Luzzu - Paris

Very nice address for a lunch with girlfriends. The formulas are interessive. for €10.50, you can choose herb aromatic water, a warm, hearty dish and a dessert. The space is pleasant: modern and warm. the many herbs and aromatic herbs allow you to get into the atmosphere of the restaurant. The dish was good, fresh and rich, the aromatic water (tonic) was well balanced in aromas. the small flat is reserved for dessert, a bit of acevant: a pear almond cake, a little too cooked, compact and not particularly tasteful.

I've been going back to this new restaurant in the neighborhood for several times! And as I am delighted after each lunch, here is my opinion: when we come in, we welcome ourselves with a smile (rare on paris) and we are explained the concept that turns around aromatic herbs, we can treat ourselves for example a vegetarian focaccia with rosemary or discover more rare herbs such as thyme lemon in a salad of fregola with smoked chicken. When you are served, you can also season as you like with several condiments and other spices and home products. In short a real delight for taste buds!more, I learn from the team that the products are seasonal and delivered every morning! They even have a greenhouse that they are building for small herbs! Bravo to the beautiful project team!

It is a 'fast food' concept but with so much personality: you have all sorts of possible spices available to personalise your meal, vegetarian options, menu deals, fresh and tasty ingredients (try the truffle risotto!), friendy service, pleasant decor - well done!

Midway through our 26 kilometre walk around Paris -- from Pont Neuf to the Musee de Arte Moderne to the basilica Sacre Coeur to Galeries Lafayette -- we struggled to find a casual and wholesome place for lunch. In the middle of the construction of rue de Berri, we spotted Luzzu. Here's the concept: self-serve from a cooler, healthy food a la carte where circa 9 euros buys you an aromatic water (water with lemon and herbs for me), a sandwich and a soup. The soup and sandwich are heated and you bring it all to your table on a tray. C'est bon. My soup was mostly pumpkin with some chestnut pieces in the bottom and was quite good. My sandwich was comprised of lettuce, grated carrot and some white mysterious spread; not so tasty but it did fill me up. My wife's sandwich looked better -- a tidy baguette with beef -- but she reported it to be tasteless and the beef stringy. Her soup was good. So, yes, our appetites were sated but we wouldn't go back.For such a restaurant to be viable, its food marketed as healthy still needs to taste good. And if your restaurant concept isn't self explanatory, there's work to be done. Unfortunately, both were the case at Luzzu.

It is a fast food' concept but with so much personality: you have all sorts of possible spices available to personalise your meal, vegetarian options, menu deals, fresh and tasty ingredients (try the truffle risotto friendy service, pleasant decor well done!