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
Castle of the month
The Château de la Ballue’s splendid garden is immortalized in a very good book of photographs and texts signed Yann Monel and Marianne Niermans.
Spaces, perspectives, plays of light and shadows, shades of green, the 1500-yew maze and many other elements of this unbelievable place are sublimated to make you live a peaceful moment…. that will certainly makes you want to plan a visit to the Château de la Ballue to see it for real.
Do you want to know more about le Château de la Ballue and book your room?
Write to Le Château de la Ballue to order the book (33 €)
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The restaurants
Le Château de l’Ouest
101, rue du Château – 75014 PARIS
Tel: +33 1 43 21 09 35
Menus: 13,50 à 19 € (déj) / 29,50 € à 36 €
Carte: environ 35 €
You will have a nice moment in this restaurant owned by a passionate of cuisine and authentic products.
Le Bar à Huitres
112, boulevard Montparnasse – 75014 PARIS
Tel: + 33 1 43 20 71 01
Menus: 26 € (lunch) / 38 €
A reference in seefood. Always very fresh. Service until 1am.
Le Dôme
108, boulevardd Montparnasse – 75014 PARIS
Tel: + 33 1 43 35 25 81
Carte: about 70 €
An institution in Montparnasse where you will eat excellent fishes and seefood in a cosy setting, emblematic of the area’s bohemian way of life.
La Rotonde
105, boulevard Montparnasse – 75006 PARIS
Tel: + 33 1 43 26 48 26
The other historical and culinary institution on the Montparnasse Boulevard. The service is attentive and efficient. Nice brasserie classical cuisine and quality products make of it a reliable address.
Le Bistrot du Dôme
1, rue Delambre – 75014 PARIS
Tel: + 33 1 43 35 32 00
The Dôme’s “little Brother”. It offers a nice fishes menu for a lower budget and in a Slavik Art Deco decor.
1* – Maison Courtine
157, avenue du Maine – 75014 PARIS
Metro: Mouton Duvernet
Tel: 01 45 43 08 04
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 €
Contemporary touches and warm colors are mixed to Louis-Philippe style furniture. The chef Yves Charles offers a classical south west inspired cuisine. Nice wine menu.
2* – Hélène Darroze – La Salle à manger
4 Rue d’Assas – 75006 Paris
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone
Tel: 01 42 22 00 11
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.
3* – L’Arpège
84, rue de Varenne – 75007 Paris
Metro: Varenne
Tel: 01 45 51 47 33
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Menu: 130 € (lunch) / 340 € (dinner)
Carte: 250 €
In this classy but sober décor -only jewels are Lalique crystal incrustations in Poirier boards-, luxury is in your plate. Degustation is an art as well as cuisine for the chef-poet. Contemplate the plate where each dish is presented with care before being savored. A simple and authentic cuisine in which product quality is enhanced by a perfect execution.