“ The awestriking Art Nouveau interior pulled us into this restaurant, but it makes my very short list of Paris must-dos for the overall experience. I have no idea if anything has truly been updated since it opened in 1906, but kudos go out to a century of caretakers, because the decor is enough of a reason on its own to eat here. Reservations are encouraged - and we are Americans - so we booked for the early end of the dinner hour, which turned out to be a great blessing so that we could more easily walk around and enjoy up close the wall decorations. But even if you choose to eat at a more standard hour, it will be hard not to sit and just gawk at the ceilings and molding up above. I imagine that the menu has evolved a little more since 1906, but it's still classic French fare. Michael ordered the pumpkin soup and beef bouillon, and I had a lovely cauliflower gratin dish. I supplemented with rillettes, which were a treat, and which made our dessert of chocolate creme especially gratuitous. Service was friendly and efficient. And I still can't get over how affordable it is. Our only restraint here was the size of our stomachs, and despite their motto - "Ici, tout est beau, bon, pas cher" - I still had sticker shock. I'd easily pay twice the price and still be delighted. ”

“ If you're looking for an authentic French dining experience, check out this place! Our waiter only spoke French but was friendly and patient with us. The place itself was big and well-decorated, though they had tables squished close together to fit as many people as possible. I was also blown away by the prices--it's so affordable especially coming from the States. The food was delicious, honestly one of my favorite places in Paris during my short trip there. I ordered the chicken, and it was cooked so well and felt so tender. Highly recommend, but make sure to make a reservation beforehand. ”

“ This restaurant serves classic french food, so I got what they are most known for. Le Bouillon Julien is a beef broth flavored with coriander and lemongrass, fregola pasta, and beef macer. This soup was pretty light but reaaaallllly salty. It was great dipping the fresh bread in it though. That bread was sick. Like absolutely stupid. It was so good. It's so good that writing about it is making me sad honestly. I miss it. Ugh. -moving on- The julien dessert was so cute. It was a little muffin-like bread pudding-ish thing with rum, grapes, and chocolate sauce. It was the perfect little sweet ending to my meal. ”

“ Good food, decent price. Amazing interior with stained glass ceilings and painted walls lending sense of time and history ”

“ TOP FLIGHT CLASSIC FRENCH DISHES AT GIVEAWAY PRICES. In a Belle Epoque Nineteenth Century room, no less. Just go. * * * There are a lot of tourist restaurants throughout Paris That are designed to serve unsuspecting foreigners overpriced mediocre industrialized French food. Strangely, as far as I know, none of them call themselves "Bouillon". The tourists they want to trap don't know what a Bouillon is - And that is a good thing. A Bouillon is a historic restaurant that was designed to serve good food to working class people. In those days, artists and paint were cheap ... So it was not expensive to decorate the room. French gourmet cuisine often involved inexpensive ingredients such as kidneys and sweetbreads. (There was plenty of regular meat, chicken and fish as well.) White sauces don't cost much. So it was possible to put out an absolutely grand classic French meal at a price any worker could afford. Since then, the historic bouillons have bifurcated. Some have evolved into quite expensive temples of traditional French cuisine. Some have maintained their original popular pricing. The paint jobs are a little more faded in the cheap places. The food in all of them continues to be remarkable. You can pretty much go to any of them in confidence. * * * Food savvy tourists know about the bouillons. That includes a lot of French tourists visiting Paris. A lot of Parisians eat there too. That means there are massive massive lines to get into these places. Samuel C's recommendation for people who want to eat in bouillons. RESERVE. Waiting in line is boring and stupid. Reservations are honored - so you can waltz right in and sit down at your table. Another option is to eat off hours. We have done very well showing up at places at 4 pm when no one in their right mind would be eating dinner. French food tastes just as good at 4 as it does at 8. * * * Bouillon Julien is one of the cheap and worn down but still marvelous bouillons. If dinner is your treat, you want to be seriously considering this as an option. Our table had many dishes and they were universally wonderful. I will briefly mention three dishes of note. a) They do a pea soup that is the most pea-y soups you have had in your life. Not split peas. Real peas like peas in pods. If you ever thought peas were tasteless and boring, This soup will show you the wonders of what peas can be. b) Calves head with gribiche sauce. Everyone goes nuts over pork belly. Calves head can totally give pork belly a run for its money. Both pork belly and calves head are about decadent amounts of super tasty fat - combined with totally super tasty meat. You can't go wrong either way. Sauce Gribiche is something you read about in the sauce chapter of your old school cookbook. No one ever makes it. Sauce Gribiche is simply, totally divine. It is a super creamy cream sauce - flavored with capers, mustard and fresh parsley. Cream sauce because French white sauce is just amazing. Capers, mustard and fresh parsley cut the fat on the calves head and gives it tartness and interest. The white sauce makes things rich; the capers makes things astringent; the calves head makes things good. I was happy happy happy happy happy. 3) This was a dish I did NOT order. But about half of the diners in the dining room were eating this. When half of the customers in a restaurant all order the same thing ... There is a reason for that. They don't all order that because the dish is no good. The dish with the vote of the people was Julien Bouillon. (Yes, the reverse order of the name of the restaurant.) It is a beef broth, flavored with lemon and beef marrow and served with homemade pasta. People don't usually order bowls of beef broth in the other restaurants I go to. This makes me strongly suspect that the Julien Bouillon must be something really special. * * * Would I go back to the Bouillon Julien the next time I go to Paris? Absolutely positively! But Paris does have several bouillons. You can find good lists of these on the internet. Eating down the Bouillon list could easily be worth it. And the biggest smash hit of my most recent trip to Paris was food from Reunion and Mauritius. This is French-African-Indian fusion food - and it is to die for. You can find those restaurants in the XIVe. * * * There is a huge amount of amazing good eating to be done in Paris. Buy your ticket and get here immediately! ”

