Pavillon Crevette

Excellente cuisine sichuanaise! Mon ami de Chengdu avec lequel j’ai découvert l’endroit déclare qu’il est à lui seul une bonne raison de revenir à Paris :-)

Delicious Chinese food here that will certainly fill your appetite! Unfortunately the service can be a little slow at times but the food makes up for it in the end.

Un restaurant dont les spécialités sont les marmites de la mer: aux crevettes ou crabe. Très bien exécutées ! Attention cependant: c’est assez gras et pimenté.
Je conseille ce restaurant pour des repas à 4 personnes ou plus, pour partager des marmites !

The Chinese name of the restaurant is ‘beautiful food, beautiful people’ which is a pun on the common expression with the same pronunciation ‘every hour, every quarter’ i.e. ‘all the time’.
As for the ‘beautiful’ food, ‘Pavillon Crevette’ [in English: shrimp pavilion] is a welcome change from the plague of Asian ‘traiteurs’ across Paris. These ‘traiteurs’ are delis with stale food delivered from industrial kitchens, marinated in-​store for hours and sold in over-​priced micro-​portions micro-​waved on demand.
The food served at the ‘Pavillon Crevette’ can also be found in very popular restaurant in Beijing [where I believe the owners are coming from] and includes specialties such as ‘an army of shrimp soldiers and crab generals’. My favorite is the shrimp wok that can be modulated in three levels of spiciness, including the ‘mala’ or ‘mouth tingly-​numbing’ variation. This dish is an interesting combination of Shanghai roasted shrimp with Szechuan red ‘flower pepper’ and Wuhan’s Hubei special sauce. It comes in a deep wok full of shrimp, pepper, taro, pepper corn, celery, veggies, French fries, etc. floating in 2 inches of red oil Two can share a wok for 28 Euros, and larger tables sometimes proceed to a Beef Wok at 35 Euros, or add extra servings to the red oil for cooking at the table. Most Asians would shell the shrimp in their mouth –or eat everything, including the carapace– while I still have to ask for a fork and knife to extract the meat in my plate.
The ‘beautiful people’ are also there. The customers are educated Asian from Beijing, mainly small or large groups of women; these people are quite different from the Wenzhou crowd found everywhere else in the 3^rd or 11^th district. Twice I saw entire entourage [including tall models] of fashion designers from the ‘haut marais’ occupying the large table on the left.
For beverage, most customers drink ‘wan lao dji’, an herbal drink from Hong-​kong that comes in a red can and has the reputation to soothe chili numbness. If you are curious about it, you can buy cans in the local Zhejiang/​Wenzhou supermarkets in the Rue Au Maire.
The days I went there, the waiters were students [art or fashion] and could speak a very decent English. Note that to my knowledge, they only accept cash.
Vince. Berkeley CA

The food here is really good, and a great relief from the mediocre offerings to be found along the rest of the Boulevard du Temple and in the 3eme in general.
The Wok au Crevettes (a large, deep platter filled with shrimp, cucumber, bean sprouts and what I think was taro root in a spicy, oil-​rich sauce (heavy on Sichuan peppercorn) was amazing, and plenty for two, We also had the shaved beef, which was served on a bed of cucumbers with a black vinegar based dipping sauce, and a salad of marintated cucumbers. It was all delicious.
The waiter said that the cuisine was from Wuhan, and all I can say is that the US is sadly lacking in Wuhanese restaurants.
The décor is minimal, but clean and modern. The waitstaff is young and speedy. If you look at the reviews in French, you’ll see that some of the reviews complained that the service is quick, and quick it is. If you’re hungry, want a great meal and need to be somewhere after eating, this is a great choice. If you want to sit for three hours, make a different choice.
During our visit, we were the only non-​Chinese customers in the dining room, which is typically a good sign.
One other note — we spoke French with the staff, but they do have some English. The menu, however, is entirely in French with Chinese added. Don’t let this put you off — the food is great and I’d bet dollars to donuts that they’ll be helpful even if you can’t speak a word of French.

Attention ici vous manger de vrai spécialité Chinoise pas de nems et autre béttise qu’on sert aux pauvres français que nous somme (les Chinois né mangent jamais ce qu’ont nous propose des ces soit disant restaurants chinois).
Ici c’est fondu chinoise et plats a base de crevettes et viande ou légumes. Pour les amoureux de plat épicé vous allez adorer.
Les prix sont plus qu’abordable. Il faut absolument gouter au Crevettes au piment (28EUR pour deux 48 EUR pour 4) un régal, voir la photo (spécialité du centre de la Chine). Vous né retrouverais pas cette recette ailleurs dans Paris (pas l’original en tout cas)
Personnellement j’ai une amie Chinoise qui me fait découvrir la vrai cuisine Chinoise et ça vaut le détour.
cette enseigne existe depuis 1 mois, tenu par deux jeunes serviable très polie et qui vous accompagnerons dans la découverte des plats.
Moi je sais une chose, j’y retournerais bintôt et pas qu’une fois lol