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Restaurant Le Meurice Alain DucassevsL'Arpege
L'Arpege and Le Meurice Alain Ducasse are both praised by professional reviewers. Overall, L'Arpege scores significantly better than Le Meurice Alain Ducasse. L'Arpege has a TripExpert Score of 96 with endorsements from 15 sources including Rough Guide, Travel + Leisure and Zagat.
Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse
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228 rue de Rivoli-Hotel Meurice, 75001 Paris
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Insight Guides "The very best ingredients cooked in a subtle and understated way by chef Yannick Alléno. Some of the finest cooking in Paris."
Zagat4.7
""This is what heaven must be" enthuse the admirers of these "sublime", "highly exciting" Haute Cuisine dishes." Full review
BlackBook "When Restaurant Magazine named le Meurice among the "World's 50 Best Restaurants" they described the place as "classic, timeless, shameless"."
Gayot17.0
"As for the dining room, it remains the same, one of the most beautiful in Paris (not to say the world), facing the Tuileries garden and decked out with marble." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Yannick Alleno has established himself as one of the finest chefs in Paris, and a meal here is as carefully orchestrated as a ballet."
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Head chef Yannick Alleno's cuisine reveals a brilliant alliance of classicism and inventiveness, where even the simplest ingredients are transformed into the most extravagant flavours."
Rough Guide "You might start with foie gras "iodized" in sugar bread, followed by veal sweetbreads with chestnuts, and finish with melted meringue with pink grapefruit and green apple jelly."
Michelin Guide2 Stars
"Head chef Yannick Alleno's cuisine reveals a brilliant alliance of classicism and inventiveness, where even the simplest ingredients are transformed into the most extravagant flavours." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Philippe Starck’s redo of this Paris institution, including its Michelin three-starred restaurant, features some surreal touches, from table legs shod in fancy footwear to a frosted mirror." Full review
Not For Tourists "Food by Yannick Alléno, design by Starck, a starry combination."
L'Arpege
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84 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris
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Concierge "Deceptively simple dishes, such as a rich, mustard-based gazpacho with ice cream and heirloom Haut-Maine chicken with cabbage, squash blossoms, and baby root vegetables, are breathtaking."
Fodor's "His dishes elevate the humblest vegetables to sublime heights." Full review
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The understated decor places the emphasis firmly on the food, but try to avoid the gloomy cellar room.
Lonely Planet "Triple Michelin-starred chef Alain Passard specialises in vegetables and inspired desserts like his signature tomatoes stuffed with a veritable orchard of a dozen dried and fresh fruits." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Live out the ultimate farm-to-table fantasy with a meal at chef Alain Passard's Michelin three-starred restaurant." Full review
Zagat4.5
""Vegetable lovers make the pilgrimage" to this corner of the 7th decorated with "understated elegance" (jacket required) to sample the "pristine" Haute Cuisine of chef-owner Alain Passard." Full review
BlackBook "Bust out the AmEx Black for Alain Passard’s iconoclastic, musical creations."
DK Eyewitness "Alain Passard’s three-star restaurant near the Musée Rodin is one of the most highly regarded in Paris."
Michelin Guide3 Stars
"Precious woods and a Lalique inspired decor provide the backdrop for the dazzling vegetable inspired cuisine of this culinary genius." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"Alain Passard is one of France's truly great chefs - and he pushes boundaries here by giving vegetables... the thought you'll also find lobster, salmon and pigeon on his menus."
Time Out "A main course of sautéed free-range chicken with a roasted shallot, an onion, potato mousseline and pan juices is the apotheosis of comfort food. Desserts are elegant." Full review
