Why Brasserie Bofinger is Paris' 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 Brasserie

[@ramona100]

Keep up the great work - your videos are beautiful and informative. Hugs to you and Mei Mei 😊

[@muiroht1]

Thank you! I love, love, the mix of french and english.

[@robmcmillan881]

Love your expressions of Paris and its ambience and romance . Its a dream when i watch your love for Paris , your very special ! Thank you for the vision !

[@akirachang1428]

Such an interesting history about Bastille! Thanks for your amazing storytelling! :)

[@JSand-c8z]

I lived at 25 rue de la Roquette in the seventies. I love watching this video! Merci mille fois.

[@lexwalker]

A wonderful virtual trip in a lovely city.

[@user-yh8lx9bb4rShani]

Brasserie is beautiful. Delicious...menu. Oysters with chilli tobasco and black pepper! Try it. Alsace wine would have been a super accompaniment. This was awesome! I believe you will move to Paris this year! 🎉 The universe will fulfill your wish. 🍷Merci .

[@sergemilaire3474]

Love your videos, for us it's a brief escape to relive our previous trips to Paris. Including French and English means that I, being French, and my wife, being English speaking, can both enjoy your videos. Well done!

[@drewimmesoete2855]

I really enjoy the format of this video: a walk around a neighborhood and then a long sit-down meal. Please do more of these. Thank you!

[@RobertKarchinski]

Gabrielle un excellent travail ses visites guidées à pied des différents quartiers de Paris. J'aime la façon dont tes entremê l'histoire, la culture et bien sûr la bonne cuisine. J'attends avec impatience d'autres vidéos. The bistro et la cuisine à l'air super.

[@flatironnewyork]

gabrielle, you are so brave to be filming in a busy restaurant with people looking on! thank for this video - i'll put Bofinger at the top of the list for my next trip

[@maiapapaya1789]

Love your videos and love sweet Meimei!🥰🥰🥰

[@robinrothstein]

J’ai hâte de la deuxième partie! Merci G. Le repas m’a fait avoir faim et j’ai appris des nouvelles phrases françaises à La même fois! 😅

[@icecreamforever]

My father worked at Bofinger back in the day!

[@FrenchWithElle]

Wow, amazing! I love hearing stories such as these, how did he find it?

[@dipsetsfinest16]

Yesss I’d love a video about Canal Saint Martin, I’ve been wanting to know more about this area for when I visit in April 🤗

[@CathyDahut]

MERCI BEAUCOUP!!!!! LOVELY AS ALWAYS!!!!! PLEASE SHOW US ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES THERE!!!! MAY ALL OF YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!! ❤ TO YOU, AND LOTS OF PETS TO MEI MEI!!!!

[@nataliabonachea33]

As a Paris and dog lover i enjoy your videos and look forward for the next. Meimei is the most adorable and best behaved dog in the world!

[@FrenchWithElle]

Merci 😊 she is the sweetest, sensitive and most fun to be around with!

[@marik1968]

Tilleul is the Linden tree which blooms in June/July in Quebec. It’s flower smells divine 😍

[@FrenchWithElle]

Amazing, I LOVE FLORAL TEA, j'adore ! I went to Canada for the first time last summer! I'd love to go back to Quebec.

[@marik1968]

@ I will be visiting Paris this May. It will be my first trip to Europe. As a 57 year old female solo traveler, your videos have been great. My plan is to “get lost in Paris” as you said. I’m very excited. Si jamais tu reviens au Canada et que tu visites le Québec, il me fera plaisir de te faire quelques suggestions de choses à visiter.

[@DuchessPinkbunny]

I went there last September :) it was right near my hotel.

[@pinkjeanz1]

Amazing vid. With all my heart i hope my beloved mei mei got to taste some of bonfinger sausages because i remember you said she loves sausages ❤❤❤❤

[@FrenchWithElle]

She loves saucisson which is like salami, not this time! haha

[@ShengJo]

Bofinger looks awesome!! I will try it next time when Im in Bastille!

[@q_branch_]

I have added it to my list! I prefer my oysters with citron. Also, I ptefer the choucroute with mustard on the side to cut thru the richness. The food looked excellent.

[@danfreisting2874]

Great video. Love re- learning my french by listening to you. I would like to see the canal area.

[@lourdesmachargo4359]

I love French deserts, thank you Gabrielle for charing your walks with us.❤🎉🥰🇵🇷

[@FrenchWithElle]

J'adore les desserts !! I love desserts too 🥰

[@danbernstein4694]

Bofinger is one of my favorites. I hope to visit again when back in Paris in May!

