Paris

Begin here. A discreet Paris address for serious French cooking and an exceptional cellar; ask the team to guide the wine rather than ordering by label.

A grand townhouse dining room with precise contemporary French cooking. Request a quieter table and leave the menu in the kitchen’s hands.

A destination for an unhurried evening built around sauces, precision and service. Reserve well ahead and allow the full evening.

The grandest classical dining room in Paris. Three stars, gilded and hushed — for an occasion that should feel formal. Ask for a table on the garden side and let the sommelier lead.

Six small salons above the Seine in the old Mint. Long tasting menus, no theatre. The artichoke and black truffle soup is the reason to come.

Vegetable cooking at its most serious, from Passard's own gardens. The right choice for a member who eats lightly but wants precision.

Where Parisian chefs eat on their night off. Spare room, natural wine, one short menu. We hold the reservation quietly; nothing here announces itself.

Inventive and calm, a short walk from the Invalides. Good for business over dinner — the room is quiet enough to talk.

An uncompromising Paris institution for a formal occasion. Come for classical French technique, measured service and the Place des Vosges setting.

Yves Camdeborde's bistro on the Carrefour de l'Odéon. Lunch on the terrace is the Paris members picture before they arrive.

The bistro other bistros are measured against. Steak, frites, Paris-Brest, red banquettes. Nothing has changed and nothing should.

Loud, Basque, generous. Not for a quiet conversation — perfect for a table of friends after rugby.

A listed 1900s bar turned small kitchen. Late plates and unusual bottles when dinner has finished elsewhere.

Fire and beef near Les Halles, served late. Simple, generous — for a night that started with something more delicate.

Colin Field's small wood-panelled bar behind the Ritz. Tell him the occasion and let him invent the drink.

Behind the pasta counter at Daroco, a dark room with serious cocktails. Almost no one finds it by accident.

Franck Audoux's tiny corner bar in the 16th. Pre-war recipes, no music, no crowd.

Our first call for a residence-like stay on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The garden and pool make it liveable for longer visits.

Place de la Concorde, freshly restored, discreet arrival through the side entrance. We use it most often for members flying in late.

River views from every suite and the best hotel spa in the city. For a first visit to Paris, this is the room we book.

Facing the Tuileries, quieter than its neighbours. Ask for a Belle Étoile terrace when the weather holds.

Worth the day only with a car and an early start — the estate and Trianon, not the state apartments at noon.

An hour in the garden before the rooms. The most restful museum in Paris and the easiest to see properly in one morning.

Two oval rooms of Monet's water lilies. Small enough to visit at opening and still make a lunch reservation.

Go on a bright morning — the glass needs sun. We arrange entry outside the queue.

Gehry's building in the Bois de Boulogne. Pair it with lunch nearby and a walk back through the park.

A private mansion collection most visitors never reach. Ideal for an afternoon when the big museums are full.

Hand-thrown ceramics and candles in an old silversmith's shop. Where we send members looking for a gift with no logo.

Apothecary fragrance and hand-written calligraphy on every package. Small, beautiful, easily carried home.

Shirtmaker on the Place Vendôme since 1838. Appointments only in practice; we make the introduction.

Discreet treatment rooms off the Tuileries, bookable for members who are not staying in the hotel.

Stone vaults in the 2nd, easy to slot between meetings. Unfussy and reliably good.