The restaurants

Where to lunch? Where to have dinner? Where to take a coffee, a really fresh and tasty beer? The choice is yours...

Some gourmet restaurants


3* - L'Ambroisie

9 Place des Vosges - 75004 Paris
Métro: Saint-Paul
Tel: 01 42 78 51 45
Closed: Sunday and Monday - From August 1st to the 21st - Saint-Sylvestre day -
Carte: 196/252 €

Located under the arcades of Place des Vosges, L'Ambroisie serves food that seems fit for the Gods. In this royal setting, created by the decorator François-Joseph Graf, you will be treated to a meal that borderlines perfection.


2* - Le Grand Véfour

17 Rue du Beaujolais - 75001 Paris
Metro: Palais-Royal
Tel: 01 42 96 56 27
Fax: 01 42 86 80 71
E-mail: grand.vefour@wanadoo.fr
Closed: Friday night, Saturday and Sunday – July 28th to August25th - December 24th to
January 1st.
Menu: 88 € (Lunch) / 268 €
Carte: 194/235 €

A real Paris institution, this restaurant is situated across from Palais Royal garden and is decorated exquisitely in 18th century artwork. With its extensive trimming, mirrors and mural paintings, Le Grand Véfour is a historical site. It is considered to be one of the best restaurants in Paris; Bonaparte, Victor Hugo, Cocteau and Colette were all frequent customers. The Chef, Guy Martin, reinvents many of the old classics with some of his own fresh ideas.


1* - Gérard Besson

5 Rue du Coq Héron - 75001 Paris
Metro: Louvre Rivoli
Tel: 01 42 33 14 74
Fax: 01 42 33 85 71
E-mail: gerard.besson4@libertysurf.fr
Closed : Saturday for lunch and Sunday – from July 26th to August 18th.
Menu: 48 € (lunch) - 120/125 €
Carte: 113/157 €

Beige monochrome paintings, still lives, and toile de Jouy adorn this elegant restaurant situated between the Palais Royal and the Places des Victoires, just a stone's throw away from Les Halles. The chef, Gérard Besson, at 28, was already considered a Meilleur Ouvrier de France. Originally from Bourgogne, he has always worked with premium foods and prefers to prepare them in a simple fashion in order to preserve their original flavours. In the fall, be sure to enjoy the game.