Aux Mandarins de Belleville
Aux Mandarins de Belleville sells its chicken wing skewers by the piece, at 1.80 euros each on the menu in September 2026.3
Why go
Two Paris chefs have named this Chinese restaurant on rue Jules Romains among their own favorites. Edward Delling-Williams, then of Le Grand Bain, called it his go-to in January 2024: It's just delicious Chinese food, basically. It's cheap, it's quick, it's easy. They're really lovely there.
1 Peter Orr, then chef at Robert, put it beside Le Grand Bol in 2019 and wanted somewhere with all-day service because he doesn't eat at normal hours: Both are cheap, cheerful, and tasty.
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Delling-Williams liked the outdoor seating and went for the really good chicken's feet in black bean sauce.
1 The September 2026 menu had no black-bean version, only cold sweet-and-sour chicken feet at 8.80 euros.3
Order this / avoid
- Order: the chicken wing skewers. Peter Orr, Rosewood, 2019:
At Aux Mandarins, it's all about the chicken wing skewers.
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Good to know
- The menu in September 2026: grilled skewers sold by the piece from 1.20 to 2.40 euros, cold dishes from 6.80 to 14.80, stir-fried greens from 8 to 12.80, and Sichuan fish and beef bowls from 24.80 to 32.80, with noodle soups and frogs' legs several ways.3
- Hours: call 01 42 38 80 16 to check them before you go. The house also does takeaway.4
Verdict
could-visit — Go for a quick, low-priced Chinese meal in Belleville that two Paris chefs eat themselves, and start with the chicken wing skewers. The dish Delling-Williams singled out has since left the menu. The house lists no hours, so call before you go.