Tomy & Co

Verdict: A Michelin-Starred Bistro That Earns Its Booking Difficulty

Tomy & Co holds a Michelin star and ranked #224 in Opinionated About Dining's Europe list for 2024 (rising from a Highly Recommended debut in 2023), yet it operates at €€€ rather than the €€€€ that most starred addresses in Paris demand. That gap between credential and price is the reason to book here. If you want serious modern French cooking without the formal weight of a grand restaurant, this 7th arrondissement address on Rue Surcouf delivers. If ceremony and a long wine list are your priority, look elsewhere.

What to Expect as a First-Timer

Tomy & Co sits two minutes from Rue Saint-Dominique, one of the 7th's quieter commercial streets. The room runs on the energy of a confident neighbourhood bistro rather than the hush of a destination temple. Expect a relaxed but purposeful atmosphere: tables close enough to feel the room, a pace set by the kitchen rather than by an event schedule, and service that is attentive without being choreographed. Chef Tomy Gousset trained at Le Meurice, Taillevent, and with Daniel Boulud in New York before opening this address, and the cooking reflects that range filtered through a deliberate restraint. The kitchen's stated approach — simplicity and local sourcing — shows up in the format: a menu built around the ingredient rather than around technique for its own sake.

For context on where Tomy & Co sits in the Paris conversation, compare it to Table - Bruno Verjus or Alliance, both of which share the same sourcing-first philosophy at comparable or higher price points. If you have eaten at Virtus or Pages and liked the calibre without the formality, Tomy & Co belongs on the same shortlist. For a broader view of the city's options, see our full Paris restaurants guide.

Ratings at a Glance

• Michelin: 1 Star (2024)
• Opinionated About Dining Europe: #224 (2024), #329 (2025)
• Google: 4.7 from 730 reviews

The OAD ranking movement from #224 to #329 between 2024 and 2025 is worth noting. It does not indicate a decline significant enough to change the recommendation, but it suggests the venue is settling into a tier rather than climbing. The Google score of 4.7 across 730 reviews indicates consistent execution across a wide range of diners, not just specialist critics.

Booking

Booking difficulty at Tomy & Co is hard. The restaurant is closed Saturday and Sunday, which concentrates demand into a five-day window and limits the number of available covers each week. Lunch runs roughly 2 to 2.5 hours across a tight midday slot; dinner service closes by 10 or 10:30 PM. Plan to book well in advance, particularly for dinner. No booking method is specified in available data, so check the restaurant directly or via third-party reservation platforms.

Practical Details

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How It Compares

Against Marsan par Hélène Darroze, Tomy & Co is the more accessible choice on price and atmosphere. Marsan carries two Michelin stars and a more formal register; Tomy & Co gives you one star in a room that does not ask you to perform occasion-dining. If the goal is a starred meal without the weight of a grand restaurant evening, Tomy & Co wins on that trade-off.

Compared to the €€€€ tier , Plénitude, Pierre Gagnaire, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Kei, and Le Cinq at the Four Seasons George V , Tomy & Co operates at a lower price with a different ambition. Those addresses are delivering full grand-restaurant productions with multi-course tasting menus, deep cellars, and front-of-house teams built around ceremony. Tomy & Co is not competing with them on those terms. It is competing on the question of whether a starred kitchen can feel like somewhere you would actually eat on a regular Tuesday. For diners who find the €€€€ tier exhausting or who want to spread a Paris trip across multiple meals rather than one monumental booking, Tomy & Co is the more practical anchor.

Pearl's Take: When to Book and When to Skip

Book Tomy & Co if you want a Michelin-starred meal at a price point that does not require a special occasion to justify, and if you are comfortable with a five-day-a-week restaurant that will require advance planning. Skip it if you need weekend availability, want a traditional grand-restaurant format, or are specifically seeking the tasting-menu architecture of a higher-tier address. For the reader who wants to eat well in Paris without the overhead of the €€€€ circuit, this is one of the more honest propositions in the 7th.

If your interest extends beyond Paris, the French fine dining conversation also includes Flocons de Sel in Megève, Mirazur in Menton, Troisgros in Ouches, Bras in Laguiole, and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern for longer trips. For international reference points in the bistro-meets-fine-dining space, Le Bernardin in New York and Lazy Bear in San Francisco offer useful comparisons on what a chef-driven, non-ceremonial fine dining format can look like outside France. See also our Paris wineries guide and our Paris experiences guide for planning the rest of a trip around a meal here. And for the full picture of what Paul Bocuse's Auberge du Pont de Collonges represents in French culinary history, that link offers useful context on how far the bistro-fine-dining hybrid has travelled.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is Tomy & Co good for solo dining? Yes, with a caveat on booking. Solo diners at starred Paris restaurants often fare better at lunch, where counter or bar seating is more likely to be available and the pace is faster. Tomy & Co's relaxed register makes it more comfortable for solo guests than a grand-format address would be, but confirm seat arrangements when booking as capacity details are not publicly listed.
• Is lunch or dinner better at Tomy & Co? Lunch is the more practical choice for first-timers. The midday slot (12 PM to roughly 2 PM) is shorter and, in most Paris restaurants at this tier, offers a better price-to-experience ratio than dinner. If your schedule allows, lunch here is likely to be easier to book and easier on the budget than a full dinner sitting.
• Can Tomy & Co accommodate groups? Capacity details are not available in current data. Groups of four or more should contact the restaurant directly before attempting to book. Starred restaurants in Paris at this size typically have limited large-table availability, so early contact matters more than at larger venues.
• Does Tomy & Co handle dietary restrictions? No specific dietary information is listed. Contact the restaurant directly before booking if restrictions are a concern. The kitchen's sourcing-first approach suggests some flexibility, but do not assume without confirming.
• Is Tomy & Co worth the price? At €€€ with a Michelin star and a top-300 OAD Europe ranking, the value case is strong relative to the Paris starred tier. Most of its direct competitors with equivalent credentials charge €€€€. If you are benchmarking against other one-star addresses in the city, Tomy & Co sits at the accessible end of the price range for what the awards imply about kitchen quality.
• Is Tomy & Co good for a special occasion? It works for a special occasion if your idea of one is a serious meal in a relaxed room rather than a full ceremony production. If you need white-glove service, elaborate tableside presentation, and a multi-hour tasting menu, the €€€€ tier addresses listed above will better match that expectation. For a birthday dinner or a celebration where the food is the point and the atmosphere should feel alive rather than reverent, Tomy & Co is a reasonable choice.