Laurent
the historic garden-side pavilion off the Champs-Élysées
Parisian classic with garden‑side elegance. Quiet luxury, precise cooking, and a timeless dining room.
In Champs-Élysées, Paris. Easy to fold into a morning or a longer afternoon; there's usually something else worth a stop within a few minutes' walk.
Laurent is a historic, formerly two-Michelin-starred (1990–2006) fine-dining institution set in a white neoclassical pavilion — once a hunting lodge of Louis XIV — in the gardens off the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement (41 avenue Gabriel). The dining room is spacious, bright and grand, with a summer terrace beside a Hittorff fountain. Reviews praise the classical French cooking (a notable fillet steak with pepper sauce, foie gras, and the elaborate hare à la royale) and the elegant setting, though service and value drew mixed reactions given the high price point (set menu ~€165, à la carte ~€224 for four courses). The clientele skews refined and international. This corroborates the curator's notes on garden-side elegance, quiet luxury and precise, timeless cooking.