Samiin

Samiin restaurant in Paris on the Left Bank between the Invalides and the Eiffel Tower is a cool and soothing Korean restaurant, part of the capital's recent new wave of Korean food. The elegant and refined décor matches the traditional garb of the waitstaff, the authentic serving dishes, art and artefacts and the discreet, even cosy, ambience. Several menus are on offer that include liqueurs and amuse-bouches as well as a la carte dishes like galbi or beef long-marinated in fruit and veg sauce, Korean marinated whole crab, then there are Japanese dishes like udon noodles with fruits de mer. Popular with ministers of this quarter, the UNESCO crowd and expat Koreans, Samiin is a warm and welcoming restaurant in a businesslike part of town.