Mandarin Oriental, Paris satisfies every gourmet desire through the impetus of Executive Chef and Director of Food & Beverage Thierry Marx.  Two restaurants, a bar, Cake Shop and the Garden offer as many different settings and moods where guests will savour a unique experience each time.

Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx
Imagined by Jouin-Manku design agency as a cosy cocoon, a white space away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the gastronomic restaurant on the hotel's ground floor is stunningly inspired by Parisian haute couture.  White is at the core of this magnificent creation as the ultimate symbol of timeless elegance.  Immediately, guests are drawn into a unique atmosphere that is heightened by the walls and ceiling draped in white fabric, the work of the artist Heidi Winge Ström in collaboration with Jouin-Manku and Siegeair and Lallier.  The artist has also created the napkins and tablecloths of the restaurant. A light well in the centre of the restaurant frames an elliptical, ethereal structure that appears to float in mid-air.
The design forms the perfect backdrop for Chef Thierry Marx’s menu that pays particular attention to shapes and colours, textures and temperatures, and is an invitation to experience new sensations. Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx blends technique and emotion, tradition and innovation, providing a culinary voyage guided by ingredients and the seasons.  The restaurant offers a choice of menus comprised of 8 or 12 dishes to choose from, as both fancy and appetite inspire.  These include classics from the Chef's repertoire, such as Tomato Iceberg, Soya Risotto, Calf's Sweetbread Spaghetti and No-Bake Warm Chocolate Cake, along with many new dishes such as Œuf Éclat and Vegetable Tagliatelle.
Menus are printed on Japanese rice paper for a discreetly elegant touch.

As a fitting backdrop to Thierry Marx's cuisine, Agence Jouin-Manku has designed, exclusively for the hotel, a French porcelain dinner service in white and gold, enduring symbols of purity and haute couture gems.

Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx is managed by David Biraud, who is also Chief Sommelier at Mandarin Oriental, Paris.  The restaurant is open 5 days a week for lunch and dinner, and seats 40 people

Camélia
Named in honour of the camellias whose scent fills the garden on a summer's day, Camélia is a light-filled space, intended as a continuation of the indoor landscaped garden.  As we step closer to the courtyard, the stone floor gradually gives way to wood as though the garden had moved inside. 

Reflecting Thierry Marx's wish for a menu of simple, instinctive dishes in tune with the times, the menu focuses on individual ingredients used in French cuisine that are also influenced by Chef Marx’s knowledge of the culinary traditions of Japan. The results can be seen in dishes such as, Langoustine in a verbena bouillon with ravioli, Jellied Bœuf Mode, Calamari, soya risotto, Confit leg of Quercy Lamb in jus, with artichoke and tomato marmalade.

Thierry Marx has invented a lunch menu of simple dishes in tune with the times.  His ethos:  "45 minutes – 45 euros." 

The "live cooking" counter in the centre of the restaurant seats 7 and is open all day, while La Table du Jardin welcomes 6 to 8 guests for a unique dining experience.

Open daily from 7am to 11pm, Camélia seats 70.  Breakfast is served à la carte from 7am to 11am.  A selection of dishes from the Camélia menu can also be served in-room.  On warm days, up to 25 people can dine in the Garden.

Bar 8
Bar 8 is the ideal spot to relax before or after dinner.  The atmosphere is deliberately intimate with warm browns and black, and dark wood walls inlaid with Lalique crystals like delicate raindrops.  The wall treatment in shades of green conjures up forests after a rain shower.

All eyes are drawn to the centre of the bar and a monumental, nine-ton block of brown marble.  Quarried in Spain, it was then sculpted in Italy.  The bronze-coloured low tables have smoked glass tops, dotted with tiny lights which reveal themselves as the ambient light dims

Open 11am to 2am and serving a selection of dishes from the Camélia restaurant, Bar 8 seats 49 people indoors and a further 25 in the Garden.

The Cake Shop
Mandarin Oriental, Paris stands on rue Saint-Honoré, named after the patron saint of bakers and pastry-makers.  Naturally then, the hotel has reserved a special place for pastries that are featured in Mandarin Oriental’s signature Cake Shop.  These delicacies can be enjoyed at teatime in the Camélia restaurant or the Gallery, or beautifully wrapped and taken home.  A delicious treat that no fashionista can resist.