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Le Relais de Venise - L'Entrecôte
🍽️FoodClosed · Opens 12:00 PM$ · Budget-friendly

Le Relais de Venise - L'Entrecôte

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Discover Le Relais de Venise, a Paris institution since 1959. Sit down for the one dish on the menu -- steak with matchstick fries and secret sauce, served by traditional waitresses, then finish with profiteroles and a glass of French wine.

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Reasons to go

  • Serves a single set dish—steak-frites with a secret sauce—unchanged since 1959.
  • No reservations or menu choices
  • the entire experience revolves around one recipe served by traditional uniformed waitresses.
  • The secret green sauce recipe has never been disclosed, fueling decades of speculation among regulars.
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Full description

This French bistro has served one signature dish since 1959: grilled steak with matchstick fries and a secret sauce, brought by traditional waitresses in a lively atmosphere. The menu also features a selection of French wines and rich desserts like profiteroles.

Its long-running, no-choice format has made it a fixture of the Paris dining scene for over 60 years.

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Address

271 Bd Pereire, 75017 Paris, France · Porte Maillot
Website
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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

1h15

Best time

lunchtime or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

  • No reservations taken, so arrive 15-25 minutes before opening (lunch or dinner) to beat the long queue
  • the single set menu of steak-frites with secret sauce is quick to serve once seated.
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Reviews

Simply the best. Long queue as always but it’s well worth it. The best steak and fries with sauce ever. Portion sizes are slightly smaller than the London ones. Staff were friendly. Local parking available. Highly recommend!

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Lewis Franklin

2/5

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