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Restaurants
The 10 best restaurants in Paris’s 15th arrondissement
The capital’s most populous arrondissement doesn’t get much press when it comes to gastronomy. However, it has a few nuggets for those willing to take the trouble to sit down and eat. Here is a selection of 10 of the best restaurants in Paris’s 15th arrondissement.
1. Le Bélisaire | Old-fashioned bistro in the 15th arrondissement
Behind the Vaugirard metro station, you'll think you've stepped back in time when you arrive at this Sautet-style bistro, with its imposing counter, random tiled floor and mother-in-law's sideboard. And a welcome you won't find in any other restaurant in Paris! It's true that you don't come here by chance, and that the place is populated by regulars, each more colorful than the last... It's simple, you expect to see Piccoli or Montand turn up at any moment. At the parade, it's Matthieu Garrel who regales. He's got a strong theme and a strong mouth. Not Breton for nothing! In fact, when it comes to food, it's best to love cream and know how to do yourself good. On this particular day, he served up a madcap ursinade, seaweed ravioli with langoustines and a floating island. In season, his hare à la royale is worth the trip across Paris.
Good to know? He's just doubled the Rive droite bet with the MAGNUM 150cl.
Style? Old-fashioned bistro.
Prices? Discovery in 5 plates €60
Le Bélisaire
2 Rue Marmontel, 75015 Paris
2. Le Beurre Noisette | Bistronomic institution
Although Le Beurre Noisette has been a fixture in Paris's 15th arrondissement for years, there are still some lucky diners who are discovering Thierry Blanqui's skill for the first time. For those, there's only one thing we can say: sit back and let yourself be led by the nose of this cuisine that honors the repertoire by playing it to perfection. The mere mention of "Poule au pot en terrine, chutney de figue, vinaigrette truffée" or "Ventrèche de cochon caramélisée, chou rouge braisé aux pommes et cidre" makes your mouth water! While the lunch menu is very well done, we can't recommend enough that you go for dinner to get the full measure of this score, thanks to a €45 menu that has the merit of revisiting the classics in the most beautiful of ways.
The style? Bistronomic institution.
Prices? Lunch 34/42€, dinner 52€. Tasting menu at 72€ for the whole table.
Le Beurre Noisette
68 Rue Vasco de Gama, 75015 Paris
3. Chakaiseki Akiyoshi | First chakaiseki restaurant in Paris
The very first chakaiseki restaurant outside Japan opened its doors in Paris in January. And, more precisely, in a quiet little street in the Motte-Picquet district. It couldn't be otherwise, given that chakaiseki cuisine is strongly influenced by wabi and is the preamble to the tea ceremony, an art that borders on contemplation when performed according to the rules.
This is the case here, where Chef Akiyoshi is a master - he has studied tea for over twenty years - immediately transporting us into a timeless bubble. The dishes, served in splendid ceramics, are like paintings following one another in perfect harmony, right up to the apotheosis. In short, a truly unique experience, one that will delight gourmets, aesthetes, connoisseurs and the curious who wish to better apprehend the extent of Japanese culinary culture at its most precious. A far cry from ordinary sushi.
The style? Japanese chakaiseki cuisine.
Prices? Chef's menu for lunch (12 sequences): 240€ (reduced version 120€). Chef's menu for lunch (15 sequences): 360€ (reduced version 180€).
Chakaiseki Akiyoshi
59 Rue Letellier, 75015 Paris
The very first chakaiseki restaurant outside Japan opened in Paris in January
4. Le Grand Pan | Bistronomie à tendance basque
Benoît Gauthier did well to leave Brive and move to Paris, bringing us a little of the Basque country's temperament and the open camaraderie of Ovalie. Set up in 2007 in this not necessarily the most pleasant corner of Plaisance, he has managed to make his mark to the point of becoming a meeting place for regulars with a good bite, thanks to a menu that changes every fortnight and a friendly atmosphere. A haven for meat eaters (but not only), we recommend Éric Ospital's charcuterie, the veal/beef/pork rib to share, or the fries de compète (to keep to yourself)!
The style? Bistronomy with a Basque twist.
Prices? €35/65, from slate to chef's suggestions.
Le Grand Pan
20 Rue Rosenwald, 75015 Paris
5. IDA by Denny Imbroisi | Contemporary Italian bistro
High-profile chef Denny Imbroisi (Top Chef season 3) has conquered Paris and the hearts of Parisians with his perfectly sourced Italian cuisine, infused with French gastronomic techniques. Today, he heads 5 restaurants in the capital, but Ida is his first restaurant, opened in 2015. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of his success, the chef has decided to rethink the décor and perhaps a few other things too... The dishes he offers go back and forth between his native Calabria and the palaces where he has officiated, to satisfy all palates, with apparent simplicity. Gnocchi, risotto, carbonara, but also braised lamb, beef cheek, marinated mackerel or Ida-style octopus salad. Not forgetting some dolci. A fine wine list, with a wide range of wines (small budgets and the curious will stay on the Italian side).
