unnoticed!

When writing these anecdotes, I asked my father to share his memories of some of those amazing moments throughout the life of the Coupe-Chou since 1962, the year the restaurant opened. This was an incredible year, one which unfolded to the songs of Claude François, and which saw the stirrings of so many changes around the world. These changes really came to a head in 1968, but even the turbulent year of '68 required a little preparation!

It's funny to think that some years are particularly rich in new events, births, or deaths while others just seem to tick by unnoticed. It was in 1962 that my father and his two partners Francis Nani and Francis Lemonnier opened the Coupe-Chou. It was in 1962 that their future lives would be decided forever. This was a great year for history, for art, for music but also a great year in our personal lives. A year in which momentous international trends and events combined with a major turning point in our personal lives.


It was in this year, 1962, that the Beatles recorded their first single: "Love me do". It would certainly be true to say that these four trailblazing musicians ushered in a new era in the history of music. They generated mass hysteria among their fans, and in order to be able to travel around after their concerts they constantly needed to come up with new, ever more imaginative ruses. The kids of my generation know the story by heart. We were still too young to understand the emotion surrounding Lennon's murder in 1980, but today who can't be familiar with the Beatlemania of the 1960s, which remains impressive even for those of us who weren't there.

In early 1973, a phenomenon began to take shape. An incredible triumph for the Parisian theatre world.

One night in January, around half past 11, three huge names of the theatre paid a visit to the Coupe-Chou. These were Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and Pierre Mondy. They were accompanied by Jean-Michel Rouzière, who was the manager of the Palais-Royal back then. Poiret, Serrault and Mondy were regular visitors to the Coupe-Chou… but that night they would be staying until six o'clock in the morning!

They were busily rehearsing a play which would mark the return of this famous duo. The play in question was of course "La Cage aux Folles", which went on to enjoy an unprecedented level of success, and which has never since been rivalled. "La Cage" would run for five consecutive years at the Palais Royal followed by two years at the variety theatres.

Back then of course, no one could have guessed that such overwhelming success was just around the corner. Not even the theatre manager, who had already scheduled another play for the following season. What's more, the masterpiece was far from finished at this stage. There were still a number of problems to be sorted out and "La Cage" wasn't ready for the big time just yet.

The team continued to hold their working sessions at the Coupe-Chou.

Poiret requested "a back room, where we can get some peace and quiet". Naturally, we gave them the Bibliothèque (the library) to use. After all, where better to get on with some serious work than in a library! They still needed to fine tune the final act for the play.

The Coupe-Chou hasn't always been what it is today, a huge building with small, steep corridors leading on to a multitude of small rooms brimming with history. Back in 1962 when the restaurant was first opened, it had only a single room known as the "Barbier" and which is today situated in the very heart of the establishment.

Work continued after the restaurant was opened, and although the single restaurant area already had the charm for which it is now so famous, where the other aspects of the establishment were concerned, all kinds of improvisation went on back then.

Clients who had not booked in advance had got into the habit of waiting for a table in a cellar, which was no more than one metre sixty in height. Thus, they patiently waited their turn there, half stooping, and this despite the fact that the restaurant never refunded physiotherapy costs! It seems that half of Paris beat a track to the restaurant's door, for the pleasure of waiting for a table doubled up in one of the capital's oldest cellars. This alone was one of the early signs of the restaurant's success.

One evening, with the cellar full to capacity with future back-trouble victims, a gaggle of regular customers came into the Coupe-Chou including our long-standing friend Francis Joffo, Jean Le Poulain and Robert Hirsch. These great stars of the French theatre scene had decided to introduce none other than Marlene Dietrich to the fine fare to be enjoyed in our restaurant!