Restaurant

A tryst with the story of the gastronomy

Lucas Carton restaurant settled in a 19th century building is established at Place de la Madelaine and relates the story of the French gastronomy.

Great chefs have kept coming to prepare as a means to give regular customer a delightful cuisine.

Nowadays the chef Julien Dumas took up the torch of this true Parisian institution. He won the challenge ongoing the tradition of the restaurant while providing the methods and codes of current cuisine. This duality also meets again in the ornaments of the dining room.

To enjoy each moment of your diner time, we advise you to book a room in a hotel within sights of the Lucas Carton, called Helzear.

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