Finally ! The real American bistro that Paris has been waiting for is Cocoricains, a bustling address just a stone's throw from the Grands Boulevards, run by two Franco-American friends.
It is the American bistro that we no longer expected in Paris! Cocoricains, newly opened on the Grands Boulevards side, restores its letters of nobility to the American cuisine in the heart of the capital, opened by two Franco-Americans, Chris Geraghty and Grégoire Pouletty. This explains it.
Friends since childhood, the first is from Boston – it is easy to guess this in front of the walls covered with references to Beantown -, the second of San Francisco. Both passionate about American cuisineit is particularly fried chicken, the totem recipe of their youth, that they have chosen to put in the spotlight.
Stepping through the door means traveling 5,500km without even leaving Paris. In this tasteful decor imagined by From now on Studionewspaper clippings in honor of the team of Red Soxthe photos and some of the most personal treasures of the two founders (like this baseball bat that Chris played with as a child, in the hallway of his father's building) remind us that we are well within UNITED STATES.
But unlike certain large Parisian chains that look like diners and focus everything on decoration while forgetting to make good food, Cocoricains proves that it is possible to combine the two. Here, the chicken is free-range, Label Rouge, raised outdoors on a cooperative farm in Normandy, and it is even certified halal, in order to satisfy as many people as possible.
More importantly, it is used in its entirety, in a responsible and anti-waste approach: the drumsticks and wings are dishes in their own right, the breasts are used in breading, the bones are used for broths and the flesh is integrated into dishes. meatballs or frayed. A clever formula called Festin (€26/person) allows you to devour this beautiful beast entirely, with friends, from drumsticks, tenders, wings and other meatballs to chicken broth.
The rest of the ingredients are just as carefully sourced, with seasonal vegetables live producers, wines the vast majority organic, natural and biodynamic from small winegrowers, the craft beers come from the Brasserie du Grand Paris, the tea from Kodama.
In a very, very friendly atmospherethe comforting classics of American cuisine parade on the table: the skewers of meatballs (€6.50) are juicy as can be and have a little jump in Mme Gérard sauce (comté, paprika, mustard, white wine) to be even better. There peanut soup (€5.50), a cold chicken broth enriched with a touch of peanut butter, is sure to intrigue French palates.
Then place the Mac and cheese (€12.90), a must-have in the confort food prepared here with cheddar aged for 15 months and mozzarella for a maximum of filance cheese maker. As comforting as a kiss on the forehead. It is the same for the fried chicken sandwich (€12.90) and its Rican recipe (breaded chicken, coleslaw, pickles, lemon mayonnaise sauce) in toasted bread, we're still licking our fingers.
Marinated in buttermilk and a mix of spices before being slowly cooked, the poulet frit is crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, perfection.
If the desserts were eyeing us (banana bread tatin €6.20, cheesecake flambé with Grand Marnier €8.20), we had to face the facts: the dishes being served generously, we no longer had hunger. Party postponed! Especially since Cocoricans organizes events throughout the year (Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc.), a very good opportunity to come back with friends or with children who have the right to their own menu and coloring pages created by the team!
This test was carried out as part of a professional invitation. If your experience differs from ours, please let us know in the comments.
