Ladurée @ Champs Elysées

Laduree, the iconic name for French pattiserrie, and famous for its macarons! If you walk along Champs Elysees, you won't miss this Parisian shop and restaurant, with its light green colour predominantly all over the premise.

We set out to have our brunch with Advanced Reservation made few weeks earlier; and the ground floor was already full with long queue formed on its pastry counter.

Were shown to 2nd floor, passing those heavy draperies, and baroque ornaments along the staircase and rooms. Seated next to faux fireplace, it such a cozy parisian atmosphere with daylights coming in from the window.

We took the brunch set each and it was presented so simple yet chic, it would made you very full though, we were thinking after that, perhaps we should'd ordered 1 brunch set for 2 pax and added with some macaroons...

Waiting staff were polite even though sometimes, a bit difficult to call as our section was a bit secluded from the bigger area but nevertheless, they showed good service attitude.

Went down to queue for buying our macarons and it was snaking for 2 long rounds, OMG..

I think since we weren't able to view all the confection offered as it was such a long table, all buyer (non regular) would be overwhelmed and took time to see and order, I wish they could do something about the system. The waiting staff who attended to us was a bit impatient.

Definitely a must stop destination to have your meal and pastries if you are in Paris, doesn't have to be Champs Elysees but what better than having it on this iconic avenue.

 

The iconic entrance

The window with a typical Parisian window dressing

On top of our faux fireplace

Yummy!

This was one of the best hash browns I've had but it was too much (2 sets put into 1) 

Tasty omelette!

Start of my queue, before going another round, by the time I finished, the queue was snaking to outside the shop!

The overwhelming and intimidating confection counter

Pretty window display

Ladurée Champs Elysées
75 Avenue des Champs Elysees
75008 Paris
Tel: +33-140-75 0875

http://www.laduree.fr/en/scene

Opens from Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 11 pm
Opens from Saturday from 7.30 am to 12 am
Opens from Sunday from 7.30 am to 10 pm

Le Jules Verne @ Eiffel Tower

The moment I read there is a restaurant on Eiffel Tower, I adamant to visit it for the dining experience, yes, it's considered a fine dining but it was worth every cents.

The experience to be on the restaurant inside Eiffel Tower and looking out from its window to Paris was magnificent and the fantastic food was a great bonus.

We went with high anticipation and looked around for the entrance, it was located at the Southern Pillar, near the snack stalls.

Reservation is a must if you are going to Le Jules Verne, it sure bet to be full most of the time.

We went up the private elevator, a small elevator up to 57m above ground, passing through the iconic structure, it was quite an experience and especially the slanting position of the elevator, first time experiencing this.

It opened up to a small corridor where we deposited our coats and given a ticket, shown to our table which next to the first table on the window, I guessed someone booked earlier than me..

It was not a big space, perhaps only 20 tables, intimate and exclusive atmosphere. The waiting staff were very suit up and professional.

I was in awe with the decorative cover plates on the table, it was like an architecture form; once you were seated, they took away the cover plate.

We ordered the lunch set of 4 courses dining; being famous of  its being sophisticated, this Paris fine restaurant even has the menu down to its consideration. For ladies, your menu won't show the price but the gentleman will have the menu with pricing. So gentlemanly, isn' it?

Each courses came so spectacular in presentation, so Parisian;  a bit buttery as all dishes have butter in it; if you are not used to it, it may make you a bit gagging by the end of the course. Enjoyed with a glass of Paris red wine...

If you dine here, you could go down to the observation deck for free then just returned to the restaurant door by pressing the bell, they would open the door.

From there, take the private lift again to go down to the ground.

It was such an unforgettable dining experience, visiting Eiffel Tower and experiencing a dining experience inside it overlooking Paris, then going around the observation deck, it worth every dime!

I definitely recommend you to visit it if you are in Paris, I know I would next time am in Paris...

Au revoir!

The gorgeous Eiffel Tower...so beautiful

The door shade to Le Jules Verne

The lighted logo..so simple yet sophisticated

View to the gorgeous view, notice that beautiful cover plate?

The unique window shapes

Our 4-course dining

End of our dining course

Our cloak ticket

The door from/to restaurant going to observation deck

Exterior view of the restaurant, magnificent feat to build a restaurant here

The elevator wheel

View on observation deck

View from observation deck...gorgeous view

This is a very unique elevator sign, it only showed the red light as the elevator position going up or down from the restaurant...so clever...

Le Jules Verne
Tour Eiffel
Avenue Gustave Eiffel
75077 Paris
+33-145 556144

Private elevator from Southern Pillar

http://www.lejulesverne-paris.com/