Luxurious, bewitching, inspiring, spell-binding… Our selection of addresses is aimed at pleasure and ideas ! From absolute essentials to wonderful surprises, new experiences to enjoy and share.
On the 1st floor of Galeries Lafayette, Ladurée has just opened a boutique-restaurant proposing the most sophisticated gourmet pause before or after a shopping spree ! Designed by Claudia Ravnbo of the Studio Ravn, this elegant spot blends “Belle Epoque” inspiration and modernity with a touch of flair and cosiness. Clients come to relish Ladurée’s famous macaroons or the sublime vanilla flan, but also savoury treats such as the comforting “croque-monsieur”. Pure enjoyment.
Softly nostalgic in its decor, this new address offered by restaurant owner Maxime Vaudin gives “carte blanche” to the talented British chef Jack Bosco Baker who deconstructs French cuisine in compelling dishes. Make way for generosity with rib steak matured for 70 days, Morteau sausage, and guinea fowl pie with chanterelle mushrooms. Plus desserts entirely in tune, such as choco-vanilla profiteroles infused with Armagnac. Uplifting !
Alena Lampolskaia and Benjamin Leroy have doubled up by inaugurating Les Amoureuses Bis just a few metres from their first address of the same name. With a cellar and sharing table, this appealing new space of warm elegance features a huge cashew wood table right in the middle, seating up to 16 guests. On the programme, a discerning wine list and refined dishes such as tasty “croques”, retweaked maki, fine cheeses and premium cold meats. Just love it !
Dating back to 1900, this emblematic brasserie in a listed building on the port of Marseille was taken over in 2021 by Chef Benjamin Mathieu. Henceforth, in a light and airy room on the top floor offering a view of the boats and La Bonne Mère, one can enjoy the new Sunday brunch. To tempt the tastebuds ? The "tartine Levantine" based on toasted bread, labneh salmon, cucumber, raddishes, avocado mayonnaise, candied lemon, mint and basil. A trip in itself !
From the end of January, the Beau Rivage beach reopens its door for the entire winter and the spring/summer season to come. Benefiting from a perfect setting on the Promenade des Anglais, at the edge of the Old Town of Nice, this seaside restaurant bathed in blue offers stunning views of the Med. The pleasure of sitting down for lunch in the open air with the sea as your horizon is only equalled by the generous dishes on the menu giving priority to local flavours, all served with a smile and congeniality.
This new gastronomic address in Monaco aims to embody the legacy of multi star-rated Chef Joël Robuchon. Under the meticulous gaze of Chef Frédéric Garnier, Robuchon classics are unfurled with precision in decor signed Francis Sultana.
Freshly inaugurated in Monaco, New Moods is getting ready to make the Principality vibrate ! Offering plush decor with velvet and mirrors, this bar club seating 134 guests in front of a stage sees itself as a place for encounters during a concert or stand-up show, while sipping drinks and savouring specialities by star-rated Chef Marcel Ravin.
An iconic adress in Grignan, Le Clair de la Plume presents refined seasonal creations, awarding a place of honour to the black diamond of La Drôme Provençale : the truffle. Until the end of March, gastronomic getaways are proposed with menus co-signed by 3-star Chef Glenn Viel.
After whetting our appetites with their street food spots, treating us all summer long with Terrazza Mikuna on the roof of the BHW Marais, Amaury Dumont and Thomas Ferdant, directors of the Mikuna Group, are back with a new restaurant. Designed by interior architect Louis Denavaut, the decor of Casa Mikuna offers a direct flight to Mexico. On the menu, inventive cocktails and dishes making the temperature rise, such as tacos with saumon flambé. Piping hot !
A 100% Alsatian wine list with dishes designed to set off the glasses… Such is the credo of the Elsass vintners' restaurant which opened in 2023 in the vibrant 10th arrondissement. What's new ? Chef Michalis Papafilis with his star-struck career (Meurice, La Tour d’Argent) has taken over the kitchens and proposes a menu with exquisite dishes drizzled with finger-lickin' juices ! A truly Epicurean address.
