Le Train Bleu

Classic French under the gilded ceilings of a 1900 station

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Hours: Daily lunch 11:30–14:45, dinner 19:00–22:45 (bar all day)
Budget: €55–120 pp
Address: Inside Gare de Lyon, Place Louis-Armand, 12th arr.

The restaurant opened upstairs in Gare de Lyon for the 1900 Exposition Universelle. Climb the stairs, push the door, and the hall is all gold leaf and painted ceilings, with more than forty paintings of French cities and landscapes. It was listed as a historic monument in 1972 and turns up in films such as La Femme Nikita. The food is classic French, lamb roasts and the like, and prices include a hefty charge for the room.