“Guarantees and pie crusts are made to be damaged.” -Jonathan Swift, poet & satirist, Well mannered Dialog (1738)
Find it irresistible or detest it, Valentine’s Day is right here once more. Right here’s a choice of scrumptious addresses to rejoice. All you want is love – and a contact of caviar and somewhat chocolate. And if le jour de la Saint-Valentin isn’t actually your factor, these tables provide tasty delicacies for a warming winter meal in February.
courtesy of the French Bastards
Les French Bastards
Foodporn! Excellent for Valentine’s celebrations. Head straight to the Bastards just lately opened boulangerie outpost situated on a favourite market road (rue de Lévis dates again to the 1600s!). Designed to supply a pleasant and modern expertise, the brand new boutique was adorned with uncooked concrete and pure wooden. There’s seating indoors and, for hotter climate, an out of doors terrace. What’s to not like?
DETAILS
52, rue de Lévis, seventeenth
Metro: Villiers
Open 7/7
Fauchon
The unique assortment Paris Je T’aime – BISOU BISOU celebrates love from macarons (€2.50) to champagne rosé (€49). An iconic Parisian maison de gourmandise since 1886, Fauchon’s a part of the DNA of the Metropolis of Gentle. Head to the Grand Café Fauchon, housed contained in the lodge, on the place de la Madeleine.
Fish & chips. Courtesy of The Blossom Arms
The Blossom Arms
The self-proclaimed “Fashionable Pub with Frenchy sauce” serves the very best fish & chips in Paris. Opened in March 2024, it’s all about conviviality and draught craft beer. This good idea is by Alexandre Chapier, the founding father of Blossom Burgers (rue de Chabrol, tenth), essentially the most rock ‘n roll of Parisian burger joints. His credo within the seventeenth? Reconciling Guinness lovers, initiated foodies and English soccer followers across the desk and on the bar.
The chef first labored in Lot-et-Garonne, within the kitchens of the now shuttered Une Auberge en Gascogne, with chef Fabrice Biasiolo, then he educated in Paris, alongside Akrame Benallal, then in Bordeaux, lastly in London with Gordon Ramsay. Now, in homage to his love of London and its tradition, the chef is bringing fish & chips, an emblem of English street-food, to the French capital.
Begin with L’Ozzy’s fish & chips (€21)- ultra-crispy batter sprinkled with spices, tender haddock fillet golden fries – double-cooked in fact! Attempt the fish burger (€18.90)- simply as crispy, in its plump potato bun, do-it-yourself tartar sauce. Or select the fried halloumi, served with crunchy broccolini and curry mayo. There’s additionally a delicate crab bun, with kohlrabi remoulade, chervil, iceberg and pickles; tuna soften with buttered bread, mayo and cheddar; and grilled cheese toastie with 12-month Comté, matured cheddar and pickles. Don’t miss the decadent chocolate & Guinness mousse.
There’s the identical look after high quality in the case of booze: the Paddington Martini (€12.50), London Mule (€9.50), choice of craft beers on faucet, and bien sûr, Guinness!
We admire the good-looking bar, bottle-green partitions, vivid tapestries and eclectic mixture of offbeat pictures and work on the partitions. It’s a singular ambiance; we’re in Paris which we love, a beer in a single hand, eyes mounted on Premier League matches broadcast on the screens! Making new greatest pals, good for Valentine celebrations.
DETAILS
17 rue Man Môquet, seventeenth
Metro: Man Môquet /Brochant
Open 7/7
Kitchen open from 12 midday to 2:30 pm and from 7 pm to 10 pm
Bar service from 11:30 am to 2 am
Bistrot des Fables
David Bottreau, a former disciple of chef Christian Fixed (who fortunately helped create the menu), took over the reins of this Parisian establishment in 2023. Bottreau is garnering nice critiques within the bistro previously occupied by Café Lignac, on rue Saint-Dominique. Listed here are some pattern dishes: frog’s legs in parsley with candy garlic cream (€14); Herring Fillets with potatoes in oil (€12); Mimosa egg, white tuna, lettuce coronary heart (€9); Salmon fillet grilled on one facet, sorrel sauce, steamed potatoes (€26); Beef cheek stew (€25); Vanilla rice pudding (€11).
What’s extra Le Bistrot des Fables opens each day for a usually Parisian breakfast (7:30 to 11 am). Get pleasure from toast, croissants, omelettes, boiled eggs, sizzling drinks and freshly squeezed juices. And Bottreau additionally helms Comptoir des Fables on the opposite facet of the rue!
DETAILS
139 Rue Saint-Dominique, seventh
Metro: Alma Marceau/Ecole Militaire
Steady service from 12 midday to 11 pm
Common spend €40-50
Maison Bréguet – Lunch €29
Positioned within the coronary heart of the eleventh arrondissement, close to place de la Bastille, Maison Bréguet, the 5-star boutique lodge, options within the deal with books of savvy vacationers in the hunt for tradition, style and journey. On the helm of the open kitchen, younger chef Adrien Milliand provides a inventive Mediterranean-inspired culinary expertise celebrating market contemporary, seasonal merchandise. Accessible at lunch, from Monday- Saturday, the Market Menu takes us on a pleasant style journey. Match with wine of the second, white or purple (€7). This thrilling menu modifications weekly, guaranteeing a renewed culinary discovery with every go to and, for residents, there’s an indoor pool, spa, health club, hammam. Bréguet’s Valentine Menu features a coupe of champagne Besserat de Bellefon, amuse bouche, starter, essential and scrumptious darkish chocolate kiss, ardour fruit + caramel/citrus dessert (€95).
