Paris: Where to Eat: Newcomers: Fauchon Le Café

Fauchon Le Café

For the finishing touch on the flamboyant upgrade of its flagship store, Fauchon has just unveiled an eye-poppingly glamorous new cafe. Located on the first floor of the new store on the Place de la Madeleine, Fauchon Le Café continues the company’s new black-and-white and bright pink theme. Glossy pale pink tables are paired up with silver metallic banquettes and black-and-white woven café style chairs. Mosaic tiles in black and white form a fantastical carpet of flowers beneath silver metallic ceilings, all of which are reflected in multiple mirrored surfaces and softened by pink and purple mood lighting. Okay, the ladies who frequent Angélina and Ladurée may not be switching their allegiances but for the younger, hipper crowd of shoppers who burn up the Faubourg St.-Honoré, this is definitely the new place for lunch or tea. Open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Reservations recommended.