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Vegetables, herbs and the changing season sit at the centre of the meal, with acidity, fermentation and carefully balanced flavours doing much of the work. The surprise-menu format allows the sequence to follow what the kitchen is using rather than a fixed set of familiar signature dishes.\n\nToutain's background connects that approach with both rural Normandy and a wide culinary education. He grew up around his grandparents' farm and later worked with chefs including Alain Passard and Marc Veyrat, as well as at Mugaritz in Spain. The Paris restaurant opened on rue Surcouf in 2013. Its cooking brings those experiences into a personal menu rather than presenting a tour of former employers' styles.\n\nThe room uses pale wood and restrained furnishings, with tables beneath a mezzanine and a more intimate scale than a grand hotel dining room. It leaves the food as the strongest changing feature of the visit. 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La Tour-Maubourg on Métro 8 and Invalides on Métro 8 and 13 and RER C serve the area." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is David Toutain open for Wednesday lunch or at weekends?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "David Toutain normally serves Monday–Friday and closes for Wednesday lunch. Lunch runs 12:00–14:00, starting at 12:30 on Mondays; dinner arrivals are 19:30–21:00. Saturday and Sunday are closed." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is David Toutain’s shortest lunch menu?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Alliaire is David Toutain’s one-hour lunch format, currently €108 per person. Longer lunch menus include Berce at €158, Mélisse at €198 and Reine des Prés at €258. Prices include service." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What tasting menus does David Toutain serve at dinner?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "David Toutain currently offers Reine des Prés in seven sequences at €258 and Canopée in ten sequences at €398 per person. Pairings cost extra; menus change with the season." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does David Toutain offer alcohol-free drink pairings?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. David Toutain offers alcohol-free pairings alongside wine pairings, currently priced at €88, €118 or €158 according to the format. They are additional to the food menu." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can David Toutain adapt a menu for allergies or dietary restrictions?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tell David Toutain about allergies and dietary restrictions when reserving. The team needs to agree adaptations in advance because the seasonal tasting menu is not an unrestricted à la carte selection." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do I request a reservation at David Toutain?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Use David Toutain’s restaurant contact page or email reservations@davidtoutain.com with the date, party size and dietary requirements. The restaurant’s booking confirmation sets out the applicable guarantee and cancellation conditions." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Astrance**]()\n\n## David Toutain\n\nA quiet rue Surcouf dining room for creative seasonal tasting menus, with several lunch formats and a longer dinner experience.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person**\n\nTime to allow **Alliaire lunch: about 1 hour. Allow 2–3 hours for longer tasting menus**\n\nPlace **Invalides & Rue Surcouf, Paris**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### A seasonal kitchen shaped by the plant world.\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Seasonal French tasting menus\n\nThe plant names on David Toutain's menus are a clue to the kitchen's priorities. Vegetables, herbs and the changing season sit at the centre of the meal, with acidity, fermentation and carefully balanced flavours doing much of the work. The surprise-menu format allows the sequence to follow what the kitchen is using rather than a fixed set of familiar signature dishes.\n\n#### Normandy, growers and a restrained dining room\n\nToutain's background connects that approach with both rural Normandy and a wide culinary education. He grew up around his grandparents' farm and later worked with chefs including Alain Passard and Marc Veyrat, as well as at Mugaritz in Spain. The Paris restaurant opened on rue Surcouf in 2013. Its cooking brings those experiences into a personal menu rather than presenting a tour of former employers' styles.\n\nThe room uses pale wood and restrained furnishings, with tables beneath a mezzanine and a more intimate scale than a grand hotel dining room. It leaves the food as the strongest changing feature of the visit. The timber and muted teal-grey street frontage give the restaurant a quiet presence within the [Invalides]() neighbourhood.