Experts' Choice Award Le Cinq
What the experts agree on
Le Cinq's palatial Grand Trianon-inspired dining room and manicured garden provide the setting for Eric Briffard's refined French cuisine that balances tradition with innovative technique. An exceptional splurge for serious diners.
“Offers a seasonal menu of French cuisine prepared using traditional French methods with an element of modernity in the execution.”
– Travel + Leisure
Fodor's "Eric Briffard is not the most famous chef in Paris but he is one of the best, as proved by his smooth transition into the role of head chef in one of the city's most deluxe dining rooms." Full review
Frommer's "Critics have been lavishing Chef Eric Briffard with praise, saying that he's a shoe-in to regain the restaurant's third Michelin star." Full review
DK Eyewitness "For a rare splurge, it is hard to do better than this sumptuous restaurant in the George V."
Departures "Five hundred hours are spent each year in research and development in the Le Cinq kitchen and they’ve resulted in innovative dishes like turbot with a truffle fingerling potato emulsion." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The superb dining room, a majestic evocation of the Grand Trianon, opens onto a delightful interior garden. Impressive wine list and top-notch cuisine." Full review
Gayot "Chef Christian Le Squer sprinkles a palace menu with contained audacity." Full review
Eater "After more than 10 years at the helm of the Four Seasons George V's three-Michelin-starred restaurant Le Cinq, chef Christian Le Squer has managed to maintain both its relevance and its..."
Afar Magazine "Three-Michelin-starred Le Cinq is set in a luminous 19th-century winter garden, creating the perfect ambience for indulging in Chef Christian Le Squer’s cuisine, which he defines as..."
Condé Nast Traveler "Le Cinq is the hottest table to secure with three Michelin stars—Parisians book months in advance to taste chef Christian Le Squer’s “foie gras like a pebble,” a truly beautiful trio of..."
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