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Privé de Dessert: the trompe-l'oeil restaurant that shakes up the codes

For several years now, Privé de Dessert has reigned supreme as the king of trompe-l'oeil dishes. Building on their success, the brand has opened a second Parisian address, a stone's throw from the Marché d'Aligre... Privé de Dessert is a trompe-l'oeil restaurant that offers dishes that look like desserts, and pastries that strangely resemble dishes. It has been fooling thousands of gourmets for five years now with its playful dishes. In this cozy restaurant with modern decor, the floating island turns out to be pasta with very regressive truffles, the cone of churros is nothing but a portion of fries and the spaghetti carbonara, a lemon meringue pie. Dishes as tasty as they are original! This gastronomic visual deception has moreover seduced more than one, since, victim of its own success, the Sephora Nahon and Sophie Journo brand opened a second address in the 12th arrondissement last June, after their first table, at Pigalle. A generous kitchen, homemade recipes with fresh products combined with attentive service, this is the winning combination of this original concept that …