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RESTAURANTS WE COVET
Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe at the top of the
Champs-Élysées, the elegant Peninsula Paris is home
to LiLi, one of the most striking Chinese restaurants
anywhere in Europe, let alone France
Since opening in 2014, it has gained a reputation as one of the
French capital’s most glamorous dining rooms, while the Art
Nouveau building that houses The Peninsula is one of Paris’
see-and-be-seen spots.
At LiLi, the hotel’s elegant Cantonese restaurant, guests can
savour festive dishes created by Chef Dicky To in a chic setting
inspired by a Chinese opera theatre. Under the splendid dome
inspired by an opera scene in Shanghai, enjoy a cocktail with
sparkling colours, experience Cantonese gourmet food with
friends or live a romantic moment with your loved one within
the alcoves, decorated with fine lace paper cut panels with
dreamlike patterns.
Dinner here involves an impressive parade of dishes. A bowl
of XO sauce – first created by The Peninsula’s Spring Moon
restaurant in Hong Kong – accompanied a small selection of
dim sum. Yes, this was dinner, but it’s also Paris, and the dim
LiLi RESTAURANT
Paris, France
sum was impeccable – notably the lobster, asparagus and caviar
dumpling. To finish, sago and mango pudding was authentic
and familiarly tasty.. LiLi clearly lives up to its reputation and
could easily give fine Cantonese dining restaurants in Hong
Kong a run for their money. Here, Chef Dicky To and his team
unveil a gastronomic menu that combines the subtleties of
Cantonese culinary art with French Savoir-faire.
The experience we had at Lili’s was incredible Brazil, Mexico
among many others.
