The 3 best places to eat authentic paella rice in Paris

For many French people, paella mainly conjures up images of soggy yellow rice loaded with peas, chicken, mussels, and chorizo—a jarring reminder of school lunches. And yet, this specialty of round rice cooked in a pan called "paella," originating in Valencia but now prepared throughout the peninsula, is a culinary treasure worthy of all attention.

Paris has been fortunate to have its finest ambassador for twenty-eight years: chef Alberto Herraiz , a native of Cuenca (Castile-La Mancha), who made it the signature dish of his restaurant Fogon, first located on rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, then on quai des Grands-Augustins, before closing in 2017 only to be reborn as a delicatessen-caterer-table d'hôte on rue de Verneuil (7th ^{arrondissement} ). At Fogon Ultramarinos , opened with his wife Vanina, the chef offers, for lunch and delivery, no fewer than seven paella rice dishes prepared to order: black rice with squid ink, with Iberian ham, with langoustines, or even the recipe for…