After getting off to a good start with a pleasant dinner experience at Festivo on our first night of vacation, and a ~36 hour side trip to Brugge we got lucky once again on the third night with dinner at Corso.
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It is on Avenue Trudaine, which is just off Rues des Martyrs. This is another spot we had seen before and wanted to try but hadn't.
This blurry shot from my BlackBerry doesn't really do it justice, but there is a cool patio that flows out onto the sidewalk.
In winter it is covered with plastic and has some heat lamps so some people actually were eating out here, but it was mostly where folks were taking their smoking breaks. Must be quite nice in the spring and summer, though, when the plastic isn't needed.
We stepped in and got a little table for two along the window.
Once again we were fortunate to get a friendly server who spoke English and did not in the least make us feel stupid for not speaking French. In fact, the handful of staff we engaged with all seemed to go a bit out of their way to help us out.
We started with what was a breaded and fried mozzarella appetizer that was fantastic. This was not your TGIFriday's caliber mozzarella stick.
I went with a safe order of pasta in a cream sauce, which was solid.
While Judy enjoyed a seafood risotto.
Note - Judy is also showing off a new crafty thing she got into during this trip -- making felt flower pins.
One thing that was very cool about this neighborhood was right around the corner you had a spectacular view of Sacre Coeur, accented by the holiday decorations strung across the street.
We actually came back here on New Year's Eve hoping to get similar dishes, but I had forgotten that just about every restaurant in Paris goes rather fancy with their menu on NYE. Before we could abort the mission without feeling like total clowns we were on our way into a 6 course set menu. It was nice, but definitely tailored to someone whose tastes are more sophisticated and refined than mine. And I didn't want to queer the vibe for our fellow diners by breaking out the BlackBerry for more photos.
Related Side Note For Anyone Into Design:
While trying to find a website for Corso, I did find something about its interior being designed by Robert Stadler, for whatever that is worth. I know nothing about design. But there are some nice daytime interior shots of the space here.
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