

Let us continue in surf with the Hakao Panda (€11 for 3), covered in deep black and consisting of king shrimps, bamboos, and jicama - a slighly sweet vegetable - before returning to turf with the Tchick-Tchick (€8 for 3), a dumpling based on pork, chicken, eryngii mushrooms, rice noodles and cilantro.Īs we love good food, we also went for Steam Bar classics like the L'Etoile Mysterieuse (€8 for 4), some mind-blowing purple hakao with eggplant, edamame, fennel, cilantro, yuzu and Thai basil pesto that will not win all votes as some were confused by the anise flavor and the Lili Rouge (€12 for 4) namely some siu mai with cray fish, scallops, squid, carrots, celery topped with egg roes.

Behind the stove, Hong-Kong chef Chi Cheung Wong - who worked at the Shangri-La as dimsum master - makes it a point of honor of serving sophisticated and original recipes of steamed food, dumplings, gyoza and bao.įor lunch in the week, these little wonders stuffed with endless flavors are available in the Steam Tower (€29) including an assortment of 8 dimsum, a warm izakaya, a steamed vegetable basket, a bowl of rice and hoisin sauce. We have to say that here you will not find, or any, classic dumplings. In an intimate décor by Gabriel Pistre - reminding us of Wong Kar Wai's elegant movies and vintage Hong-Kong featuring a few modern touches - this Hong-Kong-inspired restaurant is since 2019 one of the most exciting and surprising Asian restaurants in the city.

Arriving to the Steam Bar via the discreet and narrow rue du Sabot, safe from the constant hustle on Boulevard Saint-Germain, is a first step to the muted atmosphere of this speakeasy-like restaurant opened by sisters Marie-Lorna and Florence Vaconsin after the success of their previous restaurants, Italian restaurant Marcello and maki bar Blueberry, set a stone's throw from Steam Bar.
