Le Gabriel - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Le Gabriel - Paris

A tasting menu inspired by the chef’s native Brittany had some good seafood dishes and an truly outstanding chicken. Overall though, this was among the weaker of Paris’ three-starred restaurants

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La Table du Castellet - Le Castellet
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

La Table du Castellet - Le Castellet

Two seasonal tasting menus, one based on vegetables, one based on seafood, are both very well designed - a great choice for vegetarians and pescatarians. Dishes were generally lovely, but only a single dish was solidly in three-star territory

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La Marine - L'Herbaudière
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

La Marine - L'Herbaudière

Seasonal seafood and vegetables star in a tasting menu with many fantastic dishes. Maybe a bit repetitive overall, but that might be due to the season

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La Villa Madie - Cassis
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

La Villa Madie - Cassis

Phenomenal seafood meets lackluster non-seafood dishes in this three-star restaurant located right on the Mediterranean sea. The successes alone make this worth the trip

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L'Ambroisie - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

L'Ambroisie - Paris

Classic French cuisine, a la carte only. Desserts were uniformly excellent, but the rest of the dishes varied widely from one to three-star levels - good luck in ordering “right” plays a big role in one’s experience

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Arpège - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Arpège - Paris

Amazing mostly vegetarian French cuisine, creatively reinterpreting classic dishes. Ironically, the single non-vegetarian dish was the high-point of an excellent lunch

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Plénitude - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Plénitude - Paris

Enjoyable Mediterranean-inspired French cuisine with a focus on unique sauces, only marred by a rushed service more appropriate for a speed-eating competition

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Le Pré Catelan - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Le Pré Catelan - Paris

French cuisine with bold flavors and many excellent dishes. Add to that a beautiful park setting in the middle of Paris and you have a trip worth taking

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Kei - Paris
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Kei - Paris

French cuisine with Japanese touches. Seafood and meat cooked superbly, desserts amazing, but most savory courses ended up being just “ok”

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Christopher Coutanceau - La Rochelle
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Christopher Coutanceau - La Rochelle

Stellar French seafood cuisine in a beautiful setting. Some audacious flavor combinations, great service and an excellent wine pairing - a true three star meal

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Clos des Sens - Annecy
Matthias Ruhl Matthias Ruhl

Clos des Sens - Annecy

Technically amazing and clever tasting menu - several dishes made out of just one or two ingredients

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