L’Ambroisie is rated as GOOD with two stars * *
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Bernard Pacaud’s departure in 2025 ended a 43-year chapter at this three-Michelin-starred institution in the Marais‘ Place des Vosges. Chef Shintaro Awa now oversees a menu that has remained remarkably consistent for decades — the same langoustines with curry, the same roasted lobster with rosemary, the same celebrated chocolate tart that regulars return for year after year.
This consistency comes at a price. L’Ambroisie operates entirely à la carte with no tasting menu option, and lunch commands the same premium rates as dinner. Expect cream, butter, and luxury ingredients throughout — truffles appear generously, sometimes excessively. The cooking is precise and the ingredients are exceptional, but the experience may not justify the extraordinary expense for diners accustomed to more innovative contemporary dining.
Reserve L’Ambroisie for milestone celebrations where budget is genuinely irrelevant. If you’re calculating value, there are better choices elsewhere in Paris.
L’Ambroisie
9 Place des Vosges, 75004
Open Tuesday-Saturday for lunch & dinner
Closed Sunday & Monday
Reservations online or at +33 1 42 78 51 45
classically French
good for special occasions
in the Marais
near Notre-Dame
PHOTOS OF L’AMBROISIE (2026)
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OLDER PHOTOS OF L’AMBROISIE (2014)
Too bad that the best food in the world is served by the French.
Visited a year ago.
Very good food but spoilt by bored staff.
Le sommelier said he would only recommend burgundy! My guest was one of England’s most knowledgable masters of wine.
So we had a quiet smile together.