Restaurant in Paris, France
Michelin-recognised, easy to book, worth it.
Semilla is a Michelin Plate-recognised modern cuisine address in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, priced at €€€ and rated 4.5 across 876 Google reviews. It delivers technically precise, ingredient-focused cooking without the ceremony or cost of Paris's top-tier destination restaurants. For food-focused visitors who want a reliable, high-quality evening in the 6th without committing to a €€€€ budget, it is a strong booking.
If you have already eaten at Semilla once, the question on a return visit is not whether the kitchen still has it — a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 suggests consistent execution , but whether the cooking has deepened. The honest answer is that Semilla sits in a category of its own within the 6th arrondissement: a modern cuisine address that prioritises technical precision over theatrical flourish, priced at €€€ in a neighbourhood where that restraint is increasingly rare. For a first-timer, the case for booking is direct. For a repeat visitor, it remains a reliable reference point for what contemporary French cooking looks like when the kitchen is focused on the plate rather than the room.
Semilla is on Rue de Seine, one of the better-positioned streets in Saint-Germain-des-Prés for a serious meal. The address puts you close to the Luxembourg Gardens and the galleries of the 6th, which means the clientele skews towards people who came to Paris with a considered itinerary rather than a spontaneous one. That context matters: this is not a neighbourhood restaurant in the casual sense. It is a destination that happens to feel approachable, and the distinction shapes everything about the experience.
What the kitchen does technically is the reason to be here. Modern cuisine at this price tier in Paris tends to pull in one of two directions: either it becomes a vehicle for a chef's biographical narrative, or it focuses on the ingredient and the technique and lets those carry the meal. Semilla is firmly in the second category. The visual presentation on the plate , which is where a first impression lands , signals that level of intent. Dishes are composed with the kind of economy that only comes from knowing exactly what each element is doing. Nothing on the plate is decorative. That discipline is harder to sustain than it looks, and it is the clearest differentiator between Semilla and the broader crowd of €€€ modern cuisine restaurants operating in Paris right now.
Google reviews at 4.5 across 876 ratings is a meaningful signal at this volume. It is not the score of a venue riding early-launch goodwill; it is the score of a kitchen that has built a consistent audience over time. For the food-focused traveller who wants evidence before committing to a reservation, that combination , two consecutive Michelin Plates and a high-volume 4.5 , is as close to a verified track record as publicly available data can give you.
The €€€ price positioning is worth contextualising. In Paris's Saint-Germain quarter, you are surrounded by options that run from €€ bistros to €€€€ destination restaurants with international profiles. Semilla sits deliberately in the middle, offering the technical ambition of the top tier without the full financial commitment. That is not a compromise position , it is a specific choice about what kind of restaurant to be. For a food enthusiast who has already worked through the obvious €€€€ options , or who is saving those for a different trip , Semilla represents a more considered use of an evening.
For context on how this kitchen fits into a broader French dining picture, the restaurants doing comparable work at different price levels and locations include Flocons de Sel in Megève, Troisgros - Le Bois sans Feuilles in Ouches, and Mirazur in Menton. Within France's classical tradition, the benchmarks further out include Paul Bocuse - L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Bras in Laguiole, and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern. For modern cuisine at a comparable register internationally, Frantzén in Stockholm and Maison Lameloise in Chagny are useful reference points for what the category looks like when it is working at a high level.
Within Paris itself, if you are building a multi-night dining itinerary, Semilla works well alongside other €€€ addresses in different arrondissements. Accents Table Bourse, Anona, and Amâlia each occupy distinct positions in the mid-tier modern cuisine category and are worth considering as complements rather than substitutes. For a broader view of where to eat across the city, see our full Paris restaurants guide. If you are planning a full trip, our Paris hotels guide, Paris bars guide, Paris wineries guide, and Paris experiences guide cover the rest.
Other nearby Paris addresses worth knowing for a full itinerary: 114, Faubourg, Auberge de Montfleury.
