Wedged between the Louvre Museum and Place Vendôme, this suitably exclusive, well-heeled establishment caters to ten diners at most, who are lucky enough to book a seat at the handsome wooden counter. Diners admire the dexterity of the Japanese chefs as they meticulously craft sushi and sashimi with knife-edged precision using only top-calibre produce (the fish, from Brittany or Spain, is matured to be served at the optimal moment).

In his swish new Palais Royal HQ, Martino Ruggieri gives free rein to his creative bent in an exceptional setting. The menu immediately sets the tone, courtesy of free-verse poems that arouse both our senses and our artistic sensibility: “White”, “Beasts and Abysses”, “Delicacy”, “Strength”… The score unveils the Italian chef’s love of daring combinations (sea urchin and foie gras, bacon and almonds, calf’s sweetbread with dulse seaweed), powerful flavours and bold sauces.

On the Left Bank, on Quai Voltaire, this new sushi restaurant is hidden behind a discreet black façade without a sign, simply bearing the number 15. Inside, Masayoshi Hanada (formerly at Sushi B) builds a single omakase menu around exceptional fish – Mediterranean bluefin tuna, Auvergne trout, catch from Brittany – absolutely masterfully cut and prepared.

"Prévelle" is a lyrical name that perfectly reflects Romain Meder's cuisine. Alain Ducasse's former protégé pays homage to his rural upbringing with a plant-centric menu that is rooted in local Île-de-France produce and complemented by poultry, fish and shellfish.

In this intimate, dinky restaurant in a swanky neighbourhood, the bubbly kitchen team is helmed by chef Arthur Dubois (Maison Dubois). You can expect an exclusive experience in a pared-back contemporary setting: only five tables and a muted ambience reminiscent of a luxury hotel. Fresh, modern cuisine focused on first-class produce, enhanced by lavish, robust, highly technical and traditionally inspired sauces. Slick, seamless service.

A stone’s throw from the emblematic Champs Elysées, this establishment is just the ticket to try China’s imperial cuisine: sharing, lavish ingredients and time-honoured, even ancestral, recipes. Beneath the watchful eye of a head chef assisted by a kitchen brigade, as talented as they are numerous, each dish becomes a tribute to tradition: Peking duck exquisitely carved by your tableside, dim sum to die for, or chicken in Chinese yellow wine steeped in suave, subtle flavours.

Having trained at L'Oustau de Baumanière and L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Irwin Durand further fine-tuned his skills working for Alan Geaam and Guy Savoy (sous-chef at La Monnaie de Paris, chef at Le Chiberta). Not yet 40, he has used his time well! His elegantly appointed restaurant in the zeitgeist nurtures an intimate vibe (seven tables and a table d'hôte opposite the open kitchen).

Au premier étage de l'historique et somptueuse boutique Dior, fondée ici avenue Montaigne par le célèbre couturier en 1946, la lumineuse et élégante salle à manger séduit d’emblée, jusqu’aux arts de la table signés Dior.

After two years at Duende in Nîmes, Masaki Nagao is back on a pilgrimage to the capital as he breathes new life into this establishment. In the wake of Vantre and Le Clarence, the Japanese chef signs a crisp, modern, subtly inventive Gallic repertory guided by the seasons. He avows a weakness for briny shellfish, that he adds raw, cooked and in broth to structure his culinary score.

In an up-market neighbourhood, this street corner restaurant charms courtesy of its bright dining room with contemporary lines, white concrete cladding and pair of majestic Murano chandeliers. Breton chef Camille Saint-M'Leux (formerly of Montreuil’s Villa9Trois) named his venture after his grandparents' sailboat.