Entrée
Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Hand-dived scallops from the Bay of Brest, cauliflower velouté, blanched hazelnuts, aged Périgord truffle. A dialogue between sea and earth that opens each autumn menu.
Paris · Huitième Arrondissement
Maison Dorval
Où la mémoire et la saison deviennent assiette.
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A Kitchen That Listens to the Seasons
Founded in 2009 on Rue de la Trémoille in the 8th arrondissement, Maison Dorval is the expression of Chef Étienne Dorval's lifelong dialogue with the seasons. Classical French technique meets the finest regional producers — oysters from Cancale, duck from Challans, truffles from the Périgord — each dish a quiet autobiography of where we are in the year.
Every menu is written no more than one week in advance. The kitchen follows the land, not the calendar.
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Chef Étienne Dorval
Founder · Executive Chef
La Carte
Signatures of the Season
Four dishes that have come to define Maison Dorval, each reinvented as the land dictates.
Plat Principal
Canard de Challans
Free-range Challans duck breast rendered to 58°C, Maury wine jus dried with cherry, celery root purée and chanterelles gathered from the forests of Landes.
Dessert
Mille-Feuille Dorval
A thousand layers of caramelised puff pastry, Bourbon vanilla cream, and the first strawberries of the season. The restaurant's signature since opening night — a study in classical form and seasonal restraint.
Dessert
Soufflé au Grand Marnier
Served precisely twelve minutes after ordering. This soufflé has been baked to the same measure since Chef Dorval's first winter in Paris — risen at the edge of golden, beside a quenelle of vanilla ice cream.
L'Ambiance
A Room Designed for Intimacy
Maison Dorval seats only twelve tables — by design. The warm light, aged oak floors, and original plasterwork ceiling of the Haussmann building that has housed us since opening create an atmosphere of unhurried elegance. There is no background music. The conversation and the cuisine are the experience.
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Salon Dorval
Private Dining and Exclusive Events
For those who wish to experience Maison Dorval in complete privacy — a proposal, a significant birthday, a board dinner — we offer exclusive use of the Salon Dorval, a private room seating up to twelve guests.
Upon arrangement, the full restaurant is available for events of up to forty guests, with a bespoke menu designed for the occasion by Chef Dorval.
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Join Us for an Evening of Quiet Refinement
We welcome you Tuesday through Saturday, for lunch from noon and dinner from seven in the evening.
Tables are held for fifteen minutes past the reservation time.