Top 5 restaurants for Christmas Eve in Paris
Unlike in English speaking countries, the French have their big Christmas dinner with their families on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day. To make things easier and more of a treat, many people celebrate Christmas Eve in a restaurant where they can eat France’s traditional holiday foods without having to worry about cooking them. Check out our Top 5 of the best restaurants for Christmas Eve in Paris!
1) Le Marché du Lucas
At the famous Lucas Carton restaurant you can feast on the traditional French Christmas Eve foods of champagne, scallops, snails, sardines with caviar, as well as lobster, cuttlefish and truffle, for €312 each or €392 including wine and champagne, if you feel like treating yourself with a luxurious gourmet experience this 24th December (which we’re sure you deserve). Alternatively, try the more affordable and more relaxed dining area upstairs, Le Marché du Lucus, for foie gras, stuffed Christmas capon, a pear and green Sichuan pepper dessert and a slightly untraditional chestnut and yuzu Christmas log cake (a variation of the Bûche de Noël – a French Christmas cake in the shape of a log) for a more modest €105 per person.
Address: 9 Place de la Madeleine, 75008
Price: €105, €312 or €392
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2) La Maison Blanche
This refined and sophisticated restaurant in the 8th arrondissement offers another traditionally opulent French Christmas dinner, full of line-caught sea bass, champagne, duck foie gras, scallops, as well as a unique « enchanted forest » bûche de Noël. You can enjoy a traditional Christmas with some chilled mulled wine served, and all this comes for a price of €195 (including the champagne)! Try and get a table next to the window so you can enjoy the stunning view of the Seine, the Eiffel Tower and the Christmas decorations across the city from this panoramic restaurant on the 7th floor. Paris is particularly beautiful during the holiday season.
Address: 15 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris
Price: €195
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3) Le Train Bleu
Celebrate Christmas Eve in Paris at this extravagant, belle époque-era restaurant in the Gare de Lyon originally opened in the 1900s for the Paris World Fair and popular with Salvador Dali, Coco Chanel and Brigitte Bardot. Enjoy three courses of champagne, foie gras and langoustines, chicken supreme with truffle and Bûche de Noël for just €145 per person (without wine). This legendary Parisian restaurant won’t disappoint and is the perfect way to enjoy the holidays.
Address: Place Louis-Armand, 75012 Paris
Price: €145
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4) Congrès Auteuil
Dine in the chic and sophisticated 16th arrondissement this Christmas Eve at the Congrès Auteuil, for the very affordable price of just €50 (without wine). This well-known seafood restaurant is welcoming and elegant, but also comfortable and relaxed. This is the perfect setting for a delicious and upmarket Christmas dinner, but without the price tag. Enjoy a seasonal feast of Christmas treats like pan-fried foie gras, veal, oysters, crême brûlée and rum baba!
Address: 114 bd Exelmans, 75016 Paris
Price: €50
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5) Les Bateaux Parisiens
Try a more unusual and unique setting this Christmas Eve with an unforgettable cruise on the River Seine with Bateaux Parisiens. From €148 you can sample a traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Paris with foie gras, free range chicken with vegetables and gnocchi with truffle, a bûche de Noël, cheese and plenty of wine, served with stunning views of Paris and accompanied by live music. You’ll leave at 20:30 and return at 00:00 after a Christmas Eve that you’ll never forget !
Address: Port de la Bourdonnais, 75007
Price: €148
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