This wine bar next door to (and run by) Le Chateaubriand boasts food by Inaki Aizpitarte, a smooth marble design by Rem Koolhaas and Clement Blanchet, and a great selection of affordable vins naturels
- Alexander Lobrano struggles to find something nice to say about Camélia, the ‘second’ table of the just opened Mandarin Oriental hotel. An “earthy, old-fashioned and profoundly Gallic” beef terrine is impeccable, but everything else merits either faint praise or disdain. He leaves with a bill of €200 and questions about what a ‘second’ restaurant in a luxury hotel should really be. [Hungry for Paris]
- Aaron Ayscough takes a passing swipe at the recent wave of articles about Mexican restaurants in Paris, then visits Itacate - one of the more passable joints – to review their vino Mexicano. The L.A. Cetto 2009 Chenin tastes like old nothing – “no acid, flimsy inexpressive fruit, just a generalised wine-ishness. But this sort of thing is less a wine than a Jarritos-like product, just meant to add atmosphere.” [Not Drinking Poison in Paris]
Paris Results
- Le Chateaubriand - #9 in 2011, up from #11 in 2010, #40 in 2009
- L’Astrance - #13 in 2011, #16 in 2010, #11 in 2009, #11 in 2008
- L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon #14 in 2011, #29 in 2010, #18 in 2009, #14 in 2008
- Pierre Gagnaire – #16 in 2011, down from #13 in 2010, #9 in 2009 #3 in 2008
- L’Arpège – #19 in 2011, not ranked in 2010 or 2009, #46 in 2008
- Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athénée – #45 in 2011, down from #41 in 2010, not ranked in 2009, #18 in 2008
You can only reserve for the first seating at Le Chateaubriand. After that, you’ll have to wait in line with everyone else for a stab at Iñaki Aizpitarte’s unique 50€ menu.
Upcoming Food Tours
Taste of Paris
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Cherry tomato salad
22 May 2012
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Cherry tomato salad
(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
