Paris Restaurant: Kong

My last night in Paris I ate at a restaurant called ‘Kong’, on the top two floors of the prestigious Louis Vuitton building address– 1 Rue du Pont Neuf. The restaurant is an elevators ride up, above the Kenzo flagship stores. The top floor has a glass ceiling that looks out over the city, designed by Architect Jean-Jacquey, and much of the interior was designed by Phillipe Starck. The restaurant calls the design “a collision of modern and ancient Japan”. Ultra hip, the chairs were the Invisible Louis XV Armchairs, with eerie asian faces screen printed on the backs. The walls were covered in plasma screens with faces that would occasionally wink at customers passing by. The view of the Siene and the city below was breath taking, and the food by Chef Richard Pommies was quite delicious– a must see, but call ahead for reservations, it’s a hot spot!