Pascal Barbot is a legend in Paris. I tried to go years ago in the old space. it was so…read moresmall...never made it. recently he reopened not far away in a bigger space with new ideas. he has a chef from Maison which is one of my fave places in town, amongst many other changes. his business partner Christian still runs the front and they still source epic product and treat them super elegantly. If you told me the best bowl of rice ive had in the last 5 years was at a modernist French ace in Paris, id say you were crazy. but it happened. the purity of perfectly cooked koshihikari rice with their own mussel stock is worth it alone. wish I hadnt waited this long to finally go but I will definitely be back sooner rather than later..

Je m'y suis arrêté pour un déjeuner rapide en semaine, mais à cause du mauvais temps, toutes les…read moreplaces étaient à l'intérieur. Et, malgré les grandes fenêtres et le mur en miroir, l'espace intérieur semblait un peu sombre. Le service a bien commencé, et chaque plat était intéressant et bien présenté. J'ai apprécié le rouget au fenouil et le veau Basquaise. Étrangement, pour chaque plat, la saucière était laissée à table, ce que je trouve rarement dans ce genre de restaurant. Je trouve que c'est similaire, mais en moins pire, à un restaurant qui propose des salières et des poivrières : si le client a besoin de modifier le goût de l'assiette, comment peut-il pleinement apprécier la vision du chef ? À mesure que le restaurant se remplissait, le service est devenu inégal. Notre table et trois autres personnes ont attendu nos additions pendant 20 minutes, une fois que tous nos cafés et petits fours ont été débarrassés. L'homme à la table voisine a finalement commencé à agiter sa carte de crédit en l'air pour attirer l'attention. Dommage. Mais la nourriture était excellente, malgré quelques faux pas. Je devrai y retourner. / I stopped in for a quick weekday lunch, but due to the weather, all seating was inside. And, despite the large windows and mirrored wall, the inside space did feel a bit dark. Service began well, and each dish was interesting and plated well. I enjoyed the red mullet with fennel and the Basque veal. Strangely, for each course, the saucière was left at the table - something I rarely find at this level of restaurant. I feel it is similar, but not as bad, as a restaurant providing salt and pepper shakers: if the guest needs to alter the taste of the plate, how can they fully appreciate the chef's vision? As the restaurant filled, the service became uneven. Our table and three others waited for our bills for 20 minutes after all of our coffee and petit fours were cleared away. The man at the table next to me finally began waving his credit card in the air to attract attention. Unfortunate. But the food was excellent, despite a few missteps by the servers. I'll have to return. 2025 03 28. M1.

excellent tasting menu. Would absolutely go back. The wine pairing and service were impeccable…read more Their seafood was very fresh and incredibly tasty. It's a creative menu I'd be craving to get again. The combination of tastes is worth trying!

I was amazed by how thoughtful the chef and his team were. We told them our parents are visiting…read morefrom Shanghai so they provide us chopsticks. They also made a rice dish specifically for us. They made us feel really special. The dishes were very well presented and tasty but they were amazing for me. Overall it was a very good experience

The overall experience was just so enjoyable and lighthearted. Maybe because we came here for…read morelunch. Maybe because L'Astrance just is. Maybe because it's in Paris. I don't know the exact reasons but I've never felt so at home while eating a nice meal. We got there right when they opened for lunch, the decor was tasteful and cozy. Everything was excellent, with every bite I took, in my head I yelped: the chef really knows how to cook a good meal! All the ingredients were brought to their best and completed each other. The overall palate was neither overwhelming nor boring. It's just right. The surprise wine pairing was fun and perfect as well. (At one point I forgot it was supposed to be "surprise" and asked what the wine was as they were pouring and they wittily replied "I don't know". I was too tipsy to process his humor so I just looked at my husband and made the face "how would he not know?" It wasn't until later that I realized what happened, Lolllll) What I liked the most was the staff, they were professional and attentive but they also liked to have fun with their job. Not only did they joke with us here and there with their Parisian humor, they also entertained me in my curiosity with the fresh (but decorations) fruits on the table. Two of them actually came over to cut open the teeny tiny caviar lime at the table to show me what's inside and let me try it after I stared at and played with it throughout the meal lol... We were the last two tables to leave (slower than Parisians at eating?! What?!) and the chef happened to come out to meet everyone and we chatted with him for a while -- there were some interesting Asian influences in his dishes that I recognized from childhood and he verified they were because of his wife. It was overall such as fun meal, I'll come back soon!

