Table by Bruno Verjus
“Bruno Verjus cooks produce worship at a €480 counter with two stars. Book three months out for a serious solo dinner.”
About Table by Bruno Verjus
Bruno Verjus never trained in a kitchen. He came to the stove past fifty after lives in medicine, business and food writing, and opened Table in 2013 as one long counter curved around an open kitchen on rue de Prague, near the Marche d'Aligre in the 12th. The 2026 guide keeps him at two Michelin stars with a Green Star for sourcing, and the World's 50 Best ranked the room eighth in 2025, its second year inside the top ten.
The menu is a single daily composition at €480, lunch or dinner, written by the deliveries: line caught fish from small boats, blue lobster, vegetables from growers Verjus names like old friends. His stated creed, to feed is to love, sounds soft until you watch him lacquer a langoustine with its coral butter while telling the counter where the animal came ashore. Courses run close to a dozen and the kitchen performs everything in front of you.
Booking follows the World's 50 Best pattern: seats release three months ahead on the restaurant's site, table.paris, against a €200 deposit per person that is kept if you cancel or fail to appear. Prime counter seats in front of the pass go first and reward vigilance. Wine pairings run €300, champagne €400, and a rare tea pairing at €200 is the sleeper order for anyone keeping a clear head.
The Room
One curved counter of pale wood facing the entire kitchen, plus a handful of tables at the back for parties who insist. The counter is the point: heat, noise at a civil level, cooks close enough to question. Dress polished casual; nobody wears a tie at a stove. Ask for the seats opposite the pass when booking; the corner positions see less of the action.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
Table by Bruno Verjus is not a general purpose luxury. It has specialties among occasions, and they are these.
For the solo diner who wants the whole show
A single seat at this counter may be the best solo booking in Paris: the €480 menu is identical for one or six, the kitchen talks, and Verjus treats lone guests as the evening's honoured witnesses rather than an odd number. The deposit system removes any awkwardness about a table for one. Book the seat directly across from the pass and bring questions; the answers arrive with extra spoonfuls.
For the client who has done every three star room
Two stars, an eighth place world ranking in 2025 and a chef with a stranger biography than any guest: Table gives jaded palates a story they have not told before. The counter format keeps hierarchy flat, which flatters guests tired of cathedral service. Warn your client about the length, book the pair of seats at the counter's center, and let the produce sermon carry the evening.
For a birthday that earns the deposit
The €200 deposit three months out makes this a planned gift, and the room repays planning: the kitchen marks birthdays with a course level flourish rather than a candle in a macaron, and the communal energy of the counter turns strangers into a chorus. Choose dinner over lunch for the full arc, and add the champagne pairing; €400 sounds violent until the fourth pour lands.
What to order
One menu, no choices, which moves the strategy to the seat and the glasses. These are the calls that matter.
- The seats facing the pass
Every seat eats the same menu; the center positions watch Verjus finish each plate. Request them in the booking notes.
- Blue lobster and the shellfish peaks
When the boats deliver, the crustacean courses are the argument for the whole address; the coral butters alone justify the coast.
- The tea pairing
€200, poured with the seriousness other rooms give grand cru. The smart order for lunch guests and second visits.
- Dinner over lunch, once
Same €480 either way; the evening runs longer and looser, and the counter's theatre improves after dark.
Practical
- Address
- 3 rue de Prague, 12th
- Reservations
- table.paris · opens three months ahead
- Deposit
- €200 per person, kept on cancellation
- Menu
- Single tasting, €480, lunch and dinner
- Pairings
- Wine €300 · champagne €400 · tea €200
- Stars
- Two Michelin stars and a Green Star
- Ranking
- Eighth, World's 50 Best 2025
- Dress
- Polished casual; the counter runs warm
Questions diners ask
Is Table by Bruno Verjus worth it?
For the right diner, absolutely. Two Michelin stars, a Green Star, eighth place on the 2025 World's 50 Best and a €480 menu put it among the most expensive counters in Paris, and among the most alive. Produce obsessives and solo diners get the full return; guests who want privacy and armchairs do not.
How do I get a reservation at Table?
Seats open three months ahead on table.paris and prime dates go quickly; a €200 per person deposit locks every booking and is kept if you cancel or no show. Set a reminder for your date, choose the counter over the rear tables, and email the restaurant for parties above four.
What is the dress code at Table?
Polished casual wins. The room is a working kitchen with a counter, warm even in winter, and formality would look strange a metre from the stove. Most guests land at jacket without tie or good knitwear. Wear layers you can shed and shoes you can perch in; counter stools reward comfort.
What does dinner at Table cost?
The menu is €480 per person at lunch and dinner alike, before drinks. Pairings run €200 for tea, €300 for wine and €400 for champagne, and the €200 deposit counts toward the bill. All in, plan €600 to €900 a head; the tea pairing is the quiet way to hold the line.