Few restaurant names evoke the golden age of Parisian nightlife quite like Le Boeuf sur le Toit. Inaugurated in 1922, this Art Deco brasserie and music hall made the whole of fashionable Paris dance through the Roaring Twenties. It was the favourite haunt of Jean Cocteau, whose works still decorate the walls, and a magnet for the era's creative elite, from the painter Francis Picabia to a young Christian Dior and the illustrious Coco Chanel. After Moma Group acquired the institution from Groupe Flo, it was reborn in early 2020, with president Benjamin Patou joining forces with artist Patrick Bruel to revive the legend at 34 Rue du Colisee. Designer Alexis Mabille reimagined the interior as a twist on Art Deco, drawing on the restaurant's most glorious years while bringing the look firmly into the present. In the kitchen, an upscale brasserie menu created in collaboration with chef Jean-Pierre Vigato puts the seafood counter centre stage, with generous shellfish platters alongside large plates made for sharing. True to its origins, the venue is as much a stage as a dining room, with a music hall, a bar and a smoking room hosting live performances and jazz concerts from Tuesday to Saturday. A Jazz Age legend reborn, Le Boeuf sur le Toit endures as one of the 8th arrondissement's most storied addresses, an Art Deco brasserie and cabaret whose Cocteau heritage, seafood-led cooking and live music keep its glamorous spirit alive steps from the Champs-Elysees.

Type: Restaurant

Address: 34, rue du Colisee, Paris, France

Telephone: 01 53 93 65 55

Website: https://boeufsurletoit.com/

Open Days: Monday to Sunday