It’s been awaited for ages, delayed for ages too, but at last it has arrived; the new restaurant in the Opéra Garnier – handily called the Opéra Restaurant – has just opened, with interesting architecture, lofty ceilings and prices to match… (lire la suite / continue reading)

Now here’s a place that’s been intriguing us for quite a while now. Hidden from prying eyes behind thick foliage, just a shot distance from our hotels, is a restaurant (or rather two) that has seen almost every famous literary or intellectual figure of the last two centuries pass through.

But is the food anything to write home about? We sat back, took our time, and soaked in the ambience…

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How does a restaurant win a prize for best design before it opens, before the construction is even finished?

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After cycling past Mollard for years and years and years, we’d almost forgotten that it existed at all. Situated opposite Saint Lazare station, in an area better known for shopping than anything else, we’d just assumed that it was another nondescript tourist trap. Not so, but with drawbacks nonetheless…

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Part of one of our favourite buildings in the city – the Grand Palais – the Minipalais has a spectacular setting, but is the unquestionably expensive food up to scratch? We went down one lunchtime to check them out…

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We’re pretty wary of places designed by big names to hype them up, and the Cristal Room was decorated by French design demi-god Philippe Starck, so it was with a healthy amount of scepticism that we decided nonetheless decided to treat ourselves to lunch there. And it turned out rather well!

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There are some places you just instantly like, and Bouche B is one of them…

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After trying out crêpes last month, we opted for another French classic this month: the much revered soufflé ! The restaurant also happens to be named after Juliette Récamier, and is situated just near the site of her last place of residence in Paris…

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It’s happened a couple of times; people visiting have asked we where to get a really good crêpe, and I didn’t really know.

Well now I do.

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France’s favourite naughty tipple (erm, 100 years ago) has given its name to this extremely reputable restaurant. We thought we’d try the place out to see whether it would transport us into an agreeable green haze, or just leave us with a nasty hangover…

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