For barbecue enthusiasts: The Island
A gigantic and opulent terrace in the style of a bourgeois family house, water all around, trees and flower beds ... The Ile Saint-Germain park is 30 minutes from Paris by car or by public transport.
The barbecue is the cornerstone of the casual chic cuisine, summer version, with a steak, caramelized pork ribs but also grilled vegetables or even a lobster ... It's up to you.
Terrace:
180 seats, reservations.
Budget:
count 45 € per person.
L'Île, 170, quai de Stalingrad, Parc de l'Île Saint-Germain, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Phone.
: 01 41 09 99 99.
Read also: Reopenings: ten gourmet terraces that make you forget Paris
For the life of the castle: The Veranda of the Waldorf Astoria Versailles
A beautiful table to go green.
Press photo / Waldorf Astoria Versailles
The Terrasse de la Véranda, a brasserie at the Trianon Palace, opens onto the park of the Palace of Versailles.
A very nice table to go green.
On the menu, yellowfin tuna accompanied by Ile-de-France watercress, confit shoulder of lamb, salmon, cuttlefish and shellfish topped with a coconut curry sauce ... Great classics perfectly mastered for a meal without false notes.
Final bouquet: Eddie Benghanem's pastries bring you back to childhood, try the honored strawberry and marshmallow saint.
Terrace
: 90 seats, reservation required, continuous service.
Budget
: menu € 69.
Waldorf Astoria Versailles, 1 boulevard de la Reine, 78000 Versailles.
Phone.
: 01 30 84 55 55.
See also
- Stay in Versailles like a king: the first images of the Hôtel du Grand Contrôle
For his signature cuisine: Cabane
On a small terrace, large dishes, with this gourmet bib address.
Press photo / Cabin
Crispy-soft octopus and quinoa tabbouleh, marinated tuna and foie gras with a ginger-lemongrass broth… A small terrace but great dishes, at low prices, designed by a chef.
Jean-François Bury has scoured the kitchens of palaces, participated in
Top Chef
before setting up his “Cabane” in Nanterre three years ago.
A gourmet bib from the opening and a desire to please later, the chef offers two menus, one with a very reasonable addition - € 12 less than usual - for the reopening.
Take-out continues for those who have failed to find a chair.
Terrace
: 20 seats, reservation required, continuous service on weekends.
Budget:
count around thirty euros per person for lunch.
Cabin, 8-10 rue du Docteur Foucault, 92000 Nanterre.
Phone.
: 01 47 25 22 51.
For bargain hunters:
Ma Cocotte
The bohemian chic address has resumed service under the leadership of Juan Arbelaez.
Press photo / Ma Cocotte
At the heart of the Saint-Ouen flea market, the Ma Cocotte restaurant is beginning its second life.
Imagined by Philippe Starck, the bohemian chic address is back in service under the leadership of Juan Arbelaez.
The chef keeps the rotisserie, which sends the scent of roast free-range chicken to the adjoining antique galleries.
We can also try the glazed and roasted fennel or the monkfish, which grills as well as meat, with garlic and lemon.
Two terraces, including a rooftop, which overlooks the picturesque Paul Bert Serpette market.
Terrace:
100 seats, no reservation.
Budget:
count around thirty euros per person.
Ma Cocotte, 106 rue des Rosiers 93400 Saint-Ouen.
Phone.
: 01 49 48 00 44.
Read also: Ten terraces with a holiday flavor in Marseille and its surroundings
For bohemian epicureans: La Folie Barbizon
A trendy vegetarian terrace a stone's throw from the Fontainebleau forest.
Press photo / La Folie Barbizon
50 meters from the Fontainebleau forest, Lionel Bensemoun, creator in his time of the Baron, a legendary Parisian club, has created his “Folie”, an artists' residence and guesthouse.
The restaurant also welcomes young chefs in residence to allow the public to discover their cuisine, always vegetarian, local and organic.
The unique menu changes every day and, in the evening and on weekends, the menu consists of tapas to share.
The creative and stimulating atmosphere invites you to sit on the terrace, but you can also order a basket for a picnic in the forest.
Terrace:
70 seats, reservation required.
Budget:
menu 25 €.
La Folie Barbizon, 5 Grande rue 77630 Barbizon.
Phone.
: 01 64 38 54 38.
For a Greek business meal: Yaya La Défense
Greece in the middle of La Défense!
Press photo / Yaya La Défense
Worn by chef Juan Arbelaez, this current Greek restaurant has had its children but the quality remains at the rendezvous.
