Restaurant in Paris, France
Michelin-recognised Italian, easier to book than it should be.
Mori Venice Bar earns two consecutive Michelin Plates with a sourcing-led approach to Venetian Italian cooking, making it the most credentialled Italian table of its kind in Paris. Easier to book than comparable French addresses at the same €€€€ price point, it suits a return visitor ready to explore the seafood and risotto-led menu in full. A practical choice when you want serious Italian cooking near the Palais Royal.
Mori Venice Bar is one of the easier €€€€ bookings in Paris right now — and that accessibility should not put you off. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) confirm this is a kitchen operating at a recognised level of seriousness, and a Google rating of 4.5 across 526 reviews suggests the dining room consistently delivers on the promise. If you have already been once and are weighing a return, the answer is yes, particularly if you want Italian cooking at this price point without the booking battle that comparable French tables in the second arrondissement typically demand.
At 27 Rue Vivienne, Mori Venice Bar sits in one of Paris's most architecturally loaded streets, a few steps from the Palais Royal arcades and the Galerie Vivienne, one of the city's great covered passages. The address alone signals something about the restaurant's intentions: this is not an anonymous neighbourhood trattoria but a deliberate statement about Italian hospitality placed at the centre of Parisian cultural geography. Visually, guests arrive into a room that reads as polished and formal without tipping into stiff — the Venetian reference in the name is an aesthetic cue as much as a culinary one, evoking the kind of considered, lacquer-and-glass elegance associated with Harry's Bar rather than a rustic cantina. That framing matters when you are deciding whether to bring a client, a date, or a group celebrating something worth spending on.
What justifies the €€€€ positioning at Mori Venice Bar is the kitchen's commitment to Italian ingredient sourcing in a city where that sourcing comes at a premium. Bringing high-quality Italian primary ingredients into Paris , whether that means aged DOP cheeses, cured meats from specific Italian regions, or premium seafood routed through Italian suppliers , adds cost at every stage of the supply chain. This is the underlying logic of the price tier, and it is the same logic you encounter at Il Carpaccio and Armani Ristorante, two of the other serious Italian tables in Paris operating at this level. What distinguishes Mori Venice Bar within that set is the Venetian culinary identity , a regional specificity that narrows the menu's ambitions productively, rather than attempting a pan-Italian sweep. Venetian cooking prioritises seafood, risotto technique, and a restraint with heavy sauces that suits the Parisian palate without compromising Italian authorship.
For context on what ingredient-led Italian cooking looks like at the leading of its range internationally, consider what 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong and cenci in Kyoto have demonstrated: that Italian sourcing discipline, when applied rigorously in an international context, can produce cooking that exceeds what you find in Italy at equivalent price points, because the cost pressure forces a tighter edit of the menu. Mori Venice Bar is operating in the same territory.
If your first visit covered the pasta and a main, this time centre your order on the seafood-led dishes, which are where Venetian culinary logic is most legible on a menu. Risotto preparations are also worth prioritising , the technique is time-sensitive and labour-intensive, and a kitchen that executes it well at this price point is making a meaningful commitment. The wine list, which in a restaurant of this type typically skews toward Italian regions with serious depth in Veneto and Friuli, is worth exploring with the sommelier's input rather than defaulting to a familiar Barolo or Brunello. Ask what is open by the glass if you want to move across regions without committing to a full bottle.
For those who want to understand how Paris's Italian restaurant tier compares to the broader French fine dining scene, our full Paris restaurants guide covers the range. You can also find relevant context in our Paris bars guide if you are planning pre- or post-dinner drinks, and our Paris hotels guide if you are visiting from outside the city.
Among Paris's Italian options at the leading of the market, Mori Venice Bar competes most directly with Il Carpaccio (Royal Monceau, Michelin-starred) and Armani Ristorante. Il Carpaccio carries a full Michelin star and the hotel-backed service depth that comes with a Palace property; if prestige and service formality are your priorities, it wins on those metrics. Armani Ristorante delivers brand-aligned design precision but can feel more like a fashion statement than a kitchen statement. Mori Venice Bar sits between these two: more focused culinarily than Armani, more accessible than Il Carpaccio in both booking and price feel, and with a regional Venetian identity that neither competitor can match. Also worth knowing: Adami, Baffo, and Le George each cover adjacent ground at different price points if you are building a shortlist.
Reservations: Booking difficulty is rated Easy , you can typically secure a table without weeks of lead time, which is unusual at this award level in Paris. Address: 27 Rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, near the Galerie Vivienne and Palais Royal. Budget: €€€€ , expect a full dinner with wine to sit in the upper range of Paris fine dining spend. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Rating: 4.5/5 from 526 Google reviews. Transport: Bourse (Ligne 3) is the closest Metro stop; Palais Royal (Lignes 1 and 7) is a short walk.
