Restaurant in Paris, France
Michelin-recognised Italian, easy to book.
Ciasa Mia holds a Michelin Plate for the second consecutive year (2024 and 2025) and scores 4.8 across 477 Google reviews — a strong quality signal for contemporary Italian cooking in Paris's Latin Quarter at the €€€ tier. Compact, intimate, and easier to book than Paris's starred addresses, it's the right call if you want serious Italian rather than French fine dining.
If you're weighing up Italian dining options in Paris's 5th arrondissement, Ciasa Mia is the comparison that matters. Most visitors default to the area's French bistros or the well-worn Italian chains closer to Saint-Michel. Ciasa Mia at 19 Rue Laplace positions itself differently: contemporary Italian cooking with enough seriousness to earn a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, and a Google rating of 4.8 across 477 reviews. That combination of sustained recognition and genuine diner approval is uncommon at the €€€ price tier in Paris, and it's the core reason to consider booking here rather than elsewhere.
Rue Laplace is a short, quiet street that climbs toward the Panthéon, away from the tourist traffic of the broader Latin Quarter. The address alone tells you something about Ciasa Mia's audience: this is not a restaurant built around passing footfall. The room is compact and intimate, the kind of space where proximity to neighbouring tables is a feature rather than a flaw, lending the dinner a communal warmth that larger, grander rooms in Paris struggle to manufacture. If you've been before, you'll already know that seating is close and the atmosphere is correspondingly animated — a return visit is leading approached with that in mind. Book a table rather than hoping for a quiet corner; the room doesn't really have one.
The cuisine is listed as Italian Contemporary, and that framing is worth taking at face value. This is not a trattoria format, nor is it the kind of red-sauce Italian that Paris does competently but unremarkably in dozens of spots. Contemporary Italian at a Michelin Plate level means technique applied to ingredient-led cooking , and at Ciasa Mia, the sourcing question is the one that justifies the price point. Italian contemporary kitchens at this level typically anchor their menus to produce with strong regional provenance: specific Italian growing regions, DOP-designated ingredients, and a kitchen philosophy that treats the sourcing decision as the menu decision. At €€€ in Paris, that philosophy is what separates a restaurant from a merely decent one, and the sustained Michelin recognition suggests Ciasa Mia is delivering on that promise consistently.
For a returning diner, the practical question is what to push into on a second visit. Without published signature dishes in our current data, the most reliable approach is to ask the kitchen directly what is new or seasonal rather than defaulting to what worked before. Contemporary Italian menus at this level rotate with supply and season, which means the experience of a repeat visitor is genuinely different from the first, and that's an argument for coming back rather than against it. The 4.8 rating across a substantial review base suggests the kitchen maintains quality across the menu rather than anchoring it to one or two standout dishes.
The €€€ pricing tier puts Ciasa Mia at a meaningful step below the full four-symbol Italian and French fine dining operations in Paris, but above the casual mid-market. For Paris, this means you're likely looking at a dinner that is serious without being ceremonial , no extensive brigade formality, no multiple-hour omakase pacing, but also not a meal where ingredient quality is an afterthought. That middle band is actually where many of the most satisfying meals in Paris happen, and Michelin's Plate recognition (distinct from a Star, but a positive signal of quality worth noting) confirms that the kitchen is operating above the neighbourhood average.
Ciasa Mia has held its Michelin Plate recognition across consecutive years , 2024 and 2025 , which is the temporal signal worth paying attention to. A single year of recognition can reflect a good moment; two consecutive years suggests a stable kitchen with consistent execution. For a returning visitor deciding whether to go back, that consistency is the reassurance you're looking for. The Latin Quarter has enough one-hit-wonder restaurants that knowing a place has maintained its quality across a full cycle of Michelin assessment is genuinely useful information.
For broader Paris dining context, see our full Paris restaurants guide. If you're exploring other parts of the city beyond the 5th, our Paris hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide cover the broader picture. For Italian Contemporary cooking at comparable ambition levels elsewhere in Europe, L'Olivo in Anacapri and Agli Amici in Rovinj are worth knowing about. For France's wider fine dining map, Mirazur in Menton, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Bras in Laguiole, and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern represent the regional context. Among Paris's own top tier, Arpège, L'Ambroisie, and Troisgros remain reference points for what ingredient-led French cooking looks like at full ambition. Paul Bocuse's Auberge du Pont de Collonges stays relevant as a historical benchmark.
Booking at Ciasa Mia is assessed as easy relative to Paris's most sought-after tables. You are not competing with six-month waitlists or a lottery system. That said, a Michelin Plate restaurant in a compact room in a popular neighbourhood warrants booking at least a week or two ahead, particularly for weekend evenings. Hours and the specific booking method are not confirmed in our current data, so direct contact via the restaurant or a Paris-based reservations platform is the practical route. The address is 19 Rue Laplace, 75005 Paris.
Quick reference: Michelin Plate 2024 & 2025 | Google 4.8 (477 reviews) | €€€ | 19 Rue Laplace, 75005 | Booking: easy, 1-2 weeks ahead recommended.
See the comparison section below for how Ciasa Mia sits against Paris's wider fine dining field.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciasa Mia | Italian Contemporary | €€€ | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Plénitude | Contemporary French | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | French, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Kei | Contemporary French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Ciasa Mia is a Michelin Plate–recognised contemporary Italian on a quiet street near the Panthéon in Paris's 5th arrondissement. At €€€ pricing, it sits in a bracket where the food is the draw, not the spectacle. It is not a tourist-trap Italian and not a grand Parisian institution — it occupies the space between, which is exactly where it delivers value. Arrive with Italian-leaning tastes and expectations calibrated to a serious neighbourhood restaurant, not a palazzo dining room.
At €€€, Ciasa Mia holds two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025), which signals consistent kitchen quality without the premium attached to starred venues. For Italian contemporary cuisine in Paris at this price point, that credential matters. If you are comparing it against the city's starred Italian options, you are paying less for a comparable level of seriousness — that is a reasonable trade-off for most diners.
No dress code is documented for Ciasa Mia, but a Michelin Plate–recognised contemporary Italian at €€€ in Paris's 5th arrondissement typically draws a crowd that skews toward neat, considered dress rather than formal attire. Overdressing is unnecessary; turning up in beachwear is not the move. Err toward what you would wear to a serious neighbourhood dinner.
Booking at Ciasa Mia is assessed as relatively accessible by Paris fine dining standards — you are not fighting six-month waitlists. A few days to a week ahead is a reasonable target for most evenings, though weekends near the Panthéon area can fill faster than the address suggests. It is worth booking rather than banking on a walk-in.
Specific menu formats are not confirmed in the available data for Ciasa Mia. What is confirmed is Michelin Plate recognition across 2024 and 2025, which indicates the kitchen is producing food at a consistent standard worth the €€€ price bracket. Check directly with the restaurant for current menu structure before assuming a tasting menu is the default format.
For Italian-leaning fine dining in Paris, Kei offers a Franco-Japanese take at a different register if you want a Michelin-starred room. For a full grand Parisian fine dining experience, Le Cinq at the Four Seasons George V or Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen operate in a different price tier entirely. If Italian contemporary at an accessible booking difficulty and €€€ pricing is the brief, Ciasa Mia is the more practical call than competing with the waitlists at Paris's top-tier rooms.
No seating configuration details are confirmed in the available data for Ciasa Mia. Given its address at 19 Rue Laplace and its positioning as a contemporary Italian at €€€, it is worth contacting the restaurant directly to confirm whether bar or counter seating is an option before planning around it.
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