The Essential Guide to Where to Eat in Paris During Art Week
These new tables in the City of Light have gourmands swooning over their innovative approaches
As art appreciators and aficionados begin their steady descent into Paris for the city’s anticipated fairs, these buzzy new restaurants are sure to garner as much attention as the stunning works on view.
1. Elbi
Michelin-star winner Omar Dhiab serves the North African comfort foods of his childhood remastered with the finely honed skills of a haute cuisine chef at this loft in the tenth arrondissement. A must-order is the octopus-stuffed ravioli in a creamy sauce seasoned with couscous jus.
2. Oktobre
After cooking for William Ledeuil for a decade, chef Martin Maumet comes into his own at this contemporary bistro in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The menu honors the finest seasonal produce, but Maumet’s inventive use of spices, vinegar, and peppers adds epicurean voltage to an alluring offer of classic French dishes.
3. Prévelle
Located in Faubourg Saint-Germain, chef Romain Meder’s restaurant champions a daringly modern take on high-level French cuisine. “I’m looking to prove that there can be a lot of gastronomic pleasure in healthy eating,” he says. Concocting dishes like roasted cabbage with caviar and fig leaf gelée, Meder conjures flavors that are intriguingly frank, unexpected, and wild.
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2025 Late Fall Issue under the headline “French Revolution.” Subscribe to the magazine.