Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection

What the classifiers highlight

Open since 1835 and facing the Tuileries, with a guest list running from Queen Victoria to Dalí. Philippe Starck reworked the interiors and left the Versailles proportions alone, which is what MICHELIN praises. Alain Ducasse cooks upstairs, Cédric Grolet runs the pastry counter, and the Valmont spa is the only one in Paris.