The soup place
is the colour and fabric of the city, and the Vendôme is an easy place to eat
and chat and feel a kind of post-colonial high: French music from the 80’s and
a clock showing the time in Mont de Marsan.
But L’Adresse is
a totally different experience.
Vientiane is the
kind of place where you don’t have to dress up nice to go to a nice restaurant.
But the food and refinement of L’Adresse make going there an occasion, a rare
pleasure and a treat. You want to dress nicely.
The interior is
refined and every detail has been carefully considered. Back in the day,
L’Adresse shared the front lobby of a hotel and it was good. Damned good.
But now Tinay
has his own walls and he is stepping out: the dishes are delicately
proportioned and the cuisine is French. Now, I know that ‘fusion’ is all the
fashion but I wouldn’t call this fusion food. Not at all. But there is, at the
very back of the palate, a shadow, a whisper of an echo of this great Southeast
Asia. It haunts you like a garden spirit, you hardly know it’s there and yet
you are sure of something supernatural.
Desserts are
sumptuous and made from scratch.
Even the walls
are beautiful with exposed brick showing ancient vaults over the windows.
A wonderful
selection of wines, reasonable prices and a very satisfying lunch menu that
changes every day. If you want to receive by e-mail their daily menu just go to
their Facebook page and sign up.
I would reserve
by calling 020 56 91 34 34. Visa accepted.
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