Run by the Xu family since 2001 in the small Marais Chinatown around Rue Volta, the oldest in Paris, with an almost entirely Chinese clientele. Order the bubbling clay pots: aubergine with minced pork, the fish, cabbage and chilli pot, sweet-sour kidneys or mapo tofu.
- Address
- 7 Rue Volta, 75003 Paris
- Hours
- Mon-Tue 18:00-21:40; Wed-Sat 12:00-14:15, 18:00-21:40; Sun 18:00-21:40 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Dishes EUR 12-17.50, hot pots EUR 21-40, whole fish EUR 26-35 (Le Fooding, 2026)
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- No desserts: go next door to the Shodai tea room.
- A different Lac de l'Ouest exists in the 5th; this is the one on Rue Volta.