Fulgurances

What an amazing restaurant! Current chef Shun Narise pulls out masterpieces that are not only beautiful to the eye, but also delicious to the tastes, with a well-welcomed Japanese influence. The wine list is amazing and the (super friendly) staff shares excellent advices. The restaurant is modern, cozy, and quiet, with smooth wooden tables that are a pleasure for the touch. We loved it.

We had the 6 course dinner because the 8 course just mean extra desserts. Food was good and interesting, service was good, but the ambiance wasn’t there. I hate to say this but it just didn’t hit the high note that we would come back. On top of this, we were all still hungry and raided the fridge for more food when we got home. Since, they change chefs often I guess the menu will be different all the time so you’ll get a different experience.

Place is known to have different chefs throughout the year and with their own tasting menus. We had the pleasure of trying chef Shun Narise’s tasting menu and it was very delicious!

Fantastic staff, great food. The service was great. Friendly yet professional waiters, who made us feel at home and safe that our food preferences would be catered to. Had the tasting menu with wine pairing. Chef Nazareno Mayol was the resident chef and had us explore his cooking. There was a simplicity to his dishes, where each ingredient was allowed to shine but yet made the combination even better (1+1=3). Especially the vegetables (peas, asparagus) were cooked to perfection. The wine paring was overall good, with some pairings almost perfect. This is definitely a place I will return to next time I’m in Paris. The value for money is great.

I really love the concept of this restaurant where different chefs come and take over the kitchen. We had the pleasure of tasting Nazareno mayol’s menu and it was amazing. I love how he took humble ingredients and amplified its flavors to create well balance dishes using great techniques. I commend the staff of this restaurant as well, there were only two people hosting and they were efficient and kind. Great service overall! I would love to return soon.

Visited on a quick, impromptu trip for our wedding anniversary. This was one of the most memorable dining experiences we’ve ever had. The food was natural and beautiful as food should be. Beautiful, fresh flavors. The experience was truly enhanced, and completed, with the wine pairing. Emily, the sommelier, was amazing. Her pairings were non-typical, out of the box selections, that truly made the entire evening. This was an experience that would bring us back to Paris.

For an haute cuisine restaurant, the meal was fine but lackluster. Some of the dishes of this 7 course meal, were better than others. In my opinion, there was a lack of originality, presentation and exquisite taste normally in line with a meal like this. The wine was great. There was nothing objectionable nor necessarily memorable about this experience.

Went for the curent chef's tasting menu, Laura Santosuosso. The concept is cool - rotating chefs with 6-9 month residencies. The food was innovative and tasty but for me lacked a certain level of depth of flavor. Lots of japanese inspiration in her food which was unique for a chef from Italy. We opted for the half pairing and tasted some very interesting natural wines.

After several years trying to get reservation (always only got on the waiting list not failed to get in), we scored a resy on a Friday night at 9pm. Restaurant was fully committed, which always is a good sign! A little background: in 2015, 3 food writers opened this laid-back restaurant with an open kitchen to serve as an incubator for new culinary talent. Each new chef serves for a few months with changing menus. Last night we had an 8-course dinner featuring some bold dishes with incredible flavors at only 68 Euros. One of the stand out was the pork with a garlic sauce which was heavenly, the bonito veal tartare with a peanut sauce was shockingly tasty, finishing off with a chocolate tart that was out of this world. House Champagne was 12 euro, an big Italian To finish off the night was 9 euro a glass. The Somm recommended a bottle of red burgundy in the mersault region for only 40 euro. Thank you Eater for this wonderful recommendation

Wow! This was our second favorite meal during our gluttonous week in Paris. It was a simple three course lunch, but what exquisite flavors. Fulgurances concept is well known by now. Aspiring head chefs are invited to apply for a residency as head chef at Fulgurances. Most of the applicants have amazing culinary pedigrees. Our chef was Alban Chanteloup, whose background includes stints in Australia and Geneva, Switzerland. He is destined for great renown. Fulgurances is a modest, narrow space, with tiny tables crammed together. You get to know your neighbors well, but we are in Paris, where people are joyous and share in their love of good food. Servers were just as happy, sharing their appreciation for the food, magnanimously speaking English, so we would feel as comfortable as possible. Our amuse bouchée was a light and refreshing tasteful bowl of Tofu and something else I don't remember. In this case, my photo has to tell the story. My entree' was a "knockout," a veal tartar with flavors that made my tastebuds "trip the light fantastic." The main or plat, was a mild white fish that began with the letter "M." It was delicious, with a light citrus sauce. Desserts were also good, with a chocolate nutty mousse like consistency. However, I could have that Veal Tartare for dessert. It was that good! Our bill for two came to 65 Euros, including two glasses of Muscadet and a bottle of water. What a great price for a simply great meal.

