The Best Restaurants Near The Eiffel Tower - Paris - The Infatuation

"Le Jules Verne inside the Eiffel Tower is no tourist trap. You’ll breeze up the private elevator on the west side and into one of three dining rooms tastefully decorated in shades of gray, bringing the Invalides and Sacré-Coeur views into full focus. The exquisite French food matches the views. It’s a playful, unstuffy prix fixe meal featuring all the rich sauces and emulsions a spot of this caliber is pretty much obligated to serve, balanced with touches of bitterness and acidity. Expect truffle everywhere, including in the cheese course—instead of the traditional gilded cart, you’ll get just one zhuzhed-up baked cheese that’s worth the €35 supplement. There are five- and seven-course tasting menus at lunch and dinner, but the move is the weekday €160, three-course lunch—more like eight, with all those amuse-bouches, pre-desserts, and mignardises—served at a pace made for luxuriating." - emily monaco, sophie friedman, sara lieberman