The Best Restaurant in Around the Eiffel Tower, Paris

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Lively bistros and daring contemporary restaurants bring unexpected exuberance to the otherwise sedate streets around the Eiffel Tower. Because money is rarely an object in this area, you can find everything from top-notch contemporary restaurants that draw foodies to nostalgic bistros that appeal to aristocratic residents with comfort-food cravings.

David Toutain

$$$$ | Eiffel Tower Fodor's Choice

Although two-Michelin-star chef David Toutain's approach may be exasperatingly conceptual for some, others find his earthy, surprising, and inspired concoctions, served in a sleek modern space, utterly thrilling. Each dish is a lesson in contrasts—of temperature, texture, and flavor—as well as a feat of composition: briny oysters, brussels sprouts, and foie gras in a warm potato consommé; creamy raw oysters with tart kiwi and yuzu; crispy pork chips alongside velvety smoked potato puree. Toutain has a particular soft spot for root vegetables and truffles, which he sprinkles liberally throughout dishes like salsify broth with lardo and black truffle. 

29 rue Surcouf, Paris, 75007, France
01–45–50–11–10
Known For
  • Equally wonderful choices for vegetarians and carnivores
  • Reservations essential for this epitome of "seasonal" cuisine
  • Prix-fixe menus only, with plenty of avant-garde thrills
Restaurant Details
Closed weekends. No lunch Wed.
Reservations essential

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