Good to know for slackers: Ida is also available for delivery.
Style? Contemporary Italian bistro.
Prices? Lunch menu Monday to Friday at 36€. In the evening (and for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays), Signature menu at 55€ and Chef's menu at 72€.
IDA by Denny Imbroisi
117 Rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris
6. Les Pères Siffleurs
Philippe Polla has been running his business with a masterful hand for several years now, but is finding new life this summer thanks to his shaded terrace on the small square in front of Saint Lambert Church. We’re just a stone’s throw from Rue de Vaugirard, and yet, sitting outside at Les Pères Siffleurs, you’d think you were in the countryside—or even in another era. A time when people took their time. When it comes to the food, however, there’s no nostalgia on the menu; we’re firmly in the present with the cuisine of Chef Shunsuke Takano, who honed his skills at Sola and Erh before settling into this restaurant in Paris’s 15th arrondissement to devote himself to a bold and creative style of cooking. That day, this was evident in the crispy black pudding and marinated cabbage croquettes served as an appetizer. And, above all, a magnificent sea bream with roasted mushrooms and radishes, zucchini, served in a shrimp broth reminiscent of dashi. A pretty young girl to accompany it all, the church bell ringing... We’re truly in our element.
Type: well-executed bistro cuisine and a lovely, quiet terrace
Price: Dishes between €27 and €58. Takeout available for all dishes
Les Pères Siffleurs
15 rue Gerbert, 75015 Paris
7. Neige d'Été | Gastronomic restaurant (one Michelin star)
Hideki Nishi is one of a generation of Japanese chefs whose French gastronomic cuisine is more subtle and accomplished than that of many who have been immersed in it since childhood. It has to be said that this Matsusaka-born chef learned from the best. His father was a restaurateur back home, and his spiritual fathers were MOFs and three-starred chefs in France: Philippe Legendre and Éric Briffard at Le Taillevent and Le George V. Nothing less. To assert his own culinary identity, he opened Neige d'Été in 2015, a sort of oxymoron and synthesis of his two cultures. Awarded his first macaron in 2016, he has become a master in the art of purity. His dishes include "Grilled lobster with Binchotan, ravigote sauce, devil's sauce". Or "Carré de cochon ibérique, cerfeuil tubéreux, stracciatella, pleurotes pomponettes". Chiseled gastronomic cuisine. The chef opened a second restaurant in 2019, Pilgrim, entrusting the kitchen to the highly promising Yurika Kitano.
The style: Michelin-starred restaurant
Prices ? A 4-course menu for €100, a 6-course menu for €155, and a 7-course menu for €255.
Neige d'Été
12 Rue de l'Amiral Roussin, 75015 Paris
Hideki Nishi is one of a generation of Japanese chefs producing subtle, accomplished French gourmet cuisine
8. Le Rhodia | Museum restaurant
The Musée Bourdelle has just reopened its doors after months of renovation. And, in addition to the pleasure of being able to return to admire the works of the famous sculptor and enjoy its gardens in fine weather, you'll now be able to dine here too. The brand-new café-restaurant, named Rhodia after Antoine Bourdelle's daughter, offers simple French cuisine with a South American accent (the concession was won by the Isana group). Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the address evolves throughout the day, with pretty propositions at tight prices. To keep an eye on: the weekend lunch or brunch, which you can compose yourself and enjoy before or after your visit to the museum.
The style? Museum restaurant.
Prices? Brunch menu starting at €27. Lunch, main courses starting at €16.
Le Rhodia at Musée Bourdelle
18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris
9. Seoul Mama | Stylish Korean canteen
If Korean cuisine is on a roll in Paris, Seoul Mama is quite simply one of its best embassies. It's a bright, modern family-run canteen, the antithesis of the bouis-bouis you sometimes find. Sang Mi Lee and her husband serve an anthology of dishes from the "Land of Morning Calm". Kimchi Ball, Mi Mandu (Korean ravioli), DupBap (rice bowl with five sautéed vegetables, egg yolk in four versions), not forgetting their best-seller: KFC, for Korean Fried Chicken, with peanuts, radish pickles and more or less spicy sauce. We go there mainly for the curry, well spiced and well served. And we'll be back for the cocktails. On a different note, Sorbonne students can rest assured: a second location has opened on Rue Saint-Jacques!
Style: stylish Korean canteen.
Prices ? between €15 and €30.
Seoul Mama La Motte Picquet Grenelle
33 Rue Violet, 75015 Paris