Les Confidences

Sometimes you have to know how to take a step back. And that's exactly what Allez Hop has done, neither a Golden Triangle nor a grand hotel, by entering this former aristocratic residence transformed into a chic hotel tucked away behind Place François-1er. However, this hotel cultivates the art of discretion, has remained entirely family-run, and has a sense of tempo (it has entrusted Jessica Prealpato with its tea time). Beige, draped curtains, thick carpets, stylish wingback chairs, antique mirrors, bronze lamps (chic, but a little boring, all in all)... and the cuisine of a young chef with an impeccable track record who is forging his own path, knows how to flout conventions and invent his own grammar. In this winter garden, Erwan Ledru offers cuisine made from perfectly sourced ingredients, with a clear and confident preference for sourcing as locally as possible, with distinctive, even contrasting flavors. Each dish reveals both the talent of a skilled technician and the taste of an excellent sauce maker. All you have to do is let yourself be carried away from the very first bite (on this particular day, chickpeas surprisingly paired with a delicate orange blossom-scented sauce). If you have a sweet tooth, don't miss out on his Paris-Brest. It just goes to show that sometimes you have to take a step sideways.