The Restaurant at Le Meurice

"And in 2008 that other mad genius, Philippe Starck, overhauled the hotel's public areas, bringing an exquisite contemporary touch of the surreal to the lobby and downstairs bar and restaurant"

"There's also a great bar with big leather tub chairs and stunning Belle Époque murals, and the culinary genius of young chef Yannick Alléno makes a meal at Le Meurice, the hotel's lavish restaurant, a bona fide Gallic thrill"

"A more contemporary fare, also designed by Ducasse, is served at the lobby restaurant Le Dalí"

"The more formal Restaurant Le Meurice serves creative French fare in an elegant space"

"At the gilded Restaurant Le Meurice, dishes like the tender roasted lamb from Lozère exceed our highest expectations"

"The domed Le Dali restaurant with its astonishing canvas painted by Ara Starck, daughter of designer Philippe, and its whimsical furnishings, is a light-hearted addition to this otherwise bastion of tasteful reserve"

"Famed chef Alain Ducasse presides over the hotel's two restaurants, ensuring a truly memorable haute cuisine experience"

"The hotel also features an elegantly eccentric Dali Restaurant (he was a frequent guest of the hotel), a cosy bar, a spa, a small fitness center, and a large banquet venue"

"Comfortable and inviting, the restaurant is bathed in warm colors such as gold, brass, orange and cream"

"Barely six months after the Parisian landmark’s restaurant and public spaces emerged from a gentle refurbishment by Philippe Starck and his daughter Ara, comes the first of a series of freshened suites"