Quinsou
At Quinsou, Antonin Bonnet cooks beef from Anne-Laure Jolivet's organic farm near Angers.34
Why go
Bonnet spent six years cooking at the Greenhouse in London's Mayfair and worked at Le Sergent Recruteur in Paris and for Michel Bras in Laguiole.87 In 2016 he opened his own room opposite the Ferrandi school and named it for the chaffinch, quinsou in Occitan. In 2025, when it held a MICHELIN star, the inspectors credited Bonnet with a refined, delicate, sensitive and unpretentious take on artisanal cuisine.
1 Alexander Lobrano wrote on Eater's Paris map, updated June 2026, that France's best catch-of-the-day and seasonal vegetables are treated with an exalting subtlety.
3 Jill Cousin of Time Out found in 2017 that Each dish arrives with an explanation by the waiter, including the provenance of each ingredient – down to the fishmonger or breeder's names.
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The kitchen sends set menus that follow the seasons and the deliveries.4 Gault&Millau's inspector ate here for the 2026 guide, gave it 15 out of 20 and found the service just right—neither stuffy nor overly familiar.
The same review sends you to lunch: The lunch special at €58 offers great value, while the full range of options is available with the Signature dinner menu at €125.
2 Meg Zimbeck of Paris by Mouth found Bonnet serving beautiful food in a serene (bordering on sleepy) dining room just south of Le Bon Marché
in 2021.5
At lunch in 2021, Le Fooding was served fabulous squid from Saint-Guénolé lounging on a bed of grilled peppers, with small potatoes smoked over hay and an orgiastic squid ink vinaigrette.
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Order this / avoid
- On the menu: veal sweetbreads with morels in Périgueux sauce, a supplement. Gault&Millau, 2026:
classic and flavorful.
2 - On the menu: Brie de Meaux under black truffle, a supplement at lunch. Meg Zimbeck, Paris by Mouth, 2021:
our most recent visit included Brie de Meaux under a shower of black truffle.
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What locals & experts say
- Alexander Lobrano, Eater's Paris map, updated June 2026, on the price:
A memorable Gallic feast that isn't insanely expensive.
3 - Jill Cousin, Time Out Paris, 2017, five out of five:
We love Quinsou for its daring cooking, which is presented without a trace of pompousness.
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Good to know
- Price, from the house's menus in September 2026: three courses at lunch for 58 euros, Thursday and Friday only, and four courses for 95 euros, or 160 with wine. Gault&Millau priced the Signature dinner menu at 125 euros in 2026.42
- Days: shut Sunday and Monday. Dinner runs Tuesday to Saturday and lunch Thursday to Saturday.9
- Booking: book on the house's site or call 01 42 22 66 09.5
- Next door: Bonnet also owned the Boucherie Grégoire, the butcher's shop beside the restaurant, when Le Fooding ate here in 2021.6
- Getting there: Métro Saint-Placide or Rennes.1
Verdict
should-visit — Book Quinsou for Antonin Bonnet's set menus of fish, vegetables and beef from named French producers. Come on a Thursday or Friday for the three-course lunch at 58 euros, which Gault&Millau called great value in 2026.