DETAILS
8, rue Bréguet, eleventh
Metro: Bastille
Tel: +33 (0)1 58 30 32 31
Pierre Hermé x La Poste
Yearly, with admirable panache, for Valentine’s Day, La Poste creates a restricted version collection of stamps. For 2025, La Poste groups up with Maison Pierre Hermé, Paris, providing an beautiful assortment based mostly on the Ispahan Coronary heart and the Macaron Coronary heart. “The dialogue between these two establishments symbolizes the assembly of two iconic worlds of the French artwork of residing: philately and haute pâtisserie,” says La Poste. “Philately and pastry come collectively in an act of transmission and sharing,” says PH. “Whether or not you’re savoring desserts or sending letters, it’s arousing distinctive feelings.”
PH’s beau boutique “Infiniment Chocolat,” devoted to the universe of chocolate, just lately opened at 23, boulevard des Capucines. Monsieur Hermé is a member of associations together with the Comité Colbert and Relais Desserts. Maison Pierre Hermé Paris can also be a companion of luxurious resorts like The Ritz Carlton, Park Hyatt, La Mamounia, New Otani, Oetker Assortment, 4 Seasons, and Rosewood. There’s now greater than 90 factors of sale in 12 nations and a devoted workforce of greater than 700 staff.
courtesy of Hôtel Particulier Montmartre
Lodge Particulier Montmartre
So romantic! Positioned in a backyard off a quiet non-public cobblestone alley, away from the bustle of Montmartre, the décor’s eclectic and stylish at this pretty lodge and restaurant. There’s a Valentine draw to boost the night: Every visitor is invited to attract a “Bon Particulier” throughout dinner. These vouchers embody enjoyable and sensual attentions to share, however above all a “voucher for an evening for 2” in a secret suite of the Hôtel Particulier!
Right here’s the Valentine’s Day menu. To start: sizzling & spicy champagne oyster or little “chou”, truffle coronary heart. Then select between scallops or vegetable ravioli served with ginger-infused broth. Get pleasure from a essential course of mignon of veal, sage, smoked parsnip mousseline, sunchoke or pressed celeriac tournedos. Then indulge with the Particulière Love Pear or Xoco chocolate soufflé. The fee is €195 per individual, and there will likely be stay music.
DETAILS
23, avenue Junot, 18th
Metro: Lamarck-Caulaincourt/Abbesses
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 41 81 40
Caviar des amoureux, courtesy of Caviar Kaspia
Caviar Kaspia (since 1927)
“Due to its rarity, worth and beautiful style, caviar has at all times performed an important position within the artwork of seduction,” explains aficionado Vicent Rosso. “Now there’s a brand new technique to declare your love by sharing pleased moments with beautiful Caviar Impérial Baeri, Valentine packaged, introduced in a beautiful tin.”
The très Parisian deal with (we noticed Gigi Hadid there just lately!) at Place de la Madeleine reveals its Valentine’s Day Menu, a gastronomic celebration devoted to lovers and fans of the culinary artwork of caviar, with “Le Caviar des Amoureux”.
Two new strategies for an unforgettable Valentine’s Day/Evening:
Caviar des Amoureux, Particular Version Purple Field Caviar Impérial Baeri to be loved on the restaurant:
80€ for 30 g
130€ for 50g
Kaspia Ardour Field €409 with the 250g Salmon Coronary heart & Kaspia engraved Pearly Spoons:
(Choice: +12€ for the present field)
The Kaspia Ardour Field consists of:
1x 100g of Caviar des Amoureux (Impérial Baeri)
1 bottle of Kaspia Champagne
1 Salmon Coronary heart
2 potatoes
2 Mom-of-pearl spoons
DETAILS
17, place de la Madeleine,
Metro: Madeleine
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 65 33 32
Rodin’s The Kiss. Credit score: Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917, LE BAISER, Vers 1882, Crédit agence photographique du musée Rodin/ J Manoukian)
Musée Rodin
Dance the night time away on the most romantic deal with in Paris. The museum is internet hosting la soirée LOVE, a night jam-packed with actions. You’ll be able to study to bounce the polka throughout a moonlit ball, impressed by the nightlife of Belle Époque Paris, led by professional dancers. Hearken to stay live shows and poems carried out all through the mansion. Compose your personal poem, impressed from the museum’s paintings, underneath the tutelage of a professional author. Create a self-portrait to present the one you love in a drawing workshop. The complete record of actions might be discovered right here. Tickets price 27 euros and should be reserved prematurely.
Lead picture credit score : courtesy of Bistro des Fables
