Chez Bruce, Asian restaurant and cocktail bar

by Melle Bon Plan 25 August 2019

written by Melle Bon Plan Published: 25 August 2019Updated: 12 May 2026

This Asian restaurant and cocktail bar is the 3rd venue opened by Vincent and Nghia after W For Wok and Goku Asian Canteen (2 addresses I unfortunately don’t know yet).

We tested it this summer with my favorite photographer, and it’s yet another one of those nice little spots to grab a drink and have a bite in the evening in Paris, just like the ones we love to discover!

Interior of the Asian restaurant Chez Bruce with a counter and dining room.

Woman eating noodles and Asian meat at Chez Bruce. Mojito cocktail and a shot of violet liqueur at Chez Bruce.

Interior of Chez Bruce: leather banquettes, dressed tables, gold perforated metal walls.

This time, the establishment is located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, near the buzzing Château d’eau neighborhood.

The venue offers a series of small dishes with Asian inspirations, tapas-style to share, but also more substantial plates, iconic from all 4 corners of Asia.

Interior of Asian restaurant Chez Bruce with banquettes, dressed tables and a Bearbrick bear in a niche.

Regarding cocktails:

The house’s cocktail menu is quite super short (4 cocktails to choose from) but of very high quality and above all very original. I recommend you try the Blue Elephant with rum, mint, and tonic (€10) or the Lady Pink with sake, rose syrup, and tonic (€8).

Preparation of a colorful cocktail with ice cubes and flowers in a glass at Chez Bruce. Iced cocktail decorated with rose petals with a black straw at Chez Bruce.

Food to taste:

To start and share some small tapas-style starters, we had: the Agedofu, fried tofu with a shiitake broth (€8); the Premium Burrata with a Japanese twist with rice chips, pickled cherries, sancho pepper, and basil oil (€10); the Drunken Clams, clams with a Thai basil prikpao sauce (€5).

Creamy burrata with herbs, olive oil, and espuma, appetizer at Chez Bruce. Plate of small Asian dishes, cocktail, and cutlery on a wooden table.

Sautéed tofu with brown sauce and dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi). Sautéed Asian clams garnished with basil and sesame seeds.

For the main course, we tasted the Korean-style beef Ssam with chimichurri and ssamjang sauce (€16) and accompanied it with fresh noodles with sautéed vegetables in soy sauce and a perfect egg (€9).

Grilled beef ssam, Asian noodles, salad, and sauces on a wooden table.

Asian noodles served with poached egg, sesame seeds, and spices. Beef ssam served with vegetables in baskets and sauces at Chez Bruce.

For dessert, we opted for a coconut and mango flan with peanuts (€8), which I believe was the dessert of the day.

Asian dessert: coconut flan, mango, peanuts, and grated coconut. Arale figurine with Asahi beer tap and London IPA at Chez Bruce.

If you are passing through the neighborhood, don’t hesitate to sit down for a cocktail and a bite to eat at Chez Bruce; the atmosphere is relaxed, and the place is cool.

Thanks to Melody and the Bruce restaurant for this lovely invitation.

Facade of the Bruce restaurant with signage and red Chinese neon.

Bruce Restaurant
12 rue des petites écuries 75010 Paris

Open Monday to Friday from 12 pm to 2:30 pm and Monday to Saturday from 7 pm to 11 pm

Cocktail prices: between €8 and €10
The tip: lunch set menu appetizer + main course or main course + dessert at €15

Find all my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ My restaurant reviews in Paris
⇒ My Asian restaurants in Paris

MY FAVORITE ASIAN RESTAURANTS IN PARIS
⇒ Japanese Restaurants
⇒ Chinese Restaurants
⇒ Korean Restaurants

MAP OF MY FAVORITE FOOD SPOTS IN PARIS AND THE ILE-DE-FRANCE REGION

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Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez
Photos are not royalty-free, photographer's authorization required before any use

Chez Bruce, Asian restaurant and cocktail bar

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