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the walls. Cuisine is unpredictable and fun - anything from chicken curry served on a ba-
nana leaf to caramelised chicory. DJs hit the decks some evenings.
MODERN FRENCH
MONSIEUR BLEU
York, 16e; mains €15-20; noon-2am; Iéna)
An 'in' address with the ubercool fashion set since opening in 2013, this darling of a restaur-
ant has bags going for it - superb interior design by Joseph Dirand, excellent seasonal
cuisine and a summer terrace with a monumental Eiffel Tower view. Find it inside Palais de
Tokyo; reserve in advance.
BRASSERIE
58 TOUR EIFFEL
Champ de Mars, 7e; 2-/3-course lunch menu €21/26, dinner menu €66/75;
11.30am-4.30pm &
6.30-11pm; Bir Hakeim or RER Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel)
If you're intrigued by the idea of a meal in the Tower, reserve a table at 58 Tour Eiffel. It
may not be the caviar and black truffles of the tower's Michelin-starred address one floor up,
but Alain Ducasse did sign off on the menu, ensuring it's far more than a tourist cafeteria.
MODERN FRENCH
LES OMBRES
3-course lunch menu €32/42, dinner menu €68, mains €32-44;
noon-2.15pm & 7-10.20pm;
Iéna
or RER Pont de l'Alma)
This glass-enclosed rooftop restaurant on the 5th floor of the Musée du Quai Branly is
named the 'Shadows' after the patterns cast by the Eiffel Tower's webbed ironwork. Dra-
matic Eiffel views are complemented by kitchen creations such as
gambas
(prawns) with
black rice and fennel, or pan-seared Burgundy snails in watercress sauce. Reserve.
GASTRONOMIC
LE JULES VERNE
Mars, 7e; lunch/dinner menus €98/185-230;
noon-1.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm;
Champ de Mars-Tour
Eiffel or Bir Hakeim)
Book way ahead (online only) to feast on Michelin-starred cuisine and the most beautiful
view of Paris at this magical address, on the Eiffel Tower's 2nd level. Cuisine is contempor-
ary, with a five- or six-course 'experience' menu allowing you to taste the best of chef Pascal
Féraud's stunning gastronomic repertoire.
