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3.8 (28 reviews)

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rigatoni
Kate B.

3.5 stars Good ambiance, cool bathroom, reasonable prices, slow slow service that it put my friend to sleep... Food: french onion soup to start was great!; however, we told the waiter to split the plates and he never did. The baguettes came for free with each round of meals (1 for starters and 1 for mains). The mains were both pasta dishes. The gnocchi was out of a Dr. Seuss book.. green and strange. The other pasta dish was solid The creme brûlée was good but presentation was in a very shallow and spread out pan. Besides the waiting time, the aesthetics of the restaurant make up for what it lacks in employee presence and flavorful dishes.

Soooo good!

Oysters were amazing and Nikos was a great staff member. Our service and seat in the courtyard was so comfortable, you'll absolutely enjoy this place!!

Onion soup and Pomme Sandrine
Juan Pablo S.

I truly give it 3.5 of 5 stars. The service was OK. The bathrooms were non-traditional, unisex and clean (really cool). The food was mediocre. We asked for the meat table for 4 and the red meat was almost tasteless. Overpriced in everything on the menu. The ambience was nice and relaxing.

Clèm B.

Nice and fancy place for dinner ! Amazing staff, very friendly and efficient. The menu offers several options as meat or vegetarian meals. I ordered the moussaka with a glass of red wine. All good ! The sizes of the dishes are not too big which is good when you are not too hungry. However, if you are starving, it will possibly become pricy ! To finish with a sweet touch: some lemon pie. Was good but not lemony enough !

Shami L.

The experience here was disappointing primarily because we were seated then ignored for a long time and no one came to assist, check in or take our order. And that was the theme throughout our visit here. A very pleasant gentleman sat us & then disappeared. After 25 mins of waiting we flagged him down to ask if our waiter would be coming soon & he told us he'd come assist, which he did. But again after placing our order with him, there were no other check ins on if we wanted water, dessert, nothing. The food was well flavored and you can expect to inhale lots of cigarette smoke from folks sitting outside which we absolutely hated but seemed to be the running theme in France. Ambiance is rustic and the bathroom rinsing areas need instructions posted on how to use cause it's confusing working the sinks. If service was better we would've returned. We ordered the whole fish, the veggie truffle pasta, and fried mushroom as a side.

Cobb salad, bread, truffle rigatoni. Drink is a ginger spritz (delicious/highly recommend)
Julie N.

One of the best meals I had during my last stay in Paris. This place is cute and comfortable and the cocktails are fabulous. Lots of options but everything we ordered was great. The ginger spritz was my favorite cocktail. Highly recommend if you're in this area.

Short ribs
Lisa S.

Vibes are everything for me. This place had very nice wood finishes and an upstairs outdoor patio that over looked the street. It was very cute and nicely decorated. For dinner I got the ribs, which came with a side of sauce-- they were pretty good, meaty and fall off the bone. Happy they provided extra sauce. I also ordered a side of fries which were a little expensive for how much came. For drinks I got the espresso martini-- very good !

Oysters are amazing!
Priscilla D.

1st Arr has so many restaurants to pick from, but this one is truly special. The oysters are amazing and you cannot beat the atmosphere. Before you leave, go downstairs to the restroom. They have a public piano, and you might get lucky enough to cross paths with a local who can play and sing for you. They have a lounge area and the lighting is perfect. Don't worry if it's cold, because they have plenty of heaters!

Grilled rib steak
M T.

This has been our favorite place so far here in Paris for a hearty dinner with great ambience! Every single dish was amazing- the grilled steak was absolute heaven. Franchesco our waiter was on point and patient with us - making the best recommendations of food and wine. I'm surprised this place has such poor reviews as it was such a hit with our group! Get the hazelnut thing for dessert...

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The atmosphere is great. The food was very good and our waiter was attentive. Definitely recommend.

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Great oysters and truly exceptional service overall, but especially from Nikos!

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A friend recommended this place and Paris and the vibes are alluding, mysterious, and sexy. I found…read morea new drink I love I will try to make at home! So the little red door has a cute red door but the bouncer lets you in through another door (novelty observed haha). The man takes your jacket and umbrella (what a gentleman!) and sat us on the second floor. While the space between the couch and the seats were rather small, we were able to manage. I got the permaculture and resilience. The resilience is a club favorite and my favorite too! The way the sorghum, pineapple sage (syrup), pasquet cognac, and savanna rum all tied together was a blessing. I was going to get a third but I was tipsy by my second drink. My first drink was the permaculture and while I was considered it would be strong, it didn't seem strong to me. I love clarified dairy in alcohol so this was a win in my book. It consists of chestnut, butter, wakaze umeshu, avallen Calvados. The bar let's you stay for an hour but if you sit elsewhere, you can stay as long as you want. 5 stars and I hope to come back someday!