Love to cook and truly appreciate a great chef but sadly, the night we dined here we had a former sous chef from Septime and it was absolutely one of the worst meals I have ever eaten! Truly tasteless and not creative at all. So sorry I missed a good meal during my stay in Paris C'est la vie I'd book an established chef next time because you just don't know who you will get when you dine here

Laid back spot, serving very refined dishes from emerging chefs at a fantastic price ! Allow for ample time ... order wine (sommelier was very helpful), sip and discuss with your friends, enjoy the atmosphere, and explore new flavors and culinary techniques. Our dinner lasted 3.5hrs for 6 dishes from chef Akané Monavon. You can see her and her team prepare the dishes in the open kitchen, menu is pre-set and space is tiny - get a reservation beforehand !

What a wonderful and inspiring idea, executed well. An incubator for aspiring sous chefs looking to go out on their own. They have run of the place for a few months. Today's experience was amazing from service to plating, from drinks to dessert. A bit outside of tourist areas of Paris, but you are serious about food and helping future talent? Then get out there already! I did, even after having my wallet and passport stolen just yesterday!

Accessible via the Metro and such a beautiful interior and atmosphere. The staff was welcoming and kind, and they were very attentive the entire time. It was a blind menu for a very reasonable price of 58 euros. The dishes were each explained carefully, and I think they timed everything very well. I wasn't blown away by any of the dishes I had here, but you can tell that the quality of the ingredients is superb and that a lot of attention it put into the details. A great dinner and a different kind of experience for me - I thoroughly enjoyed my visit here and would come again.

I wasn't aware of the revolving chef idea but I guess it's cool. Celine Pham was great, and her menu was a masterpiece. I enjoyed most of my meal but which I had picked the other option in some instances! The menu was a pick this or that style so I went with what seemed appeasing to me. The amuse bouche which featured a pollack (fish), nectarines, green onions and celery was delectable, a great way to start, palette cleansing. Next I had the Anguille fumee' which translates into smoke eel, that too was delectable! I surprisingly enjoyed it, having never had eel before, it was lite, juicy and flavorful. Would I be cliche' if I said the pigeon tasted like chicken?? Just kidding! It was small and very pink, I almost thought it wasn't cooked but it was definitely done. I know, you're saying ew a pigeon but it really was the highlight of the meal. Each course building up as we went. However, the dessert, a hazelnut cake w/ apricot and herb ice cream I could've done without. The wait staff was a bit all over the place, never gave us their names and were spotty on the pick up of remaining dishes on the already small table. I also saw a waitress cut the bread, rub her nose and then transfer the bread to a basket and serve it.. ew The restaurant itself was quaint, the restroom was in the back of the restaurant, kind of dark and in an odd spot as you have to squeeze by a table and a spiraling staircase to get to it and once you come out there is a two person table RIGHT THERE. The front is open, like a set of sliding doors all open for air to a patio featuring tables as well. There are a few seats at the bar but it is also open for you to watch the chef get busy in the kitchen.

The concept of the restaurant is interesting. According to its website, the restaurant "acts as an incubator, welcoming young chefs to take over the kitchen in order to find and refine their identity, test their ideas, and learn how to manage a team, before setting off to open their own restaurant." To that end, chefs come and go, which means quality of experience might vary dramatically. Our night, the chef in residence was Laurène Barjhoux, who defined her cooking as a "cheeky yet elegant cuisine mainly focused on vegetables, that embraces the four seasons and the producers, and questions our way of living." The only menu, a tasting menu/degustation, is what it is, and there is no choice for the diner. The amuse-bouche was a cute plate of triangular bites of seasoned butternut squash, pickled cucumber, and pickled daikon. The menu was essentially vegetarian, featuring butternut squash as the 'meat' in a Beef Wellington and as the stuffing of a large raviolo (with foam, which I thought died-out in the aughts). There was a small bowl of bean stew with five or six shelled mussels. A puree of tomato 'water' to be sipped like an aperitif. A smoky soup with corn and bok choy. Thinly sliced beets dressed with a decent vinaigrette. A couple of small shortbread cookies. And for dessert, half a mini fig tart with a quenelle of frozen cream. First, let me say that I rooted for this place from the very start. It was a mostly female staff (servers through chefs), and they were a pleasure from beginning to end. Every-thing was decently seasoned, mostly skilled, and reasonably imaginative; but ultimately it was a failure for me because I found it dull. No diner should have to eat butternut squash in that number of dishes (3). In Paris especially, you can eat a lot better for $250 (food, $75 per person; wine pairing, $50 per person). The wine pairing was excellent. 2.5 rounded up.

