A look back at these new Parisian restaurants you urgently need to try out
New restaurants are springing up in Paris, and the editorial team has selected its favorites! From cutting-edge musical concepts to family-friendly tributes and institutional revivals, the Parisian culinary scene is diversifying. Here are the places to try, depending on your gastronomic mood.
Kinugawa Rive Gauche: the Japanese rooftop that aims high
The Kinugawa group (restaurants in Vendôme, Matignon, Ramatuelle…) opens a new spot at the top of the Hôtel Sax, in the very bourgeois 7th arrondissement. With a view of the Eiffel Tower, bronze furniture and natural wood, and a fusion menu blending Japan and France, the “wow” effect is immediate.
Special mention for the Black Cod with miso and the tuna tartar with caviar. This is the rooftop to know if you want to impress without going overboard.
📍55 Avenue de Saxe, Paris 7th arrondissement
Monsieur Claude: Danny Khezzar makes his suburban debut
Top Chef finalist Danny Khezzar opens Monsieur Claude in Rueil-Malmaison, in tribute to his grandfather. Perched at a height of 14 meters, the all-glass space features a central piano: the symbol of a cuisine nourished as much by music as by terroir.
At under €50, the menu is gourmet, accessible and unpretentious. The experience should be tried for what it is: a sentimental bistro, more than a gastronomic manifesto.
📍Place Line Renaud, Rueil-Malmaison
Em Sherif: Lebanese tradition revisited
In the chic 8th arrondissement, Em Sherif reconciles refinement and Lebanese generosity. There’s no fixed folklore here, just a contemporary reinterpretation of a cuisine from the Levant that is all too often standardized. The soberly chic decor serves as a showcase for a masterful menu: velvety hummus, crispy falafel and revisited pastries form a coherent ballet of flavors.
The best part? The restaurant, which is open all day, has established itself as a choice address for late lunches or elegant dinners, while retaining a culinary identity faithful to its roots. One of our favorite Lebanese restaurants.
📍134 Bd Haussmann, Paris 8e
Divo: pizza, techno and sleek acoustics
Divo could be a pizzeria like so many others. Except that here, music is at the heart of the experience. Every sonic detail has been thought out by Lucas Moinet, acoustic engineer with the Groove Boys Project collective. The result is a room where weekend DJ sets don’t overwhelm the food, but rather extend it.
On the menu: wood-fired pizzas, generous plates, and an ambience reminiscent of certain Berlin tables where you dine before dancing.
📍116 Rue Amelot, Paris 11th arrondissement
Irwin: when family tradition becomes a culinary gesture
Here, Irwin Durand signs a discreet ode to French cuisine, with a delicate nod to his great-grandmother Irma, the inspiration behind the name. The place – intimate, with just 30 covers – is distinguished by precision in execution and a focus on raw produce.
Pastry chef Tessa Ponzo ‘s sincere desserts are inspired by the moment and plant-based ingredients. An ultra-personal experience, far removed from trends, for lovers of subtle gastronomy.
📍22 Rue Cambacérès, Paris 8e
Fuga W: two women, a rooftop and lots of wine
Fuga W plays the Mediterranean chic card with a 100% female kitchen team: Stéphanie Moquet and Marie Pacotte. The setting? A verdant rooftop in the 8th arrondissement. The ambience? Intimate, elegant, punctuated by live concerts and wine tastings.
The address appeals for its balance between sophistication and sensory accessibility, a rarity in this often stuffy neighborhood. The Fuga Group’s restaurants always please us.
📍28 Rue de Monceau, Paris 8e
Temple & Chapon: New York steakhouse meets French heritage
Here, chef Mélanie Serre revisits the American chophouses of the ’50s, with a distinctly French twist. The glass roof, oysters au gratin, crab cakes and cured meats make this a table that stands out from the crowd in the Marais.
With 100 covers, a generous menu and elegant staging, Temple & Chapon has succeeded in creating a masterful retro-chic fusion without lapsing into pastiche.
📍116 Rue du Temple, Paris 3rd arrondissement
La Trattoria di Bambini: country-style pizzas in Yvelines
In the bucolic setting of the Ferme de l’Abbaye in Les Vaux-de-Cernay, La Trattoria di Bambini celebrates the dolce vita version of a large family. Wood-fired pizzas, large tables, running children and a sun-drenched terrace: people come here to recharge their batteries as much as to eat well.
Open only from Thursday to Sunday, this place embodies rural luxury, simple and sincere.
📍Route de l’Abbaye, 78720 Cernay-la-Ville, France
Le Mouton Blanc: a legend returns with a bang
A 16th arrondissement institution, Le Mouton Blanc reopens under the leadership of the duo Margot and Félix Dumant, supported by Tristan Lefebvre. The result: bourgeois cuisine with a Normandy touch, served in a historic setting where Molière and La Fontaine once met.
Moules marinières, black pudding with apples, escalope à la Normande, teurgoule… The menu smells of family Sundays and forgotten flavors. A heritage address, brought up to date without mawkish nostalgia.
📍40 Rue d’Auteuil, Paris 16th arrondissement
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