The size of the falafel seems to vary, from the 40g Comptoir Libanais monsters to Roden's diminutive 4cm discs.
As of Friday, residents of the Flatiron district can add French flair to their wardrobes as COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS moves to the neighborhood.
David, who asked to be called by his first name, was in the Comptoir Voltair cafe near to the Stade de France when an explosion shook the cafe.
Teams of miners, sometimes carrying a few bags of rocks on dirt tracks, deliver the raw goods to négociants, who in turn sell the material to comptoirs, or trading posts.
LAvant-Comptoir is hard to get into, as most of these places tend to be, so make a reservation and try to get there before 8 30 at night, when it's almost impossible to get through the door.
"It turned into a restaurant, something that Le Comptoir was not supposed to be," he said.
Le Comptoir at the Hotel Normandie will be open five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday, Menes said, with one seating on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and two seatings Thursday to Saturday.
I do like the nubbly crunch of Comptoir Libanais' version, however, so to ensure a contrast, I've decided to leave half my chickpeas coarsely ground.
Posted by Anthony WHERE TO EAT Le Comptoir in the 6th Arrondissement (9, carrefour de l'Odéon; 33-1-44-27-07-97) offers a great traditional Parisian menu and is frequented by locals, which is not always easy to find in the 6th.
