Coq au vin, French onion soup, steak frites — the Paris classics, right here in London.
Handpicked favourites loved by our customers — crafted fresh every day.
Free-range chicken slow-braised in Burgundy wine with lardons, mushrooms and pearl onions.
Bavette steak, café de Paris butter, shoestring frites and a dressed watercress salad.
Classic Parisian onion soup with a gruyère crouton lid, slow-cooked for six hours.
Duck leg slow-cooked for 8 hours in its own fat, with Sarladaise potatoes and red cabbage.
The classic Marseille fish stew with rouille, gruyère and toasted baguette.
Proper vanilla crème brûlée — silky, cold custard beneath a perfectly burnt sugar crust.
Premium dishes at prices that make you smile.
Starter, main, dessert and a glass of house wine — the full bistro experience.
Our signature slow-cooked duck with Sarladaise potatoes — a French classic done perfectly.
Three seasonal French cheeses with quince, walnuts and a warm baguette.
Le Petit Bistro was opened by chef Pascal Moreau from Lyon, who trained at Paul Bocuse's restaurant before spending five years cooking in the bistros of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He moved to London determined to recreate the informal warmth of a great Parisian neighbourhood restaurant.
We import our cheeses directly from a fromagerie in Lyon, our wine from a négociant in Burgundy and our butter from Normandy. Everything else — the meat, the vegetables, the cream — comes from the finest British suppliers we can find.
"I am French. Le Petit Bistro is the only restaurant in London that makes me feel like I'm back in Paris. The coq au vin is exactly how my grandmother made it — it's remarkable."
"The steak frites is the benchmark version in London. The bavette is perfectly rested, the café de Paris butter is extraordinary, and the shoestring frites are the crispiest I've eaten."
"I come for the French onion soup every winter. Six hours of cooking is evident in every spoonful — deeply sweet, properly caramelised, with that molten gruyère crouton on top. Divine."
"The cheese board is a love letter to France. Three perfectly chosen cheeses at exactly the right temperature, with proper accompaniments. Pascal clearly knows his fromage."
Coq au vin is a dish that rewards patience. Pascal shares the full recipe — the larding technique, the importance of a proper Burgundy and why you must never rush the braising stage.
Read More →From soft bloomy rinds to hard mountain cheeses — France produces over 1,000 varieties. Our fromagerie supplier Louis takes us through the essential categories and the ones we love most.
Read More →Bistro cooking is wine-friendly cooking. Our sommelier explains the simple logic of matching dishes with regions — why Burgundy loves duck, why Muscadet loves fish, and why the Loire is underrated.
Read More →Reserve your spot and enjoy an unforgettable dining experience. We look forward to welcoming you.