A Record Three Michelin Stars: Plénitude at Cheval Blanc Paris

When Cheval Blanc Paris opened in the former Samaritaine on the banks of the Seine, its gastronomic restaurant Plénitude did something no restaurant had done before: it earned three Michelin stars in its very first year of operation, a record in the guide's history.

Chef Arnaud Donckele, who had already earned three stars on the Riviera, built Plénitude around sauces and infusions of extraordinary complexity, a deeply personal, almost lyrical cuisine that the Michelin inspectors rewarded at the highest level, immediately. The dining room looks out over the Seine and the Pont Neuf, a setting to match the cooking.

Three Michelin stars in its first year of service, a record in the guide's history.

Plénitude is only the summit. Cheval Blanc Paris also holds a star at Le Tout-Paris, the contemporary Parisian brasserie on the seventh floor, and another at Hakuba, its Japanese restaurant, while the Italian Langosteria spills onto a tree-lined terrace with some of the finest rooftop views in the city. Few hotels anywhere carry a culinary line-up like it.