Restaurant in Paris, France
Michelin-recognised modern cooking, neighbourhood prices.
Sadarnac holds consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a 4.8 Google rating across 581 reviews, making it one of the stronger value cases for modern cuisine in Paris. At €€ per head in the 20th arrondissement, it's well below the price of comparable Michelin-recognised addresses. Booking is rated Easy — a few days' notice is typically sufficient, with a week recommended for weekend slots.
Sadarnac is the right call if you want a Michelin-recognised modern cuisine restaurant in Paris at a price point that won't require a second mortgage. At €€ per head, it sits well below the heavy-hitter three-course operations in the 8th arrondissement, while holding consecutive Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025 and a 4.8 on Google across 581 reviews — a combination that is harder to find than it sounds. If you've already eaten here once and are thinking about a return visit, the weekend service is where to focus your attention: the format and pacing suit a slower, more deliberate meal than a midweek slot tends to allow.
Sadarnac sits at 19 Rue Saint-Blaise in the 20th arrondissement, a neighbourhood that doesn't appear on most visitors' shortlists for fine dining but has steadily developed a small cluster of serious independent restaurants. That address matters for your decision: this is not a destination you end up at by accident. You go because you sought it out, which means the room skews toward people who know what they're doing , local regulars, food-literate visitors who've done research, and the kind of diner who finds the 8th arrondissement's performance-dining atmosphere a little exhausting.
The Michelin Plate designation , awarded in both 2024 and 2025 , signals cooking that inspires the inspectors' attention without yet reaching star level. For practical purposes, that means you're likely getting technical discipline and ingredient quality that punches above the €€ price tier, without the ceremony and formality that Michelin star rooms tend to carry. Star Wine List added Sadarnac to its published selection in June 2024, which suggests the wine offering is also worth engaging with rather than treating as an afterthought.
For returning visitors deciding what to try next: if your first visit was a direct dinner order, the weekend brunch or morning format is the natural second step. Modern cuisine restaurants at this price point in Paris tend to show a different side of their kitchen in daytime service , less pressure on the tasting-menu format, more flexibility in how a meal is constructed. The 20th-arrondissement setting reinforces that: the neighbourhood energy on a weekend morning is low-key in a way that the Marais or Saint-Germain simply isn't, and that context shapes how a meal at Sadarnac actually feels.
The 4.8 Google rating across 581 reviews is a signal worth taking seriously. Volume matters here: 581 reviews is enough to rule out a statistical anomaly, and a 4.8 at that sample size suggests consistent execution rather than a few exceptional nights surrounded by ordinary ones. Restaurants with Michelin Plates that also sustain high-volume Google scores tend to have kitchens that perform reliably, not just for the inspectors.
For context on where Sadarnac fits in the broader French modern cuisine picture, restaurants like Mirazur in Menton and Flocons de Sel in Megève represent what the category looks like at its most decorated end. Sadarnac is not competing at that level , nor is it priced as if it is. Closer to home, Paris restaurants like Anona and Accents Table Bourse occupy a similar zone of serious-but-accessible modern cooking, and are worth considering as alternatives or additions to a Paris itinerary. If you're building out a broader Paris dining plan, our full Paris restaurants guide is the place to start. You can also browse our Paris hotels guide, Paris bars guide, Paris wineries guide, and Paris experiences guide for a fuller picture of the city.
Other French modern cuisine restaurants worth knowing across the country include Troisgros in Ouches, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, Bras in Laguiole, and Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or , all operating at a different scale and price tier, but useful benchmarks for understanding the category. For international modern cuisine at its most technically ambitious, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai set the outer edge of the format.
Also worth tracking in Paris if Sadarnac is on your list: Amâlia, 114, Faubourg, Auberge de Montfleury, and Anona each represent distinct approaches to the Paris modern dining scene at varying price points.
Address: 19 Rue Saint-Blaise, 75020 Paris, France. Price tier: €€ , expect a meaningfully lower bill than Michelin star venues. Reservations: Booking is rated Easy , you do not need to plan weeks in advance, though weekend slots will fill faster than weekday. Dress: No published dress code; given the neighbourhood and price point, smart-casual is the safe call. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025; Star Wine List recognition (June 2024). Google rating: 4.8 from 581 reviews.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Sadarnac | €€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | — |
| L'Ambroisie | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | €€€€ | — |
How Sadarnac stacks up against the competition.
Book at least two weeks out, especially for weekend evenings. A Michelin Plate recognition two years running means tables at this €€ price point move faster than you'd expect for a 20th arrondissement address. Weekday lunches are your best shot at shorter notice.
Sadarnac is a Michelin Plate restaurant in Paris's 20th arrondissement at a €€ price point — that combination is the whole pitch. It's not a destination tasting-menu experience; it's modern cuisine done with enough care to earn Michelin recognition without the bill that usually comes with it. Go in expecting a neighbourhood-scale room, not a grand Parisian dining room.
The 20th arrondissement setting and €€ price tier point toward relaxed, put-together clothes rather than formal attire. Think neat casual: no need for a jacket or heels, but showing up in beachwear would be out of place at a Michelin Plate venue.
Small groups of two to four are the natural fit for a Michelin Plate neighbourhood restaurant at this price level. Larger groups should check the venue's official channels — at 19 Rue Saint-Blaise, this is unlikely to be a large-format space, so parties of six or more should confirm capacity and availability well in advance.
Specific menu details aren't available here, so the honest answer is: ask the server what's running that day. At a modern cuisine restaurant with Michelin Plate recognition, the kitchen's current dishes are your safest guide. If a set menu is offered, it typically represents the kitchen's best work at this price tier.
A €€ Michelin Plate modern cuisine spot is a solid solo choice — the bill stays manageable and the format doesn't require a full table to make sense of the menu. The 20th arrondissement location also means a less tourist-heavy room than central Paris options, which suits solo diners who want a quieter experience.
Bar seating isn't confirmed in available venue data for Sadarnac. Given the neighbourhood restaurant scale implied by its address and price tier, counter or bar dining may be limited. Contact the venue at 19 Rue Saint-Blaise before planning a walk-in bar experience.
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