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Les Ambassadeurs

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It was rated the best champagne bar in Paris on google search. but it was hard to find this…read more place! It was tucked in the corner, construction everywhere, we asked around n no one knew about it! and it really took effort to find this bar. Glad I did! There was a piano singer the night we went. The champagne is good, the music was in English, not too loud that you can carry in a conversation.

Christmas Eve cocktail while walking the sites. Our…read moredaughter treated after her co workers recommended it. In this elegant hotel, after navigating valeted sports cars, chauffeur driven Maybachs, and the nicest classic Citroen performance sedan I've seen, you enter a lobby cocktail lounge that is the Canlis of cocktail lounges! From the valet and door staff to the hostess, maitre d and elegant servers the service could not have been much finer. Including coat check from the table and lounge settee with chairs. The bar appears to be full of whatever you would like but a signature cocktail menu that reads like a beautiful coffee table book is given to everyone. The drinks with names like Corn, Apple, etc are given to elaborate cocktails that are crafted with multiple layers of ingredients. Seems weird but everyone loved theirs and we all shared sips. I highly recommend that here if you are familiar with your companions. Call your banker first as $30 per drink is average! But the girl I raised bought it so whatever? Wish I photographed that menu!! Service is bright with ample and thoughtful olive and nuts assortments and water backs for all without asking. For a splurge I could not urge enough of you to try!! Seeing this hotel property alone is worth it right down to the gilded bathrooms excellently attended. We did not try the food as they were just about to convert to first dinner service and we had Xmas Eve dinner for the family booked at a different Michelin star restaurant later. I'll bet the food is the shizzle though!!!

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Tucked away in a corner of the Hôtel Ritz this elegant bar was named after the famed American…read morewriter Ernest Hemingway, who was a frequent patron. The bar exudes an old world charm with oak paneled walls adorned with vintage Hemingway photos and memorabilia. They had an impressive lineup of signature cocktails, but in a rare flash of memory from English Lit 101, I felt compelled to channel Hemingway's Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises, and chose Champagne instead. As expected the service was flawless. Immediately upon being seated, a young lady brought us olives and mix nuts in a divided dish. The waiter soon followed to take our initial order. Pro tip- They open at 5 pm so get there 10-15 minutes before to stand in line. We got there at 4:45 and there were several people ahead of us. It's a small intimate bar that only seats about 20 something people and it filled up within minutes after we were seated. We saw multiple people getting turned away and when we left, there was a long line at the door. Cheers!!

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After a day of walking for hours while taking in the priceless art and history of the city, I had…read moreto fill my prescription. Unassuming, this cocktail spot in the 7th is a perfect start to a fun evening. My prescription began with an old fashioned coup tailored with "The One." Citrus vodka based classic. It was very good! The champagne foam on top was a first for me. Made the drink trendy I suppose lol. I hung out downstairs until I got hit on by a cute photographer, I'm engaged, so that's a no! But a good sign for single people. It's an environment that creates open conversations. I guess I wasn't done exploring when I ventured upstairs and sat right in between to groups of friends chatting. To my left what looked to be grad students talking about future career plans. They complimented my dress, very nice of them. And to my right a group of friends discussing the topic of dating men who like "going in the back door". One of the ladies seemed very against it but mentioned, "if he really wants to I will atleast one, but i do not prefer it." The mood is intimate and chic. Overall a great time!

We really wanted to like this pretty little place, but the wait staff was rude, and the drinks were…read moreway overpriced and "complicated". We sat at the bar and looked at the drinks menu. Boyfriend turned on the flashlight on his phone to see the menu, as it is quite dark in the bar, but was asked to turn it off by the obnoxious bartender. She said it was too "aggressive" to use actual light to see the menu. He turned it off, and I used the background light from my phone to make out the drinks on the menu. All of them were very "stylish" and expensive, with a lot of unnecessary ingredients. When a table opened up, we moved to it with our drinks. We decided to just have one cocktail, then bail to go to a friendlier, less complicated place. The waitress for our table had an attitude and was just plain rude. Never going back.

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Nelson’s - french - Updated May 2026

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