Girafe Paris

Girafe sits at 1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, directly overlooking the Trocadéro Gardens. The restaurant serves modern French seafood in a room that runs smart and elegant.

Most visitors head to this side of the Seine for the landmarks, but Girafe is the reason to stay after the crowds at the Eiffel Tower begin to thin. While its neighbors often lean on the kitsch of the tourist trail, this dining room relies on a refined, seafood-focused menu that ignores the area’s tendency toward tired classics. It is a more intentional choice than the bistros lining the surrounding streets, rewarding those who prefer their dinner with an unobstructed perspective of the city’s most famous iron spire.