Dining at Kei was one of my favorite restaurant experiences ever. The 3 Michelin star tasting menu…read morewas extraordinary from start to finish, with every course feeling thoughtful, artistic, and incredibly refined. The service was impeccable--warm, polished, attentive, and perfectly paced throughout the meal. My favorite dishes were the pigeon and the dessert. The pigeon was absolutely outstanding, perfectly executed and deeply flavorful. The dessert was just as memorable: shiny, colorful, and almost too beautiful to eat, while still tasting as amazing as it looked. That balance of precision, elegance, and flavor made the entire meal unforgettable. Kei delivered one of the most special dining experiences I've ever had in Paris, and it is a restaurant I would return to without hesitation. Here's a slightly shorter, more natural review version too: Kei was one of my favorite restaurants ever. The 3 Michelin star tasting menu was beautiful, refined, and memorable from beginning to end, and the service was impeccable. Every course felt intentional and elegant without ever losing warmth. My favorite dishes were the pigeon and the dessert. The pigeon was exceptional, and the dessert was stunning--so shiny, colorful, and beautiful, but also genuinely delicious. Kei made the entire meal feel special, and it was easily one of the most unforgettable dining experiences I had in Paris.

If you can get a reservation here GO! This meal was impeccable - I believe we got the Horizon menu…read morefor lunch. The service was incredible (and not pretentious or stuffy at all), and each dish had terrific flavors and nuance and creativity. We even got a glimpse of the chef himself who came out of the kitchen and was chatting with some customers. The vibe is very fancy but I felt comfortable wearing sneakers during lunch - some people were very dressed up and some very casual so it seems fairly flexible in that regard.

Out of a few upscale dining experiences on a recent trip, this one may have been my favorite (and…read morewas definitely better value for the money than some other $$ meals on this trip.) While the food is indeed fancy, the overall feel of the place is cozy and elegant rather than too stuffy. For 220 Euros at the time of this review, the value for your money was definitely better than some higher-priced places of a similar calibre. The 6 course tasting menu came with extras, so there more food than we could eat. Everything was beautifully plated. The service was attentive and friendly, and the space itself was gorgeous. The room we were seated in felt like it was part of a very elegant home, complete with a fireplace and a garden view out the windows before it got fully dark.

A true 5 star experience in a beautiful setting with amazing wine and fantastic service!…read moreSoufflé was out of this world! Will certainly be back when visiting Paris.

Good service, good price, and fairly good food. I started with an eggplant au gratin dish that was…read moreto die for. It was one of the most delicious things I ate during 9 days in Paris. My husband had poached eggs in red wine that was also quite delicious. For his main, my husband had a duck dish. He really enjoyed it. Sadly, my main was a disappointment, which is why I cannot give 4 stars. I ordered the fish of the day, which was salmon. It came out with a very soggy skin. There was a huge glob of olive tapenade on top of the fish. Only a little bit of tapenade was needed as it is very salty, rich, and it was partly responsible for making the fish skin soggy. It was served with vegetables that seemed as if they came out of a bag of frozen ingredients. The dish was under seasoned. It seems that meat dishes are their specialty, but I don't eat meat. This is a good place for meat lovers!

For our last full day in Paris we decided to go to l'Orangerie. It's a little more upscale than…read moremost of the other bistros we had sought out all week, so we saved it for last. Even though we were going for lunch, I took the precaution of making a reservation online. I was impressed that they sent me an email confirmation of our reservation request. Upon entering just before time for our 1 pm reservation, I could see that even though a number of patrons were already dining, we would have been able to be seated without a reservation. Our hostes/server indicated that we could sit at any one of several open tables and let us choose the table for two just to the left of the entrance. After letting us sit with the menu for a few minutes, we ordered a bottle of Morgon (30 €) to go with our dinner, along with a small bottle of Evian (4.50 €). Dinner itself was outstanding. We both had the entrée + plat, which was a great buy at 19 € per person for lunch. For her starter, my wife had the Ravioles du Royan au pistou (a nicely sized portion of cheese filled ravioli, tossed with pesto sauce and sprinkled with parmesan). For my entrée, I had the eggplant gratin - cubed eggplant in a goat cheese sauce flavored with curry. We were both happy enough with our entrées, we'd probably order them again when we next dine there (if they're still on the menu)! For her main course, my wife had the special duck of the day, which was a leg and thigh roasted and served with a savory orange sauce, parsnip, carrot and potato gallette. It was perfectly roasted, with all of the fat properly rendered out of the duck, but still leaving the duck nice and moist. The savory orange sauce was much better than most other presentations which tend to make the sauce too sweet. My main course was the Gigot d'Agneau braise, a/k/a Braised leg of lamb. Essentially, it was lamb osso buco about an inch thick that had been braised until it was falling apart tender and served over a large square of potato gallette with appropriate winter vegetables. I enjoyed every last bite! One thing we had that made this restaurant stand out was that before our bread basket was delivered, we were brought an amuse bouche (a complimentary small appetizer) of crème fraîche flavored with chive to spread on toasted bread points. It's a nice touch that you normally only see in better restaurants. Since we were both full from dinner we opted to pass on the dessert course and ended our very enjoyable meal with coffee (and Cognac, for me). While I'm sure they are more expensive for dinner and probably require a reservation in season and/or on weekends, I highly recommend this restaurant.

