Casual Michellin starred restaurant in Paris

[Winggirl]

I made reservations for lunch at Le Bristol and was told jacket is required. I'm sure any place of that caliber would have a dress code as well. As I'll be on a short trip and would like to pack as lightly as possible so we're hoping to find a place that does not require a jacket for the gents or sneakers is acceptable. We want to be comfortable as we'll be walking around sightseeing after lunch. Is there any casual 2 or 1 michellin starred restaurants that offers a great valued lunch, or dinner? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

[Winggirl]

Thanks for the feedbacks so far! I choosed Le Bristol at first due to their lunch tasting menu. It seemed like a bargain for a michellin 3 star but yeah all the other 3 stars would be considered elegant dinning and will have the same dress code. I've looked into l'Arpège and their website states they are still closed. I will check out Bigarrade. Any other casual 2 star establishments? I would prefer french but are also open to other cusine types.

[souphie]

Imho, the lunch deal at Bristol is very subpar compared with what they can do normally. Same at Meurice. Lunch deals are much more interesting at Le Cinq and Ledoyen.

[EarlyDrive]

Souphie, we are having lunch at Le Cinq next Sunday. Circling back to dress code for men....at Le Cinq for Sunday lunch....thoughts?

[Maximilien]

Jacket required.

Dress well, but at lunch, no ties is required (in the evening, I'm not certain).

[dennis855]

When we had lunch in early Feb. all the men had on jackets, some with ties some with black (of course) turtleneck sweaters as it was COLD that week. At dinner all the men had on ties.

[souphie]

Those same places who require a jacket can usually lend you one. They are indeed not many. You can definitely go to l'Arpège in any outfit you wish.

[fanoffrance]

Has l'Arpège reopened after the fire?

[souphie]

Nope. I guess my point was that there's no point in limiting oneself to two stars and worrying about dress code so much.

[PhilD]

First point, Paris isn't a casual city, so people do dress well when they go out to eat. The jacket requirement is only for the top 2/3 stars especially those in big grand hotels (which I would say is not dissimilar from many countries) thus just about every 1 and many 2 star won't require jackets.

Sneakers are more personnel taste and thus rarely seen on the feet of locals (unless they are excercising), but I would be surprised if any restaurant commented on them or refused entry (shorts may be tricky though).

Given the number of 1 stars what style of food do you want?

[fanoffrance]

Have you thought of Bigarrade? It has two stars and is informal, delicious and not too expensive.