La Condesa

Truly the labor of love of a barely 30-something chef, this gastronomic restaurant tucked just up in front of Pigalle, is one of those little places you dream of finding on that trip to Paris. Chef Indra Carrillo was named by Gault & Millau (esteemed French food guide) as the Young Chef of the Year in 2016. So it's no wonder he decided to forge ahead on his own and open this restaurant here in the trending Parisian neighborhood. The experience is fine dining and the pleasure comes from knowing that the chef and his team are having the time of their lives whipping up these marvellously creative dishes in the small kitchen. Tempura fried leaf served on the base of a flowering plant, pumpkin seed and black-olive-tapenade crackers, a spoonful of steamed kale wrapped around a savory morsel - and these are just the amuse-buches, precursors to the starter.