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DK Choice Le Mini Palais Map 11 A1 DK Choice
Modern French
Café Lenôtre €€ Grand Palais, 3 Avenue Winston Antoine €€€
Modern French Map 5 B5 Churchill, 75008 Seafood Map 10 E1
Le Pavillon Elysée Lenôtre, Tel 01 42 56 42 42 10 Avenue de New York, 75116
10 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, A gastronomic treat in an Tel 01 40 70 19 28 Closed 3 wks
75008 elegant, fashionable setting with Aug
Tel 01 42 65 85 10 Closed Nov– a lovely colonnaded terrace. Enjoy sensational seafood while
Mar: Sun & Mon admiring the view at this
An elegant pavilion built for the DK Choice riverside restaurant – you can
1900 Exposition Universelle is see across the Seine to the Eiffel
now occupied by an outpost of Relais de l’Entrecôte €€ Tower. Chef Antoine Vigneron’s
the Lenôtre catering com pany. Steakhouse Map 4 F5 cuisine centres on produce
The decor is smart and modern, 15 Rue Marbeuf, 75008 imported from the Basque
complementing the creative, Tel 01 49 52 07 17 country, the Mediterranean,
contemporary food; the Established in 1959, this family- Brittany and even Norway. Try
desserts, in particular, are show- run restaurant offers a warm the bouillabaisse or the sea bass,
stealers. In summer, diners can atmosphere and fantastic grilled on fennel wood and
enjoy lunch on the terrace. The steaks. Once you get in – the served with steamed vegetables.
food is reason ably priced and queues can be long – your
the staff are very attentive. hardest decision will be how
to have your steak cooked. Apicius €€€
The high-quality beef is cut Modern French Fine Dining
Chez Diep €€ thin, the frites are done to Map 4 F4
Asian Map 5 A5 perfection and the secret- 20 Rue d’Artois, 75008
22 Rue de Ponthieu, 75008 recipe sauce is some thing to Tel 01 43 80 19 66 Closed Sat & Sun
Tel 01 42 56 23 96 Closed Sun write home about. A great Jean-Pierre Vigato produces
Appetizing specialities from place for a family outing. culinary fireworks in this 18th-
China, Thailand and Vietnam century mansion set in glorious
pepper the menu at this modest gardens. Book ahead – and bring
restaurant with decor that Le Timgad €€ a plump wallet.
evokes Thailand. Attentive Moroccan Map 3 C3
service. 21 Rue Brunel, 75017 L’Astrance €€€
Tel 01 45 74 23 70 Modern French Fine Dining
Chez Géraud €€ Parisians flock to Le Timgad to Map 9 C3
Traditional French Map 9 B3 enjoy terrific Moroccan food in an 4 Rue Beethoven, 75016
31 Rue Vital, 75016 ornate setting. Briks (thin pastry Tel 01 40 50 84 40 Closed Mon,
Tel 01 45 20 33 00 Closed Sat & Sun with a deep-fried filling), tagines Sat & Sun
An enduring neighbourhood and couscous are imaginatively Book months in advance to
fixture, where dishes made from spiced and impeccably cooked. secure a table at this celebrated
fresh produce are served in an three-Michelin-starred 26-seater,
appealing, traditional setting. 6 New York €€€ and sample Pascal Barbot’s
Modern French Map 10 E1 inspired tasting menu.
Graindorge €€ 6 Avenue de New York,
Belgian Map 4 D3 75016 Le Cinq €€€
15 Rue de l’Arc de Triomphe, 75017 Tel 01 40 70 03 30 Closed Sun Modern French Fine Dining
Tel 01 47 54 00 28 Closed Sun Enjoy fabulous dishes such as Map 4 E5
A splendid selection of beers grilled swordfish with chorizo, Four Seasons George V, 31 Avenue
on tap accompanies Belgian green apple and aubergine caviar George V, 75008
national treasures such as at this modern, welcoming Tel 01 49 52 71 54
waterzooi de homard (lobster restaurant. The food is prepared Hotel dining at its sublime best.
broth) and potjevleesch by talented chef Jérôme Chef Eric Briffard produces
(meat terrine). Gangneux with ingredients original cuisine in a sumptuous
fresh from the market. grey-and-gold dining room.
Le Hide €€
Traditional French Map 4 D3
10 Rue du Général Lanrezac,
75017
Tel 01 45 74 15 81 Closed lunch &
Sun; 1 wk May, 2nd wk Aug
Japanese chef Hide Kobayashi
prepares generous, no-nonsense
bistro food. Good-value fixed-
price menu.
L’Huîtrier €€
Seafood Map 4 E2
16 Rue Saussier-Leroy, 75017
Tel 01 40 54 83 44
Oysters – ordered by the dozen
or half-dozen – are the
undisputed stars of the show
at this modern restaurant. The bar at Carré des Feuillants, a temple of haute cuisine
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 288–91
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