On the new and large terrace of Yaya La Défense, we can sit down haphazardly to share Cretan pasta with vegetables and goat cheese, halloumi fries, lasagna with beef and Greek yogurt, white tarama and hummus with candied lemon.
Oregano and pita at will, all you need to do is summon the Greek sun.
Terrace:
150 seats, no reservations.
Budget:
count around thirty euros per person.
Yaya La Défense, 15 square in front of La Défense.
CC Westfield the 4 strokes.
92800 Puteaux.
Phone.
: 01 40 90 09 09.
Read also: Our selection of 2021 guest rooms in the North-East and in Île-de-France
French Riviera: Splash
Lush vegetation, swimming pool and barbecue: a holiday atmosphere and southern cuisine for this restaurant in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Press photo / Splash
Lush vegetation, wooden terrace, rattan bar, barbecue, deckchairs and even a small swimming pool… Here, we come first for the atmosphere but the plate is not left out.
The chef cooks with a southern accent and focuses on the conviviality of the shared dish.
Rack of rosemary lamb on the barbecue with vegetables and a chermoula sauce or a piece of Iberian pork with soy sauce and capers… It will take at least two to overcome it.
Terrace
: 80 seats, reservation recommended, continuous service on weekends.
Budget:
count around fifty euros per person.
Splash.
Port Van Gogh 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine.
Phone.
: 01 47 98 30 45.
Chic countryside: the Horseshoe
A green amphitheater, in the heart of Saint-Cloud park.
Press photo / Le Fer à Cheval
In an amphitheater of greenery, in the heart of Saint-Cloud park, hide the Chalet du fer à cheval and its cascades of chic terraces.
The address has just been taken over by the Monkey Pigalle team, known for its cocktails and its festive atmosphere.
In the kitchen, Hugo Pinto, former sous-chef of Cyril Lignac, signs the menu.
Clearly in the South, the latter focuses on burratas, pizza, pasta and carpaccio but also great classics such as a crying tiger, a prime rib to share or a roast chicken.
Terrace:
220 seats, reservation recommended, compulsory for Sunday brunch.
Budget:
count around fifty euros per person.
Horse Shoe.
Parc de Saint-Cloud, Carrefour du Fer à Cheval 92210 Saint-Cloud.
Phone.
: 06 59 72 10 02.
Rome-sur-Seine: Aqua
A little Italian cuisine and a beautiful view of the Seine.
Press photo / Aqua
A trendy barge restaurant moored in Suresnes, offering simple but effective Italian dishes.
Facing the Longchamp racecourse, we come for the view of the Seine, a spritz in hand.
The sunset follows and we opt for the mozzarella bar with its smoked stracciatella, then a generous pizza or linguine alle vongole.
Terrace:
120 seats, reservation recommended
Budget:
Count around forty euros per person
Aqua Restaurant, 5 Quai Marcel Dassault, 92150 Suresnes.
Phone.
: 01 49 29 50 50.
Like at home: Sapristi
A green terrace but hidden from view.
Karel Balas Sapristi
Designed as a bourgeois family house, Sapristi plays with its various cozy spaces… When it reopens, everything will take place on the terrace, more classic but sufficiently vegetated to be out of sight.
As for the dishes, a generous cuisine that boasts a comforting classicism.
The pea velouté goes well with a burratina accompanied by croutons and fresh fruit is invited for dessert, accompanied by coulis and gourmet meringues.
Terrace:
170 seats, reservation recommended, continuous service on weekends.
Budget:
count around forty euros per person.
Sapristi, 20, boulevard du Maréchal Foch, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison.
Phone.
: 01 47 10 01 02.
And also…
For locavores: La Table de Cybèle
Cybèle Idelot is originally from San Francisco.
From her California market garden, the chef has kept the locavore spirit and simple, no-frills cuisine.
The vegetables come from her vegetable garden in the Yvelines, where she opens another restaurant as well as a guest house alongside her Boulonnais restaurant.
The chef's idea is to build a living kitchen on a daily basis according to arrivals, also campaigning for anti-waste.
The dishes change but the taste is always there.
Terrace:
36 seats, no reservation, opening postponed to June 9.
Budget:
lunch menu at 36 euros.
La Table de Cybèle
,
38 rue de Meudon 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt.
Phone.
: 01 46 21 75 90.
La dame Jouanne
,
a gourmet chalet hidden in the forest of Fontainebleau.
Le K, in Samois-sur-Seine
, very
simple pizzas with a terrace right on the river.
The MOB Hotel
,
in Saint-Ouen, with its cobbled courtyard and its new organic Italian canteen.
