The Restaurant at Hotel Montalembert

"The restaurant serves a menu of border-hopping dishes, such as lemongrass-marinated chicken and seared tuna in sumac, although peckish gourmands may prefer to pull up a stool at neighboring L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon"

"The Montalembert is an oh-so-chic upmarket hotel in the heart of fashionable Saint Germain, surrounded by Michelin-starred restaurants, designer boutiques, and antique furniture shops"

"An on-site restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily"

"At the restaurant and bar, the monthly changing menu features dégustation or gourmet-size dishes"

"The restaurant is a long-established meeting place for the neighbouring Left Bank publishers, gallery owners, politicians and movie stars; the secluded Salon Gallimard (named for the publishing house a few doors away) provides complete privacy, with a bay window opening onto a small garden patio"

"The neighboring L'Atelier restaurant with famed chef Joel Robuchon is a favorite of guests, and the concierge often works magic to ensure a table for those who want one last-minute"

"Our table in Le Restaurant is booked for 9pm, and we wander downstairs from our chambre into the compact but beautifully appointed dining room"