Emporio Armani Caffè

My boyfriend and I rolled in at 5 pm, hungry after having skipped lunch. We were able to order food which was awesome. We had an entree and dessert each and it came out to be 56€ so no, it's not crazy expensive as Yelp has it at €€€€. We were also seated immediately with no wait although the place was packed. I ordered the cheese gnocchi and my boyfriend got the veal ravioli. The portions were small but everything was made in house and delicious. My gnocchi was super soft and my boyfriend absolutely loved his meal. They also gave us a paper bag filled with small bread rolls--warm and fresh from the oven. For dessert, I got the hot chocolate for 8€ and he got the panna cotta for 12€. They had small desserts starting at 4€. Not bad at all. The panna cotta was delicious but somewhat small for 12€. My hot chocolate was out of this world delicious. The texture was amazingly thick yet soft and it wasn't too sweet. Most heavy hot chocolates leave me feeling sick but this one was just right. It also came with a small tub of whipped cream. The reason they don't get five stars is that our server was actually awful. He ran around hectically and we had to ask for water twice. There were also crumbs all over the floor.

Location is great. I was wondering what a clothing brand could bring to the Parisian coffee scene. Answer is NOTHING. Beside the service, nothing was up to the standards of food or drinks you can get in ANY Parisian Bistrot. The pizza was awful and smaller than a small pancake, with the price of real Italian pizza plus the plane ticket to go eat it in Rome! Portions in general are ridiculous. Overall I recomment to go to Les Deux Magots or Brasserie Lipp next to it!

Kind of reminds me of the anti-French. Very sleek, very minimalist, very contemporary, but there's something about this place that pulls diners in. Went for a light lunch of assorted cheeses and salad and wine, which was very good and hit the spot. Looking at the other plates coming from the kitchen, everything looked so yummy and tempting. Every plate has a certain degree of pretty, which I guess is what to be expected of Armani.

Your paying for the name rather than the food. Service was inattentive. Food was decent but too bland. Over priced for portions, but keeps you from eating too much

MEH sums it up exactly. Overpriced and rather bland thoughtlessly cooked Italian food. I've been to the Armani cafe in NYCity and Dubai and both were significantly better. There are many many better places to spend that kind of big bucks on food in the neighborhood (try Rue Du Dragon, 20 feet away). Definitely a PASS