The impressive rooftop restaurant-bar at Mama Shelter La Défense

Fancy a restaurant on the top floor of a new hotel, with a view over theinfinity of Paris? Then we're off to the Mama Shelter La Défense , which has just opened its doors on the edge of the famous Paris business district. Climb to the 14th floor - don't panic, there's an elevator! - to discover one of the hotel's three restaurants, unquestionably the most impressive.

With its colourful, ethnic decor, large bay windows overlooking the Paris skyline, grand piano for lively weekend music evenings and imposing central bar, the top-floor restaurant is a real eye-catcher.

But the most beautiful sight is undoubtedly through the window, with the capital's most majestic sites and monuments in view: the Eiffel Tower, of course, but also theArc de Triomphe, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the Tour Montparnasse, the Sacré Coeur, and at our feet, the Bois de Boulogne and the sleeping city.

To discover on the panoramic restaurant 's à la carte menu: the very fresh and beautifully dressed carpaccio of sea bass, pomegranate, lemon balm and combava (14€) and tataki of tuna, pink radish, edemame, ponzu sauce (14€) as starters; the crispy octopus (22€) on a very generous bed of coconut beans, chorizo, parsley; or the very tender supreme of farm poultry from the Landes (23€), snow peas, spinach, wasabi.

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Once dinner is over, we're off to discover an even more impressive space that invites the wildest parties: a small, glassed-in rooftop-patio sheltered from the wind, with comfortable sofas, colorful cushions and an incredible view of Paris! The perfect place to sip the restaurant-bar's excellent cocktails with friends.

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