Fulgrances' unique idea of changing the chef and menu on a regular basis is wonderfully creative and perfectly executed. The fixed menu means fewer choices to make and more dishes to try! Each dish that we had was wonderful, focusing on seasonal ingredients that were perfectly represented. We had a ceviche-like fish dish, lamb tartar on burnt eggplant, corn chowder, beet and fig ravioli, braised beef with polenta, and a wonderful ice cream and meringue dessert. On top of great food they also have an extensive wine list and were very helpful in selecting a bottle which enhanced our meal. I highly recommend coming here to enjoy a fantastic dinner with excellent service. Note that reservations are a must (we ate at 930 and every table was full!).

We came to this restaurant for lunch based on a recommendation from our Sandeman tour guide, and it ended being one of the highlights of our trip. The concept of culinary residency is a foodie's dream where every few months, a new chef, new menu and a new type of cuisine takes over the restaurant. We are talking about up-and-coming chefs, who are masters at combining ingredients that create harmonious flavours and textures. At 24 euros, which is an absolute steal, we received a memorable 3 course meal for lunch. You also have the option to select 2 courses at 19 euros. Chef Sebastian Myers was in charge of the kitchen at the time we went, and the food served impressed us from beginning to end. The ingredients used were very fresh, and there were some surprising combinations that worked really well. For instance, it was the first time we tried the pairing of pumpkin soup and some sort of a seaweed essence. It was absolutely delicious. Overall, we were extremely impressed with the creativity, balanced flavours and perfect execution of the dishes. Service was also warm and quick. Our plates were cleared as soon as we were done and we were provided with a second round of delicious fresh bread without even asking. We enjoyed the experience so much that we wanted to come back for dinner the same night. Sadly, the restaurant was fully booked. If we return to Paris in the future, we will definitely visit this restaurant again!

This place is legit! Our residence chef is Akané Monavon and serves some amazing food. We have the set menu (€60 pp) and one bottle of white wine from Alsace, which is recommended by the sommelier Max and tastes great. The atmosphere is casual and very energetic. Great for dates or friends get together. I would certainly come back.

Unique idea, executed fantastically! Would be a dream for this place to open up in your neighborhood, Revolving high caliber chefs - every week will be a different dinning experience but with consistent service.

Had a reservation that was cancelled without being notified. We showed up to eat and we're denied at the door and we're td they were full. Immediately afterwards another reservation walked in and was seated immediately. Not sure what the difference was, but am definitely unhappy with my experience.

Fulgurances is game changer in the food industry. It is the first restaurant who came up w/ the idea to host new chefs every six month. So i go and try every new chef, and this is so GREAT everytime! With Alban, Fulgurances has raised the bar, again! So perfect, beautiful dishes, great taste and texture, and the carte changes often. If you look for a top notch five stars restaurant, but relax w/ very nice waiters and waitress, this is definitly the place. Their wines are fabulous too!! They also have a bar across the same street. A must-go too!

Very cute set menu restaurant. They were very accomadating to my veggie requirements and gave us lots of dishes to try. This place is quite expensive and the alcohol is way priced even for a place which is high end. Also the dishes themselves were incredibly small. Even after three courses we left a little hungry. But it really was a lovely place and well worth it.

Spontaneous dinner a short walk from our Voltaire hotel turned into an amazing experience. We sat at a small counter overlooking the kitchen, which felt like an intimate chef's table. Staff took excellent care of us, delivering each of the three delicious courses very promptly and plated beautifully. Everything looked and tasted so fresh, seasonal and innovative. Lots of seafood and vegetables!

Fulgurances is absolutely amazing. The attention to detail in every dish, combined with the chefs' creativity and skill, creates a culinary experience that is not to be missed. My girlfriend and I went when Sam Miller was back in the kitchen, and we could not have imagined a better meal. The seven course prix fixe and cheese course combined perfectly executed classics with innovative preparations I would neither have anticipated nor ordered on my own. The staff is friendly, professional, and accommodating on top of the amazing food. I can't recommend it enough!