“ We were lucky to arrive at Bouillon Julien before the crowd formed on the sidewalk and got a table right away. The place is gorgeous to look at with impressive decorations and architecture. Being at Bouillon Julien I felt obligated to try the Bouillon Julien which is a beef broth with meat and veggies. It was rather tasty . The prices and drink selection was impressive as well, hard to believe a glass of wine would go for 3 Euro in a famous well located beautiful place like this. There were not a lot of vegetarian options , and one of my companions had a hard time finding something, but for us meat eaters it was great to sample traditional French food at a fair price. ”

“ This place was awesome. Seriously. I ate incredibly well, had wine with lunch and the price did not kill me. The waiter was kind, patient, helpful and fast. If you're an American visiting Paris and want 'real' French food that won't break the bank, this place will deliver. ”

“ I'm honestly surprised by the low ratings because I had a great time and excellent food while here. First of all, the restaurant is beautiful. It's in the middle of a bustling street and there's often a long line outside - but once you walk in, it feels peaceful and relaxing to sit and experience the food. The waiters were all extremely nice and attentive - they were constantly checking up on me and had a dessert menu in front of me before I even needed to ask. The food was also excellent and incredibly affordable: it often shows up on lists for the best bang for your buck food options in Paris and the food quality is excellent. The portions are appropriately sized - and with it being so affordable, you get to dry various different types of dishes. The lychee blancmange desserts is one of the best desserts I've ever had - I still think about it and would be happy to go here again just for that. I had a great time and would recommend this to anyone visiting Paris. ”

“ Hello and thanks for reading about my journey in Paris, feel free to leave a thumbs up or comment. The first impression is the art the location. Located in a bustling part of the city, full of restaurants and bars the experience is very enjoyable. Then you walk into Bouillon Julien, a classic French comfort food spot, authentic and affordable. An establishment catering both to locals and tourists. When you walk in, the first thing you notice is the unreal decor. It is like walking into an 18th-century French castle's dining room, absolutely stunning and adds to the whole dining experience. Got here at around 9:30 pm, and had a quick 30-minute queue. It was unreal, as an American, seeing how cheap everything was. Such a low price for wine, appetizers, etc, it was unbelievable. Salad - I got two, and they were both delicious. Mushroom cream soup - One of my favorite dishes of the night, everything you could want from a soup, full of umami and creamy. Bouillon Julien - Their signature dish, a beef soup unlike anything you have ever tried. I would recommend trying it for the experience Then my favorite plate of the night, the raisin chocolate pudding. So unexpected and it was unreal, still to this day I dream of it Overall loved my experiences at the place, have heard of better Bouillions though, so I would look into that. Super affordable and classic French food, would recommend it! ”

“ Hello and thanks for reading about my paris journey. Give me some votes if you find this review helpful. . First thing first, bouillion I find that word in paris to be comfort french food which is usually affordable. It's authentic,and usually good, but nothing fancy, but locals loves it and tourists too. This is my experience, I might be wrong about the word boullion. . Ok this location is iconic and soo cool! It's a vibe and a must visit. Inside just makes you awe and make yourself think am I I'm a dream or is it real? Yes I slapped myself and it was real. I was very blessed to come here around 2pm on a weekday. Luckily there was no wait and scored a table real quick. . Boy believe me them prices was super low for appetizer, main dish, dessert, drinks such as wine. I ordered the 6 course meal including 2 wines for like only 40 euros and in usd 40 bucks. You really get the bang for your bucks. . Salad - lettuce, cheese was amazing, and some tomatoes with light vinaigrette. The sauce is more on the tangy side for sure. It was refreshing and I needed my veggies. . Rabbit tare tare - this was different. It was authentic. It was an experience and a vibe. Not something I would order again. I like to think it was cooked. . Snails - can't go wrong with this anywhere in paris. You will love it. It was a little more on the bland side for the pesto. When I think of pesto, I'm thinking of a punch on flavors and herby with garlicky. . Cheese - it was the hard cheese. It was calm and went well with the white wine. . Cows head with white mayo sauce - texture was amazing. I'm not a big mayo fan, I do like mayo but not overload. I had to brush some of the mayo sauce on the aide while eating it. . Red and white wine for different pairings - can't go wrong with any wine. It was so cheap I could easily have 4 glasses but everything in moderation I told myself. . Overall I really loved the building and the decor inside. I wouldn't have thought there's a place like this until I witness it. Highly recommend for local affordable French food. Thanks for reading and have a yelptastic day! ”