\n\n#### Lunch, dinner and the seasonal menus\n\nDifferent lunch formats and a longer dinner sequence offer distinct ways into the kitchen. Wine and alcohol-free pairings can extend the meal's combinations, while dietary requirements need discussion because the menu is not an unrestricted à la carte selection. The point of the format is the kitchen's progression, with ingredients and sauces connected from one course to the next.\n\nThe seasonal emphasis reaches beyond decoration on the plate. Toutain's interest in growers, fermentation and biodiversity provides a practical foundation for a meal in which the natural world supplies both the ingredients and much of the direction.\n\n![David Toutain, Paris]()\n\nFine dining **David Toutain** Paris\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### David Toutain: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Invalides & Rue Surcouf\n2. 02\n\n Alliaire lunch: about 1 hour. Allow 2–3 hours for longer tasting menus; agree timing for Canopée.\n3. 03\n\n Monday–Friday; no Wednesday lunch. Lunch 12:00–14:00, Monday from 12:30; dinner arrivals 19:30–21:00.\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nA quiet rue Surcouf dining room for creative seasonal tasting menus, with several lunch formats and a longer dinner experience.\n\n#### Menu & spending\n\nCurrent lunch menus: Alliaire €108, Berce €158, Mélisse €198 or Reine des Prés €258. Dinner: Reine des Prés €258 or Canopée €398. Per person, service included; pairings cost extra. Menus and prices may change.\n\nDrinks and supplements extra; confirm the menu and price for your visit.\n\n[Check the menu]()\n\n#### Choose your visit\n\nMonday–Friday; no Wednesday lunch. Lunch 12:00–14:00, Monday from 12:30; dinner arrivals 19:30–21:00.\n\nConfirm opening and service times for your visit.\n\n#### Arrival & access\n\nUse 29 rue Surcouf. La Tour-Maubourg Métro on line 8 is a practical approach; Invalides also serves lines 8 and 13 and RER C.\n\n29 rue Surcouf, 75007 Paris\n\nAsk about step-free arrival and main-floor seating; the dining room includes a mezzanine.\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Order or reserve\n\nReserve in advance, specify the menu and disclose dietary restrictions. Read the cancellation conditions before confirming.\n\n[Visit the restaurant website]()\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around David Toutain\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### More of Paris, around your visit.\n\n#### Continue your Paris day\n\n- [Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée]()\n- [All Paris sights and neighbourhoods]()\n- [Paris cafés, restaurants and food stops]()\n\n#### Plan your Paris visit\n\n- [Paris city guide]()\n- [Choose a Paris city day]()\n- [Find a Paris hotel]()\n- [Plan Métro and walking journeys]()\n- [Build your saved itinerary]()\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### David Toutain: frequently asked questions\n\n01 Where is David Toutain’s restaurant in Paris?\n\nDavid Toutain is at 29 rue Surcouf, 75007 Paris, in the [Invalides]() neighbourhood. La Tour-Maubourg on Métro 8 and [Invalides]() on Métro 8 and 13 and RER C serve the area.\n\n02 Is David Toutain open for Wednesday lunch or at weekends?\n\nDavid Toutain normally serves Monday–Friday and closes for Wednesday lunch. Lunch runs 12:00–14:00, starting at 12:30 on Mondays; dinner arrivals are 19:30–21:00. Saturday and Sunday are closed.\n\n03 What is David Toutain’s shortest lunch menu?\n\nAlliaire is David Toutain’s one-hour lunch format, currently €108 per person. Longer lunch menus include Berce at €158, Mélisse at €198 and Reine des Prés at €258. Prices include service.\n\n04 What tasting menus does David Toutain serve at dinner?\n\nDavid Toutain currently offers Reine des Prés in seven sequences at €258 and Canopée in ten sequences at €398 per person. Pairings cost extra; menus change with the season.\n\n05 Does David Toutain offer alcohol-free drink pairings?\n\nYes. David Toutain offers alcohol-free pairings alongside wine pairings, currently priced at €88, €118 or €158 according to the format. They are additional to the food menu.\n\n06 Can David Toutain adapt a menu for allergies or dietary restrictions?\n\nTell David Toutain about allergies and dietary restrictions when reserving. The team needs to agree adaptations in advance because the seasonal tasting menu is not an unrestricted à la carte selection.\n\n07 How do I request a reservation at David Toutain?\n\nUse David Toutain’s restaurant contact page or email reservations@davidtoutain.com with the date, party size and dietary requirements. The restaurant’s booking confirmation sets out the applicable guarantee and cancellation conditions.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Paris\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }