For those that haven't been to the Beaugrenelle Centre in a few years, a surprising transformation awaits with indie cinema and high-end shopping that turned this 70s concrete relic into one of the city's top retail hubs. It's also where designer Tom Dixon turns a street front dining space into a destination eatery with late-night lounge and fashion following. The space is surrounded in glass and features a main dining room with honeycomb bronze chandelier that illuminates exotic stone or shimmery gold tabletops and circular banquettes in creamy chocolate leathers. A partial open kitchen gives glimpses of the kitchen at work as staff struts in signature uniforms that complete the Tom Dixon visual.
The Food
Open for lunch and dinner, a stylish bar offers an exotic menu of mixology cocktails with small bites menu available for those not actually dining. Appetizers begin with selection of cured meats and cheese platters with staples like foie gras, raw bar, carpaccio and tartares living up to the billing of continental brasserie. Main course is a more British affair of grilled fillet, deconstructed fish and chips and slow-cooked meats with sampling of vegetable side dishes.
Last Word
With a fabulous visual aesthetic and trendy address at the renovated Beaugrenelle Centre, Eclectic proves a worthy dining gem for the eyes and palette. Images: Thomas Duval
