TAILLEVENT

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Best restaurant for classical French cuisine. Too often, Michelin restaurants are too fancy for real food w all those molecular cooking. It’s nice to have really well done real food. TAILLEVENT is a classy place for that. To me, it’s one of the best restaurants in Paris. Service is impeccable. The wine list is probably one of the most extensive one that I’ve seen in Paris. Just the champagne collection has about 300 choices.

71st in my Paris Michelin Stars Marathon
The establishment renewed.

Le Taillevent is an institution, even its wine list is legendary. When you set foot there, passing the voiturier, you set foot in a just renewed two stars establishment. Honestly, you have to enjoy the ceremonial. First, they ll take care of your coats, then you’ll be escorted through the hallway, then through first room, and finally to the main dinner room, greeted all the way long by members of the staff. This is pure classism. Yet, classism wouldn’t feel right if it felt old and out of fashion. Here, the place has been renovated is a very elegant manner, stressing the classism but removing the unnecessary ornements from past to add designed elements. For those who reads my reviews, it’s very similar to the « trente trois ». Beautifully integrated. And if you add the perfectly balanced Michelin star service (close, warm and yet distant enough), you feel exactly what you should : You have all the Michelin multistars code within a contemporary setting.

The question is: does the cuisine match the place? Yes. Just like La Tour d Argent or Lucas Carton, the task is daunting. But the chef manages the same balance the designer or the brigade de salle did: Classism with a dash of contemporary. So dishes are revisited, just the way they should ever be.

The crowd was a mix of business, couples and friends enjoying a great meal. The mood is very classic and upscale. Gentlemen do not need to wear a suit anymore, but I did think that the atmosphere calls for it.

It’s a solid 2 stars, I had a great experience.

Update 2022: Went back after a year. It’s called an institution because it’s stable. And it is. What I may have not praised enough in my previous review was the quality of the wine list, but the rest was as good as the first time. Don’t get me wrong, I did not have the same dishes. The chef does change the menu. Actually, you can compare the menu I took last year to the one this year. There’s movement, but as the famous quote says “Everything has to change so that nothing changes”. Those changes guarantee you that Taillevent will stay Taillevent.

Having said that I did prefer this time.

Definitely a very solid two stars

Une de mes meilleures expériences

i really love this restaurant and this restaurant was excellent before the pandemic, but i was surprised at seeing that some guests wore jeans and normal shirt on the other day. The recent atmosphere become terrible compared with previous one. i would like this restaurant to punish jeans and normal shirt for guests.