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Copenhague €€€ Prunier €€€ Pasco €
Danish Map 4 E4 Seafood Map 4 D4 Mediterranean Map 11 A3
142 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 16 Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 74 Blvd de la Tour Maubourg, 75007
75008 Tel 01 44 17 35 85 Closed Sun; Aug Tel 01 44 18 33 26
Tel 01 44 13 86 26 Closed 3 wks Aug This pretty Art Deco jewel has a You will find dishes with simple,
If you crave a change from seasonal menu, along with an seasonal ingredients – such as
French cooking, this restaurant impressive variety of caviars. fish, fresh vegetables, herbs, spices
could be ideal. Fish is the star and lashings of olive oil – at this
attraction here, along with the Relais Plaza €€€ contemporary, rustic restaurant.
spectacular views over the Modern French Map 10 F1
Champs-Elysées. Le Plaza Athenée, 21 Avenue L’Affable €€
Montaigne, 75008 Modern French Map 11 C3
L’Epicure €€€ Tel 01 53 67 64 00 10 Rue de St-Simon, 75007
Traditional French Fine Dining This fashionable brasserie with Tel 01 42 22 01 60 Closed Sat & Sun;
Map 5 B4 Art Deco touches is to see and Aug
Le Bristol, 112 Rue du Faubourg be seen in. The imaginative menu This bistro has an excel lent prix-
St-Honoré, 75008 is inspired by Alain Ducasse. fixe lunch and attentive waiters.
Tel 01 53 43 43 40 On the menu are hearty classics
A lovely room, with windows Taillevent €€€ such as ris de veau (sweetbreads).
overlooking the garden, is the Traditional French Fine Dining
ideal backdrop to Eric Fréchon’s Map 4 F4 L’Affriolé €€
triple-Michelin-starred cooking 15 Rue Lamennais, 75008 Traditional French Map 10 F2
at this restaurant. Tel 01 44 95 15 01 Closed Sat & Sun; 17 Rue Malar, 75007
Aug; public hols Tel 01 44 18 31 33 Closed Sun
Hiramatsu €€€ Exquisite haute cuisine in a 19th- & Mon; Aug
Modern French Fine Dining century mansion. Alain Solivérès’s A local fixture, this colourful bistro
Map 9 C1 incomparable cooking is paired is usually packed. Dishes such as
52 Rue de Longchamp, 75116 with a remarkable wine list. caramelized lamb sweetbreads
Tel 01 56 81 08 80 Closed Sat & Sun with aubergine caviar and
Hiroyuki Hiramatsu’s cooking is mustard are cooked with finesse.
a flawless blend of French and
Japanese styles. Splash out on Invalides and Eiffel L’Ami Jean €€
the wonderful nine-course Tower Quarter Basque Map 10 F2
tasting menu. 27 Rue Malar, 75007
Café Constant € Tel 01 47 05 86 89 Closed Sun
Lasserre €€€ Traditional French Map 10 E3 & Mon; Aug
Traditional French Fine Dining 139 Rue St-Dominique, 75007 Stéphane Jego puts an avant-
Map 11 A1 Tel 01 47 53 73 34 garde spin on Basque cooking,
17 Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt, Arrive early to be sure of a table at with dishes such as lamb sweet-
75008 Christian Constant’s no-frills café. breads with paper-thin chorizo,
Tel 01 43 59 02 13 Closed Sun Brilliantly conceived comfort food, at this lively eatery. Book ahead.
& Mon; 3 wks Aug such as beef stew, is on the menu.
The lavish orchid-filled interior La Billebaude €€
is a fitting background for Coutume € Burgundian Map 10 F3
Christophe Moret’s refined Modern French Map 11 B4 29 Rue Exposition, 75007
cooking. A retractable roof 47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Tel 01 45 55 20 96 Closed Sun
opens to the stars. Great Tel 01 45 51 50 47 Closed 2 wks Aug & Mon; Aug
selection of desserts. This bright and airy café serves Melt-in-the-mouth scallops, sea
superb coffee and healthy bream with sorrel sauce, wild
Paul Chêne €€€ sandwiches, as well as salads boar stew and foie gras are just
Traditional French Fine Dining for lunch. A good brunch option. some of this cheerful restaurant’s
Map 9 C1 standard regional dishes.
123 Rue Lauriston, 75116
Tel 01 47 27 63 17 Closed Sat lunch; Au Bon Accueil €€
Sun Modern French Map 10 E2
Step back in time at this 14 Rue de Monttessuy, 75007
classic restaurant, founded Tel 01 47 05 46 11 Closed Sat & Sun;
in 1959 by Paul Chêne, linchpin 3 wks Aug
of traditional cuisine, and little The good-value prix-fixe menus
changed since. There is a wide at this upmarket bistro never
choice of superb desserts. skimp on quality ingredients.
Sit at the pavement tables for
Pierre Gagnaire €€€ a great view of the Eiffel Tower.
Modern French Fine Dining
Map 4 E4 Les Cocottes de Christian
6 Rue Balzac, 75008 Constant €€
Tel 01 58 36 12 50 Closed Sat & Sun; Modern French Map 10 E3
Aug, Christmas holidays 135 Rue St-Dominique, 75007
Pierre Gagnaire, an advocate Tel 01 45 50 10 31
of molecular gastronomy, The clue is in the name – cocottes
provides groundbreaking (dishes served in cast-iron
cuisine at this three-Michelin- The rustic and cosy interior of L’Ami Jean, casseroles) are the speciality
starred restaurant. a Basque bistro here. Service is very efficient.
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