🇫🇷 Paris Michelin 3-Star Review｜Epicure – Worth the Hype? 🍽️✨

Paris’ legendary 3-Michelin-starred Epicure (holding its stars since 2009!) is universally praised—but does it live up to expectations? Here’s my honest take after a 500€+/person dinner (with jet lag in tow 😴). 🌟 Quick Verdict: ✔️ Beautiful setting – Parisian courtyard vibes, perfect for summer nights. ✔️ Service = 10/10 – Staff are hilarious (abstract humor included 🎭). ✔️ Hit-or-miss dishes – Starters/desserts shined; mains were uneven. ❌ Price ≠ "wow" ingredients – Except for truffle & caviar, others felt basic. 🍽️ Dish-by-Dish Breakdown: 1️⃣ Amuse-Bouche 🦪 Oyster jelly, radish tartare, fish tart – Fresh & pretty! 😋 2️⃣ Starter 🐟 Fish + caviar with creamy sauce – Elegant & rich. 😋 3️⃣ Crab & Seaweed 🦀 Crab leg + algae jelly + grain cream – "Ocean in a bite!" 🌊😋 4️⃣ Truffle "Risotto" 🍚 Celery "rice" + TRUFFLE RAIN + cheese – Creative but… celery? 🙃 5️⃣ Seabream & Clams 🐠 Clams (perfectly half-raw!) + caviar – Umami bomb! 😋 6️⃣ Red Mullet 🌿 Stuffed with fennel – Fish tender, but fennel overpowered. 🙃 7️⃣ Pigeon 🕊️ With mushrooms & peach – Salty skin, needed sweet drink (as warned!) 🙃 8️⃣ "Dessert Swap" (vs. cheese platter) 🍓 Raspberry + cilantro ice cream – Sour + weird… Asian palate struggled. 🙃 9️⃣ FINALLY… Desserts! (3hrs in, jetlag hitting 😵) 🍧 Strawberry sorbet w/ shiso foam – Zingy & refreshing! 😋 🍫 Chocolate "journey" (hot/cold textures) – Worth the wait! 😋 🍮 Petit fours (blueberry tart, chocolate lava) – Perfect end. 😋 💭 Final Thoughts: "Good, not life-changing." ▪️ For fine-dining newbies? Maybe try a 1-2 star first. ▪️ For Instagram? 100% – the plating is art. 🎨 ▪️ Best part? Watching a "daddy podcast" American diner nearby 😂. #MichelinParis #EpicureReview #LuxuryDining #HitOrMiss #ParisEats #FoodieDiaries