Restaurant in Paris, France
OAD-ranked modern French, book ahead.
Restaurant Pirouette has earned back-to-back Opinionated About Dining placements in Europe's top restaurants — a credible signal for modern French cooking in Paris's 1st arrondissement. Chef François-Xavier Ferrol leads a kitchen that reviews consistently well across nearly 2,000 Google ratings. The unusually late hours (open until 5 am daily) make it one of the few serious Paris tables that works for a late special-occasion dinner.
Price data isn't published openly for Restaurant Pirouette, but its two consecutive years on the Opinionated About Dining (OAD) Leading Restaurants in Europe list — ranked #324 in 2024 and rising from a Recommended designation in 2023 — place it firmly in the tier where you are paying for serious cooking from chef François-Xavier Ferrol. If you are planning a special occasion dinner in the 1st arrondissement and want a modern French kitchen with a credible critical track record, Pirouette is a sound booking. It is not the easiest restaurant to research in advance: no price range is publicly listed, and the booking method requires direct outreach. But the OAD recognition and a Google rating of 4.3 across nearly 2,000 reviews suggest a room that consistently delivers.
Restaurant Pirouette sits at 5 Rue Mondétour in the 1st arrondissement, a short walk from Les Halles , historically one of Paris's great food neighbourhoods, now a mixed commercial district that still rewards diners who look past the tourist drag. The restaurant has been earning critical attention since at least 2023, when OAD first recommended it as one of Europe's new restaurants worth tracking. Two years later it has climbed to #354 in OAD's broader European ranking. That is a meaningful trajectory: OAD is one of the most peer-driven and chef-respected ranking systems in Europe, built on votes from culinary professionals rather than anonymous crowd-sourcing. A placement there carries genuine weight.
The cooking sits in the modern French tradition , technically grounded but not locked into classical formality. Without a published menu available here, the safest framing is this: the OAD recognition points to a kitchen that takes precision seriously, and the consistent Google score across a large review base suggests the experience holds up across multiple visits and diner types, not just on opening-night form.
For a special occasion, the critical question is whether the service style earns its price point. Modern French restaurants at this level in Paris span a wide range , from hushed, ceremony-heavy rooms where service becomes performance, to more relaxed bistro-adjacent formats where the food does the talking and staff feel genuinely engaged rather than choreographed. Without confirmed first-hand reporting on Pirouette's service register, the OAD profile and neighbourhood positioning both suggest something closer to the latter: attentive without being theatrical. That is the right call for a birthday dinner or an anniversary where you want the meal to feel celebratory but not stiff.
The hours are notably generous: Pirouette opens at 11 am and runs until 5 am seven days a week. That is unusual for a restaurant at this critical level and opens up late-dinner options that most Parisian restaurants at comparable quality tiers do not offer. If your party is arriving late from a flight or wrapping up a long evening elsewhere, this is one of the few OAD-listed addresses in the city where a midnight dinner is a real option.
Address: 5 Rue Mondétour, 75001 Paris. Hours: Open daily, 11 am–5 am. Booking: No online booking system confirmed; contact the restaurant directly. Booking difficulty is rated Easy. Budget: Price range not publicly listed , contact the restaurant for current menu pricing before committing. Dress: No official dress code confirmed; smart casual is a safe default for a restaurant at this critical recognition level. Awards: OAD Leading Restaurants in Europe #354 (2025), #324 (2024); OAD Leading New Restaurants in Europe Recommended (2023). Google Rating: 4.3 / 5 (1,951 reviews).
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Pirouette sits at an accessible entry point into Paris's serious modern French scene. If you want to extend your research across the city's leading tables, Pearl's full Paris restaurants guide covers the full range. For the highest-prestige end of the Paris French dining spectrum, Le Cinq at the Four Seasons Hôtel George V and L'Ambroisie represent the classical apex, while Arpège and Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen anchor the creative end. For modern French cooking at a comparable critical tier but outside Paris, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Mirazur in Menton, and Bras in Laguiole are worth the detour. France's deeper classical lineage runs through Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Troisgros in Ouches, and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern. For modern French beyond France, Sketch in London and Schanz in Piesport are worth knowing. Pearl also covers Kei for those who want a Japanese-French hybrid at a comparable Paris price tier. Complete Paris city guides: hotels, bars, wineries, and experiences.