If you are benchmarking Mori Venice Bar against what else Paris offers at €€€€, the reference points worth knowing include Flocons de Sel, Mirazur in Menton, and the canonical houses of French haute cuisine like Paul Bocuse, Troisgros, Bras, and Auberge de l'Ill. These are all operating at a different register , French fine dining with multi-decade reputations. Mori Venice Bar's case is simpler and more specific: it is the most credentialled Venetian restaurant in Paris, it is easier to book than its French counterparts at the same price tier, and it delivers a regional Italian cooking identity that nothing else in the city replicates at this level. That is a clear and defensible booking proposition, especially for a return visit when you already know the room.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means you do not need to plan weeks in advance the way you would for the city's starred French tables. A few days to a week of lead time is typically sufficient, though for a Friday or Saturday dinner you should aim for a week out to have the leading choice of tables. The accessibility is part of the appeal at this award and price level.
Prioritise the seafood-led dishes and any risotto on the menu , these are where Venetian culinary identity is most concentrated and where the kitchen's sourcing investment is most visible on the plate. If you have already worked through the pasta section on a previous visit, use this visit to move into the fish courses and ask the sommelier for a Veneto or Friuli wine pairing rather than defaulting to a Tuscan red.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in our current data. Contact the restaurant directly before your visit if bar dining is your preference. At this price point in Paris, most restaurants of this style operate primarily as sit-down table service, but a bar counter is common in the Venetian bacaro tradition that informs the restaurant's identity.
At €€€€, it earns its position through Michelin recognition (Plates in both 2024 and 2025), a 4.5 Google rating across 526 reviews, and a sourcing-led approach to Venetian cooking that involves real supply chain cost. Compared to Il Carpaccio, which carries a full Michelin star, Mori Venice Bar is the easier and arguably more accessible version of serious Italian dining in Paris. If you are spending at this level for Italian food in the city, the credentials hold up.
No specific dietary policy is confirmed in our data. Given the Italian sourcing focus and the Venetian culinary framework, a menu built around seafood, pasta, and risotto will have natural limitations for certain dietary requirements. Contact the restaurant directly with any specific needs before booking , this is standard practice at this price point and kitchens at this level are generally equipped to accommodate with advance notice.
Arrive knowing this is Venetian Italian cooking with a sourcing-first philosophy, not a pan-Italian menu. The €€€€ pricing reflects ingredient provenance rather than theatrics. It is easier to book than most Paris restaurants at this award level, so do not let the Michelin Plate recognition create false urgency. Dress for a formal dining room , the Rue Vivienne address and the room's Venetian aesthetic signal a smart-casual minimum. Budget for wine: at this level, a full dinner with a bottle will sit at the upper end of Paris fine dining spend.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mori Venice Bar | €€€€ | Easy | — |
| Plénitude | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Mori Venice Bar and alternatives.
A few days to a week is usually enough. Mori Venice Bar carries a Michelin Plate and €€€€ pricing, but booking difficulty is rated Easy, which is genuinely unusual at this level in Paris. If you have a fixed date, book it to be safe, but you are not competing for tables the way you would at Il Carpaccio or a starred room.
Prioritise the seafood-led dishes: Venetian culinary logic centres on the sea, and that is where the kitchen's sourcing rationale is most coherent at a Paris price point. Pasta is a reliable second focus. If you have been before and led with pasta and a main, shift your order toward the fish-forward side of the menu this time.
The venue database does not confirm bar seating specifics, so call ahead or check at the time of booking. At a €€€€ Italian at 27 Rue Vivienne, the format tends toward full table dining rather than counter or bar service, but this is worth verifying directly before assuming either way.
At €€€€ with two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), it justifies the spend if Italian ingredient-led cooking is what you are after in Paris. For Venetian-style seafood and serious pasta at this price, it outperforms most of its Paris Italian competition on accessibility without sacrificing the kitchen's credibility. If you want a Michelin star rather than a Plate, Il Carpaccio at the Royal Monceau is the direct upgrade.
No specific dietary policy is documented for Mori Venice Bar, so check the venue's official channels before booking if restrictions are a factor. Italian fine dining menus at this level often have flexibility on request, but a kitchen built around Italian sourcing and seafood-forward Venetian cooking may have structural limitations for some diets.
Book without anxiety about lead time and go in focused on the seafood dishes, which carry the most distinctly Venetian character. The €€€€ positioning is real, but the room at 27 Rue Vivienne, steps from the Palais Royal, earns part of that price through setting. Two Michelin Plates in consecutive years signals a kitchen operating consistently, not one coasting on a legacy reputation.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
