Seared scallops with black garlic purée and gold leaf on a black stoneware plate
Modern French · Since 2014

Noir & Sel

Where shadow meets salt — an intimate tasting of fire, season and restraint.

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Chef Julien Marchand plating a dish in a dimly lit kitchen
Julien MarchandChef & Founder
Our Story

Cooking in the quiet hours

Noir & Sel began with a simple belief: that the most memorable flavours are found in contrast.

Chef Julien Marchand opened our doors in a former salt merchant’s cellar, cooking only what the coast and the season allowed. Charred and delicate, bitter and sweet, dark and luminous — every plate is a balance of opposites.

Twelve years on, we still seat just thirty-two guests a night, so every course can arrive exactly as it was meant to.

2Michelin stars
32Seats nightly
9Course tasting
Sommelier pouring red wine from a crystal decanter
The Experience

Nine courses, one evening

Our menu dégustation unfolds over about three hours. Each course follows the season and is paired by our head sommelier from a cellar of more than 1,400 labels.

  1. Huître & YuzuGillardeau oyster, yuzu granité, sea lettuce
    Champagne
  2. Betterave FuméeSmoked beetroot tartare, oyster leaf, violet
    Chablis
  3. Saint-JacquesSeared scallop, black garlic, beurre noisette
    Meursault
  4. Homard DoréLobster, saffron beurre blanc, Oscietra caviar
    Condrieu
  5. Truffe NoireCarnaroli risotto, Périgord truffle, Parmigiano
    Barolo
  6. Wagyu & CendreA5 wagyu, Bordelaise jus, ember-charred leeks
    Pauillac
  7. Fromages AffinésThree cheeses from our Normandy affineur
    Sauternes
  8. Sphère NoireChocolate sphere, salted caramel, gold leaf
    Banyuls
  9. MignardisesPetits fours with coffee or a rare tea
    Armagnac
Tasting Menu€185

Nine courses per guest

Wine Pairing€120

Seven curated glasses

Prestige Pairing€240

Grand cru & rare vintages

Kind Words

“A dining room that feels like a secret, and a kitchen that cooks like a revelation. Noir & Sel is Paris at its most seductive.”

— The Gilded Fork, 2026
★★★★★
“The lobster alone is worth the journey. Service was warm, precise and never stiff.”
Claire D.Anniversary dinner
★★★★★
“The best wine pairing I’ve had in years. Every glass told a story about the plate.”
Marcus L.Wine pairing guest
★★★★★
“Candlelight, velvet and that chocolate sphere. We’ve already booked our return.”
Sofia & ArnaudRegular guests
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Candlelit private dining room with a long table set for twelve
Private Dining

The Salon Noir

Behind a velvet curtain, our private salon seats up to fourteen guests at a single oak table — for celebrations, intimate weddings and business dinners that deserve more than a meeting room.

  • Up to 14 guestsOne table, exclusively yours
  • Bespoke menuDesigned with Chef Marchand
  • Cellar accessPrivate sommelier tasting
  • Full buyoutUp to 40 guests on request
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We open bookings sixty days in advance. For parties larger than eight, private dining or dietary requests, please email us directly.

Or write to bonsoir@noiretsel.fr

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