The restaurants
Where to lunch? Where to have dinner? Where to take a coffee, a really fresh and tasty beer? The choice is yours...
Some gourmet restaurants
3* - L'Arpège84 Rue de Varenne - 75007 Paris
Metro: Varenne
Tel: 01 45 51 47 33
Fax: 01 44 18 98 39
Mail: arpege.passard@wanadoo.fr
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Menu: 130 € (lunch) / 340 € (dinner)
Carte: 250 €
At the restaurant L’Arpège, you will find brilliance not in the decorations (it’s chic but somewhat sombre), but on the plate. For this French chef, food and the preparation that goes into cooking it, is an art. The cuisine is light and simple, and the quality of the ingredients
is excellent.
2* - Hélène Darroze - La Salle à manger4 Rue d'Assas - 75006 Paris
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone
Tel: 01 42 22 00 11
Fax: 01 42 22 25 40
E-mail: reservation@helenedarroze.com
Closed: Sunday and Monday and du from July 19th to August 30th.
Menu: 72€ (lunch) - 175/280 €
Carte: 111/190 €
Savour delicious wines from the south-west of France in this contemporary restaurant. Begin your meal with some tapas or small Landes inspired dishes in the “Salon” located on the first floor. Then, make your way up to the more intimate “Boudoir” and discover the restaurant’s unique dishes.
1* - Maison Courtine157 Avenue du Maine - 75014 Paris
Metro: Mouton Duvernet
Tel: 01 45 43 08 04
Fax: 01 45 45 91 35
E-mail: yves.charles@wanadoo.fr
Closed: Monday mid-day, Saturday mid-day, Sunday - From Aug. 2nd to Sept 1st. and from Dec. 23rd to Jan. 2nd 2009.
Menu: 39/44 €
Carte: 60 €
Decorated with warm colours and furniture from the Louis-Philippe era, you will find yourself in a cosy environment. The Chef, Yves Charles, offers a non-rustic, classic, south-western cuisine. The restaurant’s excellent wine list is a nice treat, as well.