We Tried The Best Escargot Restaurant in Paris (+ Frog Legs)

Today we're trying those and other French classics like escargot, pate en croute, ile flotante, and a delicious fish filet in a restaurant that is both a hidden gem and a national treasure. And will Colleen eat the frog legs? and what do they taste like? Bon Appetit!
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After 32 years in the US, the Duponts moved to France where Antoine was born. Antoine is rediscovering his homeland and sharing it with his American wife Colleen. With the help of his brother Vincent, a renowned Restaurateur (and food snob).
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Antoine Dupont - Marketing, Public Speaker & filmmaker newbie
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[@DGH550]

I’ve been soooo wishing someone would highlight restaurants, cafes, & bistros in Paris instead of just walking by. You guys are fitting the bill fabulously.

[@MikeGanino]

Colleen dancing with the frog is making my day! This restaurant is gorgeous.

[@tabethmutingwende911]

Stop it already Antoine and Coleen!Now l am hungry.My favourite french delicacies are frog legs and snails and pâte en croûte!Nice elegant restaurant too.

[@pascalfremont4569]

Vous êtes désormais des vrais frenchies !

[@DCL26]

This is a really sweet channel - in more ways than one. 💖

[@Matthew.Pequegnat]

L'Escargot Montorgueil is also one of our favorite restaurants in Les Halles, their Boeuf Rossini is amazing, very flavorful and tender. My wife loves the truffle escargot, while I preferred the traditional escargot. Don't pass up the Crème brûlée and the Café Gourmand here, I know they are everywhere, but L'Escargot does a better than normal take on them. This is a fun and wonderful experience and the service is friendly and good, highly recommended...

[@valeriehardee3665]

I love frog legs! Just like with escargot, I really love using the bread to eat the garlic butter! I’ve always wondered how do they use the rest of the frog? I so enjoy watching you all eating that amazing food. 2022 goals, find a French husband so I may move to France!!

[@crazyjackfr]

I"m a single French guy, so.... hey! it's up to you know!! .... ;)

[@StitchesLovesRats]

They send the rest of the frog to a veteran's care home. They wheel round in little wheelchairs for the rest of their little froggy lives. When they eventually develop cybernetics, the french are screwed!

[@samuelmelton8353]

@@StitchesLovesRats Hi, professional herpetologist here! So during the late 19th century, when anurophagy (frog-eating) was at its peak in Paris, the French government, in a bid to reduce public expenditure on veteran frog care homes, decided to put the legless frog bodies to productive economic use. They commissioned Gustave Eiffel to construct a large frog-drying structure, based on triangular Norwegian fish flakes. This structure, aptly named the 'Eiffel Tower', was used to dry over three million frogs a year, which would be sold off to luthiers who used the bodies in the making of violin bows. Following, in typical French fashion, the frog protests of 1932, the Eiffel Tower was decommissioned and turned into an official tourist trap, or a 'piège à touristes officiel', and luthiers switched to other materials. However still to this day they retain the term 'frog' for the heel of the bow.

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@samuelmelton8353lolwut?

[@debbiezullo7056]

I grew up in the 60s in California. My mother made frog legs on a regular basis. The garlic butter she dipped them in flour salt pepper then sauté garlic butter till golden and we loved them! I made them for years, then lately the last decade or so, you can’t find them in the markets. I hope they come back in style. I personally love all the dishes you showed in the video.❤

[@evelyngrammar]

The first time I heard of the "floating island" dessert was reading a Nancy Drew book 60 years ago. I finally made it last year. Yum! Anything in garlic sauce is delicious. Actually, leave the snails and frog's legs in the kitchen and just bring me a vat of garlic sauce and a baguette!

[@dl371617]

More, more, more ! Once again, another winner video . Making a note of this Restaurant for sure ! My wife and I are loving these videos on Paris. Encore ! And happy holidays!

[@jessicacallaham7800]

Had a wonderful meal at this restaurant tonight. All the food and wine you ordered was AMAZING. Servers were very friendly too! My first day visiting Paris and I appreciate your wonderful recommendation! I have enjoyed watching your videos leading up to my trip. Also, went to Maison Le Roux for some yummy fruit caramels and great quality chocolate this afternoon!

