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Le Grand VefourvsRestaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse
Le Grand Vefour and Le Meurice Alain Ducasse are both recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Le Meurice Alain Ducasse scores marginally better than Le Grand Vefour. Le Meurice Alain Ducasse has a TripExpert Score of 90 with positive reviews from 12 reviews like Zagat, Bon Appétit and BlackBook.
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17 rue de Beaujolais, 75001 Paris
From $130/night
Concierge "Martin's cooking...borrows inspiration from Japan, North Africa, and Italy more than from his French Alpine homeland."
Fodor's "Still a contender for the most beautiful restaurant...the rich and fashionable continue to gather here to swoon over two-Michelin-star chef Guy Martin's unique blend of sophistication and rusticity. " Full review
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There's an outstanding cheese trolley, and for dessert try the house specialty, palet aux noisettes (meringue cake with chocolate mousse, hazelnuts, and salted caramel ice cream).
Insight Guides "One of the city’s most historic restaurants, open since 1784. The dining room is magnificent, the cuisine of chef Guy Martin a gourmet delight. Closed Sat, Sun and Aug."
Zagat4.7
"More than "200 years of history" are on display in this Haute Cuisine "jewel box" tucked away in the Palais-Royal: the neoclassical murals, gilt-framed mirrors and Directoire chairs are..." Full review
BlackBook "This venerable institution was a favorite of Julia Child, Victor Hugo, and Napoléon Bonaparte. That guest list, along with the gorgeous Palais Royal setting and name-brand culinary talent..."
Gayot15.0
"Chef Guy Martin turns out impressive creations such as milk-fed calf's sweetbreads served with truffles and cappelletti pasta and blue lobster accompanied by orange peel." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This 18th-century restaurant is considered by many to be Paris’s most attractive."
Michelin Guide0 Stars
"In the gardens of the Palais Royal, this luxurious Directoire-style restaurant has been a mecca for gourmets for over 200 years and is full of history! Inventive cuisine by Guy Martin." Full review
Rough Guide "The carved wooden ceilings, frescoes, velvet hangings and late eighteenth-century chairs haven't changed since Napoleon brought Josephine here."
Time Out "Opened in 1784 (as the Café de Chartres), this is one of the oldest and most historic restaurants in Paris." Full review
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228 rue de Rivoli-Hotel Meurice, 75001 Paris
From $0/night
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."