This would get a no from me, went based on a friend's recommendation but she had not been here in a…read morecouple years. The hours on google are wrong btw. The steak was fatty and full of gristle. What you could eat was cooked to our desired temp though. The chicken was fine not sure what made it provincial besides the olive on the plate? The local rotisserres are better. Honestly, it was dirty. There were bread crumbs on my table. I saw dirty towels laying on the floor behind the hostess stand (after I ate). If I hadn't promised my friend I'd go I would have left. The women's underwear on the wall is weird, not to mention dusty. Paint peeling from walls etc....dust on the window ledges ... I rarely leave a bad review but there are better places .

Wonderful dinner in Paris! I felt like I was a having a home cooked meal with friends in cozy…read moreatmosphere. Beatrice was a delightful waitress and helped guide us through the menu and the owner/chef even came out to help us with the escargot. The French onion soup and duck were divine and we were beyond pleased with every aspect of our meal. It was a perfect meal and I highly recommend!

We had our last dinner in Paris at La Traboule and wow it was amazing! For some reason, spontaneous…read moredinners without any planning in Paris has always been a fail for us, so imagine our shock when it was close to 10:30 PM and we decided to just drop by this place near our hotel and the food was actually good. Everything we tried was delicious but the entrée with the fowl was something else. It was a beautiful restaurant, and the service was great as well. We were probably the last customers and they could've easily turned us away because we didn't have a reservation, but they stayed until after closing to serve us. I highly recommend this restaurant, but if you come during peak dinner hours, maybe get a reservation.

This place was so so good, especially for the price! I believe the prix fixe courses was about 50…read moreeuros per person - no tip, no tax. What a steal for the quality of food served! The portions are quite small, but very good and I was decently full afterwards. I literally can't get over how cheap and good it was. Something like this could easily be $100+ in NYC. It's a small restaurant with limited seating so definitely reserve in advance. Would definitely come back again!

Best known for his time at Clown Bar Sota Atsumi's MAISON sees the Tokyo-born Chef cooking bold yet…read moresimple plates focused on market ingredients without any of the pretense associated with other Parisian Tasting Menu restaurants. Housed in an industrial loft on La Rue Saint Hubert in the 11th arrondissement, and a rare fine dining establishment offering lunch on a Sunday, guests ascend stairs to a communal table and open kitchen where Sota and a small team work careful and quiet with a deliberate pace. The only "House" on what is essentially an ally, with a mix of pop and rock playing from unseen speakers, dining begins with the presentation of well-priced Wines by the glass and suggestions for white that pairs well to most everything from bits of Octopus and Squid with Fava Beans to a marinated Sardine freshened by Nettles and Tomato distillate. Impressing early with Razor Clam Rice slicked by Yolk, then transitioning to the listed menu with a still-quivering Scallop balancing Kumquat and Horseradish, earthy Celeriac somehow finds an amicable partner in Sea Urchin concealed in its envelope. Proud to showcase spring with White Asparagus, something of a transitioning plate to faultless Blue Lobster beneath a Sauce of its innards, Guinea Fowl in two courses showcases the sort of skills one would expect from a Troisgros alumn from Breast to an Offal-fortified Pithivier. Not yet starred by Michelin despite opening in 2019, the reasons for this inexplicable to an experienced diner, Dessert comes in three courses with frozen Kiwi atop a bracing base giving way to herbaceous Chocolate Sabayon and petit fours including a still-warm Financier.

Favorite meal of a recent trip to Paris - really great setting, especially during the day. Open…read morekitchen, large shared table in the middle with smaller tables around the perimeter and a kitchen counter. The food was delicious - that warm salad with pistachio cream was insane. Would highly recommend, wild that they aren't recognized by Michelin

We enjoyed a beautiful evening at " Le 114 Faubourg " located in the Paris. design district - a…read morestones throw from the Élysée présidentielle mansion. We started by ordering a bottle of French wine from their extensive list. We chose to go with The Formule that begins with a fois gras soup and then includes pigeon steak and ends with a chocolate masterpiece I understand that the flour for the bread is ground in the hotel itself and the chocolate used in the desserts is made in house as well. The staff are extremely kind knowledgeable and friendly The staff was very kind and professional

Nice ambiance and attentive service at this Michelin star restaurant…read more We decided to have a nice evening after a long day out touring the city and get dressed so this was the pick. I loved the carved meats served at each table and the exquisite wine menu. Desserts were so pretty , you didn't even want to touch them. I am a lover of great food and this was absolutely wonderful.

