Valentine’s Day: 5 fine tables to celebrate love with a gourmet dinner
Paris, the capital of romance and gastronomy, lends itself perfectly to Valentine’s Day celebrations. For gourmet lovers, the city abounds with exceptional restaurants where every dish becomes a declaration of love, every detail a delicate attention. With their imaginative menus, rare products and refined settings, these addresses transform a dinner into a true sensory experience for two. Here is a selection of five Parisian restaurants where elegance, taste and emotion meet for an unforgettable Valentine’s Day.
Quinsou, a Valentine’s Day of refinement
For Valentine’s Day, Quinsou offers a gastronomic experience of great finesse, where precise flavors and Asian influences meet exceptional products. A confidential table, ideal for lovers of subtle, demanding cuisine.
The journey begins with a series of delicate canapés. Buckwheat cracker with smoked eel and fennel, chawanmushi with smoked broth, shiitake and watercress, then pressed mackerel sushi with cider vinegar and shiso jangaji.
Starters include sea bream tartare with sweet Korean spices, lemon caviar and Corsican pomelo, followed by langoustines in fine kombu jelly with Osciètre caviar, soy cream, candied yuzu and Granville cockles.
The main courses continue this dialogue between land and sea, with roasted monkfish with kombu jam, roasted salsify with sake and yuzu sauce, then a rack of veal from the Basque region with Richerenche black truffle, served with truffled celery purée and celery voile.
For dessert, a praline surprise combining tamarind caramel, chocolate ice cream and Madagascar vanilla cream. The mignardises extend the pleasure with Piedmont hazelnut croquines, pear and Buddha hand fruit pastes, and dark Peruvian chocolate truffles with chestnut honey.
Restaurant Quinsou
Address: 33 Rue de l’Abbé Grégoire, 75006 Paris
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Menu Saint Valentin 265 €
Wine and food pairing 115 €
Reservations: [email protected] +33 1 43 43 43 43
Vendémiaire, a festive Valentine’s Day
On Saturday February 14, the Vendémiaire restaurant celebrates love in a warm and elegant atmosphere. An evening designed for couples in search of a gourmet dinner punctuated by live music, roses and beautiful attentions. The evening begins with oysters and their condiments, followed by a lobster brioche topped with a civet sauce. For the main course, the classic filet de boeuf Rossini imposes itself with generosity. The dinner concludes with a chocolate and citrus dessert, a perfect balance of intensity and freshness. A glass of champagne is offered to enhance this festive and romantic moment.
Restaurant Vendémiaire
Address:54 Bd de la Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Menu Saint Valentin 99 € per person
By reservation only
Reservations: [email protected] +33 1 42 42 42 42 www.vendemiaire.fr
At the Bristol, Valentine’s Day in all its splendor
For Valentine’s Day, the iconic Faubourg Saint Honoré palace celebrates love with two exceptional gastronomic experiences, combining haute cuisine, sweet treats and the art of French entertaining.
Menu Saint Valentin 880 €
At the Epicure restaurant, Chef Arnaud Faye orchestrates a seven-course menu conceived as a veritable gourmet declaration. The menu opens with scallops with Menton lemon, followed by lobster from the Côte d’Opale with Madras curry. The journey continues with veal mignon with winter roots and black truffle, ending on a delicate sweet note of grapefruit, rosé champagne, quince, rose and hibiscus.
Menu Saint Valentin 290 €
At 114 Faubourg, Arnaud Faye and Chef Vincent Schmit offer an equally refined interpretation. Tourteau in curry tartlet, scallops confit in walnut butter, then suckling lamb with black truffle. For dessert, an exotic fruit and saffron baba for two.
Restaurant Gastronomique Epicure, Le Bristol
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Tasting menu from € 290
Reservations: 01 53 43 43 40 – www.lebristolparis.com
An exceptional Valentine’s Day at the Plaza Athénée
For Valentine’s Day, the gastronomic restaurant of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée joins forces with the Baccarat House for an exclusive evening on Saturday February 14, 2026. A prestigious encounter between haute gastronomy, crystal and the art of living.
More than a dinner, this evening is a total immersive experience. The chefs of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée have devised a five-part menu designed as a dialogue between flavors and the brilliance of crystal. Guests will be able to rediscover the house’s emblematic classics, such as brioche Marie Antoinette with caviar or langoustine à la parisienne, as well as new creations created especially for the event.
To enhance the tasting experience, the tables are adorned with Baccarat creations. Harcourt Louis Philippe glass rubs shoulders with contemporary pieces such as the Harcourt Eve flute, in a subtle interplay between heritage and modernity. The House’s iconic red, obtained by fusing clear crystal and 24-carat gold, echoes the twenty thousand gold leaves that adorn the restaurant’s dining room.
Restaurant Gastronomique de l’Hôtel Plaza Athénée
25 avenue Montaigne, Paris 8
Saturday, February 14, 2026 from 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm
Five-course menu with a glass of Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame champagne 2018
€530 per person
Reservations: [email protected] +33 1 53 67 65 00
Mandarin Oriental Paris, a Valentine’s Day of delicacy
For Valentine’s Day, the Mandarin Oriental Paris is offering a series of experiences designed as genuine sensory interludes, combining gastronomy, sweet treats and well-being.
Dinner at Camélia
On February 14, Chef Nina Haradji created a six-course tasting menu. The journey begins with an oyster with tagetes and ginger glaze, followed by a crab ravioli in a tangy broth with lovage oil. Exceptional products follow with scallops contised with truffle and Jerusalem artichoke, then fillet of sole with cauliflower and caviar.
The main course pays tribute to the flavors of the undergrowth with a roast pigeon with mead and puffed buckwheat. The tasting concludes with La Rose, a dessert combining rose, raspberry and lychee.
Another option: the Valentine’s Day snack
From February 1 to 28, the palace extends the celebration with a snack imagined by Consultant Pastry Chef Julien Dugourd. Five delicate creations are on offer, including La Rose, a floating island with pink praline, an inverted hibiscus blackcurrant vanilla tart, a grapefruit cheesecake and a revisited pomme d’amour.
Mandarin Oriental Paris
251 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Menu Saint Valentin €280 per person excluding drinks
Goûter €70 per person / €90 with a glass of champagne
Spa Experience €750 for two people
Reservations: [email protected] 01 70 98 74 00 (dinner and goûter)
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