Les 110 de Taillevent

The Wine List Is the Point; and the Food Holds Up

The common assumption about Les 110 de Taillevent is that it trades on the Taillevent name while the real action stays upstairs at its Michelin-starred sibling. That reading is wrong. This is a destination in its own right, built around one of the most seriously constructed wine programs in the 8th arrondissement; 1,600 selections, 6,000 bottles in inventory, with particular depth in Burgundy, Rhône, Bordeaux. Wine Director Paul Robineau and Sommelier Antoine Gauthier run a list that earned Star Wine List recognition in both 2025 and 2026. The format, four wines by the glass paired to each dish, is not a gimmick. It is the entire proposition.

The room at 195 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is formal without being stiff. The layout runs to banquette seating along the walls and well-spaced tables that make conversation viable even when the room fills. This is not the intimate, low-lit cave that some wine-focused Paris restaurants default to; it reads more like a confident brasserie that happens to take wine with unusual seriousness. For the wine-focused traveller who finds dedicated wine bars too casual and three-Michelin-star rooms too theatrical, the spatial register here is well-calibrated.

Chef Grant Waller leads a kitchen grounded in traditional French cuisine, the Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 signals cooking that is consistent and technically sound, if not at the experimental edge. General Manager Ludovic Amedee oversees a floor team that, by the format's own logic, has to explain wine pairings at every cover. The service style is instructive rather than performative. Whether that earns its price point at €€€ depends on how much you value staff who can talk through the difference between a Rhône pairing and a Burgundy pairing for the same dish without making you feel interrogated. If you want to learn something about wine over lunch, the service model here is a genuine asset. If you want to be left alone with your glass, it can feel over-attentive.

Opinionated About Dining ranked it in its Casual in Europe list at #500 (2024) and recommended it in 2023, which positions it as a serious but not rarefied choice, the right level for a food and wine enthusiast who wants depth without the ceremony of a full tasting menu. The Gardinier family, who own the broader Taillevent group, bring institutional credibility that shows in the sourcing and the list's consistency.

Lunch runs Monday through Friday, 12:00 to 14:30. Dinner runs every day, 19:00 to 22:30, including Saturday and Sunday. The lunch slot is the sharper value play: the same kitchen, the same wine list, a room that is typically quieter than dinner service.

For the wine-focused traveller comparing options in Paris, the relevant question is whether the €€€ price tier, combined with the structured pairing format, delivers more or less than alternatives. Against Le Cinq at the Four Seasons George V or L'Ambroisie, Les 110 is meaningfully more accessible in price. Against Kei or Arpège, it is less technically adventurous in the kitchen but stronger on the wine dimension. If you are arriving in Paris primarily to eat and the wine list is secondary, there are better kitchens at this price. If wine is the primary goal and you want a proper meal alongside it, this is one of the clearest choices in the city.

France has no shortage of serious wine destinations, from Mirazur in Menton to Flocons de Sel in Megève to Bras in Laguiole, but few integrate the wine program this directly into the dining format. For wine-focused visitors to Paris, our full Paris restaurants guide maps the broader field, our Paris bars guide covers the natural wine bar circuit if you want to extend the trip.

Know Before You Go

• Address: 195 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
• Cuisine: Traditional French
• Price tier: €€€ (cuisine); $$$ wine list (many bottles over €100; corkage €100)
• Lunch: Monday–Friday, 12:00–14:30
• Dinner: Monday–Sunday, 19:00–22:30
• Wine list: 1,600 selections, 6,000 bottles in inventory; Star Wine List 2025 and 2026
• Strengths: Burgundy, Rhône, Bordeaux
• Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025; Star Wine List 2025 and 2026; Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe #500 (2024)
• Booking difficulty: Easy, book 1–2 weeks out for dinner; same-week availability typically possible for lunch

For broader context on eating and drinking in the city, see our full Paris restaurants guide, our Paris hotels guide, our Paris bars guide, and our Paris experiences guide.