Giovanni Passerini's cave a manger, named after an Italian grape and run by Justine Prot: a modernist room with a big mahogany-and-mosaic counter, mostly Italian and Jura natural wines, small plates and pasta, and a playlist of Todd Terje and New Order that gets people talking to their neighbours.
- Address
- 44 Rue Traversiere, 75012 Paris
- Hours
- Tue-Thu 18:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-01:00, Sat lunch 12:30-14:30; closed Sun-Mon (Le Fooding, updated 2026)
- Best time to go
- Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Meal EUR 16-35 (Le Fooding, 2026); bottles from about EUR 39 (Time Out)
- Price level
- €€
- Booking
- No bookings, just walk in
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- No reservations: come early or expect to wait at the counter.
- Order a pasta from the pot, such as the bigoli alla puttanesca, with the crudo.
- Ask Justine for an Italian white from Piedmont or a Jura bottle.