[@bostonareapilot3911]

We just had lunch here an hour ago - escargot, frog legs and steak tartare. It was wonderful.

[@bostonareapilot3911]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel yeah - I really can't overstate how good the escargot was. I now need to figure out how to replicate that back home.

[@christianc9894]

Quel appétit ! Ca fait plaisir de voir manger des américains comme vous le faites. Et surtout, de vous voir boire du vin au lieu de cette daube de coca......... Vous mériteriez d'être français d'honneur ! What an appetite! It's nice to see Americans eating like you do. And above all, to see you drinking wine instead of this coke stew......... You deserve to be honorary French!

[@TheSpotMarkers]

My wife and I love your videos! We are currently in Paris and the plan today after The Catacombs includes having frogs legs, so I'm very appreciative of this video!

[@sma3037]

Just found your channel yesterday and am already caught up with all video except metro…that one I know about lol, but awesome guide to Paris! An idea since Emily In Paris season 2 just launched…maybe do a video visiting some of the sights from the series? You mentioned there is a map on the French Tourism Board? Could be a winner now that the show is hot! And of course fun to watch! Looking forward to your next videos.

[@brucebenson5908]

Regarding the escargot, when my son was very little, the parents of one of his friends invited him to join their family for dinner at a French restaurant. The family was quite well off. The next day my boy said, "Umm, dad, you know rich people?" "What about them?" I asked. He replied in a sincere, incredulous voice, "Well, did you know they eat snails? I mean, why be rich if you gotta' eat snails?"

[@arturocostantino623]

Because they taste great.

[@Durga695]

Rue Montorgueil is a great area to food shopping, fresh fish, meat and patisseries and good restaurants....C'est tres bon les cuisses de grenouilles.

[@phillipsmom6252]

Merry Christmas!!! 🎄

[@gregjohnson720]

The music is 100% New Orleans Dixieland jazz. Another note. A broth made from frog legs (no seasoning is a fantastic cure for bronchial problems. This was discovered by the white men when they first met the indigenous tribes in the Brazilian jungles. Salut du Brésil. Greg

[@julianalongiotti9777]

My mom made frog legs when my siblings and I were young, tricking us into eating them by saying we were eating chicken. Looks like a wonderful restaurant! Joyeux Noël!! 🎄

[@pinkroses8714]

Merry Christmas to you both.... love from Australia

[@RADIO-FREE-AMERICA]

Merry 🎄 Christmas You Two!

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Kermit the frog ; "NOOOOOOO" ! "That's my cousin" !!!!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🤣

[@Caro-my9vk]

Quelle super vidéo, un peu de gastronomie, de culture, et maintenant je sais où j’irai lors de mon prochain weekend parisien 👍

[@marilynbara6330]

Frog legs - an under-appreciated food! Your videos are great - thank you!!

[@roblaw5807]

OMG - that desert!

[@emdee7744]

It truly, literally does taste like chicken. My parents introduced us to varied foods as children. I first had them more than 50 years ago.

[@zxq7836]

Eating frog legs often when I was a child. Forget about it for about over 30 years, will try it next week when I visit Paris 😃 happy holidays!

[@slaneyside]

joyeux Noël les frenchies

[@tamarajanowski8334]

Frog legs are/were quite popular in Wisconsin Supper Clubs

[@lilian.bloom.petite.stylist]

the frog dance makes my day :)

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

🙂🙂🙂

[@garyschlappal7619]

Update. After 5 months of planning etc etc ...bags packed , Mail stopped .. We cancelled everything the day before our flight was to leave . Completely vaccination , very safe always ....just didn't seem like a good choice. Given the dramatic world situation we all find ourselves . Lost zero money ...even our opera tickets were resold . Life goes on

[@scottbrandon6244]

Frog legs at 2:08. I have had them cooked a variety of ways. They do taste like chicken and are nothing to be afraid of. My favorite way to cook them is marinate first and then grill.

