Dinner In Paris
Lapérouse
- Historic restaurant overlooking the Seine.
- The private salons upstairs remain one of the restaurant’s defining features and can be reserved for more intimate dinners.
- Recent renovations preserved much of the building’s historic character while updating the dining spaces.
- The menu combines French classics with more contemporary seasonal cooking.
Great for:
Proposals, Anniversary dinners, Milestone celebrations.
Order: “Charlotte” (mashed potatoes with caviar), Lobster tagliolini, Caviar rigatoni.
Reserve one of the private salons in advance when booking.
Maxim’s
- Legendary restaurant on Rue Royale, renowned for its Art Nouveau interiors.
- The stained glass, wood panelling and decorative details remain largely unchanged from the Belle Époque era.
- The menu focuses on established French classics.
- Dinner remains as much about the setting as the food.
Great for:
A landmark Paris dinner, Anniversaries, Date nights.
Order: Duck Foie Gras to share, Sole meunière (on the menu since 1893).
Leave some time to explore the Collection 1900 museum located above the restaurant to appreciate the Belle Époque period.
Brasserie Lipp
- Saint-Germain institution serving traditional brasserie cooking since 1880.
- The dining room retains its ceramic wall panels, mirrored surfaces and painted ceilings, earning historic monument status.
- For decades, the restaurant has been a meeting place for publishers, journalists, politicians and writers from across the Left Bank.
- The menu remains rooted in French and Alsatian classics.
Great for:
Old school Paris dinners.
Order: Choucroute Garnie, Steak Tartare, Entrecôte, Chocolate Mousse to finish.
Request a table on the ground floor. The atmosphere, history and people-watching are all concentrated there.
Girafe
- A Trocadéro brasserie directly facing the Eiffel Tower across the fountains. The terrace is the booking.
- The kitchen runs serious brasserie seafood: oysters, lobster, whole turbot for the table, caviar service. A room that does not coast on the view, which is less common than it should be.
Great for:
The Paris-postcard dinner, anniversaries, the international-Parisian evening.
Order: Oyster plateau, whole roasted turbot, lobster ravioli, caviar with blinis. Île flottante to finish.
Book a window or terrace table specifically. The back tables miss the view entirely. The lobster ravioli is the kitchen’s quiet headline. Not the most photographed dish, but the most ordered by those who return.
Maison Revka
- Slavic-inspired restaurant and salon housed in a private mansion near Place du Trocadéro.
- The interiors draw on aristocratic Eastern European residences, with crystal chandeliers, antique furnishings, and richly layered decorative details.
- The menu revolves around caviar, seafood and refined interpretations of Slavic culinary traditions.
- A secluded garden terrace opens during the warmer months and becomes one of the restaurant’s most sought-after settings.
Great for:
Romantic dinner, Festive gathering.
Order: Potato millefeuille with caviar, Chicken nuggets with caviar, Beef tenderloin with crispy frites, Pavlova to finish.
Request the garden table in summer when booking.
Le Petit Lutetia
- A Belle Époque corner bistro on the same Saint-Germain corner for a hundred and twenty-two years.
- The dining room combines polished wood, banquettes and traditional Parisian bistro details.
- Several classic dishes are prepared tableside, preserving a style of service that has become increasingly uncommon in Paris.
- The menu focuses on French bistro cooking, with emphasis on tartares, grilled meats and seasonal specials.
Great for:
Bistro Paris dinner, The neighbourhood meal that has nothing to prove.
Order: Spicy Tuna Tartare, Mushroom Rigatoni, Steak au poivre, Vanilla and caramel “floating island”.
The restaurant expects each guest to order a main course. Keep this in mind if you were planning to share several starters and desserts instead of ordering traditionally.
Chez Janou
- Provençal bistro tucked into a quiet street a short walk from Place des Vosges.
- The dining room is lined with shelves of pastis bottles, a nod to the restaurant’s southern French identity.
- A leafy courtyard at the back of the restaurant becomes one of the Marais’ most sought-after tables during warmer months.
- The house chocolate mousse has achieved near-legendary status and remains one of the restaurant’s defining rituals.
Great for:
Family dinner, Casual Marais evening.
Order: Ratatouille, Entrecôte Bistrot, Duck Breast, The famous Chocolate Mousse for the table.
Secure the chocolate mousse order at the start of dinner.
Sugaar
- Basque restaurant in Saint-Germain inspired by the culinary traditions of northern Spain and the French Basque coast.
- Much of the menu revolves around charcoal grilling, seafood and larger sharing dishes designed for the centre of the table.
- The downstairs cocktail bar gives the restaurant a second life later in the evening, particularly during Fashion Week and major Paris events.
Great for:
Late-night fashion-set dinner, Group dinner.
Order: Beef Carpaccio, Raw prawns, Simmental txuleta, Blue lobster.
Opt to sit on the lower floor for a quieter atmosphere compared to the noisy upper floor.
Cherry Paris
- Italian-American restaurant in Saint-Germain inspired by the energy of downtown New York dining rooms.
- The interiors combine curved banquettes, warm lighting and a lively open dining space designed for longer evenings.
- The menu moves between Italian comfort food and American classics, with several dishes finished tableside.
Great for:
The post-Fashion-Week dinner, Late-night meal.
Order: NYC Caesar salad, Vodka rigatoni, Parmigiana, Homemade meatballs, burrata.
If you are a pasta lover, save room for the tableside cacio e pepe. It remains one of the restaurant’s signature rituals and is best ordered for sharing.
Chez Jaïs
- Intimate French restaurant in the 7th arrondissement combining classic bistro traditions with a more contemporary approach to dining.
- The cuisine focuses on French classics executed with unusual attention to detail.
- Several dishes are finished or assembled tableside, reinforcing the restaurant’s old-school approach to hospitality.
Great for:
Family dinners, Neighbourhood Paris dinner, Relaxed evening.
Order: Sweetbreads, Grilled simmental steak, Sole meunière.
Order the madeleines when placing your main course. They are baked to order and require additional preparation time.
