Le Jules Verne is a restaurant located on the second floor of the

Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fe ...

in the 7th arrondissement of

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, France.

History

Since 2019, ''Le Jule Vernes cuisine has been led by chef

Frédéric Anton Frédéric Anton (, born 15 October 1964) is a French chef, Meilleur Ouvrier de France and three stars at the Guide Michelin since 2007. He is the chef of Parisian restaurants ''Le Pré Catelan'' (within the Bois de Boulogne) and ''Le Jules Verne' ...

, who succeeded Louis Grondard (1983), Alain Reix (1992) and

Alain Ducasse Alain Ducasse (; born 13 September 1956) is a French-born Monégasque chef. He operates a number of restaurants, including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, which holds three stars (the top rating) in the Michelin Guide. Early life and career D ...

(2007). All these chefs were awarded a

Michelin Guide The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few restaurants ...

star in the restaurant.

Louis Vaudable Louis Jules Annet Vaudable (; 25 August 1902 – 29 April 1983) was a French restaurateur, known for having been the owner of the former most famous restaurant in the world, Maxim's. Biography He was the son of Octave Vaudable, a restaurate ...

, who used to be the owner of ''Le Jules Verne'', now owns ''

Maxim's Maxim's () is a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 Rue Royale in the 8th arrondissement. It is known for its Art Nouveau interior decor. In the mid 20th century, Maxim's was regarded as the most famous restaurant in the world. His ...

'' in the 8th arrondissement. The interior was designed by Aline Asmar d'Amman. On July 13, 2017, ''Le Jules Vernes'' received the French and American presidential couples ( Brigitte and

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He was Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), Minister of Economics, Industr ...

; Melania and

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

) for a dinner. After restoration works that lasted several months, the restaurant was reopened on July 20, 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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