“The first time in my life that I am off every weekend”: in Paris, these restaurants close Saturday and Sunday

With a light gesture, Alexandre removes the plate from the starter, picks up the three bread crumbs barely visible on the white tablecloth and quietly rearranges the different cutlery. Between the subtle foie gras ravioli enhanced with a tasty gray shrimp juice and the pork chop with roasted buckwheat, the clients of chef Frédéric Simonin (25, rue Bayen, Paris 17th) also enjoy the elegant ballet of the four men who provide service at this starred restaurant. After years of career within prestigious houses in France or abroad, the head waiter is delighted with the particularity of his employer. “It’s the first time in my life that I’ve been off every weekend,” he smiles, delighted.