Le Camondo, divine and sustainable cuisine and lush terrace by Parc Monceau

Le Camondo, this restaurant next to the Nissim de Camondo Museum, ideally located near the Parc Monceau in the 8th arrondissement, is a real nugget to discover. With its beautiful historical spaces, its green terrace and its beautiful fresh cuisine orchestrated by the Chef Fanny Herpin, this is a gourmet escapade that we warmly recommend.

The Camondo is a bit of a hidden gem on the rue Monceau. Adjacent to the Nissim de Camondo Museum (a private mansion transformed into a museum of decorative arts, where you can discover sublime 18th century furniture) and the Parc Monceau, this restaurant in the 8th arrondissement and its sublime terrace have something to seduce us.

As soon as you arrive, you are seduced by the place which reveals high volumes with metallic columns. It must be said that this classified place was formerly stables transformed then into carriage house of the residence of Moïse de Camondo to whom we owe today the museum inspired by the Petit Trianon, nothing less. A beautiful and imposing central cocktail bar stands in front of us, enough to offer nice refreshing evenings.

Once past the room, we discover a second bright room under a glass roof, a winter garden where we like to take shelter and which reveals a superb stone fountain. Its bay window gives onto the green paved terrace where various plants and palm trees come to relax us.

As for the kitchen, it is the chef Fanny Herpin, originally from Bordeaux, who took over in 2020. Former head chef at Restaurant Allard, she worked at Épicure at the Bristol under the wing of Éric Frechon, at Taillevent with Alain Solivérès, and then at the Maison Ducasse, successively at the Byblos Hotel, the Pinch, the Jules Vernes, the Meurice with Christophe Saintagne and Benoit.

She knows the great houses and at only 32 years old, she delivers a beautiful cuisine. A light and responsible cuisine with slow and low fat cooking, a real treat. No good cooking without good products, the chef, in her responsible approach, likes to find quality products directly from producers and in short circuit.

Thus, we find fruits and vegetables from the market gardener Christophe Latour in the Lot-et-Garonne, poultry, veal and lamb from the Ferme de Tauziet, and fish brought by Les Chalands that Tom Saveurs buys from small boats in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Cap Breton and the Pyrenees for the first and on the Atlantic coast for the second. No good table without good point, for this point, it is Jean-Luc Poujauran and his sourdough bread which regales us.

On the good side, we note La PetitePêche at the Camondo every Saturday lunchtime. As a lover of seafood and a defender of sustainable fishing, Fanny Herpin offers us a fish dish every Saturday according to the arrival and inspiration. If you like fish and you want to go on a trip with unknown pout, horse mackerel, gurnard, mullet and other julienne to treat yourself, this is a good plan not to be missed. At 18€ for the Petite Pêche and 22€ for the dish accompanied by a homemade iced tea, you won't be disappointed.

The menu of the Camondo restaurant:

On the menu, we find summer dishes that seduce our taste buds. For starters, we are seduced by the Burratina on a bed of butternut squash; the Organic chicken egg on a bed of white asparagus, Belles du Marsan, Colonnata bacon and grilled buckwheat; the excellent Scottish salmon in gravlax with cream of peas with lemongrass, radishes and croutons; the truffle croquettes and the sublime beet carpaccio with fresh goat's cheese and arugula pesto with mustard caviar. Well-seasoned and well-spiced, fresh products ideally prepared, we enjoy ourselves.

On the main course, a short offer that may seem classic but no boredom in the plate. We enjoy the suckling pig confit perfumed with herbs, the sublime Pyrenean trout poached in its swimming sauce and which melts in the mouth. With its fresh crunchy peas, its whole carrot on a bed of purée and its redcurrant emulsion, it is a marvel. That day, the dish of the day offered a delicious roasted line-caught grouper with colored beets, horseradish cream and condiment of the leaves, a great discovery .

For dessert, we highly recommend the Vanilla Rice Pudding. Lightly sweetened and expertly garnished with crispy black rice and a drizzle of caramel, it is divine. If pastry is your thing, you can opt for two of Nina Metayer 's pastries (the chocolate tart for us). Finally, with the nice weather, it's hard not to fall for the ice creams from Glazed.

In short, if you feel like going green, after a stroll in the Parc Monceau, a tour in the 8th arrondissement or the Nissim de Camondo Museum, you have an address that does not lack charm.

This test was conducted as part of a professional invitation. If your experience differs from ours, please mention it in the comments.