We had a lovely dinner at Le 52, our favorite restaurant in Paris. First of all, the ambiance was…read morekiller - superb soundtrack with an open patio in the Marais with a fun street scene to people watch. Second, the food was all very good but modern - blending classical French concepts with western presentations. Our appetizers really stood out - jambon Serrano grande reserve with good French butter, Plus burrata with olive puree. We had an orange wine with dinner that matched our dishes, and was very good. The serve spoke enough English for us to get by and also was very friendly. Finally our kids loved it. Should I get to return to Paris I will be paying Le 52 another visit!

Ambience is amazing. Service is excellent. Food is top tier. I especially enjoyed the cod. Flavors…read morewere

If you're in the mood for good food and no fuss this is your spot. It was a great meal without the…read morepomp and circumstance. Nothing was lacking. Everything was executed well and the service was tight and right. There's no flair to the space. We had some great food. The foie gras was delicious. The hanger steak was flawlessly executed. Asparagus was divine. The queen of the meal was the soufflé. Gorgeous. I highly recommend this spot for the foodies.

Les Canailles provides what Parisian bistros have always offered: brusque service; busy and noisy…read moresurroundings; and delicious comfort food, dressed and plated with the elegance innate to French cuisiniers. I've dined at Les Canailles a couple of times. The first was a few years ago, when I was invited by colleagues who suggested dinner first, and then some billiards. Because I'd heard that the French eat late, I puttered around until 7. My friends showed up at 9. We were seated at 9:30. (We left the billiard hall at 5 a.m.) At Les Canailles, our waiter was inscrutable. I couldn't tell if he was bothered that we'd come so close to closing time, or if he didn't mind and was simply dyspeptic. I'd have been more concerned, but I was hungry, and distracted by my table's conversation, and I'd been lightly abused by servers at every meal in Paris. Don't let my memory dissuade you from Les Canailles. No one, tourist or local, ventures out to dine in Paris expecting warm comfort from the service staff. Les Canailles is charming, in the way that train stations or farmer's markets, with their bustle of people and their colors and aromas can charm a person. I've never felt a stranger there; the place and its excited vibe drew me in, and made me feel like I was at a party. It's a cool experience, if you're open to it. And the food? It's easy but unhelpful to say, "Well, it's Paris, isn't it?" and let it go at that. It's important to acknowledge the good work of Chef Clement Gallot, whose farm-to-table approach works superbly with his menu of sensibly-modified French country favorites and personal creations. I'd praise the pastry chef as well, but it's not clear to me that Chef Clement doesn't do everything himself. Should you make a reservation? Of course you should. You're an adult. Should you tell your friends about Les Canailles? That's a harder question to answer. On the one hand, no one likes to see their favorite spot overwhelmed by new people, but on the other, there's extra room in Heaven for those that perform missionary work.

A classic and vibey dinner spot serving refined French dishes…read more We enjoyed their Duck and Veal Stew with crispy roasted Potatoes, as well as the Oeuf Mayo. Their Chocolate Mousse with Olive Oil was also a nice finish to the meal.

Absolutely amazing. This restaurant was recommended by our hotel and was very close. It was warm…read moreand welcoming. The wine was good, the food was fantastic, and the service was good. We are still talking about the beef cheek.... So delicious.

This is a very small venue, so be sure to make a reservation if you plan to dine here. We enjoyed…read morefood - even my local French friend loved it! :) They have nice 'set menu' pricing for Monday through Friday for anyone who is interested. I started with Bean salad, moved on Monkfish main dish, and finished with chocolate dessert. Everything tasted great and the portion was perfect. Thought it was very reasonably priced. This is one of the rare places being open on Sunday - another bonus point!