[@ktisafox]

That is a priceless story.❤

[@justinerickson207]

Colleen is a great comedian playing the her food😂

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

😊😊😊

[@themutekiununbi4932]

Escargot ms & Frog legs are delicacy in Vietnam. Last time I couldn’t find out so this time I will. Merci!

I like the frog legs because not much fat than chicken 😂 in my country they make it with tamarind sauce. 🥰🥰😋

[@Leyzell]

Now I’m craving for escargots and frog legs 👌🏽❤️😭

[@sugarcookiecube]

Wonderful video. However, I'll pass on the Escargot and Frog Legs for now...😆

[@jimwinter3181]

I think you made this video for me!! It's funny you were nervous about eating frog legs, but not snails!!!!

[@DatHoodCook]

I LOVE froglegs!! Have to try escargot one day.

[@suahcocothegreat4351]

You and your husband make me hungry 😅 God bless....thanks for sharing 😊

[@suahcocothegreat4351]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel Deuteronomy 28 verses 1 to 14

[@annielau4547]

I am going to go to Paris next week, I want to try the frog leg.

[@annielau4547]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel thank you so much! I love all your video, great job 👏

[@felixdzerjinsky5244]

Swamp chicken.....we had Grenouille a la Provençal for dinner last night, delicious. 👍👍👍

[@johnhaxby306]

I had no idea there were bones! Frogs just look squishy, will definitely try!!

[@gregjohnson720]

Sorry dear but the state that has the most REAL swamps both in number and size is my homeland LOUISIANA. Je suis un Cajun de Lafayette, Louisiane mais j’habite au Brésil. They call me the Cajun Carioca! The cariocas are the residents of Rio de Janeiro. Bon apetite!

[@phillipsmom6252]

Back in the 1970’s frog legs were very popular in the United States in High End Steak Houses. My mother loved them. I would close my eyes when she ate them. 🤣🤣🤣

[@songsenkei]

*When I was a child, I visited my grandparents in China. They made porridge with frog legs and I had it for the first and only time. I had no idea other cultures eat frog legs.*

You made me so hungry. 😂😂😂😋😋

[@lawrencebaker2318]

There used to be a bar in a tiny town near where my Dad grew up in NW Iowa called The Frog Pond. They did, indeed, have a pond and did, indeed, have frogs. They served fried fogs legs. Very much like chicken wings. Not much flavor in and of themselves. I bet yours were better!

[@MulliganASMR]

Hear me out: frog legs are French chicken wings! They may not be served breaded and covered in buffalo sauce, but it's such a similar experience. You have small bits of white meat with a bone in the middle, and you nibble around it. Tastes like chicken. I like them even better because they seem to have less fat and sinew.

[@StitchesLovesRats]

'ey up from across the pond, ya buncha froggies! 😁😉

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel *"roast beef". Learn English already 😉

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel lol, did you just try to Frogsplain English to a Brit? 😁😉

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel You know, I've never actually had a fun racist argument with a Froggy before. Tell me you're a hot chick so we can kiss and make up now. Tell me, do the French moan "ooh la laa" whenever in the throes of passion? 😉😅😘🐸

[@paolagaytan6275]

Wonderful, I love the places you go. My husband and I we are foodies. Are you living in France now? Happy Holidays!!

[@fatmataturay4854]

Wow I have to try this meal

[@ktisafox]

If frog legs did not look like frog legs it would be easier...I would taste but I only want one, not a bunch. My brothers ate rattlesnakes. They are supposed to taste like chicken too. I taught my students about frogs being an indicator species and that their absence let you know the environment was in trouble. I mentioned that people eat them and snails. Of course, they all went, "Ewwww!" My brother-in-law goes frogging and eats them. Escargot, had some of the best I have ever eaten in Seattle. They were delicious. Thank you so much for a delightful video...dancing frogs.. .😂😂! Did the owners of the restaurant think you were crazy Americans?🤔 Love you guys❤

[@annakozoriz]

Ahhh…. Love “Escargot Monthruel” ❤️excellent frog legs! Great white Chateneuf du Pappe…. ….snails were ok though…. Frog legs are similar to chicken but not quite… more tender…. The best frog legs I ate near Lyon…. But for Paris is the best place to have them…. Ahhh…. Cannot wait to have them again….

