Restaurant le Meurice Alain Ducasse

Alain Ducasse helms the exquisite restaurant at hotel Le Meurice. The room itself has a major wow factor, decorated in the lavish style of Louis XVI, but there's nothing old-world or fussy about Ducasse's focused menu and beautifully presented dishes. This is haute cuisine at its best—memorable, innovative and prepared with so much thought that it inspires the types of conversation normally reserved for a once-in-a-lifetime opera or music performance. Take the time and splurge on the tasting menu. Closed for dinner on Saturday and Sunday.