Book a table rather than walking in , the OAD recognition means demand is real. No price list is published publicly, so ask for menu pricing when you call or email. The address (5 Rue Mondétour, 75001) puts you in the 1st arrondissement near Les Halles, which is easy to reach by Metro. The cuisine is modern French, which means a structured meal with seasonal produce at its centre rather than a casual a la carte format. Go with an appetite and no hard time constraint.
Specific dishes are not confirmed in Pearl's current data, so we won't fabricate a list. What the OAD ranking tells you is that the kitchen's strengths have been validated by culinary peers, not just casual diners , meaning the tasting menu or chef's recommended format is likely where the cooking shows leading. Ask the restaurant directly about current menu options and whether a set menu or tasting format is available. Chef François-Xavier Ferrol leads the kitchen, and at this recognition level the kitchen typically builds menus around what's in leading condition that week.
No confirmed dietary policy is available in Pearl's data. Contact the restaurant directly before booking , this is standard practice at any serious modern French table in Paris, and a kitchen at OAD level will typically accommodate restrictions with advance notice. Do not assume flexibility without confirming; some set-menu formats have limited substitution scope.
Pirouette opens at 11 am daily, which means lunch is an option. At many Paris modern French restaurants, lunch is the smarter booking: the same kitchen, often a shorter menu, and frequently a lower price point. Whether that applies here is not confirmed in Pearl's data, but it is worth asking when you book. For a special occasion dinner, the restaurant's unusually late closing time (5 am) means you have no pressure to rush , a genuine advantage over comparable Paris addresses that last-order around 10 pm.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy for Pirouette, which means you are unlikely to face a weeks-long wait. That said, the OAD ranking and consistent Google score (4.3 across nearly 2,000 reviews) mean the restaurant has a real following. For a specific date , especially Friday or Saturday dinner, or a date-sensitive occasion , book at least one to two weeks out to be safe. Contact the restaurant directly; no third-party booking platform is confirmed.
No confirmed bar-seating policy is available in Pearl's data. The restaurant name and modern French format suggest a structured dining room rather than a counter-casual setup, but this is not confirmed. If bar seating is important to you , whether for solo dining or a spontaneous visit , call ahead and ask. Walk-in bar seats at OAD-listed Paris restaurants are not common, and it would be a mistake to assume availability without checking.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Pirouette | Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #354 (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #324 (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top New Restaurants in Europe Recommended (2023) | — | |
| 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 Restaurant Pirouette stacks up against the competition.
Pirouette has held a place on the Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe list for two consecutive years (ranked #324 in 2024, #354 in 2025), which puts it in credible company without the stratospheric pricing of three-star Paris institutions. It sits at 5 Rue Mondétour in the 1st arrondissement, close to Les Halles, making it practical to reach from most central Paris hotels. Price data isn't published openly, so check the venue's official channels before arriving with fixed budget expectations.
No menu is confirmed in available data, so ordering decisions are best made on arrival or by contacting the restaurant in advance. What the OAD ranking does signal is that the kitchen under chef François-Xavier Ferrol is executing at a level that serious diners notice — this is a place to trust the chef's menu rather than come with a specific dish agenda.
No published policy on dietary restrictions is available. check the venue's official channels before booking — this is standard practice at this level of modern French cooking in Paris, and most kitchens at OAD-ranked venues will accommodate requests given advance notice.
Pirouette opens daily at 11 am and runs until 5 am, which is an unusually long window for a restaurant at this calibre. Lunch is often the better-value entry point at modern French restaurants in Paris, and the daytime slot at a venue with late-night hours tends to be quieter. Without confirmed pricing for separate menus, call ahead to ask whether a lunch format is offered.
No online booking system is confirmed, so check the venue's official channels. For an OAD Top 400 venue in Paris, booking two to three weeks out is a reasonable baseline for dinner; lunch slots at this level typically open up with a week's notice. No walk-in policy is documented, so don't arrive without a reservation and assume availability.
No bar-seating policy is documented for Pirouette. Given that the venue operates hours running to 5 am daily, there may be a bar or counter element to the space, but this is unconfirmed. check the venue's official channels to ask about informal seating options before planning around it.
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