MARAIS x Lille M. Cafe & Restaurant — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

IG: foodie_foxx I was excited with their breakfast menu and reviews, but I could only go there for brunch. Their store entrance was filled with so much hipster products like it was an online shop, haha, but once I entered into the restaurant, the ambiance was totally different, the smell and essence of meat 🍖 pulling me into the store. Tea and coffee are really great, but they only have limited options. Tea flavours are really great; they have this filter where they put the tea powder with leaves 🍃 and hot water refill is unlimited. I would recommend for tea 🍵 instead of coffee ☕️. We ordered some fresh fish 🐟🐟grilled with poached eggs 🥚 and vegetables 🥬🥒🫑. Soft crab 🦀 with fresh scrambled egg 🥚 and crispy croissant 🥐, raw ham 🥗 salad, and smoked salmon 🦈. With the tea - first picked red rose green double milk 🥛 tea 🍵 Green holy mate tea 🍵 with red rose, which is acyaulkt seasonable and recommended to try now (the tea had the best floral fragrance ever known). My first time experience for a floral tea was 👏 amazing 👏.

It's a decent not so pricy, yet a fantabalous brunch place ever witnessed in My life

Bon appetite...

Paper and Tea is another one of those instagrammable places that looks great but doesn't quite follow through on the food and service. The service staff were nice and helpful but the main course was brought out at different times and then the desserts (which are meant to be warm/hot desserts) were brought out at the same time as the mains! This lack of attention to serving the food at the appropriate time was frustrating. The food was ok, not bad but not great either. I ordered the English breakfast and the "guacamole" was basically just avocado puree with lime. It wasn't even salted. The wagyu burger was pretty good. The Dutch baby was quite mediocre. The caramelized brioche with figs was one of the better things we got, but the figs were flavorless...not sweet or juicy at all. If fresh figs are being used as the centerpiece of a dish, at least make sure they are good figs. All in all it was a...

The food here is excellent, even the English breakfast is a bit special, the whole thing is so tasty. At first sight it could be mistaken for an Instagram café, especially with the shop, which occupies the front half of the store, selling mostly hipster stuff. However the quality, taste and attention to detail of the food lifts it to another level. I've only tried the brunch so far, so cannot comment on heavier options but intend to do so. The drink menu is excellent, lots of really good tea & coffee, options are limited on coffee but it is good. The staff are kind and attentive and if you get a seat near the window the lighting on a sunny day makes for excellent food photography. Honestly I can not recommend this place enough. Just go and enjoy excellent food and drink in a lovely atmosphere. It is best to book a table in advance, as it can...