Restaurant in Paris, France
1,600 wines, serious food, fair pricing.
Les 110 de Taillevent is the right call if wine is your primary reason for the reservation. With 1,600 selections, Star Wine List recognition in 2025 and 2026, and a format built around four pairings per dish, it delivers more wine depth than any kitchen-first room at this price. The traditional French cooking holds up; book lunch for the best value.
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, and 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, and a room that is typically quieter than dinner service. Google reviewers give it 4.4 across 764 reviews, which is a reliable signal of consistent execution rather than occasional brilliance.
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, and our Paris bars guide covers the natural wine bar circuit if you want to extend the trip.
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.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Les 110 de Taillevent | €€€ | — |
| Plénitude | €€€€ | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | €€€€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Book at least two to three weeks out for dinner, and one to two weeks for weekday lunch. Saturday and Sunday dinner slots on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré fill faster than the midweek lunch service, which offers the most flexibility. At €€€ pricing, this is a popular corporate and visitor destination, so treat weekend reservations as priority bookings.
Lunch is the sharper value proposition. The €€€ price point applies across both services, but weekday lunch on Faubourg Saint-Honoré draws a calmer crowd and gives you more time to work through the 1,600-selection wine list with Paul Robineau's team. Dinner suits those who want a longer, more relaxed pacing — Saturday and Sunday dinner are the only options on weekends.
The wine list is the main event. With 6,000 bottles in inventory and strengths in Burgundy, Rhône, and Bordeaux, this is one of the more serious wine programs in Paris — recognised by Star Wine List in both 2025 and 2026. The food earns a Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe ranking, so it holds up as a full meal, not just a wine bar with food.
Bar seating is not confirmed in the venue data, so assume table reservations are the standard format. If counter or bar dining is important to you, confirm directly when booking — the restaurant operates standard lunch and dinner services rather than a walk-in bar format.
The wine pairing structure is the clearest reason to be here: sommelier Antoine Gauthier and wine director Paul Robineau run a list built for matching, with Burgundy and Rhône as the standout categories. For food, the kitchen under the Gardinier Family runs traditional French cuisine — ordering around what the sommelier recommends pairing with is a more rewarding approach than arriving with a set dish agenda.
Faubourg Saint-Honoré addresses carry an expectation of effort. The Opinionated About Dining 'Casual in Europe' designation suggests the room is not as stiff as a full Michelin-starred house, but this is not a jeans-and-trainers venue. Business casual or neat evening wear is the practical read for both lunch and dinner.
Yes, more so than most Paris fine dining rooms at this price level. A deep wine list with structured pairing options gives solo diners a built-in engagement with the sommelier team, and the Opinionated About Dining casual ranking suggests the atmosphere is not intimidating for a single cover. Weekday lunch is the most comfortable solo slot.
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