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Oberkampf (11e) · Paris
Bidoche
Limousine and Bazadaise beef chosen at the counter, weighed, then cooked in the room at the back of the shop.
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Why go
Bidoche works two French breeds, Limousine and Bazadaise, and sells them twice: over the counter by the kilo, and in a small restaurant hidden at the back of the shop. At the table you pick your piece in the butcher's display, at the weight you want, and pay by weight, with sauces and sides included. Its most-cited plate is the owner's 300 g / 11 oz steak, from a Limousine cow about ten years old, aged 45 days and then left 48 hours in a virgin olive-oil marinade; Time Out described it in 2020 and again in its June 2026 guide to Paris meat restaurants. The owner, Alexandre de Toulmon, left banking to train as a butcher.
What to order
- The 300 g / 11 oz aged steak
- A piece from the counter, by weight
- Côte de bœuf or T-bone
Not published: fire, grade, price.
01What to order
- The 300 g / 11 oz aged steakLimousine cow about ten years old, aged 45 days, 48 hours in olive oil; €35 when Time Out reviewed it in 2020.
- A piece from the counter, by weightChosen from the butcher's display and cooked to order; in 2020 a Bazadaise rib sold at €59 per kg and a Limousine bavette (flank) at €37 per kg over the counter.
- Côte de bœuf or T-boneThe two large beef cuts Le Bonbon named in 2025, with unlimited sides.
- Charcuterie board€9 in 2017, for two to four people.
- Œuf mayonnaiseThe starter Le Bonbon singled out in 2025.
02The beef
The house says it chose Limousine for its tenderness and marbling and Bazadaise, a much rarer breed from around Bordeaux, for its very fine grain. For each breed, it says, weight, age, feeding and aging are agreed with the farmers, and it refuses animals whose growth has been artificially accelerated. The 300 g / 11 oz steak comes from a cow about ten years old. Veal is milk-fed and raised with its mother; in 2017 the lamb was pré-salé from Mont-Saint-Michel. No source states whether the 45 days are dry-aging. The number: 45 days.
03The fire
In 2017 Sortir à Paris described the chosen piece being weighed, grilled and brought to the table. No source names the fuel or the grill.
04The story
Bidoche opened in September 2017 at 7 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, in Oberkampf, with the butcher's counter at the front and a restaurant of about 30 seats down a corridor. Alexandre de Toulmon studied at a business school and spent about five years in banking, by the house's account, before training as a butcher; Time Out names Boucherie Roger and Hugo Desnoyer among his teachers. A second shop and restaurant, Bidoche Batignolles, is listed at 46 rue des Dames in the 17th.
05The practical
7 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 (metro Oberkampf). The restaurants serve lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday, with weekday lunch from 12:00 to 13:30. Bookings only through the website; phone 06 10 79 80 76. The shop opens Tuesday to Friday 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 21:00, Saturday 10:00 to 21:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 13:00. In 2017 sides were unlimited, among them chips cooked in beef fat, with chimichurri, paloise or a sauce called "bleue."
- Address
- 7 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
- Phone
- +33 6 10 79 80 76
- Website
- bidoche.fr
- Directions
- Google Maps ↗
What breeds does Bidoche sell?
Two French breeds of beef: Limousine and Bazadaise, plus milk-fed veal, lamb, pork and poultry.
How long is the Bidoche steak aged?
The 300 g / 11 oz steak is aged 45 days and then marinated 48 hours in olive oil, according to Time Out (2020 and 2026).
How does the Bidoche restaurant work?
You choose your piece in the butcher's display, at the weight you want; it is cooked and you pay by weight, with sauces and sides.
Do you need to book at Bidoche?
Bookings are taken only through the website; the restaurant serves Tuesday to Saturday.
06In Paris’s selections
07Sources
timeout.fr · pariszigzag.fr · timeout.fr · bidoche.fr · bidoche.fr · sortiraparis.com · bidoche.fr · lebonbon.fr · opentable.com
Last verified Oct. 29, 2026.
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