Co-founded by Vincent Biessy alias DJ Magnum and decorated by well-known designer Lázaro Rosa Violan, Suelo unfurls sophistication in hand-stitched decor. A vibrant bar, a counter dedicated to the day's catch, an Iberian counter, and a kitchen opening out to the sunny dining-room whose ambiance blends well with a catchy soundtrack. In the dishes, audaciously tweaked Mediterranean cuisine inspired by Spanish classics. In short, a very heartwarming restaurant !
Co-founded by Vincent Biessy alias DJ Magnum and decorated by well-known designer Lázaro Rosa Violan, Suelo unfurls sophistication in hand-stitched decor. A vibrant bar, a counter dedicated to the day's catch, an Iberian counter, and a kitchen opening out to the sunny dining-room whose ambiance blends well with a catchy soundtrack. In the dishes, audaciously tweaked Mediterranean cuisine inspired by Spanish classics. In short, a very heartwarming restaurant !
KOREAN BISTRO Linda Lee, Queen of K-food, is back front-stage with a brand new address dedicated to the Korean barbecue. Forget all about Korean canteens, ON unveils its elegance in tasteful decor with walnut wood walls, designer benchseats and touches of plantlife. In the middle of each table, the famous grill where guests gently brown pork belly, marinated beef, spicy chicken, just as they prefer, for a truly delicious meal ! ON, 39 rue Saint-Roch, Paris 1er. Open Monday to Saturday, 12 noon to 2.30pm and 6pm to 10.30pm.
Already enchanting the palates of discerning gourmets at the Cheval Blanc hotel and Louis Vuitton café, pastry chef Maxime Frédéric now unfurls his expertise in his first bakery/pastry shop in Les Batignolles. On the menu at Pleincoeur, addictive pastries of incomparable beauty, a grocery nook where clients fill their baskets with divine chocolate treats, bread to suit all tastes, chubby viennoiseries and gourmandises which draw the crowds, such as the apple Kouign, the best in Paris !
Unveiling a new look following major renovation, the Radisson Blu, ideally located on the Old Port of Marseille, presents a more modern identity tweaked by the Mike Trevillion architectural agency in London which has redesigned the 189 rooms and communal areas, incuding an impressive Reception. As for dining, La Brasserie Le Quai du 7e proposes tasty Mediterranean cuisine.
The only South African chef to have won a Michelin star in France and retained it for nine years, Jan Hendrick van der Westhuizen has just inaugurated his new restaurant, Le Bistrot de Jan. Next door to Jan, his gastronomic restaurant in the Port of Nice neighbourhood, this warm address pairing bistro traditions with a generous, convivial approach to cuisine proposes a concise menu of dishes and desserts ignoring any frontiers. Joined by creative cocktails and a discerning musical selection, it delivers the promise of a successful lunch or dinner, as a couple or around a large table.
Le Corbusier, the only hotel nestling at the heart of the "Cité Radieuse", a building listed as part of UNESCO's World Heritage, has just received a double distinction from Gault & Millau. The guidebook has awarded a "Toque" to its restaurant but, above all, designated this address as one of the five legendary hotels in which to stay in France !
After a short break, La Flibuste has reopened its doors with a wonderful surprise in the kitchens. Chef Valerio Borriero now works in tandem with his partner, Klervi Poullain. Born in La Vendée, she began her career in the Netherlands at the 2-star Pure C establishment of Sergio Herman, then pursued her ascension at La Bouitte in Savoy (3*), the Villa in the Sky in Brussels (2*), and Yannick Alléno's Pavillon Ledoyen (3*) in Paris. At La Flibuste (1*), the pair promise enticing surprises in each dish, experiences inspired by their fondness for travel.
Until March, from Wednesdays to Sundays, bubbles of Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal add their sparkle to the winter roof-terrace of the 5-star Plaza Anantara Hotel in Nice. Specially composed for the event, a chic snacking menu provides temptation for the eyes and tastebuds.
In the wake of Shabour, Tékès and Kapara, the joyous team surrounding star-rated Israeli chef Assaf Granit welcomes out-going Parisians to Shana. As cosy as could be, this intimate spot consists of a candlelit room decorated like the dining-room of a home with wooden bookshelves, family photos, bouquets and jars. And while the cellar proposes wines from afar in different colours, the menu suggests little dishes for sharing with Mediterranean flavours, signed by chef Eviatar Primat.
