Any recommendations for a fancy lunch destination in Paris?
I donât know how it is now but CH used to have a lot of info on Paris.
Click here for my (dinner) writeup.
Michelin three-star Lâ ArpĂšge does a fab lunch.
Click here for my lunch writeup.
I consider John Talbott the David Chan of Paris.
Looking for the latest info.
Thanks.
Arpege definitely a candidate.
Neige is a great deal price-wise! Will try to hit that for dinner.
LâAmbroisie
LâArpege
Ledoyen
Passage 53 (edit: closed now for moving; I believe they did a weekend lunch only.)
Consider also Le Duc (seafood) for not quite as fancy but still a nice lunch.
Sorry I wasnât clear. Thereâs tons of current info.
Thanks, any preference between the 3 you listed? Pro/Cons?
Yeah, Le Duc is on the list for a dinner option.
SO hates long meals so my dining windows are limited.
Theyâre all legendary in their own right. I think it depends on who Iâd be dining with and where else weâre eating during the trip. LâAmbroisie is the most formal feeling and old school French of the 3. If I had to choose 1, I might lean toward that, but just out of current personal preferences (moving away from tasting menus) and the fact that chef Pacaud has been doing this for a while and who knows how much longer. LâArpege can lean heavily vegetarian, though they do great lobster and meats from time to time. Ledoyen under Yannick Alleno has amazing sauces.
Hate to break it to ya, but fine dining in France may not make your SO happyâŠ
Ledoyen does dejenuner?! Mon Dieu! That is great news.
yeah between dairy heavy courses & long meals, its not her favorite dining city Unfortunately she discovered they offer decent Phá» on our last tripâŠ
Arpege looks great but not sure how I feel about a veg centric, meal⊠tough one that, have been wanting to go for a long time.
So I think it might be between LâAmbroisie and Ledoyen - Old school vs more modern style.
Yes, but I just checked and the lunch menu looks abbreviated. I wonder if one can arrange for their dinner menu as an alternativeâŠ
Ledoyen did have a screaming good lunch âdealâ a while back when I was a student; it was the best âvalueâ for that echelon of dining that my friends and I could try.
Love Phá» but itâs OK in Paris. Paris has many fine-dining temples but also a lot of great casual and fairly quick dining options, as well. For example, one can make a nice lunch out of grabbing a beautiful slice of pĂątĂ©s en croĂ»te by Lastre Sans Apostrophe.
I guess one canât really sneak a bottle of wine in the park, but in college that was one of my favorite meals. Ham, bread, snacks, a bottle of wine, and friends picnicking by the Eiffel Tower.
This. Pan bagnat, fromage, vinâŠ
Brings back a lovely film from a few years ago: Paris Je tâaime. Hereâs a cute little vignette from filmmaker Alexander PayneâŠ
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Homard bleu de lâAtlantique frit Ă la hongkongaise, façon ââBei Feng Tongââ
Blue lobster fried Hong Kong style, âBei Feng Tongâ
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Hußtres frites Gillardeau spéciales n°2 au caviar
Deep-fried Gillardeau n°2 oysters topped with caviar
Margot Martindale was fantastic in that short. Shouldâve clued me in to how awesome she was going to be in Justified a few years later. I still want to try Magâs apple pie moonshine.
Pan bagnat, my favorite sandwich in all the world: