Les Jardins du Pont-Neuf
Cuisine: European, French
10Best Says
The landscape artist Guillaume Le Jardinier helped create this little piece of floating paradise that stays docked at along the bank of the River Seine just underneath the Pont-Neuf, on Notre Dame... Read More
The landscape artist Guillaume Le Jardinier helped create this little piece of floating paradise that stays docked at along the bank of the River Seine just underneath the Pont-Neuf, on Notre Dame side of the bridge. The restaurant features not just one, but two large terraces and is an ideal spot from which to admire the setting of the Parisian sun against a backdrop of all the beautiful bridges that span from that point all the way to the Eiffel Tower.
Bistronomy is the best food description meaning you will find your basic bistro fare jazzed up a bit with finer products and a nouvelle cuisine touch. There's something about dining on this barge on the River Seine that sets it apart from the others. Maybe it's the location or maybe it's that the owners, Gregory Lentz and Jerome Schabanel, who also own Laperouse, seem to know what they're doing.
EXPERT TIPS BY:
Paige Donner
Paris Local Expert
- Waterfront Dining: "Entering inside is like being transported to a floating garden oasis. For discriminating tastes, this is a wonderful choice for cocktails and light dining. You can privatize this boat-barge and treat your guests to a riverfront view along the Seine while you dine in the open air. Or you can simply enjoy it for lunch or dinner."
- Outdoor Dining: "You can privatize this boat-barge and take it and your guests for a whirl along the River Seine while you dine in the open air. Or you can simply enjoy it for lunch or dinner."
- Best for Waterfront Dining Because: A floating garden oasis, this is a wonderful choice for cocktails and nibbles under the Pont Neuf.
- Best for Outdoor Dining Because: A new-ish addition to the outdoor Seine-scene dining options in Paris and one that has been done with style and a veritable urban-garden design.