[@sonidee]

i recommend you korean dish which is so various

[@yvesgonin1958]

I love l'Escargot Montorgueil...

[@cookiemonster-20]

Joyeux Noël. I have tried frog legs, can eat them but not my favorite. Love the escargots and l'île flottante though.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

eating escargot a la bourguignon from ones i harvested myself and some ile de france camembert watching this , we also used to harvest both snails and frogs back home and my dad would make the most amazing garlic butter wine and herb frog legs, made a friend of mine in canada eat them thinking they were chicken wings after i told him what they were he flipped and got mad lol even though he enjoyed them he was upset at the thought and that i tricked him and would not have another bite

[@faithfuldays3886]

Hi, I've been watching your vlogs and they are excellent and helpful to our recent trip in Paris a few weeks ago. Thank you so much. I don't mean to disrespect this video but this is our honest review from our recent experience on this restaurant: My wife and I ate here few weeks ago, and we noticed that all the Asians were seated in a separate section at the back, while the "Non-Asians" or Whites were seated in another section at the front upon entering the restaurant. As an Asian who has traveled to many places around the world and dined in various restaurants, I have never encountered such an arrangement. I find this seating policy, implemented by their management, somewhat offensive and a subtle display of racism. I cannot support this establishment. There are many other excellent restaurants in Paris that serve quality escargot without having to experience this. It's unfortunate that we felt this way but it's not your fault. You guys have always been great in giving information about this beautiful city. I would continue to recommend this channel to people who want to see Paris. All the best to you both! 😊

[@gail4101]

😂I agree…anything in garlic butter is great!! I had frogs legs and escargot in Paris but had mixed feelings about them…but one thing I discovered (in my opinion) frog legs are not good cold🤪

[@estelleroebuck5842]

I can find frog legs at my local Wal-Mart. They are very common in certain parts of the USA.

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

😊

[@warrenwolf4690]

What is going on with your weather? We arrive in Paris April 26 I hope it stops raining

[@warrenwolf4690]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel we will bring the sunshine from Texas

[@vincentdupont315]

@@warrenwolf4690 hahhahaa lol

[@tulipwindmill]

Have tried escargot, oysters and mussels, but not frogs legs. All I tasted was garlic if Im honest, wasn't too bad.

[@pietbliksem]

As Dennis The Menace said when he heard the French ate frogs; "But some of my best friends are frogs!"

[@pietbliksem]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel Actually I love frogs legs, especially sitting at a country fair in the rain eating copious amounts with beautiful bread and washing it down with fresh Gewurtztraminer wine, crisp and steely over a bed of rose petals. One of my beloved memories of back-packing.

[@yvesdesbois8865]

What is to try in the Escargot Montorgueil is Le Ris de Veau Vol au vent

[@Tuemtuci]

Because it’s amphibian it’s like 75% chickens 25% flounder flavor when I’ve had them at the casino.

[@aarthijuggernath]

❤can you guys recommend good restaurants around montparnasse that won't break the bank?Especially those ones with the 3 courses etc❤Also,what is the weather like mid March?Much appreciated. ❤❤

[@Yuki_Kabuki]

Awesome review! Is horse meat also served regularly at French restaurants?

[@Yuki_Kabuki]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel thank you so much for that info! Always enjoy your informative and practical tips. Would you consider featuring what Parisians typically do during weekends, or holidays? What are your favorite spots right outside Paris? Bonne année to you both!! 🥂🎉⭐️

[@aquarius4953]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel Raw ground horse steak is delicious. Just add salt pepper and mustard and spread it on a fresh baguette, enjoy with French fries. (Real French fries of course not the sticks you find in a Mc Donald.) The chevaline butcher must ground it in front of you and you must eat it in the few hours after having bought it. I haven’t eat some for ages because Horse butchers or boucheries chevalines tend to be rare nowadays.

