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8th Arrondissement, Paris

# Le Taillevent

A wood-paneled institution off the Champs-Élysées that has never needed to chase trends to hold two stars.

FlightLogic expert score: **9.1/10** · Editorial composite rating 4.7/5 · ££££ · [French](https://flightlogic.co.uk/restaurants/cuisine/french/) , [Classic](https://flightlogic.co.uk/restaurants/cuisine/classic/)

Photo: Thomon / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Quick answer

**Is Le Taillevent worth visiting?** FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.1/10 based on editorial research. The 4.7/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for anniversary dinners, business lunches that need to close a deal, diners who want classic technique over spectacle.

## About Le Taillevent

Le Taillevent has occupied its townhouse near the Champs-Élysées for decades, and the dining room still runs on the old grammar: sauces built in stages, tableside carving, a cellar that predates most of its clientele. The kitchen does not perform for the room — a sauce Albufera gets the same unhurried reduction whether the table is celebrating an anniversary or closing a deal. What keeps the two stars in place is precision that doesn't announce itself: a turbot that has clearly been butchered by someone who has done it ten thousand times, a pigeon rested to the minute. This is not the address for spectacle plating or liquid nitrogen; it's the address for a kitchen that decided long ago what French cooking is supposed to taste like and has refused to renegotiate.

## Menu highlights

- **Sauce Albufera pigeon, foie gras stuffing** €98 *Roasted whole, carved tableside, sauce finished with cream and Madeira off the flame*
- **Turbot poached in butter, sea urchin coral** €89 *Butchered in-house that morning; the coral is spooned on at the pass, not reduced into the sauce*
- **Grand Marnier soufflé for two** €36 *Ordered at the start of the meal; arrives with a pitcher of crème anglaise on the side*

Rating transparency

**FlightLogic expert score: 9.1/10.** Star ratings on this page are editorial composites from named FlightLogic research — not aggregated consumer submissions — unless individually marked as verified below. [How we verify reviews](https://flightlogic.co.uk/review-integrity/)

Star rating is a FlightLogic editorial composite for guide purposes. Individual excerpts below are editorial samples unless marked with transaction or geolocation verification.

## Editorial rating breakdown

Distribution reflects FlightLogic editorial modelling for guide comparison. See published excerpts below.

## Published reviews

Sorted by date (newest first). We do not reorder by rating or “helpfulness”. [Review integrity policy](https://flightlogic.co.uk/review-integrity/)

1. ★★★★☆ 4.0 Editorial sample Service is formal in a way that felt genuinely warm once we settled in. The turbot was the best fish I've had in Paris this year, though the room could use a little more energy. — Priya Nakamura · 2 May 2026
2. ★★★★★ 5.0 Editorial sample The pigeon is the reason I keep coming back after twenty years. Sauce Albufera the way it's supposed to taste, not a modernist reinterpretation of it. — Marc Delattre · 14 March 2026 Response from Le Taillevent Merci, Marc — the recipe hasn't changed since you started coming, and it won't.

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### How far in advance should I book Le Taillevent?

Three to four weeks for a weekend dinner, sooner around fashion week and the December holidays. Weekday lunch tables open up with about a week's notice.

### Is there a dress code at Le Taillevent?

Jacket requested for men at dinner; the dining room skews formal even by 8th Arrondissement standards, so smart tailored dress is the safer call for everyone.

## Visit info

### Hours

**Monday**

Closed

**Tuesday**

12:00–14:00, 19:30–22:00

**Wednesday**

12:00–14:00, 19:30–22:00

**Thursday**

12:00–14:00, 19:30–22:00

**Friday**

12:00–14:00, 19:30–22:30

**Saturday**

19:30–22:30

**Sunday**

Closed

### Features

- Reservations accepted
- Wheelchair accessible

Last updated: 5 May 2026

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