A celebrated institution that summarises Paris history, the legendary Lapérouse is reborn

If there is one institution that summarises Paris’ history, it’s Lapérouse. The legendary Rive Gauche restaurant has witnessed the city’s cultural zeitgeist since it was built by Monsieur Lefèvre, the king’s wine merchant, in 1766 but, it was only a century later, after Jules Lapérouse bought it and gave it his name, that it became Paris’ most celebrated restaurant; A place that Émile Zola, Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust lunched, where senators dined with their mistresses, Jean Cocteau got drunk with Roland Garros and Serge Gainsbourg first set eyes on Jane Birkin.

如果说有一家机构总结了巴黎的历史，那就是Lapérouse。传说中的Rive Gauche餐厅自1766年由国王的酒商Lefèvre先生建造以来，就见证了这座城市的文化时代精神，但就在一个世纪之后，在Jules Lapérouse买下它并给它起了名字之后，它成为了巴黎最著名的餐厅；埃米尔·佐拉、维克多·雨果、查尔斯·博德莱尔和马塞尔·普鲁斯特午餐的地方，参议员们和他们的情妇简·科克托(Jean Cocteau)一起吃饭，让·科克托(Jean Cocteau)和罗兰·加洛斯(Roland Garros)和塞尔日·根斯堡(Serge Gainsbres)第一次关注简·伯金(Jane

Now, the legend has been reborn, thanks to entrepreneur Benjamin Patou, founder of Paris’ nightspot empire, Moma Group, which includes notorious landmarks such as Froufrou and Manko. Together with the Berluti chief executive Antoine Arnault, a shareholder and first-time restaurant investor, the pair tapped interior designer Laura Gonzalez, who reworked much of the interiors, including the bar area and two dining rooms.

现在，这位传奇人物获得了重生，多亏了巴黎“夜总会帝国”的创始人本杰明·帕努(BenjaminPatou)，该集团包括臭名昭著的地标，如Froufrou和Manko。与Berluti首席执行长安托万·阿尔诺(AntoineArnault)一起，这家对内部设计师劳拉·冈萨雷斯(LauraGonez)进行了大量改造，其中包括酒吧区和两个餐厅。

Gonzalez was committed to renewing the space while remaining faithful to its spirit and history; narrow, carpeted corridors lead to a multitude of private salons, often named after the restaurant’s most notorious clients, like the Salon La Belle Otero that pays homage to he Belle Époque courtesan. There are rich embossed leather walls, restored frescoes, and the legendary Venetian mirrors, on which cocottes scratched messages to test their newly gifted diamonds, are, of course, still hanging in the bar. Frosted glass doors, table dressings, the menu illustrations, and Bernardaud floral china – with a new ‘L’ logo – are by Cordelia de Castellane, the creative director of Baby Dior and Dior Maison.

冈萨雷斯致力于更新空间，同时对它的精神和历史保持忠诚；狭窄、铺着地毯的走廊通往许多私人沙龙，通常以餐厅最有名的客户命名，比如SalonLaBelleOtero，向BellePoqueGarrian致敬。这里有丰富的压花真皮墙、修复的壁画和传说中的威尼斯镜子，在这些镜子上，茧刮花了信息来测试他们的新天赋的钻石，当然还在酒吧里。磨砂玻璃门、桌子敷料、菜单插图和Bernardaud花瓷（带有新的“L”标志）由BabyDior和DiorMaison的创意总监CordeliadeCastellane制作。

The menu is just as timeless as the décor. Crafted by Jean-Pierre Vigato, previously of Apicius, it relies on simplicity, French classics and locally-sourced produce. Among the specialties are the oysters, duck foie gras, ris de veau and roasted lobster, all accompanied by a selection of wines picked at the restaurant’s cave, famous for its more than 7000 bottles of Bourgogne. Puddings, created by pastry chef Christophe Michalak, put a contemporary spin on rich vintage recipes and include profiteroles, rose savarin and caramel milefeuille. Definitely worth a detour to the city of light.§

菜单和装饰一样是永恒的。由阿皮歇斯的皮恩-皮埃尔·维加托(Jean-Pierre Vigato)制作，它依赖于简单、法国经典和本地来源的产品。其中的特色菜有牡蛎，鸭鹅肝，Ris de veau和烤龙虾，所有的伴随着精选的葡萄酒在餐厅的洞穴，著名的7000多瓶伯戈涅。布丁是由糕点大厨克里斯托夫·米查拉克(ChristopheMichalak)制作的，它在丰富的复古菜谱上展现了当代的风格，其中包括普罗维托、玫瑰花和焦糖麦叶。绝对值得绕道到光明之城。