[@marcyvon8404]

La viande de cheval est interdite dans les restaurants en France. Mais vous pouvez en acheter dans certaines boucheries ou supermarchés.

[@Kanad7]

How much did you pay for frog legs? What was the whole bill in that restaurant? What was the name of the restaurant? Thank you for answering me, I am watching all your videos and loving them they are very helpful I am going to visit Paris July 2022 by myself and I am 73 years old American woman.

[@Kanad7]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel thank you for letting me know where you ate frog legs I will go to that restaurant for sure.

[@EnronnSierra]

I am going there next year, but I won't be doing the frogs legs and escargot. But everything else I will be trying.

[@sobeidalagrange7129]

Wow!!! 😱😊😺💞👋😎

[@elsaacevedo7053]

I love video, can you please give us break down how much guys paid?

[@annetijsen1669]

Frog legs I wouldn't do. The frogs their death is very cruel and not quick.

[@richardsingh5827]

I tried frog legs once, but never snails, not sure yet 😂😂

[@billc6762]

1:16 I once ate 2 entire loaf of foie gras pate

[@jimwinter3181]

The fried frog legs looked great but I prefer theem sauteed in garlic butter

[@jimwinter3181]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel Yes !!!! Swimming in garlic butter!!!

[@bigthom777]

I thought frog legs tasted like flounder when I had them.

[@SoraAmm]

According to Google reviews... Many people were complaining about the staff being racist and they somehow insist on paying tips (I don't want to). These two reasons are making me reconsider to go or not, what do yall think?

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

Those frogs legs look a bit dry? Is it? The size reminds me of quail. Did you here that the frogs are dying out all over Europe? True. I just read a UK(?) ´report. Check it out.

[@billc6762]

Supermarket near my house sell live frogs

[@ramonhernandez6891]

Of you want eat in US frogs legs go to visit Miami.

[@abseiduk]

Did I miss the escargot review part?

[@brucebellinger9783]

I hope these folks enjoyed their frog's legs. However the frogs didn't as they were alive when their legs were removed.

[@Caracajou]

Love frog legs. Looks like tiny little human legs. Nom-nom-nom-nom-nom

[@Maimitti]

the best in the " escargots" is the sauce, butter and garlic (because the poor tiny beats have NO taste on their own - LOL ! ...) as for the frogs' legs it is like eating skinning tiny starving chicken's legs !

[@aoudawan5755]

This is a tourist restaurant

[@JohnNy-ni9np]

What the French do to the rest of frog meat ?

[@NickAlexTheo]

So Vincent is Antoine's brother but Antoine has an American upbringing or not?

[@abriannaeison1605]

I thought eating frog legs was common. Maybe it’s just a southern thing in America idk

[@richardbrown7165]

Unlike the other videos going to various bistros/restos etc., there is no mention of price in this one....too scary??

[@woolfy02]

I'll pass on the snails. Everything else looks good though!

[@seaoggo9574]

I would try escargot but frog legs... I just hate frogs man

[@seaoggo9574]

@@LesFrenchiesTravel bruh I just frogs

[@lauramartel5297]

Great video, saved it for my trip in a couple of months. I was wondering who ia doing all the tagging and why those stantions are in the courtyard of the Palais Royal. I have a feeling after spending 3 months in France less than a year ago that the answers to these questions are particularly important to female visitors, and shouldn't be ignored. The very far left mayor has allowed rat infestations at the Eifel Tower and Sacre Cours reach intolerable levels, and Parc de Mars at ET just hosted a gang rape against an American visitor, by guess who perps. Why pretend none of this is happening?

[@Marcel1979K]

I don't like the disrespect to the food. The frogs died for our enjoyment, you don't have to play with it.

[@samuelmelton8353]

WEF: Eat ze bugs in ze 15 minute arrondissement.

[@KatriaDysom-kt5xt]

Chinese Hot Sauce Bottle For Payment IE $1.

[@scottfamily865]

Musique es horrible!

[@youandshelovesme]

So cruel you two eat frog legs, disgusting