![]() ![]() The vegetarian option has tofu balls with peanut sauce and soba noodles with seasonal vegetables, whilst the fish and meat options vary daily but include delights such as salmon with black sesame or chicken curry, both served with rice. The simple, healthy bentos come in three incarnations (veggie, meat and fish) and are served with a soup of the day and tea as part of the fixed-price menu (€15-18). Petit Usagi’s speciality is the bento box - which is essentially the Japanese version of a lunch box - providing you with protein, veggies and some kind of grain in one cute little airline-like platter. The bijou yet airy and light-filled space is decorated with lots of blonde wood, cheerful touches of sunny yellow and cobalt blue, and an abundance of mini Japanese lanterns with a bunny motif (usagi means rabbit in Japanese). Run by Shinsuke Kawahara, the lunch-crowd favorite serves a selection of healthy and simple Japanese options overlooking the trendy Canal Saint Martin. Situated on the ground floor of the new boutique Citizen Hotel, Petit Usagi is the tiny new outpost of the Northern Marais eatery, Usagi. ![]() We can’t wait to grab one of these bento boxes and linger over dinner on the canal! -Geneviève To rescue you from the Paris-Brasserie slump is this little gem of a japanese spot right on the canal, Petit Usagi. Although fabulous French food abounds in Paris, too many steak tartares and croque monsieurs can leave you yearning for something different. ![]()
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