As you probably know by now, I am truly a lover of Japanese culture and gastronomy, and I regularly share great Japanese restaurant recommendations in Paris with you right here. Today, I invite you to discover the Gyoza Bar, an establishment that has been around for many years now and excels in the art of gyoza, those delicious Japanese dumplings.
Back in 2015, I discovered the second Gyoza Bar location opened in the Marais, and I actually wrote about it on the blog in a post at the time. It took quite a few years before I finally tested the original location of the concept, which has been tucked away since 2012 in the charming Passage des Panoramas near the Grands Boulevards.
As its name suggests, the Gyoza Bar is a restaurant specializing in the highly popular Japanese dumpling. But these aren’t just any dumplings; they are the creations of Shinichi Sato, a chef of Japanese origin and co-owner with his partner Guillaume Guedj of the Passage 53 restaurant (a Michelin-starred establishment)—creations that he has adapted and reimagined from popular recipes in Japan.
The mini-restaurants where you can only eat these dumplings exist all over Japan, but there aren’t many yet in France. Just like in Japan, at the Gyoza Bar, you sit at the oak counter, right in front of the chef who prepares the gyoza we’re about to enjoy right before our eyes.
This establishment is on two levels; in the basement, hidden under the Gyoza Bar, you’ll find another, more intimate bar with a glowing red atmosphere where you can simply enjoy the house cocktails. Upstairs, you eat at the counter, facing the chefs as they work.
To try:
- The gyoza, obviously (8 € for 8 pieces / 10 € for 12 pieces)! There are 3 types: the classics with pork; chicken ones (which we didn’t test); or even the veggie ones with shiitake and tofu, which are truly delicious!
- As a side dish, you can opt for various small Japanese tapas: edamame, immature soybeans (3.50 €); nitamago, a marinated egg (2.50 €); marinated bean sprouts; marinated seaweed or wakame (3.50 €); Japanese rice (3.50 €), etc.
- Finally, to go with all of that, the spot offers a selection of cocktails (with or without alcohol) at very affordable prices (between 5 € and 9 €). I recommend the Snow Berries with its matcha cream and elderflower, or the Gyoza fizz for its freshness.
Thank you to the Gyoza Bar for this invitation.
Gyoza Bar 56 passage des Panoramas 75002 Paris
Find all my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ My restaurant reviews in Paris
⇒ My Asian restaurants in Paris
⇒ My Japanese restaurants in Paris
MY ARTICLES ON GOOD JAPANESE RESTAURANTS IN PARIS
⇒ Salon de thé Toraya
⇒ Hakata Choten
⇒ Ao Izakaya
⇒ Ramen Bowl
⇒ Kodawari Ramen
⇒ Matsuri
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