Best Michelin starred restaurants in Paris

The Michelin Guide is a guarantee of excellence. It lists and celebrates the best of gastronomy. Every chef’s dream is to obtain a famous star. Do you also dream of spending a special moment in a starred restaurant? Without spending a fortune in a 3 star hotel, some small pleasures can be very affordable. Indeed, the big starred restaurants generally offer a cheaper lunch menu. Here is a selection of 11 of the best Michelin starred restaurants in Paris to make your mouth water. You will be able to dream in front of the dishes of 1, 2 or 3 stars and even find the best starred restaurants by price in Paris.

Epicure: 3 stars

In the heart of the luxurious Bristol Hotel, the Epicure restaurant, in reference to the philosopher, is a sumptuous setting with a timeless décor. Chef Eric Fréchon’s refined cuisine always aims for excellence and is worthy of its three stars. You will find in the tasting menu the signature dishes of this culinary goldsmith. Try his macaroni stuffed with black truffle, artichoke and duck foie gras, or his king scampi just cooked with thyme-lemon and his claw broth with citrus fruits. The service is of course impeccable. Count on a budget of 350 to 395 € for a meal, but it is a moment of pleasure that you will not regret!

Pierre Gagnaire: 3 stars

The three-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire needs no introduction. In his restaurant at the foot of the Balzac Hotel, his complex, modern and creative cuisine promises a sensory journey. Always in search of excellence, the land-sea agreements are mastered to perfection, the vegetables are sublimated. The inevitable “grand dessert” closes the meal like a final bouquet. In the image of this great house, the service is impeccable, attentive and delicate. The decoration, very elegant, is articulated around the charcoal fresco of the artist Adel Abdessemed, which makes think of an “urban Lascaux”. Menus are 90 € (for lunch) and 310 €. Count 400 € for the card.

L’Arpège : 3 stars

Located on rue de Varennes in the 7ᵉ arrondissement, l’Arpège is Alain Passard’s place of experimentation. This chef, known worldwide for his celebration of vegetables, is passionate and generous. He brings back treasures from his vegetable gardens and creates his menus according to the seasons and inspiration. His ambition is to “make vegetables a great vintage”, all in a concern for eco-responsibility, because the chef likes to work in confidence with his suppliers. The €185 lunch menu is always different, depending on the inspiration of the chefs, while the €490 dinner menu is a farandole of 13 dishes featuring vegetables. At L’Arpège, you are welcomed in a garden, the armchairs are made of rattan, the walls are decorated with delicate plant frescos. One could think one was in a vegetable garden and almost hear the birds singing.

Custom made by Thierry Marx : 2 stars

The Mandarin Oriental, rue Saint Honoré, has given carte blanche to the chef Thierry Marx to create his restaurant. Thus was born “Sur Mesure”. The chef, a great traveler and follower of Tai Chi, likes to play with flavors and textures, like a meticulous goldsmith. You are received by a warm staff in a zen and futuristic decor, all white. The lunch menu, at 85 €, is an excellent reason to come and taste gastronomic cuisine at a more affordable price. You will not regret your trip, both sensory and gustatory. Yuzu on the cake, chef Thierry Marx often comes to chat with customers at the end of the meal!

Le Grand Restaurant – Jean-François Piège : 2 stars

More than a restaurant, the chef Jean-François Piège claims this place as a “laboratory of great cuisine”. Here, we seek excellence and above all culinary emotion. You will feel like you are spending a special moment. The lunch menu is 166 €. We taste modern and tasty dishes. Chef Piège’s flagship dessert is the Blanc Manger: an inverted floating island of great finesse and lightness, which contains a creamy vanilla cream. A delight!

The Stage: 2 stars

In her restaurant La Scène on rue Matignon, chef Stéphanie Le Quellec, made famous by the TV show Top Chef, likes to “desacralize great cuisine”. In a wooded, modern and chic decor, the chef will make you discover a cuisine of spirit, of an apparent simplicity and of a great finesse. She sublimates red mullet, langoustine or the sweet and crunchy taste of peas, with her signature dish “spring on the plate”. For dessert, you will enjoy the tasty pastries of Pierre Chirac. An address not to be missed which deserves its two stars in the Michelin Guide.

Nicolas Flamel Inn: 1 star

This house of 1407, having belonged to Nicolas Flamel, is the oldest in Paris. We don’t know if Nicolas Flamel was really an alchemist, but one thing is for sure: Chef Grégory Garimbay turns his dishes into gold! You will discover here a modern, balanced and fragrant cuisine. A zucchini and blackberry jelly is accompanied by smoked ricotta and a Green Zebra tomato sorbet, the blue lobster is highlighted by a shellfish jus and crunchy peas. The desserts are surprising, like the chocolate and chanterelle tartlet. TheAuberge Nicolas Flamel fully deserves its star. The lunch menu is €45, which allows you to taste the cuisine of an affordable Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris.

FIEF : 1 star

FIEF stands for “Fait Ici En France”. An eco-responsible will assumed and defended by the chef Victor Mercier, in his restaurant in the rue Folie-Méricourt, in the 11ᵉ. At FIEF, you will taste ONLY French products: fish from Brittany, pigeon from Poitou, an ice cream with melilot to replace vanilla. You will find in Chef Mercier’s cuisine a real personality and an excellent mastery of flavors. In a comfortable and friendly atmosphere, you will spend a pleasant moment, for very reasonable prices for a star restaurant.

Contrast: 1 star

Contrast is the surprising alliance of the Breton chef Erwan Ledru and the Perpignanese Kévin de Porre. It is also a reference to the difference between the old cachet of the place and its contemporary decoration. Contrasts and mixtures of origins, which you will find in the plate with mastered land-sea agreements: like the Breton lobster with buckwheat, the monkfish with shellfish and chorizo, the Iberian pig accompanied by an oyster from Cancale. The menu is short, because the chefs cook seasonal products. The prices are very affordable for a starred restaurant: the lunch menu is 42 € and the tasting menu is 90 €.

Substance: 1 star

Chef Matthias Marc, with an impressive CV and finalist of Top Chef 2021, welcomes you to his restaurant Substance. Here, we cook beautiful products, obtained in short circuit. In a modern and very creative cuisine, the chef pays tribute to his Jura origins in small ways. You can enjoy gnocchi with vegetable charcoal, fermented watercress coulis and Morteau sausage juice or lobster in marrow bone crumbs and geranium-infused juice. The chef cultivates his creative and vegetal inspirations. Do not hesitate to discover this excellent address!

MoSuKe : 1 star

Chef Mory Sacko became very popular thanks to the TopChef 2021 show. He moved to the 14ᵉ arrondissement to open his new restaurant MoSuKe. Of Malian origin, fascinated by Japan, MoSuKe is the fusion of the first name of the chief and Yasuke, the only African samurai to have existed in the Land of the Rising Sun. The result is singular: Mory Sacko delivers a mixed and very inventive cuisine. The sticky rice with tam-miso and mushrooms or the beef picanha with tamarind maté sauce are two examples. Such a success deserves a star. This address promises you a beautiful culinary journey.

With this selection, don’t salivate in front of TopChef and book your table in one of the best Michelin starred restaurants in Paris!