this place came highly recommended by someone who knows her way around paris, so i didn’t hesitate to put it on our itinerary. however – meh.

the reason why i’m posting the snapshots that i took anyway, is because i’m convinced the staff at mary celeste must have been having an off day when we came by. or maybe we were too early (around opening time is never a good time). or maybe we should have gone for brunch instead of apéro. or maybe the mood was killed by our disappointment of not finding oysters there, which we were so looking forward to (we conveniently forgot it’s not oyster season in august).

anyhow, mary celeste – we’ll be back. everyone deserves a second chance – especially when they look as good as you do.

photos by stephanie duval