Pierre Gagnaire vs Le Baratin
Both Le Baratin and Pierre Gagnaire are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Pierre Gagnaire ranks slightly higher than Le Baratin. Pierre Gagnaire scores 90 with positive reviews from 11 sources like Travel + Leisure, Zagat and Time Out.
Pierre Gagnaire
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6 rue Balzac, 75008 Paris
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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
"If you want to venture to the frontier of contemporary luxe cooking—and if money is no object—dinner here is a must."
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Frommer's
"Of all the three-star chefs working in Paris today, Gagnaire is by far the most playful and experimental."
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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
"The team of in-house chefs specializes in creative and unexpected taste and texture combinations."
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Le Baratin
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3 Rue Jouye Rouve, Paris
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Fodor's
"The key to its success is the combination of inventive yet comforting cooking... and a lovingly selected list of organic and natural wines from small producers."
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Frommer's
"Argentina-born Chef Raquel Carena has created a neighborhood institution with Le Baratin, serving her imaginative bistro fare to both locals and foodies."
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Travel + Leisure
"In his book Hungry for Paris, Alexander Lobrano says “this is the type of place that Parisians guardedly share with friends.”"
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Zagat
4.0
""Wonderful" "home cooking" at an "awesome price", matched with an "audacious selection of natural wines", is on the menu at this "unpretentious" Belleville bistrot à vins; the..."
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BlackBook
"A secret blown by every food writer in the past year, Le Baratin’s location still keeps tourists away."