Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Le Chardenoux

Chef Cyril Lignac’s Le Chardenoux offers inventive takes on seafood dishes among signature Belle Époque floral moldings, mirrored walls and a marble bar with inlaid panels. Standout dishes include a galette with crab, curry and avocado, sea bream carpaccio, salmon over crispy sushi rice, prawns wrapped in angel hair pasta and langoustine ravioli. For dessert, don’t miss the mille-feuille with vanilla cream and pralines. restaurantlechardenoux.com

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Jerome Galland

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Le Chardenoux

Salmon at Le Chardenoux

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Jerome Galland

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Four Seasons Hotel Georges V

The new season is set to be spectacular at the Four Seasons Hotel Georges V, where a range of culinary offerings will entice gourmands and the simply curious alike. After an 18-month closure, its three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Cinq, is back and more celebratory than ever with Breton-influenced, seafood-centric dishes by chef Christian Le Squer, paired with a wine selection by world-renowned sommelier Eric Beaumard. Also on offer is a redo of La Galerie, the vibrant heart of the hotel, which will now focus on French culinary classics—niçoise salad, sole à la Parisienne, a ratatouille of locally sourced vegetables—along with pastry chef Michael Bartocetti’s signature desserts like mille-feuille. Perhaps the most fun foodie offering, however, will be a series of masterclasses focused on food and wine. Private lessons will be held on Sundays twice each month through January 30, giving guests the chance to make everything from sea bass with caviar and buttermilk (a Le Squer classic) to chocolate soufflé.

Masterclasses must be booked in advance via email experience.paris@fourseasons.com or by phone +33 (1) 49 52 79 40. fourseasons.com

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Jean-Claude Amiel

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Four Seasons Hotel Georges V

Chefs in the Le Cinq kitchen

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Jean-Claude Amiel

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Cheval Blanc

Everyone loves the new Peter Marino–designed Cheval Blanc—those views over the Seine! The Dior Spa! The sumptuous rooms!—but perhaps the hotel’s most exciting features are its four varied, vibrant and impossibly delicious restaurants and bars. Guests at this latest Parisian palace need never leave to sample the city’s finest gustatory delights. Limbar café on the ground floor is the place to be for a casual breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea, while Plénitude is a fine dining concept by renowned chef Arnaud Donckele, whose magic potions—think consommés, creams, vinaigrettes and broths—pair perfectly with chef Maxime Frédéric’s exquisite desserts. But the busiest—and buzziest—of the hotel’s outlets are the rooftop restaurants, Le Tout-Paris and Langosteria, the first offshoot of the cult Milan favorite outside of Italy. From the seventh-floor terraces, with their unobstructed views of the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame de Paris, one can savor everything from the classics of French cuisine—Dover sole meuniere, thick frites, an herb-infused veal pâté—at Le Tout-Paris to Langosteria’s signature seafood crudos and langoustine tartare just next door. For the perfect mix of fine food and a convivial Parisian scene—not to mention an A+ Negroni to sip while overlooking Sacré-Coeur in the distance—book in for a meal or just a coffee at the incomparable Cheval Blanc. It’s worth the hype. chevalblanc.com

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Alexandre Tabaste

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

La Halle aux Grains

Set atop the stunning Bourse de Commerce—the former commerce exchange-turned-contemporary art museum that houses the collections of François Pinault—you’ll find La Halle aux Grains, the latest restaurant from legendary father-son chefs Michel and Sébastien Bras. With serene interiors by the Bouroullec brothers and expansive views of the museum’s rotunda, the Centre Pompidou and Saint-Eustache beyond, La Halle aux Grains is a delectable surprise from start to finish. Waitstaff are casually dressed in jeans and chic aprons and make the somewhat more formal fare feel very approachable—even for a leisurely lunch. With an emphasis on grains (a nod to the building’s original use), set menus at 54€, 78€ and 98€ (for seven courses) and à la carte options feature everything from exquisite Parisian mushrooms stuffed with crystallized oats to Pontoise cabbage with Niac lentils and a mille-feuille of caramelized pumpkin seeds, cream and vanilla cookie. The cheese course is a work of art, too, with highlights including Roquefort Petite-Cave and chèvre de la vallée du Lot. After a creative, satisfying meal, stroll the impressive building, which has been thoughtfully reimagined by Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando and shows the art collection off to dazzling effect. halleauxgrains.bras.fr

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Laurent Dupont

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Aux Lyonnais

This intimate 1890 bistro, owned and operated by chef Alain Ducasse, has a delightful art deco elegance that includes a traditional, old-world wooden facade and staircase, floral moldings, mirrored walls, intricate floor tiles, old-fashioned light fixtures created by famous glassblower Jean-Claude Novaro and pottery on the walls and the ceilings. On the other hand, the menu at Aux Lyonnais, populated by French classics, is as exciting as any you’re likely to find. auxlyonnais.com

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Atelier Mai 98

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Hôtel Madame Rêve

Set in the iconic 19th-century Louvre post office building, the recently opened Hôtel Madame Rêve bills itself a “new age boutique hotel”—one that’s perfectly situated next to the Tuileries, the Bourse de Commerce containing the Pinault Collection and, of course, the Louvre, which guests will be able to enjoy through exclusive hotel programs. In addition to 82 sleek, spacious rooms (19 are suites), the hotel boasts an enormous rooftop terrace offering 360-degree views of the Parisian cityscape. A creative hub in the 1st arrondissement, the new hotel is the eight-year passion project of noted restaurateur Laurent Taïeb, for whom food is no afterthought. Among the culinary offerings are the Madame Rêve Café for a Mediterranean menu overseen by chef Silvano Sollai served indoors or outside on the verdant terrace from dusk until late night. La Plume is a Japanese-inspired offering from chef Kayori Hirano, while the rooftop will be the place to sip and celebrate the City of Light from spring through fall. For something elegant with just a little edge, head for the Hôtel Madame Rêve. madamereve.com

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Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

Madame Rêve Café

Dishes at Madame Rêve Café

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Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

The Mandarin Oriental

The Mandarin Oriental boasts three restaurants and a bar by star chef Thierry Marx. Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx is a gourmet two-Michelin-starred restaurant featuring a futuristic space and a tasting menu. Camélia is a contemporary French restaurant inspired by Parisian food markets. L’Honoré off the lobby is an all-day dining venue, while Bar 8 is an indoor/outdoor bar perfect for a business meeting or romantic drinks date. mandarinoriental.com

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Georges Apostolidis

Savor The Flavors of The Best New Restaurants in Paris

Paris is bursting with culinary excitement. From restaurants at luxury hotels to off-the-beaten path boîtes, there’s lots to explore in the French capital this season

Written by Christina Ohly Evans

The Mandarin Oriental

The dining room at Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx

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Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx and Bar 8