If you think food tastes better in a beautiful room, then you’ll love Le Mini Palais, where refined and playful cooking meets high design in a Paris landmark setting.Eric Fréchon of the Bristol is the consulting chef, present in spirit only, and the menu is as cosmopolitan as the crowd. Book a table on the terrace when weather permits. Open every day, all day.
The couple behind Hidden Kitchen now has a very public showcase for the bold, refined, contemporary American cooking that earned them a loyal following over the years. For a less expensive, small-plates redux, visit the wine bar downstairs.)
Chef Frederic Verdon (ex-Ducasse) runs the kitchen at this rooftop address just off the Champs-Elysées. Sleek and chic.
It is impossible to overstate the fervor with which the second coming of Daniel Rose’s Spring was anticipated. Faithful fans and the soon-to-be-converted are all hoping to be saved by a meal here. The menu changes constantly, according to the season and D-Rose’s whim. Update September 2011 - Now serving lunch on Wednesday & Friday, in addition to dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
A refined Franco-Japanese address from the owners of Youlin, opened just in time to make at least one best-of-2010 list. Dinner menus at 55 and 75€.
After working for Ducasse for seven years, Kei Kobayashi has opened an eponymous restaurant in the old Gerard Besson space, offering four or five courses at lunch (38/48€) and six or eight (75/95€) at dinner.
The food truck phenomenon officially lands in Paris, with this burger joint on wheels. Visit their website for a parking schedule.
Housed in in the new Shangri-La hotel, this addition to Paris’ haute dining scene set critics abuzz.
A new bistro near Pigalle serving dishes like roasted cod with fennel bulb carbonara or calf’s liver with onions and roasted garlic. Lunch for 18€ and dinner menus for 25€ and 32€.
Regulars of Fish – La Boissonnerie will recognize bartender Hayden Clout who, along with former Fish chef Matt Ong has opened this wine-centric bistro.
This beloved bistro was taken over in autumn 2011 by chef Stéphane Schmidt, an ex of Le Violin d’Ingres, who has given the menu an Alsatian flavor, with wines to match.
This tidy crêpe spot near rue Mouffetard is short on the usual Breton bric-a-brac, and long on quality.
Upcoming Food Tours
Taste of Paris
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Coffee crème brûlée
21 May 2012
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Coffee crème brûlée
(Delicious) Things to Do
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Paris Food & Wine Events
1 May 2012
Le Fooding’s Veillées Foodstock festival and another stellar (and free!) wine tasting at Caves Augé.
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Paris Food & Wine Events
