Where to Spend Valentine’s Day 2019 in Paris
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“La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel – Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” –Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
The Ritz Paris
François Perret, the tall, dark and handsome Executive Pastry Chef at the Ritz Paris, showcases his romantic Valentine side with signature Proust Madeleines. Why Madeleines, François? “Because beneath their generous golden curves is the perfect alchemy of whipped cream and the strength of wild chestnut honey with a kiss of sweet/sour raspberry!”
At the Bar Vendôme, Tea Time is €68 per person or €88 with a flute of champagne. Or go for the sweet menu at the Salon Proust.
For his sweet Valentine dinner, François Perret’s inspired by a slow sexy waltz. “Throughout history, regardless of culture, people have always used various forms of dance as art and expression, n’est ce pas?”

Valentine’s Day at the Ritz Paris
Opening the ball, buttery toast and jam duet with rosé champagne. Then, eat to the poached beet (root), twerking with exotic sorbet and yogurt sauce. Continue with “Hesitation” puff pastry truffles, green apple / white chocolate. Then, “La Découverte”, an avocado slow dancing with wild wood strawberries.
Vanilla millefeuille, the finalé, recalls pastryman Perret’s childhood. He leaves his dancers with a last sensual bite of brioche – a morsel of Ritz classic marble cake – to share the next day at sunrise… what else ? Dinner for two €350 with champagne
15 place Vendome, 1st. Tel: +33 (0)1 43 16 30 30

Cristal Room Baccarat. Photo credit: Yann Deret
Cristal Room, Baccarat
Culture and gastronomy combine in the regal setting of the sumptuous former private mansion of Marie-Laure de Noailles. Recently given a new look by interior architect Jacques Grange, imagine a flute of perfectly chilled Champagne Roederer served in a Baccarat glass, bien sûr, followed by dinner beneath shimmering crystal chandeliers. Enjoy ravioli of gambas with ginger broth, followed by roast chicken foie gras and carrot confit sprinkled with poppy seeds, chocolate and passion fruit dessert. (€95 per person.) Royal !
11, places des Etats-Unis, 16th. Tel: +33 (0)1 40 22 11 10

Restaurant Artcurial. Photo credit: David Grimbert
Artcurial Sense Eat
You’re A-list, well connected, and love visiting Artcurial Auction House, in the handsome Hôtel Marcel Dassault, placing bids for a Warhol, rare pieces of pottery or jewelery. You’re no stranger to the chic, recently rebranded, ground floor brasserie, making it “the place to be” for art aficionados. Say ti amo with a flute of Spumante Contratto millésimé brut/rosé and tuck into chef Illario Paravano’s Truffled tarte Yin & Yang, Black truffle risotto, and fruit dessert. You know it makes sense! (€60 per person + vino, you’re welcome, from 7 pm to 10:30 pm.)
7, rond-Point des Champs Elysées Marcel Dassault, 8th. Tel: +33 (0)1 53 76 39 34

Mandarin Oriental Paris & Guerlain
Mandarin Oriental & Guerlain
From Paris with Love – by Guerlain – available between 1st-28th February 2019, from €1,125 per night includes:
-A room / suite for two
-Breakfast served in-room or at the Camélia restaurant.
-A 50 ml bottle of the new fragrance “Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose” (white flowers, roses, lavender – divine – inspired by Angelina Jolie)
-Personalized engraving of the bottle and perfume consultation at Guerlain’s Vendôme boutique (356, rue Saint-Honoré in the 8th)
-A bottle of Louis Roederer Champagne and gourmet treats from MO’s Pastry Chef
-€100 credit to use at Mandarin Oriental Spa, Paris
Or, if you just want a romantic dinner, consider a delicious tête-à-tête at Camélia restaurant on Valentine’s Day with a 6-course menu by ** Michelin star chef Thierry Marx. €168 per person, includes a glass of champagne.
251 rue Saint Honoré, 1st. Tel: +33 (0)1 70 98 73 33

Le Dali at Le Meurice. Photo: Pierre Monetta
Le Dali
Executive Chef Jocelyn Herland invited Suitou Nakatsuka, the award winning Japanese calligrapher (exhibiting at Le Meurice from February 11 – 25), get close and personal in his kitchen for Valentine’s. Dinner’s served on exclusive “Arita” porcelain dishes as the artist swirls her brush before they go to the table! Accompanying the luxurious truffle and duck dinner – with the delicate “Rose” dessert by Le Meurice pastry chef Cedric Grolet – Laurent Perrier champagne – making a food-wine pairing of remarkable finesse.
€265 euros per person including bubbles – Reserve on: [email protected]
228 rue de Rivoli, 1st. Tel: +33 (0)1 44 58 10 44

