The hook here is cocktails and club sandwiches made with très-seventh-arrondissement fillings of king crab, Petrossian caviar, and foie gras. The Club becomes a club on the weekends, staying open until 1:30am.
Don’t miss the single-origin chocolate mousse bar at Chapon.
A tiny Basque joint from the duo behind Les Fables de la Fontaine.
Practical information View a map of all of our chocolate and candy shops here.
Address: 149 rue de l’Université, 75007
Nearest transport: Invalides (8, 13, RER C)
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:30-7:30
Telephone: 01 47 53 74 40
Trusted reviews David Lebovitz (2006) “We tasted many chocolates, from cocoa nib-flecked disks [...]
Brash, Basque, and belly-filling, a meal at l’Ami Jean can be coma-inducing. Reserve in advance, and plan on walking home.
A down-to-earth bistro in a high rent neighborhood.
The latest addition to the city’s burgeoning boutique coffee scene, Coutume isn’t kidding around. Beans are roasted on the premises and brewed according to your preference: Pulled on a sports car of an espresso machine, siphoned through an apparatus that looks stolen from a lab, dripped through a cone filter, or 24 hour cold drip (geek alert!). There are excellent teas, too, and a lunch menu offers fresh salads and sandwiches. If the coffee hasn’t made you hyper enough, there is a selection of pastries from Pâtisserie de Rêves.
Young chef Nicholas Valanchon is drawing attention for his inventive cooking, grounded in the traditions of his native Picardy: Ficelle picardie (a kind of crêpe) is served as a shortstack; foie gras gets a dash of pink peppercorn; Soissons beans star in a lamb dish. The room is modern but not overdone, and the prices, especially the 22€ lunch menu, are kind.
There must be at least one marriage proposal at the Jules Verne every day. Perched high in the Eiffel Tower, the restaurant was taken over by Ducasse, and his chef Pascal Féraud offers a menu of classics, befitting of the location (foie gras in many forms, escargots, tournedos de boeuf, Bresse chicken, savarin a l’Armagnac). The only thing missing might be a view of the tower itself. One Michelin star.
The specialty at Gaya is seafood, but if you’re seeking grand platters of shellfish or sole meunière, look elsewhere. Gaya, run by Pierre Gagnaire, is a throroughly modern affair.
A hit since it opened in fall of 2009, this modern and playful pastry shop has won raves for its Paris-Brest. The rue du Bac location is take-away only, but in the 16th you’ll find a full-service tea salon with outdoor seating. A dream, indeed.
A red and black-lacquered dining room lit with lanterns and staffed by lovely ladies: Lily Wang rides the Asian wave sweeping Paris with style and steep prices.
Our illustrious group of contributing advisors and the judges of Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris agree that Gosselin produces one of the best baguettes in Paris (#2 and #5 respectively). The pastries are gorgeous, too.
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