While traveling in the USA, people have been asking me what is new in Paris and surprised when I tell them American-style hamburgers are making waves. They respond with, “But who goes to Paris to eat a hamburger?” Although burgers may not be on the top of their list – it certainly is for some Parisians and ex-pats who’ve done the bulk of creating the buzz and who are trekking across town to line up at a particular food truck for over an hour just to eat one.
These four below are just a handful of burger joints people are talking about, and each boasts super fresh ingredients and boulangerie or homemade buns.
Le Camion qui Fume (trans. the truck that smokes when it cooks) is Paris’ first food truck. Owned by Los Angeles native Kristin Frederick, she uses SoMe to let folks know where she’ll be parked in different parts of Paris, and, where the wait line can be over an hour.
In the 10th arr. you’ll find Big Fernand, a quirky build-your-own burger bar and Au Comptoir de Brice which serves mini burger sliders in the back of a covered market by Top Chef Brice Morvent – and in the 2nd arr. hamburger joint Blend uses top butcher Yves-Marie le Bourdonnec’s veal or beef to create patties blended with cheese, herbs and spices topped with American pastry chef Camille Malmquist’s homemade buns.
Le Camion qui Fume: Website: www.lecamionquifume.com
Big Fernand: 55, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, 10th Arr. Tel.: 01 47 70 54 72. Open M-F. Website: www.bigfernand.com
Au Comptoir de Brice: 33, rue du Château-d’Eau, 10th Arr. Tel.: 07 87 36 77 38. Closed Monday.
Blend: 44, rue d’Argout, 2nd Arr. Tel.: 01 40 26 84 57. Closed Sunday. Website: http://www.blendhamburger.com/
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The food truck is a great concept, but the execution just doesn’t work (at least in this case). They were in my neighborhood at work today, and within the first 15 minutes of opening, the wait was an hour long (although there were only 20 or so people that had ordered) and they were already short on supplies. NOT sure how that even made sense, but needless to say, I didn’t stick around!