Restaurant in Paris, France
Chez l'Ami Louis Founded 1924; 100 years ago (1924 ) Founder Headquarters , Owner
Chez l'Ami Louis (French pronunciation: [ʃe lami lwi] Our friend Louis's ) is a restaurant at 32, rue du Vertbois, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris , France , founded in 1924.
The restaurant, which has been called "the world's most famous bistro"[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Gault Millau said of him that he had "an eagle eye for choosing produce" and that the meat and poultry he served was the best in Paris.[ 1] [ 4]
L'Ami Louis specializes in traditional bistro-style French cuisine , including roast chicken , thickly sliced foie gras roast lamb .[ 5] Francis Ford Coppola and Alice Waters , who has named it as her favourite restaurant.[ 1] L'Ami Louis has been visited by Bill Clinton and Jacques Chirac ,[ 5] R. W. Apple, Jr. [ 6] Kamala Harris dined there with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff .[ 7]
After being acquired in June 2024 by LVMH Group , the century-old Parisian restaurant became part of the LVMH Hospitality Excellence division.[ 8]
Notes
^ a b c Ruth Reichl, Paris Bistro is a Rare Pleasure
^ A. A. Gill, "Tour De Gall " at Vanity Fair dated April, 2011
^ Miller, Bryan (19 November 1987). "Antoine Magnin, 86, French Chef Noted for Wood-Fire Cuisine, Dies" . The New York Times . ^ New York magazine , vol. 30, issues 25-28 (1997), p. 41^ a b Chez L'Ami Louis Archived 6 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at 10best.com^ Todd S. Purdum, R. W. Apple, a Times Journalist in Full, Dies at 71 dated 4 October 2006 in The New York Times
^ "Vice Presidential Pool Reports of November 12, 2021 | The American Presidency Project" . presidency.ucsb.edu . Retrieved 14 November 2021 .^ "LVMH completes the acquisition of iconic Paris restaurant "Chez L'Ami Louis" . LVMH Group . Retrieved 25 October 2024 .
External links
review at dininginfrance.com 48°52′01″N 2°21′30″E / 48.8670°N 2.3582°E / 48.8670; 2.3582
