Restaurant Laperouse Restaurant Review
51, quai des Grands Augustins 
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75006 Paris France
01 43 26 68 04
Métro: Saint-Michel
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Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner Mon.-Sat. (closed 3 weeks in Aug.)Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Air conditioning
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking
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 Founded in 1766, Lapérouse is an institution. The place has kept the charm of yore when it was patronized by Paris literary and political society of the 1860’s, then named in 1878 after the famous navigator La Pérouse. Writers like Maupassant, Zola, Proust and Hugo were among the regulars, and Auguste Escoffier also worked as a chef in this prominent house. The décor plays a big part in the success, notably the cozy intimacy of the private rooms that, although no longer used for the same liberal reasons, still remain a splendid place to enjoy a refined cuisine. Christophe Guibert, who worked in restaurants such as Taillevent and Le Cinq, supervises the kitchen. His credo consists of showcasing topnotch products as well as traditional recipes. The menu features items like a Brittany lobster salad with mango and ginger compote, a roast Châteaubriand perfumed with black truffles and sided by potatoes and a millefeuille with chestnut cream, and a vanilla sherbet. As for wines, Medhi Zerizer watches over great flasks (Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot, Château Mouton Rothschild) and vintages from small wine growers. Needless to say the bill is not a given, unless opting for the lunch menu at €45. No matter. Overlooking the Seine, with a bar at the ground floor, the address has an uncommon charm.
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