Bistrot Chat Noir

Am Silvesterabend spontan nach Paris gefahren und das zum Hotel dazugehörige Bistrot für einen Apéritif besucht. Mitten in der Happy Hour (18 – 20 Uhr) offeriert die Getränkekarte vom frisch Gezapften bis Cocktails diverse Möglichkeiten der Erfrischung. Mit € 5, — pro Person seid Ihr dabei. Da das Lokal mitten in den Vorbereitungen war und viele Gäste schon anwesend waren, nahmen wir an der großen Theke Platz und wurden sogar schnell, höflich und aufmerksam bedient, was nicht selbstverständlich ist für nicht französisch sprechende Touristen in Paris. Bier und Cocktail waren lecker, eine Kleinigkeit zum Knabbern gab es auch und selbst das Zahlen der Rechnung ging zügig über die Bühne. Mitten in Montmatre zwischen Moulin Rouge und Pigalle mit Sicherheit ein illustrer Ort, den ich beim nächsten Besuch auf meine Liste für ein Essen aufnehme!

Bistrot agréable pour boire un verre, et leur frites sont bonnes aussi ! J’y vais régulièrement en hiver pour un petit café-​clope au chaud sur la terrasse couverte.
Je trouve simplement que les tarifs sont trop élevés.

Me and my love popped into this little bistro one night to get out of the rain. Service was very good. No tipping necessary in france since waiters/​servers make a very decent living wage. Some may complain that service in france or europe is slow, but thats because they allow you to enjoy your meal and take your time. But i digress, back to my Bistrot Chat Noir review. Ordered the «beef boulangaise».turns out it was beef stew. Hearty. Did the job.

Great place to eat before Moulin Rouge. Food was decent, bread was good, and the wine was great! They had a great wine selection which got us easily prepped for the Moulin Rouge, and the restaurant has a great history to add to it!

My husband & I stopped by the Bistrot Le Chat Noir for a quick drinkwhile wandering the neighborhood and ended up drinking and people watching for over an hour. The drinks and the were really good, the waitstaff friendly and the location for people watching fantastic.

First and foremost NEVER NEVER NEVER order any cocktails here, they will scam you.
They will, without warning double the prices of cocktails by asking for a small, medium or large. Consider the price for a base small drink is more than good central London spots. The staff will then ask you about the size of your drink without indicating an increased price, indeed such size differences are not even listed on the menu.
Despite an excellent range of food (I had an beautiful, fairly priced steak tartar) I do not expect to be hoaxed into such excessive deception. Until they clean up their practices I would avoid and wander on to one of the many other beautiful cafes in Montmartre.

This is my first «one star review» as I’d be incapable of rating this disguised-​as-​a-​restaurant scam more.
It’s New Year’s Eve, two friends and I were walking down Boulevard de Clichy and we decided to have a cocktail in this bar: probably one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made in my life.
As we walked in, we got convoyed to the end of this dark, noisy «bistrot» and we took a look at the menu: 8.50 € for a cocktail sounded fine so we decided to order three.
Ten minutes later a waiter came by: «So, what do you want to drink?» he asked, «One Mojito, one Sex on the Beach and one Old Fashioned» I replied politely. «What size? Small, medium or large?» he therefore asked, «Medium» we answered.
Give it another 10 minutes and he brought us our cocktails with an extremely bitter surprise: the total was 55.50 €.
55.50 €.
Seriously.
That means the crafty, cunning, sly, tricky (and 50 other similar adjectives) waiter carelessly forgot to mention the price was doubled for a medium cocktail, and (inevitably) tripled for the large size.
It wasn’t written anywhere on the menu also, so keep that in mind! Don’t let them fool you.
Moral of the story, avoid this Chat Noir bistrot, there’s PLENTY of better ones in Paris.
Seriously.

Le bistrot Chat noir est idéalement situé à proximité du quartier Pigalle.
La déco noir et rouge tres classe est un subtil mélange entre le côté old-​school des brasseries d’autant et la modernité avec des fauteuils en cuir noir.
L’endroit dispose d’une terrasse donnant directement sur le trottoir qui permet de s’imprégner de l’ambiance si particulière du quartier.
Pour les prix, c’est pas donné et le service est basique.
Bel endroit qui vaut le détour si vous passez dans le quartier

My experience here was bad, beyond bad.
We showed up to dine quickly prior to seeing The Moulin Rouge. We had a limited amount of time and were told they would be able to meet our time constraints. That’s about the only part of the meal that was successful.
Upon ordering, I got the French Onion Soup and my boyfriend ordered duck confit. Both standard easy French dishes you’d think, we wee sorely mistaken. My soup was inedible. Too much salt, too much of a not so tasty flavor. The duck confit — it wasn’t duck but chicken. Now, telling the difference between chicken and duck isn’t that difficult to tell, and when we addressed this with our waiter his response was «no, it’s duck, quack quack.» Really???
To top this all off, our waiter ended up in a physical fight with a patron right in front of us that didn’t make us feel safe in the restaurant. While a patron left without paying, watching the staff get in a fight with this gentleman and his friends was not fun to watch and made us a little concerned for our own safety. Needless to say, with the bad service and even worse food, after paying for this over priced disaster of a meal, we ended up having another meal after The Moulin Rouge as we didn’t want this to be our last Parisian meal. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place like the plague.