What a wonderful find. The food was amazing and the service…read morewas great. Our waiter was such a fun guy he made our experience even better with his humor and great recommendations. Everything we had honestly tasted so good. Definitely would go with the chefs recommendations and add things to it as you please.

A perfect 3 star experience, in a beautiful pavilion inside the Bois de Boulogne…read more We took the Orsay menu. The piperade amuse bouche was a great opening, fresh and full of taste, one of the best bites of the evening. The crab with the dashi and fennel cream was amazing. The rouille with the fresh almonds was amazing too, a very clever dish. Even the tomato, so simple, was outstanding. The cheese soufflé with Comté cream is superb, rich but not heavy at all. And the pollen dessert with the honey ice cream is one of the best desserts I ever had. Great wine by the glass, no need to take a bottle to drink well here. The service was perfect from start to finish.

Le Pré Catelan is a beautiful restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne, an enormous public park/forest on…read morethe edge of Paris, in the 16th arrondissement. Matt B. and I went for a fancy date night during a family trip while my parents watched our kids. I admit I picked it because it was a 3-star Michelin joint, the only one that had availability on the night we wanted by the time I looked, about a month in advance. It was pretty much what I was looking for, a tremendously nice restaurant with excellent service and top notch food. Our reservation was for 7:00 on a Saturday night, and we were the only guests in the dining room when we arrived late, around 7:10. The space was quite opulent, decked out in marble and wallpaper and chandeliers and draperies, a lot of white with splashes of green. Our table faced a wall of windows that looked out onto the park. The sun set very late, and it was a little weird being in that bright dining room with the full staff and no other customers. Thankfully, others arrived soon after us--I guess Pré Catelan doesn't even open until 7:00--but the vibe remained quiet and subdued throughout our dinner. Service was formal but warm, with a whole team attending to our every need throughout our visit, which lasted just over three hours. Pré Catelan offers two tasting menus, and we went with the Orsay, the more pared down option. (We were told we'd want to budget at least four hours for the Menu du Pré.) We started our evening with a couple glasses of rosé champagne, then shared a bottle of white Burgundy with our meal--the 2023 Saint-Aubin Premier Cru "Murgers des Dents de Chien," recommended by an impressive young sommelier from the Ivory Coast. There was no wine pairing option, which was too bad, as we enjoy the ceremony, but this wine was a great pick. The first bite of food was a tiny tartlet with cheese, bell pepper, and tomato, a delightful amuse bouche. This was quickly followed by crusty house bread and good yellow French butter. Then, the first course listed on the Orsay menu: eggplant with caviar, avocado cream, and curry under a crispy pastry shell. The heart of our dinner was a series of elegant seafood dishes, every one of them creative, finely wrought, and delicious. There was sweet crab in a flavorful foamed broth of dashi, hot jelly, and fennel cream. Then a house signature, also Frenchy foamy: the langoustine ravioli with duck foie gras emulsion, draped with a thin layer of duck jelly speckled with gold flakes. A marvelous, playful dish that helped make Chef Frédéric Anton's reputation. The next course was actually two courses, both made with cod. First, a perfectly cooked fillet dusted with seaweed and lime zest and served over beurre blanc. Maybe the single best piece of cod I've ever eaten. Then a soft brandade, a salty layer of cod whipped with potato and olive oil and likely a lot of butter. There was one meat course, a tender, hearty piece of poached squab glazed with honey and dates, then studded with a crust of crunchy semolina. Then we had a cheese course that looked like dessert: an airy steamed soufflé covered in a lush, fragrant aged Comté cream. If I had one criticism of this meal, it would be that there was a skincare aisle's worth of rich foams and creams, but every one of them tasted fantastic. I loved the palate cleanser, a small, refreshing scoop of sorbet with dill, basil, and lemon. Then there were two desserts. A delicate sort of pollen sundae with sablé and honey ice cream, light and not too sweet; and a smooth, dark bitter cacao pie, served with vanilla ice cream. Finally, a few mignardises: lemon tartlet, fig and spice pâte de fruits, and chocolate truffle, three neat little bites. There was still a tiny bit of light out when we left, and we declined our server's offer to call a taxi on our behalf. In retrospect, we should've taken it, and our server should maybe have pressed harder, as we found ourselves fully in the woods ten minutes later, the night suddenly dark as we tried to get out to find the subway. In any case, we had a wonderful dinner at Le Pré Catelan, and no one murdered us even a little. I'd recommend it if you want a maximally luxurious meal while in Paris. Worth noting, too, that the lunch is much more affordable, and the forest is lovely in daylight.