This transalpine restaurant secreted in the Fiat Motor Village on the Champs-Élysées is all about design.
Take it as red. Architect Odile Decq has created a contemporary theatrical look for the Opéra Garnier restaurant, with a spectacular mezzanine like a ‘ship docked beneath the dome’.
The Philippe Starck tables stand proud in surroundings straight out of a fairytale castle: now the showroom for Baccarat, the restaurant occupies the former dining room of the Viscountess of Noailles.
Tawny glow, long wooden counter, black-and-white chequered floor : : Le China works hard to create the chic look of Thirties-something Shanghai. Lesser-known, however, is the excellent music.