Serveuse super aimable
Nous sommes allés le matin pour un café et la serveuse était très serviable étant donné que c’était notre arrivée à Paris puis que nous avions de la difficulté à rejoindre notre proprio. La serveuse nous a passé son téléphone et donné des indications. Le soir, il y a une bonne ambiance avec des chanteurs qui mettent de l’ambiance dans la place, donc cela vaut la peine de s’y arrêter en se promenant sur Clichy, près du Moulin Rouge.

Weird, eclectic service, in a bistro like atmosphere with great music and even better food. The food was truly outstanding, and surprisingly so, given the place looks like every other tourist trap in Paris. The music was jazz’esque, the waitress was friendly, but weirdly so (she kissed my wife on the hand when we sat down at the table).
Would we go back? In a second. Do we recommend it? Absolutely. The food was great, the clientelle friendly, the staff friendly, and the place has character.

Une petit halte pour se restaurer en milieu d’après-midi. Ce fut succinct car nous avons uniquement pris un plat. Service sympa et le plat correct, rien d’exceptionnel mais rien à dire de négatif non plus.
Les prix sont par contre malgré tout assez élevés.

Call me sentimental.
Call me, even, a «cretin touristique»
But my heart and stomach will always have room for Le Chat Noir.
Not just because it is the famed Chat Noir, of artists and posters and the roaring Bohemian twenties.
Not just because they equip each table with a generous pot of grainy mustard
Not just because they play Fashion TV on a loop
Not just because their bread is spectacular and their dishes simple yet satisfying
Not just because every waiter/​waitress I’ve met here has been simultaneously charming, sarcastic and hilarious
Not just because it’s the perfect spot to prendre un petit diner before a show at the Moulin Rouge
Not just because the live music is always super
Because this one time I came here before a show, and, after checking my bank statement a few days later, realized that my card was charged twice.
I had every time of rectifying the mistake with my credit card company stateside
But I wanted to have one more dinner here before heading home
And I mentioned the mistake to our waitress
Who got the manager
Who gave us some champagne while we waited to settle the problem
With the owner
Who gave us more champagne while we waited
Who got our waitress
Who apologized profusely (despite the fact that we had no receipt, or any other kind of proof)
And reimbursed us in cash
And gave us more champagne
I love that that was the way they dealt with a customer problem.

Located in the heart of Montmarte, embedded in between the many erotic shops all along Boulvard de Clichy is this bistro.
It’s a nice, decent bistro, serving both café and plenty of alcohol behind their bar. I came in for dinner before the Moulin Rouge show and this place seemed a nice and quiet place amongst all the lights and glitter of Montemarte and the Pigelle areas.
Service was pretty decent, just the manager dude and a waitress girl working tonight and both worked pretty hard. Started off with complimentary nuts and olives. Olives were nice and salty.
For my starter, I went with goat cheese and tomatoes. Went well with their unlimited bread and balsamic vinagrette. Nice and freshly made. It was actually a pretty big for a starter and knowing that I had something bigger coming up next, I chose to not finish it. But still, a pretty good dish to share.
For my main, I went with their rib steak with frites. Came with greens and mixed vegetables. Steak was kinda bland, basically just a piece of meat put on the grill. Needed some salt and pepper.
And for dessert, I had their pear tart. They make different flavored tarts everyday, and this evening was the pear version. It was nice and warm. It was light but rich in flavor.
They also have many beers on taps, and you can choose from the different sizes of glasses. My Edelweiss was nice and fruity. Ambiance was decent. There’s outdoor seating too and with heatlamps. And several tv’s too.

The Bistrot Chat Noir has the best foie gras in the world. No seriously. It does. I wanted a light dinner and decided to order the foie gras with onion chutney off of the appetizer menu for dinner. I was shocked by how amazing it was. Wait, so how amazing was it? The next day we had lunch at Jules Verne in the Eiffel Tower and we were served the $ 68 foie gras app that didn’t hold a candle to the $ 12 one we had at Bistrot Chat Noir. It is made off site (at an amazing butchery I’m sure) and I was in heaven.
Other notes: English menu was great to have. Beef bourguignon was very good. Outside seating was perfect. Staff went out of their way to make sure we were all set. Great location.
I will 100% go back here when I’m in Paris.

