24 - Le Restaurant

A 4.7-rated Michelin Plate address in the 8th — worth booking if you want modern cooking without a €€€€ bill

At €€ in the 8th arrondissement — one of Paris's most expensive dining postcodes, it is a genuinely useful one. 24 - Le Restaurant, at 24 Rue Jean Mermoz, has held a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, which means the guide's inspectors find the cooking worth noting without yet awarding a star. That positioning, recognized quality, accessible pricing, central location, is exactly why this address deserves serious consideration over the dozens of anonymous brasseries in the neighbourhood.

If you have eaten here once and are deciding whether to return, the answer is probably yes, the reasoning is practical: the 8th is not short of places to spend money, but it is short of places where €€ buys food that a serious guide takes seriously. Two consecutive Michelin Plates suggest the kitchen is consistent, not just occasionally impressive. For a second visit, the strategic question is timing and format rather than whether to go.

Late dining in the 8th: what 24 - Le Restaurant offers after standard hours

Paris's 8th arrondissement runs late by the city's standards. The neighbourhood draws a mix of finance professionals, hotel guests from nearby properties, visitors who have spent the evening around the Champs-Élysées. A modern cuisine address at €€ that holds Michelin recognition is a strong option for anyone who wants to eat properly after 9 PM without paying the premium that the area's grander rooms demand. The Rue Jean Mermoz address puts the restaurant within easy reach of the Golden Triangle, which means it absorbs late arrivals from business dinners that ended early, pre-theatre crowds who want a second round, travellers who prefer eating late over eating expensively. If your evening schedule is flexible and you want a kitchen that takes its food seriously, this is a sensible anchor for that plan. For context on how the wider neighbourhood eats after dark, our full Paris restaurants guide covers the range.

Modern cuisine at this price in Paris: the competitive context

Modern French cooking in Paris exists at every price tier, but the middle of that range, where technical ambition meets a bill you can repeat, is thinner than it looks. Most of the recognized addresses in the 8th and surrounding arrondissements operate at €€€ or above. 24 - Le Restaurant sitting at €€ with two years of Michelin recognition puts it in a relatively small group. Comparable addresses at a similar price point and recognition level include Accents Table Bourse in the 2nd and Anona, both of which attract similar diner profiles. If you are benchmarking against the broader Paris modern cooking scene, Amâlia and 114, Faubourg operate at a different scale and price tier, but they illustrate what the ceiling of the category looks like in this city.

For reference on what Michelin recognition at a higher level means in practical terms, addresses like Flocons de Sel in Megève, Mirazur in Menton, and Troisgros in Ouches set the benchmark for what France's top-rated kitchens look like. 24 - Le Restaurant is not in that conversation, but it does not need to be: its case rests on delivering recognized modern cooking at a price point where that recognition is genuinely rare in this postcode.

Booking and logistics

Booking here is easy by Paris standards. A Michelin Plate at €€ in the 8th will fill on Friday and Saturday evenings, but midweek and late sittings (after 9 PM) tend to have availability with a few days' notice rather than weeks. If you are planning around a specific evening, booking three to five days out is a reasonable buffer. Walk-ins on slower nights are plausible but not a strategy worth relying on in this neighbourhood. The address at 24 Rue Jean Mermoz is accessible from the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Saint-Philippe-du-Roule metro stations, making it direct to reach from most central Paris hotels. For accommodation in the area, our full Paris hotels guide covers the options near the 8th.

If your visit extends beyond dinner, the 8th has a functional bar scene that runs later than the restaurants. Our full Paris bars guide is a useful follow-on. For broader trip planning around Paris, the experiences guide and wineries guide cover the wider picture, for regional French cooking worth travelling for, Auberge de l'Ill, Bras in Laguiole, and Paul Bocuse represent the classic anchors of French gastronomy outside the capital.

The verdict

Book 24 - Le Restaurant if you want Michelin-recognized modern cooking in the 8th without the €€€€ commitment. It is the sensible choice when budget matters, when you are eating late, or when you want a reliable second visit rather than a one-off occasion dinner. For a special occasion with more ceremony, the comparison venues below operate at a different level. For a dinner that delivers on quality at a price you can return to, this address earns its and its back-to-back Michelin Plates. Also worth knowing: for modern cuisine benchmarks further afield, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai show what the format looks like at its most ambitious. And closer to Paris, Auberge de Montfleury is another address worth cross-referencing if your plans extend to the Île-de-France region.