Description:
Les Ombres in French means "the shadows." Architect Jean Nouvel named this museum rooftop restaurant for the shadows cast by the Eiffel Tower looming nearby. A late dinner is practically a spectacle, as the tower twinkles for the first 10 minutes of every hour. Fortunately, the chefs don't just rely on the view.
The head chef, Arno Busquet, trained under the great Joël Robuchon, and for his ingenious cuisine he sails the seas, from Oceania to Asia and the Americas. You dine under a canopy of "metallic lace" inspired by the tower itself. Feast on such dishes as foie gras with spiced mango chutney or guinea fowl stuffed with creole sausage and served with an apple cabbage purée. Other delights include a shellfish risotto flavored with lemon, duck seasoned with rosemary, or seared tuna belly with onion rings flavored with sesame. The cuisine is invariably based on fresh produce.
- © Frommer's 2012
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 01-47-53-68-00
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Address:
- 27 quai Branly, 73
- Musée du Quai Branly
- Paris 75007
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Hours:
- Daily noon-2:30pm and 7-10:30pm
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