Lucien - Maison Tunisienne
Table seen from above, several Lucien dishes on a blue background.

The menu

Home-style, comforting Tunisian cuisine, made with fresh, seasonal produce. All our spices are carefully sourced from local producers or in Tunisia.

Lunch and dinner menu at Lucien, a Tunisian restaurant in Paris 11th, at 40 rue des Boulets, near Nation.

Cold starters

Slata Mechouia

€9.00

Grilled peppers and tomatoes crushed with olive oil, flaked tuna and egg

Allergens: œufs, poissons

Slata Houria

€9.00

Soft cooked carrots with harissa and caraway

Allergens: œufs, poissons

Slata Tounsia

€9.00

Diced cucumber, tomato and onion, olive oil and fresh lemon

Allergens: œufs, poissons

Bottarga

€18.00

Dried and smoked mullet roe with a bold flavour, the Tunisian caviar

Allergens: poissons
Slata mechouia served with eggs and tuna, a glass of white wine on the table.

Hot starters

the classic

Brik

€9.00

Crispy pastry filled with egg, tuna and potato

Allergens: gluten, œufs, poissons

Small shakshuka

€14.00

Slow-cooked tomatoes and peppers, runny egg, meatballs or merguez depending on the day

Allergens: œufs, sulfites

Meatballs

€13.00

Minced meat with dried mint and spices

Allergens: gluten, œufs

Merguez platter

€18.00

Grilled merguez from the "Chez Jojo" butcher

Allergens: gluten, œufs, sulfites
Couscous with grilled fish – our speciality! Available every Tuesday at Lucien’s

Mains

Tuesday is fish day!

Vegetable couscous (VG)

€16.00

Our best-seller in its vegetarian version, vegetables depending on the market

The semolina is worked by hand, and this one is made without meat or fish.

Allergens: gluten, céleri

Couscous of the day

à l’ardoise

A different recipe every day

Fish depending on the catch or meat depending on the day, with or without a meatball: ask us what's on today.

Allergens: gluten, céleri

Makarouna, sauce of the day

à l’ardoise

Tunisian pasta in tomato sauce, topping depending on the day

Allergens: gluten, œufs, céleri

Linguine with bottarga

€24.00

Linguine al dente, bottarga, olive oil and preserved lemon

Allergens: gluten, poissons

Large shakshuka

€21.00

Slow-cooked tomatoes and peppers, runny egg, meatballs or merguez of your choice

Allergens: œufs, sulfites

Tunisian platter

€18.00

Our slatas, harissa, tuna and a runny egg

Allergens: œufs, poissons

Grill

Grilled parguit

€24.00

Boneless chicken thigh, marinated then grilled, with a side of your choice

Catch of the day

€29.00

Grilled fish of the day, tastira, sauteed vegetables and runny egg

Allergens: œufs, poissons

Mixed grill

€33.00

Grilled meats, roast potatoes, tastira and grilled chili

Allergens: gluten, œufs, moutarde

Timeless favourites

Every week, a traditional recipe returns to our table with the season: mloukhia, pkaila, kefteji... Ask what's simmering! Available as a tasting or a full plate.

Desserts

Tata Viviane’s harissa cake

€7.00

Soft semolina cake soaked in syrup

Allergens: gluten, œufs, fruits à coque

Lemon & mint sorbet - Mann'el

€8.00

Fresh lemon, intense and tangy

Sabayon - Mann'el

€9.00

Traditional pistachio and orange blossom dessert

Allergens: œufs, fruits à coque

Cold drinks

cheers!

Mineral water 50cl / 1L

5,5 / 7,5 €

Still or sparkling

Sodas 25cl / 33cl

€5.50

Coca-Cola, Coca Zero, Boga Lime, Ice Tea, Fanta…

Homemade lemonade 30cl

€5.00

Fresh, made the Tunisian way

Ginger beer 20cl

€6.00

Bottled beer 25cl / 33cl

4 / 5,5 €Allergens: gluten

Hot drinks

Espresso

€3.00

Tea

€4.50

Mint green tea

€5.50

Served with pine nuts

Allergens: fruits à coque

Red wines

Glass 14 cl / bottle

Demoiselle d'Haut Peyrat

29 €

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon - Haut-Médoc - 37.5 cl, bottle only

Allergens: sulfites

Daccordo di Dacci

8 / 45 €

Barbera d'Asti - Piedmont

Allergens: sulfites

Poggio Chianti Riserva

9 / 54 €

Sangiovese - Tuscany

Allergens: sulfites

Har Odem Forest

10 / 54 €

Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Syrah - Israel

Allergens: sulfites

Cascina Perrone

54 €

Nebbiolo - Piedmont, bottle only

Allergens: sulfites

Château Marquisat de Binet

62 €

Cuvée Abel, Merlot - Montagne-Saint-Émilion, bottle only

Allergens: sulfites

White wines

Glass 14 cl / bottle

Château des Places

8 / 35 €

Sauvignon, Sémillon, Muscadelle - Graves

Allergens: sulfites

Cantina Leuci

9 / 44 €

Pinot Grigio - Italy

Allergens: sulfites

Har Odem Forest

10 / 54 €

Chardonnay - Israel

Allergens: sulfites

Rosé wines

Glass 14 cl / bottle

Contessa Annalisa

8 / 34 €

Italy

Allergens: sulfites

Sparkling wines

Glass 14 cl / bottle

Prosecco Dacci

7 / 34 €

Prosecco - Italy

Allergens: sulfites

Prices include VAT - service included (15%)
Free drinking water available on request
Most of our dishes come in a vegetarian version. Allergens on request.

Where can you eat a good couscous in the 11th arrondissement of Paris?

At Lucien, a kosher Tunisian restaurant at 40 rue des Boulets, Paris 11th, near Nation. Couscous is our best-seller. Our chef Meryem prepares the semolina by hand, the traditional way. On the menu there is the vegetable couscous, our vegetarian version, with vegetables depending on the market. And the couscous of the day, on the board: fish depending on the catch or meat depending on the day, with or without a meatball. Ask us what's on today.