There are addresses that make you dream long before you sit down. In the heart of the Golden Triangle, entering the Four Seasons Hotel George V for lunch at the George, 1 Michelin star, clearly belongs to this category.
To celebrate the 80,000 subscribers of Nouvelles Gastronomiques on Instagram, a competition offered a journalistic immersion: follow a reporter to the restaurant of her choice, meet the chef then share the meal. Céline, the winner, chose Le George for an almost intimate reason.
Le George, Michelin-starred Mediterranean restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel George V
Established since 2015 in the palace on Avenue George V, Le George offers modern Mediterranean cuisine, inspired by Italy, designed to be light and generous. At the helm since 2016, Italian chef Simone Zanoni creates readable dishes, structured around product, acidity and sharing, with seasonal products often from a home vegetable garden.
Under the glass roof designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, the room is bathed in soft light reminiscent of the Riviera. The restaurant, one star in the Michelin Guide since 2017, serves a lunch menu from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for around $80 excluding drinks, an accessible gateway to the George V galaxy.
A lunch at the George with Simone Zanoni in the sights
Céline had been following the chef for a long time and dreamed of seeing him evolve in her restaurant. As the interview could not be confirmed, another address was offered to him. She insisted on maintaining this lunch at the George, out of a desire to discover the world of Simone Zanoni and, perhaps, to meet him.
The meeting ultimately did not take place. And there, a question arises: when the chef does not appear in the room, who embodies the house? Gastronomy remains deeply human, sometimes supported by a clearly identified dining room manager, maître d’ or assistant chef, capable of connecting the guest to the spirit of the place.
The George lunch menu: lunch in July 2026 in four stages
The service begins with careful appetizers, like a business card of the house. Then arrives an amberjack crudo accompanied by a sea bass tartare and a verjuice vinaigrette, a very fresh starter where the purity of the fish meets a precise acidity, without harshness, ideal for a Parisian lunch.
The braised veal agnolotti, served with oyster mushrooms and strong juice, concentrate Italian generosity: fine dough, deep stuffing, enveloping sauce. Then come the line-caught pollack, lemon sauce, or Aveyron lamb roasted over a wood fire, lemon juice, before an all-chocolate with multiple textures or a pistachio semifreddo, a refreshing finale that extends the Mediterranean spirit of the house.
How much does a lunch at George cost?
At lunchtime, the lunch menu costs around $80 per person excluding drinks, according to the latest menus available.
What style of cuisine does Simone Zanoni offer at the George?
The table displays contemporary Mediterranean cuisine with Italian inspiration, light, readable and generous, with several dishes served in half portions or to share.
Can we meet chef Simone Zanoni over lunch?
His presence in the room is not systematic; when he is in the kitchen or on the move, the dining room manager, the maître d’hôtel and the teams embody the house and follow the meal.