[@robertfraser7201]

We adore your cute authenticity and polish tastes

[@Katiediddance]

I love your videos, especially to see your cute dog....she's adorable. You often ask if we would like to see a video about .............(filll in the blank). I say make a video about whatever interests you, all the neighborhoods, the history (both ancient and modern), art (old & new), architecture....I'm all for it. Keep going, I hope this channel builds.

[@hahahappy07]

love the history and brasserie and of course, Mei Mei! 🐶

[@larryayres4592]

I've grown to love the Mignonette sauce (Vinegar and shallots) with oysters, but I often have some plain, with lemon, and mignonette for variety.

[@medano]

Same here. Would it be rude if I asked for Tobasco sauce on my oyster?

[@akko328]

Love your channel! Without a doubt! The best channel about Paris on KZbin!

[@cann9155]

I truly hope a lotta people subscribe. YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT, Gabrielle! Always fresh new content. Yet another destination added to my list. I absolutely love it. Bofinger, tres magnifique! Totally my vibe 💝💝💝 haha great minds think alike I commented magnificent before the end of the video, then you said it. haha I love it 🤗💝

[@FrenchWithElle]

Thank you, merci ! It means a lot as I have been here consistenly for over 8 months and its been difficult to grow this channel. Merci beaucoup !! 🥰

[@christiannikodemus]

First! The meal at 19:35 reminds me a lot of Kassler which is a german dish that is pork and usually served with sauerkraut and potatoes!

[@JSand-c8z]

Je préfère les huîtres natures- sans citron, sans vinaigre!

[@gabrielleparis3532]

❤️🇫🇷Fabulous! Visiting in April will definitely go to Bofinger.❤️

[@KrisKk08]

Thank you for the lovely video! You are a delight to watch. I found your channel via French Guy Theo’s channel and so glad I did. Are you ever intimidated to dine alone? Is Paris a single diner friendly city? Thank you 😊 edit: I didn’t realize you had a dining partner in this video until the dessert so my apologies…but still would love to know if it’s possible to visit as a single diner 😊

[@FrenchWithElle]

Hi, bonjour ! Most of the time I do the walks and cafes alone, but for restaurants I invite a friend 😊

[@KrisKk08]

@@FrenchWithEllegood to know thank you 😊.

[@patriciateague8677]

The meal looked amazing. I hope they sent you home with the leftovers. lol

[@FrenchWithElle]

We finished everything with two people! Délicieux !! 🥰

[@cfef86]

Hi Gabrielle! I love your videos and baby mei mei! I would love to hear more about your life in Thailand growing up and how you kept your French so perfect!

[@mirandakoevoets6168]

Very pleasant to watch, hope you keep up the great work!

[@thomoatman7201]

Bofinger ! a personal favourite among many in Paris … took my mom there on her first Europe trip circa 1980’s Love you have your dog along ! your approach is one of the best I’ve seen with history and language Bravo !

[@FrenchWithElle]

Wow amazing! Does it look similar to now? Merci beaucoup ! 😄

[@normancarbajal5154]

Bonjour, very wonderful content keep them coming!...

[@jillstravels]

Great video!! Do you have an assistant helping you to film? We love this format of education and a sit down meal. Would love to see more about the 3rd and 4th arr. possibly. Merci!!

[@robertfraser7201]

Thanks For doing these fun relaxing interesting videos of Paris, educational tidbits. We’re going to Paris in April

[@denisemarino3021]

From the USA. Pavlova was made on Paris or Moscow for the Russian ballerina whose name was Pavlova.

[@4rmtinc]

J’aime bien beaucoup vôtre vidéo. C’est ma première fois que j’ai trouvé vôtre chaîne vidéo. J’adore Paris aussi et j’aimerais découvrir les différentes quartiers. J’ai hâte de regarder votre autre vidéos du quartier de Paris. Pardon mon français. Je suis toujours en train d’apprendre le français. Ciao.

[@joannat5319]

This was absolutely delightful! I haven't explored the Bastille area before, so I really enjoyed 'virtually' walking around with you. Did you say you were invited to Brasserie Bofinger? Lucky lady! Wow! What a meal. All the Alsacienne classics looked delicious. Les plats looked really big too. I am like you and enjoy desserts very much. I hope you had some company (aside from Mei Mei - sp?) to share the food with. I look forward to your next neighborhood video. Merci, Elle!

