![3. homemade grissini + sumac butter](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05499-242.jpg)
Restaurant Korus is the type of gourmet neighborhood bistro that I would love to have in my neighborhood. The environment is convivial, the food is excellent, and the menu changes frequently (something I miss A LOT here in Hong Kong).
![1. cheese on cracker, light](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05500-244.jpg)
The founders of the restaurant have a passion for "clean agriculture", promoting biodynamics and permaculture in both their food and wine.
![2. white asparagus w/ hazelnut](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05501-241.jpg)
The name "Korus" was inspired by the word "Chorus", the moment when different instruments come together to play a score to give the piece of music its main melody.
Starters
![potato, clam, espelette pepper powder, acid potato, creamy foam](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05503-243.jpg)
After our "chorus" of amuse bouche, we moved onto our first course: potato, clam, espelette pepper powder, and a creamy foam.
![artichoke, cream, garlic croutons, anise?,
goat cheese & goat milk, rich!](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05505-237.jpg)
Our next course was quite rich! Artichoke, cream, garlic croutons, possibly anise, goat cheese and goat milk.
Bread
![brioche bread](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05506-239.jpg)
Freshly baked brioche!
The Pasta Mid-Course
![prawn head sauce, prawn pasta, burrata cream, marigold leaf,](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05508-236.jpg)
This pasta course consisted of prawn pasta served with a prawn head sauce, burrata cream, and marigold leaves.
![liver on toast,](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05509-240.jpg)
Liver on toast with a tiny bit of salad.
Main Course: Pigeon + Fish
![](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05512-231.jpg)
Bryan got the pigeon, which came with jus and a bit of fruit to balance out the flavors.
![confit sweet potato, fish (John Dory), kumquat, cooked normal. Not sure tender but OK. Dish as a whole was really good](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05513-19.jpg)
I got the John Dory fish, which came over confit sweet potato and kumquat. The overall flavors of the dish were quite good.
![Bryan got cheese, 3 kinds, amazing “brie” we both loved, others were good, funky, nutty,](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05514-22.jpg)
Bryan got cheese (3 kinds). There as this amazing “brie” that we both loved. The other two were also good, funky, and nutty.
Desserts
![rhubarb meringue, rhubarb cream, refreshing, not too sweet at all](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05515-15.jpg)
Rhubarb meringue and rhubarb cream was refreshing and delicious, not too sweet at all.
![chocolate truffle w/ savory bit??](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05519-16.jpg)
![maraschino cherry jelly,](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05517-9.jpg)
Chocolate truffles with a savory dollop on top, lemon curd with lemon meringue, and Maraschino cherry jelly.
![lemon curd, lemon meringue, marschiano cherry jelly, chocolate truffle w/ savory bit?? (can’t remember)](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dsc05516-20.jpg)
A final chocolate ice cream (with cereal-like bits!).
As the Night Went On . . .
![Korus Paris](https://tinyurbankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230324-img_8541.jpg)
As the night went on, the bar got more and more lively. Some "industry friends" (people who work in the restaurant industry), stopped by to get a drink and say hello. It really reminded me of our old favorite neighborhood restaurant Bergamot (R.I.P.), and I got nostalgic for a moment.
General Thoughts - Restaurant Korus Paris
Restaurant Korus is a pleasant place to have an enjoyable dinner. We did the wine tasting. It's quite fun to try a wide variety of biodynamic wines. They offer two tasting menus at night (7-course menu for 70 euros and a 9-course menu for 85 euros). At lunchtime you can also try the 3-course for only 39 euros.
To get a more "live" feel of the meal, check out this REEL that I made.