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Pierre Gagnaire vs Astrance

Both L'Astrance and Pierre Gagnaire are recommended by writers. On balance, L'Astrance is the choice of most reviewers compared to Pierre Gagnaire. L'Astrance scores 97 with approval from 15 publications including Not For Tourists, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.

Pierre Gagnaire
Pierre Gagnaire
9 / 10
6 rue Balzac, 75008 Paris
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Concierge Concierge
"Pierre Gagnaire is not only a wizard of contemporary French gastronomy but also one of the most original and artistic chefs working anywhere today."
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Book well in advance, but note that tables are occasionally available on lesser notice for lunch.
Fodor's Fodor's
"If you want to venture to the frontier of contemporary luxe cooking—and if money is no object—dinner here is a must." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Of all the three-star chefs working in Paris today, Gagnaire is by far the most playful and experimental." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Pierre Gagnaire is one of the most original and artistic chefs in the world today... A visit to this sedate grey dining room is essential for intrepid gastronomes."
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Book weeks, if not months, ahead.
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The team of in-house chefs specializes in creative and unexpected taste and texture combinations." Full review
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Astrance
Astrance
9 / 10
4 rue Beethoven, Paris
From $0 /night
Concierge Concierge
"For fashionable foodies, a meal at this small, split-level dining room with silver-painted walls on a quiet residential street near the Trocadero is guaranteed Nirvana. In fact, some of..."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Barbot's cooking has such an ethereal quality that it's worth the considerable effort of booking a table." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Pascal Barbot is a true culinary force in the kitchen." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Reresentative dishes include grilled lamb with miso-lacquered eggplant, sautéed pigeon, and turbot flavored with lemon and ginger." Full review
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There is no à la carte menu here, only a lunch menu and seasonal dinner menu, full tasting menu, which is what most diners choose.
Zagat Zagat
4.7
"Chef Pascal Barbot's "modern, elegant" Haute Cuisine reaches the "pinnacle of grace" in his "incredibly imagined and prepared" plates "accompanied perfectly" by "well-chosen wines"." Full review
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