[@jplully]

Like me, the fork in the right hand.😄

[@brandonsmith-qo7nf]

Thank you for the awesome video. Wouldn’t mind seeing the suburbs of Paris and compare to suburbs of America.

[@johncost9670]

Great history. Merci.

[@elliswendy3741]

Elle, I have been watching your videos and really enjoy them! I am planning on moving to Paris, France within the next 2 years. I hope this doesn’t seem like an odd request, but I would love to see how you put on your cat eye make-up! Tell me the brand of the black eyeliner you use and do a short tutorial! I can never do it correctly! Wendy from Tucson, Arizona

[@FrenchWithElle]

Bonjour ! Amazing for your move to Paris. For makeup, I am no beauty expert or specialist! I just use mascara and eyeliner haha. Perhaps I will include a makeup routine in a vlog someday! 😊

[@MrWiseman91]

Great video! Very charming and educative.

[@susanhoffman6150]

Love your content Elle!

[@ericthered760]

Et saviez-vous que si vous visitez Mount Vernon, en Virginie - la maison de George Washington aux États-Unis - il y a une clé de la Bastille, qui lui a été donnée par Lafayette ! Salutations des États-Unis !

[@clarasohn2919]

❤ that your videos are both English and French! Your dog is so cute. Did you grow up speaking English & French?

[@FrenchWithElle]

Bonjour ! Yes I grew up bilingual 😊

[@marik1968]

The vinegar & shallot condiment with the oysters is actually called “mignonette”😊

[@feraudyh]

Been there a long time ago for Choucroute. I could not finish the dish.

[@FrenchWithElle]

We finished it with 2 people, it was delicious !

[@ГерганаПетрова-ч7п]

I would love to see more spots where movies were shot. Come “Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Paulin”, par example 🙂

[@JohnMullin-q5c]

Great video as always, we are very close to Bofinger and have had some great meals there, it's historic, beautiful, AND the food is always spot on (unlike some other very historic cafes). Any cafes or bars you recommend in the 11th Elle?

[@atomicrancher3745]

Bofinger-I ate there with a friend a few years ago. Lovely experience. You really do need to dress up a bit. It’s pricey so be prepared for possible sticker shock.

[@FrenchWithElle]

I don't think I was particularly dressed up, a sweater and pants. Also yes this is a unique Paris experience and you do not necessarily need to order as much as we both did 🙂

[@JSand-c8z]

Tilleul- linden

[@michellem1708]

Pavlova is an Australian dessert named after the dancer Anna Pavlova😊

[@carlsogari3249]

How much would it cost overall?? Most important for a tourist to know ❤

[@FrenchWithElle]

You can check out their menu on the link in the description

[@suzannegoode1557]

Au citron comme vous!

[@RichardJayJr-vz8ev]

In America the upper classes live in the suburbs 😊🙃😇🇺🇸🇺🇸😎Kailua HAWAII 🇺🇸🏄🏼‍♂️🏄🏼‍♂️⛱️🌈🚢🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️

[@suzannegoode1557]

Pas toujours Manhattan par exemple

[@Nubianette]

So, how many people did it take to finish the dishes? Hehe!

[@FrenchWithElle]

We were there the whole afternoon and we finished it with 2 people 😊

[@Nubianette]

@ Wow! Good job! 👏🏾

[@billybobtexas9161]

So cognac is high quality brandy. That means, all cognacs are brandys but not all brandys are cognacs, and low quality brandy is just brandy?

[@FrenchWithElle]

I am honestly not a brandy expert! I'm assuming it needs to come from the Cognac region in France not just anywhere as well as following strict production rules

[@suzannegoode1557]

Tilleul veut dire “herbal tea” je crois

[@rc9272]

👍😎

[@terrymahoney3709]

How do you stay so slim?

[@ric44n]

Just out of curiosity, your profile says you are half Asian but you look more French, so your dad must be French, and what is your Asian nationality side? Apologies if this is too personal to answer.

[@FrenchWithElle]

Hi ! My Papa is from France (Lyon) and my mom is from southeast Asia. I grew up in Thailand and have lived in Shanghai, China previously. A bit confusing for some 😀

[@nunchucknads3644]

Huîtres-ketchup. Il n’y a rien de mieux.

[@arthurbarber7546]

With horseradish

[@FrenchWithElle]

Je connais pas, I haven't tried this yet!