Au Bascou

About Au Bascou

Basque cooking in the upper Marais, no frills about it. The room is tight, a little warm, and smells like peppers and rendered duck fat the second you walk in. This is the kind of place where the waiter doesn't smile until the second visit — and you'll make a second visit. Prices land fair for what's on the plate, which is honest southwestern French food that doesn't need to prove anything. Bring a group, order the axoa, and drink whatever red they pour you.