I would say that tonight at Jean Imbert at PA was among my (our) least favorite Michelin meals. (we…read moreoften base trip around destination restaurants). We didn't do the full tasting, as we usually do, as it ran 546Euro (and this is only a one star). Food was well prepared but the most interesting course was the amuse bouche. We had the caviar brioche, which was exceptional. The foie gras artichoke dish was not particularly good. Why artichoke? I love artichoke but did not like this foie gras, which was extra creamy and had a subtle flavor. We then did the truffle chicken (right down the middle of the fairway, but not interesting or exploratory) and the game bird pie, which was excellent. Very stuffy with a wine list entirely built on Bordeaux and Burgundy. The staff put on white cloth gloves to fold a guest's napkin if they got up. Yet was such attention to detail. There's still were some pretty major service, lapses, and wine service irregularities. I think they have two pastry chefs, who are well highlighted, but I guess is chef Imbert is not regularly involved. We found a 2010 Faively Nuit St George for a veritable bargain price (relative to the rest of the menu) for 415Euro. But the dishes were so heavy that we again were not comfortable at the end of the meal and we had only two ordered courses. I don't think the game bird should have shot left in it. We showed it to the staff and they said it "happened all the time". This is poor preparation. I hunt and cook quail and pheasant and this almost never happens to me. One just has to look for the shot when preparing the meat. This could damage the tooth of an unsuspecting person. Two pastry chefs were on-hand and featured prominently. My guess is that Imbert helped with the menu. I will not return. Palais de Plaza Athenee was much better at half the price and Pavyllon was far better

Jean Imbert at the Plaza Athénée is a visual masterpiece. From the moment you step through the…read moredoors, it feels like you've walked onto the set of a high-budget period film--or a Parisian Disney fantasy. The grandeur is immediate: glittering crystal chandeliers, gold finishes in every direction, and a dramatically long communal table that anchors the room like a stage. It's theatrical, opulent, and thoroughly Instagrammable. The staff only added to the ambiance--young, polished, and modelesque in their appearance, with service that was attentive without being overbearing. I genuinely appreciated their warmth and professionalism, which was consistent throughout the evening. But when it comes to the menu, the enchantment begins to unravel. Jean Imbert offers a €340 tasting menu--"Le Menu de Jean"--which is presented as a complete surprise. While I love a culinary adventure and had no qualms about not knowing what was coming, the lack of a wine pairing option with a mystery menu feels like a major oversight. How can even the most seasoned wine enthusiast choose the right bottle without knowing what's being served? We summoned the sommelier for guidance, and to his credit, he rose to the challenge. He selected a 145€ bottle that paired fairly well across the board, and his professionalism impressed me. But this is a workaround for a problem that shouldn't exist at this level. Another misstep? The bread. So much bread. I've dined in many Michelin-starred restaurants, and I don't think I've ever seen so much of it. There were multiple varieties served up front, followed by additional bread throughout the meal--enough to make it feel more like a bakery experience than a fine dining one. To make matters more confounding, one of the most visually creative dishes--the "Marie Antoinette"--was essentially an artistic homage to... more bread. A thick piece of brioche-like toast encased a warm egg yolk, topped with a dollop of caviar. I understood the conceptual layering--egg within egg within egg--but what landed was bread on bread on bread. Visually clever? Yes. Satisfying? Less so. Not everything missed the mark. A starter soup was delicate and well-balanced, and the poached lobster was a highlight--though the accompanying lobster sausage, while inventive, felt like an unnecessary twist. Lobster doesn't need to be a sausage. Sometimes creativity is best reined in. By dessert, we were overwhelmed. Not just full--stuffed. The pacing of the meal left little breathing room, and the dessert course felt like an onslaught rather than a finale. At a certain point, no matter how exquisite the patisserie, there's simply no space left. In the end, it's a tale of two experiences. The setting and service are world-class. The food, while occasionally memorable, felt inconsistent--more focused on aesthetic flourish than flavor harmony or pacing. For a one-star Michelin, it's a respectable showing, but not yet a destination-worthy experience. There's potential here, no doubt. But until they fine-tune the tasting menu concept and rethink the bread obsession, Jean Imbert's vision may remain more beautiful than it is satisfying. Still, as you step out onto Avenue Montaigne and catch a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower twinkling in the distance, you'll be reminded that in Paris, the setting alone can carry the night.