Q225 Report: FOUND's best
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Welcome to the inaugural FOUND PARIS Quarterly Report. Ahead: our favorite new Paris restaurants, cultural finds, and getaways of Q225.
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RESTAURANTS • FOUND Favorites Q225
Our favorite new restaurants we visited during the spring of ’25
→ POCHANA (Oberkampf/Marais), reservations via DM at intimate restaurant infusing Chinese touches into Thai recipes, paired with whisky highball cocktails and natural wines
→ MAGNOLIA (Quartier Pigalle), a 1970s-inspired buzzy bistro for cooking that isn’t as rinse-and-repeat as what you’ll find in the 11th’s neo-bistros
→ TEMPLE & CHAPON (Haut Marais, above), Experimental’s cinematic new chophouse tucked inside its new hotel in the Haut Marais
→ DANDELION (20th arr), worth the trek to the 20th for a deft chef’s tight menu and laid-back, romantic digs
→ JEAN IMBERT (8th arr), globetrotting chef Jean Imbert finally hits his stride at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, especially with lunch menu served Fri and Sat
→ ALDEHYDE (4th arr), a daring hybrid of Franco-Mahgebine (former North African French colonies) cooking
RESTAURANTS • Q225 Notables
New from the Mokonuts team is MOKOCHAYA (11th arr, above), a contemporary all-day neighborhood café for breakfast or lunch for a menu with more of a Japanese feel.
As it turns 10, appreciating the ongoing excellence of the bistro LES ARLOTS (10th arr), proffering generous plates, thoughtful service, and details that elevate every moment.
GOODS & SERVICES • Q225 Notables
→ POISSONNERIE VIOT (6th arr, above), at a stall inside Marché Saint-Germain, near-scientific rigor to freshness, delivering some of the best fish in Paris
→ HUSBANDS (2nd arr & 6th arr), notable menswear and shoes in small-but-mighty showroom in 2nd, or at the newer Left Bank boutique
→ FRUTTINI (16th arr), new Right Bank outpost of creative trompe l’oeil sorbets in a jewel box space
GETAWAYS • FOUND Favorites Q225
An 18th-century residence and estate rapidly becoming a weekend favorite for a quick recharge at the gateway to Normandy, DOMAINE DE PRIMARD is a find in Eure-et-Loir.
For those seeking a boutique hotel in a 19th-century Normandy manor, look no further than LES JARDINS DE COPPELIA, with noted restaurant Le Capucine as a bonus.
Just beyond the tidal reach of Mont Saint-Michel lies L’AUBERGE SAUVAGE (above). This Servon property offers three guest rooms, plus a separate apartment, and a restaurant with an ever-evolving, vegetable-forward tasting menu.
Fom the couple that created Les Apothicaires, OMBELLULE is a beautiful restaurant in Lyon embracing high-end gastronomic codes with artistic touches.
APDIKT in Luxembourg is a passionate tasting menu restaurant with revelatory wine pairings and flavors that, like a riot, inspire.
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