Gastronomic restaurant in a private mansion offering fresh, inventive and light gourmet cuisine based around plants.
Nestled in a modern 17th-century design mansion that was France's first "à l'assiette" dessert restaurant, Dessance now celebrates vegetables in savory fashion. Its creator, Philippe Baranes, now offers Carte Blanche menus that excel in the art of presenting seasonal vegetables, fruit and plants: Terre & Mer and Végétarien menus. Original creations with precise, gourmet flavors are crafted before your very eyes on the open kitchen's marble countertop bar. Each menu is served with trios of appetizers and mignardises. Ingenious plates conquer the palate as time literally stands still in this cozy restaurant with its floor-to-ceiling wood art, a cocoon that received the City of Paris design award at its inception. The Chef uses the original tastes of seasonal vegetables, offering fresh, inventive and light cuisine: marinated seriole fish with julienne vegetables and grapefruit juice, or cannelloni with broad beans and peas. Food and wine pairings are recommended with each menu to perfect the tasting experience. Minute creations change with the seasons. The prices have taken a bit of a beating, but this should not be a problem given the novelty of the setting, cuisine and service.
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J'ai été particulièrement impressionné par la créativité du ou des chefs. Ils ont pris des ingrédients simples et les ont transformés en quelque chose de vraiment spécial. Par exemple, le plat pré-dessert qui était un mélange d'avocat, d'aloe vera et de concombre était tout simplement divin. Et le plat de poisson noix de coco et kiwi était une symphonie de saveurs.
Le cadre du restaurant est également très particulier, un cadre magnifique dans le quartier du Marais. La salle à manger est intime et élégante et le personnel est attentif et compétent.
Je recommande vivement Dessance à tous ceux qui recherchent une expérience culinaire vraiment mémorable à Paris. C'est vraiment un joyau caché.