Although the iconic poster art of this café bar’s namesake has been at the forefront of trendy pop culture in modern times, the Chat Noir was at the forefront of bohemian Paris once upon a time!
Once a cabaret and stomping ground for the famous bohemians, it was rumoured that when they shut the place down for a few years it left Picasso and his contemporaries devastated. Salis, the famous owner and personality of the venue, seduced his hedonistic contemporaries by purchasing a (then) outlawed piano. It was a very taboo, bold thing to do but when the deed was done, the punters flocked in their droves to enjoy good music and toe stamping music.
Now, the Chat Noir reaps the benefits of its history, and can afford to maintain a classy exterior and inflated price range since tourists and locals will still be drawn in.
Although a bottle of Corona cost a jaw dropping amount, the atmosphere and ambience of the Chat Noir is very pleasant indeed. The staff have a good sense of humour and tolerated my terrible French. You receive table service and can relax in the nice environment.
As a modern bar it’s well kept, without losing its old fashioned charm. But what keeps the customers coming is its heritage. The crackling vibrance of idealistic days gone by still lingers in the air, and makes drinking in the Chat Noir quite a lovely experience.

Honteux.
Même dans les plus beaux endroits de Paris, je n’ai jamais bu un coca aussi cher…7,10 €. Oui oui c’est possible. Et pourtant la vue est glauque et angoissante sur ce boulevard (de Clichy). Endroit sans réel intérêt, les prix né sont absolument pas justifiés. Né vous faites pas avoir par la serveuse qui propose un «petit, moyen ou grand coca»… Le petit né faisant que 20cl…

I was recently in Paris and while walking down the street found the Bistrot Chat Noir. My friend and I both English speakers had no problem ordering and found the staff was very polite and helpful. You always hear that Parisians do not like to speak English with native speakers, I didn’t experience this on my trip and think that could just be a stereotype that is applied by loud/​rude tourists :)
The menu was available in English and was a mixture of French and fusion dishes, I think there was even a burger available. I had the raviolis with mushrooms which were wonderful. They were served in one of those little Le Creuset rounds with a side salad. I had a beer and selected from a pretty good assortment from all over the world. I would give my food and experience 4 stars.
My Irish friend felt like experimenting and had the salmon lasagna. He didn’t really say much about the meal other than it was good, but not great. I think he would rate it more like a 3.
Overall the place was cool. There was a man playing piano and singing tunes, occasionally his son, probably 8 or 9, would join in for a duet. It’s really close to the Mulin Rouge and right off the Blanche metro, if you can figure out the metro that is! Have fun!

Je né m’y attarde pas souvent, pourtant habitant tout près, car je trouve l’ambiance un peu froide, avec une musique commerciale, donnant sur le boulevard, pas hyper agréable. C’est touristique aussi. Normal, on né peut pas le louper avec sa grande baie vitrée surplombant tout le trottoir.
Et puis les cocktails sont pas top et un peu chers sauf si on vient pour l’happy hour… là ça va.

L’un des nom les plus connu de Montmartre vient de réouvrir, dans le temps il était un cabaret qui avait sa propre revue, il fut fondé en 1881, et était le symbole de la bohème au 19 ème dans ce quartier.
Le nouveau Chat noir est bien évidemment tout neuf, tout beau, et n’a plus grand chose à voir avec tout ça. C’est une brasserie où on mange avec son menu autour de 15 euros, sa terrasse très agréable, son Happy Hour de 17 à 21h et le spectacle parfois navrant du boulevard de Clichy, les temps ont bien changé…

Un lieu totalement rénové depuis décembre 2009… le Bistrot Chat Noir est repérable de loin dans le quartier de Pigalle, avec sa devanture rouge et noire, sa large terrasse et ses serveurs au béret en cuir noir…
Ouvert de 7h à 2h, le Bistrot Chat Noir, c’est tout d’abord un restaurant à la cuisine française de qualité…
Ensuite, ce sont des concerts gratuits du mercredi au dimanche, de 17h à 21h30 avec des groupes différents, proposant jazz, cabaret, variétés ou autres styles, puis c’est un pianiste qui vient jouer seul le dimanche soir pour une ambiance plus intime…
Une belle adresse à aller «écouter»!!!

Mythique !!!
C’est en se promenant sur le boulevard que l’envie d’apéro nous pris… et là Le chat Noir, le nom mythique où l’on en voit des affiches partout en France, la curiosité nous a fait entrer. Super accueil, personnel très sympa et ambiance très très agréable. Au dîner, petits plats mijotés maison peu d’attente, un vrai régal… !! Allez-​y !!! Etant bretons jeunes débarqués dans la région parisienne nous comptons le faire découvrir à notre entourage.

Euh… pas franchement convaincu
Non parce que la déco est quand même un petit peu dans l’esprit, mais j’aurais fait beaucoup plus investi, c’est trop juste. Les prix sont tout bonnement scandaleux, ça sent vraiment l’attrape-touriste à plein nez. Finalement ce que j’ai préféré c’est le serveur, un bon quinquagénaire à bretelles et casquette vissée, avec l’ouïe capricieuse de série, mais gentil comme tout. Pas un incontournable néanmoins !