France: Paris: Where to Eat: Hot Spots: Le Relais Plaza

Le Relais Plaza

Hôtel Plaza Athénée, 21–25 Avenue Montaigne, 8th
33 (0) 1-53-67-64-00

What’s maybe the most graceful restaurant in Paris has changed barely a whisker since it opened in the 1930s—and the ladies who lunch and the gents who join them wouldn’t want it any other way. Directeur Werner Kuchler not only knows who’s who but he runs his Art Deco dining room like a private yacht. To be taken for a regular, order the grilled sole and a side of spinach. Open daily. Métro: Alma-Marceau.