Crazy Horse with Yann Couvreur. Photo credit: Riccadro Tinelli
Crazy Horse with Yann Couvreur
The show’s “Totally Crazy.” And hip young star pâtissier Yann Couvreur’s the envy of his friends having been asked to create desserts for the famous cabaret launched in 1961 by Alain Bernadin. “I tried to create desserts as beautiful as the Crazy Horse girls,” he sighs. “Crazy Valentine Crazy Horse” includes 1/2 bottle of Laurent Perrier rosé champagne and exclusive desserts “Crazy by Yann Couvreur:” €165 per person. Or, “Crazy Loves You” throws in ze crazy peignoir worn backstage by the dancers. €210 per person. Oh la la!
12 avenue George V, 8th. Tel: +33 (0)1 47 23 32 32

Le Bristol Paris. Photo credit: Adam Whitehead
Le Bristol
Hashtag #loveisintheair at Spa du Bristol by La Prairie where couples can book double treatment rooms, with jacuzzi, hammam and private terrace overlooking the spa garden. Dine at Epicure (€650 per person), the *** Michelin star restaurant (chef Eric Frechon) or 114 Faubourg, the * Michelin star brasserie, where there’s live music and a raffle at the evening’s end. Prizes include a complementary stay at Le Bristol, treatments at Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie. (€190 + wine)
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 8th. Tel: +33 (0)1 53 43 43 00

courtesy of Maison Blanche
Maison Blanche
“A room with a view and you.” At the iconic restaurant perched on the summit of avenue Montaigne, the lights twinkle as bright as his/her eyes saying, je t’aime. Chef Fabrice Giraud dreams up a 5-course feast (€245 + bubbles) and, cherry on the gâteau, Maison Blanche announces an exclusive with the neighbors! Hotel Plaza Athénée will offer a night in one of its elegant rooms to a lucky couple (the draw takes place during dinner). One night (of love) at the chic hotel. Who could ask for anything more?
Book on: [email protected], Tel: +33 (0)1 47 23 55 99

courtesy of Cafe Pouchkine
Rosa Pouchkine
In Russia, lovers traditionally say it with flowers. So, Cafe Pouchkine pâtissiers suggest “only a rose” for a sweet Valentine. Breton shortbread on lemon confit, cassis jelly holds on tight to a tea leaf ganache. Sweet, fresh and light, to share, from Russia with love. 6-course Valentine Dinner by Thomas Rossi, €120 + wine
С Днём Свято́го Валенти́на! (Happy Valentine!)
From February 8-18, 2019, Price: €18
16, place de la Madeleine, 8th. Tel: +33 (0)1 53 43 81 60

Love Week by Pierre Hermé
Pierre Hermé Concept Store
Designed by Laura Gonzalez, the bright acid drop space hosts exciting events and activities such as illustrator Sheina engraving your macarons (13th Feb from 4-8 pm) with a love message. So, hardly surprising that the “Picasso of pâtisserie” plans a special Valentine menu “The Week of Love” available from Saturday 9th – Thursday 14th February 2019 – beginning with a flute of champagne Deutz or Cocktail Isfahan followed by roast lobster, a fish or duck dish and, here’s the love, rounding off with the mouthwateringly sensuous Mogador Heart passion fruit macaron – €86 per person.
86 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 8th

Rodin’s The Kiss. Credit: Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917, LE BAISER, Vers 1882, Crédit agence photographique du musée Rodin/ J Manoukian)
Musée Rodin
The “Soirée Love” will take place 7pm-11pm on Valentine’s Day. A unique location to say “I love You” with the romantic opportunity to discover/re-discover the sensual “The Kiss” with your significant other – recalling August Rodin and Camille Claudel’s epic love story. Music, dance, poetry are planned (although, sadly, Café Rodin is closed) so reserve nearby at L’Arpège, Tomy & Co, or Auguste.
Tickets €20. 77 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, reserve online:
http://www.musee-rodin.fr/fr/agenda/activite/soiree-love-2019

courtesy of Les Ombres
Les Ombres
Floating above the Quai Branly Museum – Jacques Chirac, chef Vergan Roberts proposes a romantic dinner overlooking the Eiffel Tower with accents on scallops and lobster, sweet heart dessert including Pommery rosé brut champagne. The price is €220 per person.
27 quai Branly, 7th. Tel: +33 (0)1 47 53 68 00.
Happy Valentine’s Day, dear readers.
Lead photo credit : Mandarin Oriental Paris