Best Valentine's Day Restaurants in Paris 2026
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The 2026 Valentine's Day pick in Paris is Le Cinq. Editorial runners-up: Épicure, Lapérouse, Kei, Le Jules Verne, L'Ambroisie.
Valentine's Day 2026 lands on a Saturday. Six Paris rooms take the booking and hold the romance. Three Michelin three-stars, the Eiffel Tower's dining room, and the most romantic salons on the Left Bank. Reserve weeks out.
Six Paris Tables for Valentine's Day
Inside the Four Seasons George V at 31 Avenue George V. Chef Christian Le Squer has held three Michelin stars here since 2016. The langoustine in several textures and the sea bass with coastal herbs lead a tasting that runs about €620. A gilded salon, and it opens daily, including Saturday, February 14. The safest grand booking of the night. Reserve weeks ahead.
At Le Bristol, 112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Chef Arnaud Faye, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, holds three Michelin stars. The macaroni stuffed with black truffle, foie gras and artichoke is the signature. Tasting from about €310. The garden-courtyard salon is the most romantic room in the Triangle d'Or. Serves Saturday dinner. Book it for intimate luxe.
Fifty-one Quai des Grands Augustins, a restored 19th-century house in Saint-Germain. Chef Jean-Pierre Vigato cooks; Christophe Michalak does pastry. The Noirmoutier potato charlotte and a sole to share at €95 lead the carte; reckon €120 to €200 a head with wine. The ten private candlelit salons are the reason to come, not stars. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Reserve a salon.
Five Rue Coq Héron, near the Louvre. Chef Kei Kobayashi was the first Japanese chef to earn three Michelin stars in France, in 2020. The garden of crunchy vegetables with smoked salmon is the signature; the Prestige tasting is €395. A small, precise room, open Saturday. The quieter three-star for a couple who wants the cooking, not the palace.
Second floor of the Eiffel Tower, on Avenue Gustave Eiffel. Chef Frédéric Anton, Gault & Millau Chef of the Year 2025, holds two Michelin stars here since 2024. The langoustine en gelée and turbot with coastal herbs lead; tasting menus from €295. Paris under glass while you eat. Serves Saturday dinner. The most cinematic table of the night.
Nine Place des Vosges, under the arcades in the Marais. Chef Shintaro Awa took over in 2025 after Bernard Pacaud retired; the room holds two Michelin stars. The Bresse chicken and the chocolate tart are the classics; a la carte runs €400-plus a head. One of the most beautiful rooms in Paris. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Book it for old-guard romance.
How to Book
Valentine's Saturday is the hardest booking of the Paris year. Open reservations for Le Cinq, Épicure and Kei the moment the window allows, four to eight weeks out. Lapérouse books its private salons first; ask for one by name. Le Jules Verne sells the window seats fastest.
Dinner from 7.30 to 8.30pm. Ask Lapérouse for the Les Amours or La Belle Otéro salon and Le Jules Verne for a window over the city. Le Cinq and Épicure both serve Saturday, the two safest grand bookings; confirm the date holds, since Valentine's falls on a Saturday in 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2026 editorial pick is Le Cinq at the Four Seasons George V, where chef Christian Le Squer has held three Michelin stars since 2016 and the gilded salon opens daily, including Saturday, February 14. The tasting runs about €620. For the most romantic room, Lapérouse on the Quai des Grands Augustins keeps ten private candlelit salons. Reserve weeks ahead.
Valentine's Day 2026 falls on a Saturday, February 14. Le Cinq and Épicure serve Saturday dinner, and Kei, Le Jules Verne and L'Ambroisie all open Tuesday to Saturday, so all five take the date. Lapérouse opens Tuesday to Saturday as well. Always confirm the Saturday service when you book, since some Paris kitchens close on weekends.
Book four to eight weeks ahead, and open the reservation the moment the venue's window allows. Valentine's Saturday is the single hardest night of the Paris dining year, and the three-stars, Le Cinq, Épicure and Kei, go first. The Eiffel Tower's Le Jules Verne sells its window tables fastest. For a private Lapérouse salon, call and ask for one by name.
Expect the three-stars to run highest: Le Cinq is about €620 for the tasting, Kei €395, and Épicure from about €310. Le Jules Verne starts around €295. Lapérouse and L'Ambroisie go a la carte, roughly €120 to €400-plus a head with wine. Add a wine pairing and every figure climbs.