Cross-referenced from 17 trusted sources, including Time Out & Le Fooding
Mokonuts
Restaurant · Quartier Sainte-Marguerite, Paris
24 mentions4.7 (607 on Google)
About
Mokonuts is a 22-seat micro-restaurant in Paris's 11th arrondissement where pastry chef-owner Moko Hirayama and chef Omar Koreitem blend their Japanese and Lebanese heritage. Open for lunch on weekdays only, this unconventional venue serves Mediterranean-influenced cuisine with Middle Eastern accents, with a menu that changes daily based on locally sourced ingredients. Moko's desserts—particularly her signature cookies in inventive flavors like tahini, miso-sesame, and chocolate—have become legendary in Paris. The intimate, unpretentious atmosphere, genuine hospitality, and personal connection between owners and guests make Mokonuts a cult destination that books out weeks in advance. Despite its modest appearance and limited hours, it has earned recognition from leading food critics and guides.
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What the sources say.
Excerpts from 24 editorial mentions cross-referenced by Gatto.
“La rencontre de deux personnalités, Omar Koreitem et Moko Hirayama, unies dans la vie et réunies aussi pour nos plus grand bonheur dans ce lieu assez unique à Paris.”
lebey.com “Sara is travel and lifestyle journalist whose work appears in the New York Times, the Washington Post, AFAR, Condé Nast Traveler, Hemispheres, and more.”
theinfatuation.com “The talented couple Omar Koreitem and Moko Hirayama run this friendly cafe-bakery, the place to head for a casual but outstanding lunch or snack.”
eater.com
Practical
- Phone
- +33 9 80 81 82 85
- Website
- www.mokonuts.com
Hours
- Monday
- 12:00 – 14:30
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 14:30
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 14:30
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 14:30
- Friday
- 12:00 – 14:30
- Saturday
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- Sunday
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