Plaza Athénée
French restaurant · Champs-Elysees
Av. Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France
Highlights
Elegant rooms with Eiffel Tower views, exquisite dining, and Dior spa.
Elegant rooms with Eiffel Tower views, exquisite dining, and Dior spa.
"Plaza Athénée employs one of our favorite combinations: historic elegance and Art Deco cool. Opened in 1913, it was hip as early as the 1930s, when the bar hosted French dancers like Josephine Baker and Italian singers like Rudolph Valentino. These days, a thorough renovation keeps the hotel at the cutting edge of luxury, while traditional opulence remains in the form of silk curtains and ornate chandeliers (not to mention the outstanding wine list)." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Combining 18th century elegance and Art Deco cool, this Belle Époque hotel spent the 1930s as a contemporary hipster hangout – the likes of Josephine Baker and Rudolph Valentino could be seen at the hotel bar. Today, its basic character remains: that of traditional opulence side-by-side with fashionable modernity." - The MICHELIN Guide
"But there's nothing like the Plaza Athénée. I did Series Mania, which is a big French film festival, and they invited me to speak there. I didn't care where they were putting me up—I was just excited to go to Paris! My husband and I walked into this unbelievable suite, where you open these gorgeous, huge windows and there's the Eiffel Tower. There is something to be said for waking up to the Eiffel Tower."
"as well as Jean Imbert at Plaza Athénée for his impressive revival of the greatest classics of French gastronomy" - Le Guide MICHELIN
"This flagship dining room anchors a 23-restaurant empire that collectively holds 18 Michelin stars; the documentary emphasizes its close relationships with farmers in the French countryside who grow the produce served there, underscoring an emphasis on carefully sourced, locally driven ingredients and the restaurant’s central role in the chef’s reputation." - Greg Morabito
