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Bellefeuille is the one-Michelin-star restaurant of Saint James Paris, housed within a grand hôtel particulier on the edge of the city. Part hotel, part private…

Trente-Trois, the restaurant at the discreet Villeroy hotel and members’ club, offers contemporary French cooking shaped by chef Sébastien Sanjou, holder of one Michelin star.…

Behind a black lacquered door on Quai Voltaire, Hanada is the newly opened restaurant of Masayoshi Hanada, originally from Fukuoka and based in Paris for…

Located on the first floor of Cheval Blanc, Plénitude is the three-Michelin-starred restaurant of Arnaud Donckele. In a stunning dining room with one of the…

Although he moved to France almost 40 years ago, Akihiro Horikoshi’s tiny, humbly decorated French restaurant in the 7th arrondissement evokes a quintessentially Japanese feeling.…

The traditional Edo-mae style of sushi leaves little space for invention, yet chef Takuya Watanabe pushes its boundaries with touches of brilliance—such as his tamagoyaki…

One of my favourite fine dining spots in Paris is Maison Sota, led by Tokyo-born chef Sota Atsumi. With an impressive résumé that includes experience…

If there is one chef who can truly make his ingredients "speak", it's certainly Bruno Verjus at Table restaurant in Paris (2 Michelin stars). When you…

Le Gabriel, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant at La Réserve Paris, is led by chef Jérôme Banctel. Originally from Brittany, he draws inspiration from the seas and…

Chakaiseki Akiyoshi is one of the finest kaiseki restaurants outside Japan, run by chef Yuichiro Akiyoshi and his wife Misuzu. Trained for a decade at…

Tucked behind the lively Le Bon Georges bistro, “Le Salon” is an intimate chef’s table where Loïc Lobet cooks for just a handful of guests.…

When asked for fine dining recommendations in Paris, L’Arpège is always at the top of my list. Alain Passard was a pioneer in moving haute…

One of the most memorable fine dining meals I’ve had in recent years was at Le Pré Catelan, set in a Napoleon III pavilion in…

Founded in 1946 and long associated with French gastronomic tradition, Le Taillevent holds two Michelin stars and remains one of Paris’s most emblematic dining rooms.…

On Place des Vosges, L’Ambroisie has been a cornerstone of Parisian haute cuisine since 1986, when Bernard Pacaud established his classical style after formative years…