Opened in 2019, Origines has just received its first Star in The MICHELIN Guide’s 2025 selection — a recognition that felt inevitable to many, including celebrated Chefs Pierre Gagnaire and Yannick Alléno, both of whom Boscus once worked alongside. Boscus describes his cuisine as classic French with subtle modern twists. The daily menu might feature hare à la royale alongside foie gras delicately perfumed with lemongrass. At its core, 95% of its ingredients are sourced from France.

Housed in a 19th-century mansion, Two-Starred Le Clarence, led by Chef Christophe Pelé, is a special-occasion favorite among Parisians — including those in the restaurant world. It’s the kind of place where you might spot a hip young chef celebrating a birthday with their family. Across the board, people love it.

One street off the Champs-Élysées, and practically right next door to the president’s palace, La Réserve occupies a stately, subdued 19th-century Haussmannian structure. Its interiors, however, are exquisitely designed by Jacques Garcia, whose typically romantic style is at its most refined here. The rooms and suites are as lavish as they come, large by any standard but positively palatial for Paris, and they’re equipped with every imaginable luxury : Carrara marble baths and Toto washlets.

Le Gabriel is an Inspector favorite and holder of a Three-Star designation. In a dining room flooded with natural light from soaring windows overlooking the Champs-Élysées gardens, Chef Jérôme Banctel serves artful, technically razor-sharp dishes influenced by regional flavors across France — for example, tender roast pigeon with fermented turnip and Apicius spices, or mackerel served on a hot stone, with bottarga, sea urchin and briny samphire.

This pleasant and cosy little restaurant in the Étoile neighbourhood, near the Arc de Triomphe, serves delicious, contemporary Mexican-influenced cuisine. French ingredients are infused with condiments, herbs and spices by a talented and passionate Mexican chef. He turns out savvy and perfectly cooked dishes that are skilfully prepared with invigorating seasonings: marinated sea bream with a turnip medley and salsa tatemada or pigeon, mole Oxte, leek and pickled grapes.

The Three-Starred Alléno Paris – Pavillon Ledoyen, helmed by Chef Yannick Alléno, is a Parisian institution housed in a stunning 18th-century neoclassical pavilion just off the Champs-Élysées. A master of sauces — what he calls “the verb of French cuisine” — Alléno builds his cuisine on rich jus and precise extractions.

When it opened in 1928, the Four Seasons Hotel George V (Three MICHELIN Keys) was at the cutting edge of hospitality, offering guests telephones with outside lines and dumbwaiters delivering meals to their rooms. Today the hotel continues to set the standard for luxury amenities, with a sprawling spa, MICHELIN-Starred dining and exclusive experiences such as private Eiffel Tower tours.

At the helm is Chef Christian Le Squer, who continually surprises and delights with his refined take on French classics. Renowned for his thoughtful sourcing, Le Squer elevates simple dishes to the extraordinary. Think onion soup reimagined, or lobster paired with a foaming vin jaune-infused butter sauce. A native of Brittany, the chef often nods to his roots with delicate touches like a creamy cauliflower purée accompanying sea urchin roe.

A members-only spot established in the 1980s, the L’Aventure club was recently revitalized by Gilbert and Thierry Costes — the father-son hospitality duo behind Café Marly. With red lights shimmering off glittering mosaic tiles, the space radiates disco glam at its chicest. Drinks are straightforward yet premium — think Dom Ruinart bubbly, Billecart-Salmon Sous-Bois rosé and premium spirits like Seventy One gin and Rémy Martin Louis XIII cognac, with a bump of Osciètre Royal caviar.

In 2024, the award-winning CopperBay cocktail bar opened its third location inside Hotel Lancaster. CopperBay Lancaster is a preferred sipping spot for cocktail connoisseurs, who rave about the creative concoctions, like the Tiramisu, featuring Metaxa 7 with cocoa nibs, amaretto, homemade vanilla syrup, cold brew coffee liqueur and cream. Mediterranean-inspired tapas and the weekly vinyl club, with a rotating cast of hot local DJs, add to the draw.

Hotel Barrière Fouquet’s Paris has obvious curb appeal. Set directly on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, many of the rooms offer Champs-Elysées views, and you can see the Arc de Triomphe from a handful of them. To recharge, the hotel’s recently renovated Spa Decorté offers treatments and rituals by the Japanese luxury brand. The on-site Brasserie Fouquet’s is legendary, its walls lined with shadowy celebrity portraits. Nowadays, the brasserie hosts the after-party for the annual César Awards.

Plaza Athénée, also a Three MICHELIN Key property, opened in 1913. In 1946, Christian Dior opened his first boutique nearby and would host fashion shows and photo shoots within the hotel’s Belle Époque walls. Today the legendary hotel offers guests a truly unparalleled experience, from its elegantly designed rooms with crystal chandeliers and Louis XIV-inspired decor to MICHELIN-Starred dining options and the ultrachic Dior Spa.

Nicknamed “the little Versailles,” The Peninsula Paris is a landmark of Parisian elegance dating back to 1908, when it first opened as the Hotel Majestic — a meeting place for cultural and political elites. Guests can choose between sleek contemporary rooms — with clean lines, soft neutral palettes and cutting-edge technology — or historic suites adorned with gilded moldings, marble fireplaces and timeless Parisian charm.

For millennia, baths, spas, and wellness have formed the fabric of Roman life. It’s only natural that Bvlgari, the Roman-born brand, places exceptional spa experiences at the heart of its hotels. At the Bvlgari Hotel in Paris, located on Avenue George V, the spa spans 14,000 square feet of serene space, featuring Vicenza stone from Italy’s Veneto region and warm Burmese teak.

Dating back to 1951, Crazy Horse Paris is a legendary cabaret once frequented by Dalí, where designers like Balenciaga and Gaultier crafted the iconic tiny costumes. Originally a variété theatre with singers, comedians and even square dancing, Crazy Horse found its signature cabaret style in the 1960s, inspired by the Rockettes and vintage pin-ups left behind by visiting GIs. Today, under Deissenberg’s guidance, the audience skews younger and 64% female.

Near the Golden Triangle, theater fans have plenty to choose from. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is a temple of classical music, ballet and opera — and site of the most scandalous performance of the 20th century: the 1913 debut of The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky.

As for exhibitions, the area is anchored by the Grand Palais, built for the 1900 World Expo, which regularly hosts major art and fashion exhibitions and whose spaces have just fully reopened after an ambitious renovation. Just across the road, the Petit Palais is a jewel box of a museum featuring fine art from antiquity to the early 20th century.