Rififi on the Champs-Élysées.
The awarding of the concession for the Laurent pavilion, a restaurant located behind the Élysée Palace and very popular with businessmen and women, is making waves.
The Council of Paris must decide Thursday, February 10 on the subject.
Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, invites elected officials to vote for the twelve-year concession to the Paris Society group (Girafe, Monsieur Bleu, Apicius, etc.), associated with chef Mathieu Pacaud.
Five offers had been submitted on time, including those from Moma and the Partouche group, which had held the concession for eighteen years.
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With its building built in 1843, a terrace and a planted area, the former hunting lodge occupies more than 1,000 m in the gardens of the Champs-Élysées.
In addition to a restaurant and a bar, Partouche proposed to install a gaming club there.
Dismissed, the outgoing candidate has no intention of being defeated.
“The City considered our offer to be irregular and did not examine it,
deplores Fabrice Paire, chairman of the management board of Partouche.
We intend to file a pre-contractual summary, which could lead the City to re-examine all the offers.
Candidate with chef Justine Piluso (ex-Top Chef), the Franco American Image group, also rejected, is studying
"the legal follow-up to be given"
, according to its founder Lionel Roques.
Moma's offer was not considered because the file was incomplete, according to the City of Paris.
It lacked its business plan, the letter of commitment from the shareholders for the provision of financial means, the bank statement attesting to sufficient availability...