Booking difficulty at Semilla is rated Easy. In practice, this means you do not need to plan weeks in advance the way you would for a heavily sought-after tasting menu restaurant, but you should still confirm availability before building an evening around it, particularly on weekends. The address at 54 Rue de Seine is walkable from the major Saint-Germain landmarks and well-served by public transport. Hours, phone, and current booking methods are not confirmed in our database , check the restaurant's current channels directly before finalising plans.
Quick reference: 54 Rue de Seine, 75006 Paris | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Michelin Plate 2024 & 2025 | Google 4.5 (876 reviews) | Booking difficulty: Easy
Book it as a precision modern cuisine address at the €€€ tier, not as a casual neighbourhood bistro. The kitchen is technically focused, the setting is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés at 54 Rue de Seine, and the combination of a 4.5 Google rating across 876 reviews and consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) gives you reasonable confidence in consistency. Come with an appetite for considered cooking rather than a convivial, high-energy room.
Specific group booking policies and seat counts are not confirmed in our data, so contact the restaurant directly before assuming large-party availability. At a €€€ modern cuisine address in Paris, group bookings of six or more typically require advance coordination and sometimes a set menu , standard for this tier across the city. For groups wanting a more assured private-dining setup, addresses with confirmed private rooms such as 114, Faubourg may be a more predictable option.
Specific menu formats and current pricing are not in our database, so we cannot confirm whether Semilla operates a tasting menu or what it costs. What the data does support: at the €€€ tier with two consecutive Michelin Plates, the kitchen is producing food at a level where a multi-course format, if offered, is likely to be the most coherent way to experience what it does technically. If you want a fully verified tasting menu at a confirmed price, the €€€€ tier , Kei or Plénitude , gives you more documentation to work with before booking.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means same-week reservations are plausible, particularly on weekdays. That said, weekends in Saint-Germain fill faster, and for a Friday or Saturday dinner you should aim for at least a week's notice. Semilla is not in the category of restaurants where you need a months-out strategy , unlike, say, the €€€€ tier in Paris, where demand routinely outpaces availability.
At €€€, Semilla is one of the stronger value propositions in its category in Paris. You are getting Michelin-recognised cooking , two consecutive Plates confirm that , at a price point well below the €€€€ addresses that dominate the city's serious dining conversation. If technical precision in modern cuisine is what you are after and you do not need the full ceremony of a multi-Michelin-star room, Semilla delivers more per euro than most of its neighbours in the 6th. The comparison to make is with Accents Table Bourse or Anona at a similar tier, rather than with the €€€€ splurge options.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semilla | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Easy |
| Plénitude | Contemporary French | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Pierre Gagnaire | French, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Kei | Contemporary French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Semilla is a Michelin Plate holder in both 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent kitchen quality without the ceremony or price pressure of a starred room. It sits on Rue de Seine in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, so the neighbourhood itself is easy to build an evening around. Booking is rated Easy, meaning you can usually secure a table without weeks of planning. Come expecting focused modern cuisine at €€€ pricing rather than a grand-occasion production.
Small groups of two to four are the natural fit for a restaurant of this type and price range in Saint-Germain. Larger parties should contact Semilla directly to check table configuration, as seating arrangements in this neighbourhood tend to favour intimate dining rather than big group bookings. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which works in your favour if you need to coordinate schedules.
At €€€ pricing and with a Michelin Plate in consecutive years, Semilla's format represents reasonable value for modern French cooking in Paris 6th. The Michelin recognition confirms kitchen consistency, which is what you're paying for at this tier. If a la carte flexibility matters to you more than a set progression, check the current menu format before booking, as neither is confirmed in available data.
Booking difficulty at Semilla is rated Easy, so a week's notice is typically sufficient rather than the month-out window you'd need for Paris's more sought-after rooms. That said, Friday and Saturday evenings in Saint-Germain fill faster than midweek slots, so book a few days ahead for weekend visits to avoid a wasted trip.
At €€€, Semilla sits in the mid-tier of serious Paris dining, and the back-to-back Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025 confirms it earns that positioning. Compared to a two or three-star room on the Right Bank, you get credible modern cooking without the full ceremony tax. If you want a reliable, recognised meal in Saint-Germain without the booking stress of Paris's most competitive tables, it holds up.
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