[May 2026] The first restaurant we went to in the Bercy district of Paris, France, where we stayed, was L’Auberge Aveyronnaise.
My husband found and booked this restaurant online before the trip.
It serves cuisine from the Aveyron region.
I’m not sure why my husband chose this place (he forgets things easily).
The Aveyron region is in southern France, and it seems to be relatively close to Toulouse.
This restaurant was quite spacious, and it appeared to have upstairs tables.
The tables were covered with red gingham tablecloths, giving it a very French, casual bistro feel.
We ordered a foie gras terrine as a starter and shared it.
We seasoned it with salt and pepper and ate it with warm bread.
It had been a long time since I’d had foie gras, and it was truly delicious.
One plate was just the right amount to share.
It would be impossible to eat all of this by myself.
For the main course, my husband had Saucisse Aligot (a type of sausage), and I had duck.
I tasted a bit of the sausage; unlike the herb-infused Italian sausages, it had a relatively mild, meaty flavour.
Adding the mustard and garlic that came with it made it delicious.
The melted cheese served as a side dish was Aligot.
Apparently, this is a representative regional dish from Aveyron, made by mixing young, unripened cheese with potatoes, garlic, and butter in a large pot.
Its characteristic feature is how well this young cheese stretches.
Although not in front of my husband, in a corner of the restaurant, a waiter performed a demonstration of stirring and pouring the cheese from a large pot.
I also tasted a bit of this; it wasn’t salty and had a mild flavour.
My duck also had a mild flavour, and the mustard paired well with it.
Duck is commonly eaten in France, but it’s not often seen in Italy or the UK.
Oh, but it’s always on the menu at Chinese restaurants.
My husband looked at my plate and said, “It looks like Maxim’s (a Chinese restaurant we often went to in London).”
The side dish was a mountain of french fries.
Apparently, duck dishes are an important element of the cuisine in the Aveyron region, too.
For dessert, we shared a gelato with nut sauce.
Including a bottle of wine, coffee, and water, the total came to €100.70.
Of all the meals on this trip, this was the most delicious and satisfying.
We must visit the Aveyron region someday…
