Restaurant in Paris, France
Lebanese-French creativity, one Michelin star, book early.
A Michelin one-star in Paris's 16th arrondissement with a genuinely individual point of view: Lebanese-inflected creative cooking, visually composed dishes, and dessert work strong enough to place third in the Championnat de France de Desserts. At €€€€ with a 4.8 Google rating across 907 reviews, it is a more personal choice than the grand-hotel Michelin options at the same price tier. Book four to six weeks out minimum.
If you are choosing between Alan Geaam and a more conventionally decorated Michelin address in the 16th arrondissement, Alan Geaam wins on personality and precision. This is a one-star restaurant that earns its place not through institutional weight but through the specificity of its cooking: Lebanese-inflected, visually composed, and driven by a chef whose dessert work placed third in the Championnat de France de Desserts. For a first-timer to Paris Michelin dining on a €€€€ budget, this is a more individual choice than the grand-hotel options and a sharper one than many of its neighbours in the 16th.
Alan Geaam sits at 19 Rue Lauriston in the 16th arrondissement, a quietly residential address that gives the room a focused, unhurried atmosphere that the larger Michelin rooms in Paris rarely manage. The cuisine is classified as Creative, and that label is accurate in the most useful sense: the cooking draws on Lebanese ingredients and technique and integrates them into a French fine-dining structure in a way that is neither fusion novelty nor simple fusion confusion. The dishes are, by documented account, visually composed and chromatically considered, which matters at this price point because presentation is part of what you are paying for.
For a first-timer, the key thing to know is that this is not a traditional French tasting-menu restaurant. You are not getting a sequence of classic French preparations with minor modern updates. You are getting something with a clearer authorial voice than that, built around combinations and colour in a way that the Opinionated About Dining assessment describes as creative and full of attractive combinations. That is a useful framing: if you want a technically accomplished but culinarily conservative €€€€ evening, Geaam is probably not the right fit. If you want a one-star meal with a point of view, it is among the better choices in Paris.
Google reviewers rate it 4.8 from 907 reviews, which is a high-confidence signal at that volume. Michelin has awarded one star in both 2024 and 2025, confirming sustained consistency. The Opinionated About Dining Classical in Europe ranking places it at #402 for 2025, in the Remarkable category, which positions it as a serious but not top-tier critical pick within Europe's competitive fine-dining field. Taken together, these data points describe a restaurant that delivers reliably at its level. Compare that to the critical ceiling at [Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/allno-paris-au-pavillon-ledoyen-paris-restaurant) or [Arpège](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/arpge-paris-restaurant), and Alan Geaam is the lower-pressure, lower-ceremony option at the same price tier.
The editorial angle worth considering for first-timers is the counter. At a restaurant of this scale and style, counter seating, where it exists, changes the nature of the meal. You are closer to the kitchen's rhythm, and in a creative restaurant built around visual composition and precise execution, that proximity gives you a different read on the food than a table in the main room does. The chef's training in both Lebanese culinary tradition and French dessert craft becomes more legible from close range. If you have the option when booking, counter or kitchen-adjacent seating is worth requesting: it makes Alan Geaam's cooking more comprehensible and more engaging than it would be at a distance.
This is particularly relevant for solo diners. A €€€€ solo dinner in Paris can feel performatively lonely at a white-tablecloth table in a half-empty room. At a counter, the format makes sense and the meal has natural momentum. Solo diners who want a serious one-star experience in Paris without the social geometry of table service should consider this a first-choice option. For comparison, [Le Gabriel - La Réserve Paris](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/le-gabriel-la-rserve-paris-paris-restaurant) and [Le Meurice Alain Ducasse](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/restaurant-le-meurice-alain-ducasse-paris-restaurant) are technically serious but operate in a formal-table-service register that suits groups and occasions more than solo visits.
Book hard and book early. This is a one-star Paris restaurant with a 4.8 Google rating across 907 reviews, and it is not a large room. Treat it as you would any comparable one-star in the city: four to six weeks in advance is a reasonable baseline, and for weekend evenings you may need more lead time than that. The address on Rue Lauriston is in the 16th, accessible from the Étoile area, which makes it a practical choice after sightseeing in the 8th or as a destination dinner from across the river.
No booking method is confirmed in our data, so use the restaurant's own reservation channels directly and confirm the current service schedule before you go. Phone and website details are not currently listed in our database; check an up-to-date aggregator for current contact and booking information. On dietary restrictions, no specific data is available, but the creative, ingredient-forward nature of the cooking suggests the kitchen has the technical range to handle restrictions with advance notice. Confirm at the time of booking.
For context on where Alan Geaam sits in the broader Paris fine-dining picture, see our [full Paris restaurants guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/paris). If you are building a wider Paris trip, our [full Paris hotels guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/hotels/paris) and [full Paris bars guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/bars/paris) cover the rest of the city's €€€€ tier. For serious French regional cooking outside Paris, [Mirazur in Menton](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/mirazur-menton-restaurant), [Flocons de Sel in Megève](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/flocons-de-sel-megve-restaurant), and [Troisgros - Le Bois sans Feuilles in Ouches](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/troisgros-le-bois-sans-feuilles-ouches-restaurant) represent the depth of the French fine-dining ecosystem beyond the capital. For creative cooking with similar European ambition, [Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/cocina-hermanos-torres-barcelona-restaurant) and [Enrico Bartolini in Milan](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/enrico-bartolini-milan-restaurant) are the closest peer comparisons in their respective cities.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Geaam | €€€€ | Hard | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| L'Ambroisie | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
How Alan Geaam stacks up against the competition.
Alan Geaam holds a Michelin star and an OAD 'Remarkable' ranking, and the cooking leans into Lebanese heritage in a way that separates it from the standard French fine-dining formula. The room is in a residential stretch of the 16th, so the atmosphere is quiet and focused rather than grand. Expect a creative, art-forward plate style and a price point in the €€€€ range. Come with an appetite for surprise combinations rather than classic French technique alone.
This is a small, high-demand Michelin-starred address, so groups of more than four should check the venue's official channels well in advance to confirm capacity and seating options. It is not a venue built for large corporate dinners or celebratory parties of eight-plus. For smaller groups of two to four, standard reservation channels apply, but lead time is still essential.
Specific menu items are not listed in available sources, so ordering will depend on the current tasting format. What is documented is that Alan Geaam's dessert work is award-level — he placed third in the Championnat de France de Desserts — so do not skip the dessert course. The broader menu is built around Lebanese-inflected French creativity, so dishes incorporating ingredients from that tradition are the through-line worth following.
Book at least three to four weeks out. A one-star Paris restaurant with a 4.8 Google rating across nearly 1,000 reviews fills quickly, and the room is not large. Treat it on the same lead-time footing as any sought-after Paris Michelin address. If your dates are fixed, book the moment they open.
Specific dietary policy is published details are limited. For a restaurant operating at one-Michelin-star level with a creative, ingredient-driven format, the standard practice is to check the venue's official channels at the time of booking and state restrictions clearly. Do not assume a tasting-menu format will self-adapt without prior notice.
Yes, particularly if the restaurant offers counter seating. At a focused, creative Michelin address of this scale, a solo diner at the counter often gets a more engaged experience than a couple in the dining room. The quiet, residential character of the 16th also makes it a comfortable setting for a solo visit rather than an intimidating one.
Counter or bar seating at Alan Geaam is worth requesting specifically if available, as it tends to offer a closer view of the kitchen at restaurants of this style and scale. Whether a dedicated bar-only menu exists is not confirmed in available sources. check the venue's official channels to ask about counter availability when booking, especially for solo diners or pairs.
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