Places in Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal

Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room

The Ritz's wood-paneled cocktail room, bookless reservations and a serious dry martini

LVMH's Samaritaine flagship with three-Michelin Plénitude, Dior Spa Cheval Blanc and a 30-meter pool.

Ten-seat omakase between Louvre and Place Vendôme, chef Satoshi Kobayashi's surgical edomae.

Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition

Tuileries-facing Dorchester palace with Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse and Cédric Grolet pastry.

Art Deco palace on rue Saint-Honoré, 14m pool, garden courtyard, Cédric Grolet's pastry boutique

Place Vendôme palace by Ed Tuttle with Michelin-starred Pur' and a contemporary art-hung corridor.

Two-star Ducasse dining room overlooking the Tuileries, with Cédric Grolet desserts

1898 Place Vendôme palace, Coco Chanel's home, Hemingway's bar, Espadon's dining room