This tiny little restaurant - named "The Stamp" due to its postage - stamp size - was a real find in the Montparnasse area. An English chef decides to open up a small restaurant cooking traditional French food in Paris! It has been getting rave reviews from NY times, Guardian etc. There are just two staff - the chef working out of his tiny open kitchen and one waitress who spoke excellent English and French. At most, the restaurant can only seat 20 and you sit side by side with other diners. Tables have to be moved in and out when you leave. Menu changes daily due to what is available. I started with escargots in a luscious tomato-based sauce and Paul went for the day's special, squid cooked with tiny cubes of pancetta which added punches of salty flavor. The squid was excellent - really fresh and cooked very well. For entree, the duck was a stand-out atop leeks (I can imagine Rachel salivating at the picture of pink duck with a good layer of fat). 
And the best dessert goes to the house Millefeuille - rich vanilla cold custard layered within three crunchy, flaky and sweet pastry. Very nice combination. All in all, this was our best meal in Paris. The portions were not huge but we felt comfortably full and satisfied after the 3 course prix fixe.
And the best dessert goes to the house Millefeuille - rich vanilla cold custard layered within three crunchy, flaky and sweet pastry. Very nice combination. All in all, this was our best meal in Paris. The portions were not huge but we felt comfortably full and satisfied after the 3 course prix fixe. 
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