Weekend Brunch at Claus in Paris

It was difficult to decide between Claus Paris — the restaurant — and its streamlined sibling, L’Épicerie du Petit-Déjeuner, across the street. Both were bright and cheerful, painted in eggshell white, with a colorful array of healthy and indulgent treats. Only the restaurant, however, offers a sit down brunch on the weekend.

I opted for the Vero menu — featuring a tall glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, coffee or tea (cappuccino for me), a basket of thick-crusted bread that I slathered with Claus’ homemade silky apricot and strawberry jams, a fresh croissant, eggs scrambled with asparagus and feta over a pillowy slab of crustless bead, and to finish it off, homemade granola, berries, melon, and pineapple, atop a creamy bed of greek yogurt.

This might seem like a struggle to finish in one seating, but, surprisingly, the only battle that ensued was with the pesky bee that invaded my brunch — one of the many overfamiliar bees in Paris right now more interested in the sweets of the city than stinging the people waiting to eat them.

Claus
14, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
75001 Paris