Restaurant in Paris, France
Award-backed value in the Marais.
Le Mazenay is a farm-to-table address in the Marais with back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a 2025 OAD Casual Europe listing — serious sourcing credentials at a €€ price point. Chef Denis Groison's kitchen is one of the stronger cases for quality-driven dining without the tasting-menu spend. Book one to two weeks ahead; the room is accessible now, but the profile is growing.
At the €€ price point, Le Mazenay on Rue de Montmorency is one of the more convincing arguments for eating in the 3rd arrondissement. Chef Denis Groison is running a farm-to-table kitchen that has drawn Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025, plus a spot on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe list for 2025 — a credentialing trifecta that matters because OAD's casual list skews toward places where sourcing and cooking quality outpace the price tag. At this tier, that combination is genuinely rare in Paris. The 4.5 rating across 526 Google reviews reinforces that this is not a one-visit fluke.
Booking here is direct compared to most awarded Paris addresses. That ease of reservation is worth flagging because it sets Le Mazenay apart from the multi-week or multi-month waits typical of comparably credentialed spots. Still, given its growing profile after the 2025 OAD listing, reserving a week to ten days ahead is sensible for weekend evenings, and two to three days out should be sufficient for weekday tables. If you are planning around a specific occasion , anniversary, birthday, a significant dinner with someone you want to impress , lock in the date at least two weeks out to have real flexibility on time slots.
The address itself is a visual signal: Rue de Montmorency is one of the oldest streets in Paris, and the building fabric of the 3rd carries a physical weight that newer restaurant neighbourhoods do not. Inside, the setting reads as considered without being theatrical. This is not a room designed to photograph well for its own sake; the visual register is quieter, letting the plates carry the aesthetic load. For a special occasion, that restraint works in your favour , the focus stays on the meal and the company rather than the spectacle of the space.
Farm-to-table as a format can mean almost anything at this point, but Groison's interpretation connects directly to sourcing discipline. The Michelin Plate designation signals cooking that meets a defined technical standard, and the OAD Casual Europe recognition specifically rewards places where ingredient quality is legible on the plate rather than hidden behind technique. What you are paying for here is the supply chain as much as the labour: producers selected for quality, seasonal rotation driven by what is actually available rather than by what is convenient to source year-round. At the €€ price band, that kind of sourcing commitment is the proposition. It is also why the menu will shift , do not arrive with a fixed expectation of a specific dish.
For a date or celebration dinner, the format suits two-person dining well. The intimacy of the approach, the absence of tableside showmanship, and the price point all combine to make this a dinner where the conversation is the event and the food supports it rather than competes with it. Groups of four are manageable at most Paris bistro-scale rooms; larger parties should confirm in advance that the space can accommodate them comfortably, as farm-to-table kitchens of this profile tend to run tighter seat counts.
Le Mazenay sits in a different tier from the city's major tasting-menu destinations. For context on what else Paris offers across the price spectrum, see our full Paris restaurants guide. At the €€€€ end, Plénitude, Pierre Gagnaire, and Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen represent a fundamentally different spend and service register. Le Mazenay is not competing with those rooms , it is the answer when you want the sourcing seriousness without the three-hour tasting menu commitment or the €300+ per head spend.
Within the farm-to-table and quality-casual category in Paris, strong comparisons include Beurre Noisette, Capitaine, Flocon, and Simone, Le Resto , all operating in a similar register of ingredient-led cooking at accessible price points. Among those, Le Mazenay's OAD 2025 placement gives it a specific credibility marker that is useful when choosing between options of similar style and price. If you are building a trip around serious eating at multiple price points, France has a broader set of farm-to-table reference points worth knowing: Mirazur in Menton, Bras in Laguiole, and Flocons de Sel in Megève all treat sourcing as the central argument of the menu, though at considerably higher spend. For international farm-to-table comparators, Au Gré du Vent in Seneffe and Wein- und Tafelhaus in Trittenheim are worth noting for context.
Book Le Mazenay if you want a Paris dinner that takes sourcing seriously, costs a fraction of the city's tasting-menu circuit, and has the award record to back the quality claim. It is the right call for a date night, a low-key celebration, or any meal where you want the food to be the point without the full ceremony of a grand établissement. The booking window is forgiving now, but the 2025 OAD listing will attract more attention , reserve sooner rather than later.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mazenay | Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe (2025); Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€ | — |
| Plénitude | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
How Le Mazenay stacks up against the competition.
Le Mazenay holds a Michelin Plate and an OAD Casual Europe listing at the €€ price point, which signals a relaxed but considered atmosphere. Think neat casual rather than formal — a clean shirt or smart top is appropriate. Leave the tie at home; this is the Marais, not a palace hotel dining room.
Le Mazenay's farm-to-table format at €€ pricing is a credible case for a set menu, given back-to-back Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 plus an OAD Casual Europe nod. That said, specific menu structure and pricing are not confirmed in the venue record — check the venue's official channels before assuming a tasting menu is the only format on offer. If you want a Paris tasting menu at a fraction of the city's destination-restaurant prices, this address is worth the inquiry.
Farm-to-table restaurants at the €€ level in Paris often work well for solo diners, particularly those with counter or bar seating. Le Mazenay's OAD Casual Europe recognition suggests a more relaxed room where a solo cover is unlikely to feel awkward. Confirm seating options when booking, since the restaurant's floor plan is not documented in available records.
Bar seating is not confirmed in the venue data, so call ahead before planning a drop-in bar dinner. At the €€ level in a Marais address this size, a dedicated bar counter is possible but not guaranteed — and a Michelin Plate venue tends to manage covers deliberately rather than absorbing walk-ins casually.
For farm-to-table at a similar price point in Paris, look at other OAD Casual Europe-listed addresses in the 10th or 11th arrondissements. If you want to spend more and move up to tasting-menu territory, Kei offers Franco-Japanese precision at a higher price point with stronger international name recognition. Le Mazenay is the better call if sourcing-focused cooking at €€ is the specific brief.
Yes, at the €€ price point, two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 2025 OAD Casual Europe listing are a stronger credential stack than most Paris restaurants at this level carry. Chef Denis Groison's farm-to-table focus at 46 Rue de Montmorency makes this one of the more defensible value choices in the 3rd arrondissement. You are not overpaying for the address.
It works for a low-key special occasion where good sourcing and a credible kitchen matter more than ceremony. The €€ pricing and casual OAD listing mean this is not the room for a proposal dinner requiring private space and silver service — for that, look at Le Cinq or Alléno Paris. Le Mazenay is a strong choice when the occasion calls for a serious meal without the formality tax.
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