Paris has an impressive list of excellent restaurants found in museums.
James Paxton
Fine dining at museums is not only a privilege of visitors of the in New York, but seems to be a welcome new trend all round the world.
Paris has an impressive list of excellent restaurants found in museums. Some of them have as many guests for lunch from non-visitors to the museum as from visitors to the museum. And for dinner, the majority of the crowd is often made up of non-visitors to the museum.
The , for example, has many eating-places, but is the perfect spot for a light lunch. The terrace opens onto the courtyard of the Museum and the Tuileries Gardens. The view, with in the southwest background, is astonishing.
Literally next door to the , operates one of the trendiest restaurant lounge bars in Paris, Le Saut du Loup . But do not go there for the cuisine.
, on the 6th floor of , is perfect for lunch while visiting the Museum and is as trendy as life itself at night. The view of Paris is … magnifique, and the cuisine is more World than French. The crowd, especially during the Fashion Seasons, is Beautiful. as , is part of the Coste Restaurant and Hotel Group.
Built for the universal exhibition of 1937, the Palais de Tokyo remains one of the centers in Paris for contemporary art, although most of its art on exhibition before the 1980s has been moved -- either to or to . The self-service restaurant allows you to eat outside, as does , the museum\'s gastronomic restaurant, which offers a light French cuisine with hints of Asian Fusion.
Restaurant Les Ombres at Musee du quai Branly is not only the best museum restaurant in terms of food and décor, but ranks among the Carnet list of recommended restaurants in Paris. Jean Nouvel, the architect of the museum, describes the restaurant as a carapace of a tortoise with its round space capped by a domed ceiling with ironwork and glass. At night, the lights of the Eiffel Tower overhanging the six-floor restaurant, illuminate your cutlery and glasses.
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