Rue Jouye-Rouve in Belleville, Paris 20th

Belleville · Paris 20th · Since 1987

LE BARATIN

Name: Le Baratin
Address: 3 rue Jouye-Rouve, Paris, 75020, FR
Telephone: +33 1 43 49 39 70

Instinctive cooking, wines of conviction.

High up in Belleville, Le Baratin has kept alive since 1987 a personal, seasonal, deeply free idea of Parisian bistro cooking.

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Phone

01 43 49 39 70

Address

3 rue Jouye-Rouve · Paris 20th

Reservations by phone only

1987

Opened in

Since 1987, nothing to prove. Everything to cook.

Le Baratin was built far from fashion, on a quiet Belleville street. The dining room, the books, the counter, the chalkboard and the bottles tell the story of a lived-in house. People come for the food, the wine, and an atmosphere that has become rare: a true neighbourhood bistro whose reputation has long reached beyond Paris.

Belleville · Paris 20e

Rue Jouye-Rouve, home of Le Baratin — Mu — CC BY-SA 3.0

Kitchen atmosphere — illustrative, not photographed at Le Baratin

Raquel's cooking

Raquel Carena cooks the way she thinks: with precision, intuition and freedom. Born in Argentina, she has shaped at Le Baratin a deeply personal French bistro cuisine — attentive to seasons, forgotten cuts, sauces, textures and everything that makes a plate feel true.

The chalkboard can be delicate or rough-edged, familiar or unexpected, but it never chases effect for effect's sake.

The chalkboard decides

At Le Baratin, the menu never stands still. It follows produce, seasons, deliveries and the mood of the day. Offal, fish, meat, vegetables, broths, sauces and simple bistro desserts may follow one another on the board, with the same search for taste and accuracy.

The chalkboard changes with produce, seasons and the kitchen's inspiration.

Illustrative restaurant plate — not photographed at Le Baratin

Cuts with character

Offal, slow braises and less conventional pieces, cooked with precision.

Seasonal produce

Fish, meat, vegetables and herbs according to the day's arrivals.

Sauces and cooking

Jus, butters, vinaigrettes and patient cooking that carry the plate.

Desserts of the moment

Simple bistro desserts, seasonal fruit, cheese and sweets of the day.

The menu changes regularly. To know today's chalkboard, please call the restaurant.

The taste of the moment

A few territories of the chalkboard — illustrated without fixing a menu or showing dishes currently served at Le Baratin. What appears shifts with the seasons.

Illustrative generous table — not photographed at Le Baratin — Cuts with character
Illustration — not a current plate at Le Baratin

Illustrative kitchen work — not photographed at Le Baratin — Sauces and cooking
Illustration — not a current plate at Le Baratin

Illustrative dessert — not photographed at Le Baratin — Desserts of the moment
Illustration — not a current dessert at Le Baratin

Wines chosen before they became a trend

At Le Baratin, wine is not an accessory. For decades, Philippe Pinoteau has built a personal cellar focused on growers, living bottles and domaines defended with conviction. The selection is discovered in conversation — according to taste, the plate and the moment.

Natural and low-intervention wines
Organic wines and committed domaines
Independent growers
Advice matched to the plate and the moment

Illustrative wine bottles — not photographed at Le Baratin — Philippe Pinoteau
Dining room and cellar

Illustrative wine glass — not photographed at Le Baratin

A house with two voices

In the kitchen, Raquel Carena follows instinct and season. In the dining room and cellar, Philippe Pinoteau keeps plates, bottles and conversations moving. That complementarity gives Le Baratin its singular character.

Raquel Carena

Chef

Philippe Pinoteau

Dining room and cellar

Parc de Belleville, near rue Jouye-Rouve
Photo: Jeanne Menj — CC BY 2.0

Up in Belleville

Le Baratin stands on rue Jouye-Rouve, a few steps from Parc de Belleville and rue de Belleville. A popular, lively, uneven and plural neighbourhood — perfectly matched to the spirit of the house.

3 rue Jouye-Rouve: 75020 Paris
Metro: Pyrénées (line 11) · Belleville (lines 2 · 11)

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An address known to those who cook

Le Baratin is regularly recommended by restaurant guides, hospitality professionals and wine lovers. Its influence comes less from announcements than from nearly four decades of cooking, bottles and loyalty to a certain idea of the bistro. For decades, Le Baratin has drawn regulars, cooks, wine lovers and visitors from around the world to Belleville.

Guide Michelin

Le Fooding

50 Best Discovery

Time Out

Star Wine List

The house and the neighbourhood

Rue Jouye-Rouve and Parc de Belleville around the house. Atmospheric images suggest the spirit of the bistro without claiming to be photographs taken at Le Baratin.