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Where to eat a good egg mayonnaise? Our 5 addresses

Where to eat a good egg mayonnaise? Our 5 addresses

Mathilde Bourge | 10/22/24

Once obsolete, the egg mayonnaise is making a comeback on French bistro tables, much to our delight. Here are five addresses where you can enjoy one prepared to perfection.

Egg mayo, a classic of French cuisine! This simple yet emblematic dish evokes both the conviviality of family meals and the charm of Parisian bistros. Made from hard-boiled eggs topped with a creamy mayonnaise, this tasty dish has its roots in the culinary traditions of the early 20th century, when it was often served as a starter or hors d'oeuvre. A true symbol of French gastronomy, the mayo egg today comes in many variations, with each chef adding his or her own personal touch.

Proof of its success, the recipe even has its own World Mayonnaise Egg Championship, organized by ASOM (Association de sauvegarde de l'œuf mayonnaise). Today, Gault&Millau brings you a selection of five must-try addresses where you can enjoy this delicacy, while discovering the secrets of their recipes and the unique atmosphere of each place.

La Rôtisserie d'Argent, Paris

La Rôtisserie d'Argent is undoubtedly where you'll find one of the best eggs mayonnaise of your life. Yannick Franques tells us more about his recipe, which has forged his success. "The Rôtisserie d'Argent mayo egg recipe stands out for its emphasis on mustard, offering a canaille version of this classic. To make this iconic Rôtisserie recipe, we cook the eggs for exactly 8 minutes and 40 seconds, resulting in a perfectly creamy yolk. The eggs are then placed on a bed of mashed Île-de-France potatoes, accompanied by a spicy mustard vinaigrette. The final touch is our generously mustardy mayonnaise, topped with mustard seed pickles and a mustard leaf to sublimate the whole."


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Bistrot Racines, Chartres

Bistrot Racines (1 toque) in Chartres offers a menu that's as comforting as you could imagine. Garlic and herb bread, croque-monsieur, snails, duck legs... the menu is a veritable ode to French cuisine! It was therefore essential to offer the famous mayonnaise egg, presented at the 2023 World Championship. "With my colleague Mathieu, we came up with a recipe that combines organic eggs from our friend Tom, who raises his hens in the open air 10km from Chartres, with a spicy green mayonnaise and watercress from Mérès.e with Méréville watercress, Beauceron rapeseed oil and Edmond Fallot mustard, and a crunchy cereal tuile", explains chef Benoît Cellot.


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Bouillon Baratte, Lyon

This Lyon brasserie has made typical French dishes its specialty. Alongside salad Traboule, terrine de campagne, filet de canard and quenelles, it features egg mayonnaise with mushrooms.


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L'Atelier des Faures, Bordeaux

If the mayo egg is the star of Parisian bouillons, Roman Winicki proved in spring 2024 that other addresses can also conquer palates. The chef at L'Atelier des Faures (1 toque), Bordeaux, won over the jury in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine selection round with a recipe as gourmet as it was tasty, featuring confit potatoes, poultry jus, praline Cognac vinaigrette and watercress coulis.

Moulin à Vent, Paris

At the end of 2023, Maxime Plateau of Au Moulin à Vent (1 toque), Paris, won the World Egg Mayonnaise Championship. The title, awarded by ASOM, went to eggs "cooked to perfection" and then cut in half, to which the young chef had added red cabbage pickles and, of course, a nice mayonnaise.

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