Salons privés in Paris restaurants — for board meetings, partner dinners, client entertaining and intimate celebrations. The discreet rooms we recommend for groups of six to two hundred.
Each is reviewed annually by our editorial team. Discretion, consistency and the calibre of the wine list as much as the cuisine itself.
1st arr. · Michelin ★18th-century salon, original mirrors, gilded panelling.
8th arr. · Michelin ★Wine-cellar setting, sommelier-led pairings included.
6th arr. · Heritage17th-century riverside restaurant — the city's most romantic.
8th arr. · Michelin ★★★Modernist tasting menu in a salon adjoining the dining room.
7th arr. · Michelin ★★The chef's counter, privatised for 14–20 guests.
2nd arr. · HeritageWhere the Goncourt prize is voted each year.
Bois de Boulogne · Michelin ★★★Napoleon III pavilion with private gardens.
6th arr. · BrasserieSaint-Germain landmark since 1880, upstairs salon.
Most Paris salons privés operate on a minimum F&B spend rather than a fixed room hire fee. Typical bands run from €120 to €250 per person at upscale restaurants, climbing past €400 at three-Michelin-star addresses. Wine pairings (€80 to €180 per person) usually sit on top.
For weekday lunches, two to four weeks is workable. Friday and Saturday dinner slots at top restaurants book out eight to twelve weeks ahead. The Paris fashion weeks (late February, late June, late September) and Art Basel Paris (October) compress availability — plan further in advance for those windows.
Three things, before signing: menu deadline (usually 14 days out), cancellation tiers (typically 50% lost at D-7, 100% at D-2) and dietary commitment (vegetarian / kosher / halal). Reputable restaurants will also flag whether the private room shares walls with the public dining room — relevant for confidential business discussions.
For board meetings, M&A discussions and sensitive C-suite conversations, the choice of restaurant matters less than the wall the salon privé shares with the public dining room. Reputable restaurants flag this honestly when asked. We vet this question for every shortlist on a confidential brief.
€120-€250 per person at upscale restaurants for plated dinner and wine, climbing to €400+ at three-Michelin-star addresses. Lunches typically 30-40% lower.
Most accept Sunday or Monday buy-outs. Three-star restaurants charge €15,000-€40,000 in venue minimum on top of the per-person F&B. Worth it for prestige client dinners.
Two to four weeks for weekday lunches. Eight to twelve weeks for Friday/Saturday dinners. Six months for fashion week / Art Basel Paris periods.