Arpège

What Arpège does

Arpège is a three-star Michelin fine dining restaurant located at 84 Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, founded by Chef Alain Passard in 1986 and operated by the privately held Société Restauration Parisienne Gastronomique (RPG). Since July 21, 2025, the restaurant has served an exclusively plant-based cuisine built around vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and honey sourced from two private organic kitchen gardens that the restaurant owns and operates: Bois Giroult (over four hectares of clay soil in Normandy) and Château du Gros Chesnay (over three hectares of greenhouses near Le Mans). The gardens are tended daily by a nine-person team led by head gardener Sylvain Picard, who has been with Arpège for over twenty years.

The core offering comprises two fixed seasonal tasting menus: an eight-course lunch ("Le Déjeuner des potagers") at 260€ per person and a twelve-course dinner ("Parfum des Jardins") at 380€ per person, with bespoke experiences quoted on request and reservations handled via the Zenchef online module or telephone. The restaurant operates Monday through Friday for both lunch and dinner, with no valet parking. Surrounding the core dining room, Arpège has built a small brand ecosystem: Bons Cadeaux gift vouchers sold at the same price tiers and valid for twelve months; Les Paniers d'Alain, a weekly home-delivery subscription of organic produce from the gardens sold via lespaniersdalain.com; and L'Arrière Cuisine, an appointment-only exhibition space at 57 Rue de Bourgogne showcasing Chef Passard's collages, lithographs, bronzes, and plates.

Go-to-market is reputation-led rather than advertising-driven: demand is generated by Michelin prestige, Chef Passard's media profile, and a bilingual website plus Instagram presence (@alainpassard), with corporate and bespoke enquiries handled by a dedicated bureau team. Pricing is fully transparent and fixed per cover; there are no subscription contracts or enterprise licensing arrangements. The business is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, or external funding, and operates exclusively within France.

Name

Arpège

Legal name

Société Restauration Parisienne Gastronomique (RPG)

Website

https://alain-passard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arpège is a three-star Michelin fine dining restaurant in Paris, founded by Chef Alain Passard in 1986, serving an exclusively plant-based seasonal menu sourced from its two private organic kitchen gardens, with ancillary gift vouchers, weekly produce baskets, and a chef-curated art exhibition space.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

Keywords

• Fine dining
• Michelin-star restaurant
• Plant-based cuisine
• Organic kitchen gardens
• Tasting menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fine dining restaurant service: Tasting menu dining experiences served lunch and dinner Monday–Friday. Two fixed menu tiers offered: Le Déjeuner des potagers (8-course vegetable lunch, 260€) and Parfum des Jardins (12-course dinner, 380€). Custom bespoke experiences available on request.
2. Les Paniers d'Alain vegetable baskets: Weekly home delivery of organic vegetables and fruits harvested from the restaurant's two Normandy kitchen gardens. Customers order via lespaniersdalain.com.
3. Gift vouchers (Bons Cadeaux): Pre-paid gift vouchers sold at fixed price tiers (lunch and dinner experiences), valid 12 months from purchase date. Digitally or by postal mail.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arpège is a three-star Michelin fine dining restaurant in Paris offering seasonal, exclusively plant-based tasting menus (8-course lunch at 260€ and 12-course dinner at 380€). The restaurant sources ingredients directly from two private organic kitchen gardens—Bois Giroult in Normandy and Gros Chesnay near Le Mans—providing full traceability from garden to plate. Additional offerings include gift vouchers (Bons Cadeaux), a weekly vegetable basket delivery service (Les Paniers d'Alain), and a chef-curated exhibition space (L'Arrière Cuisine).

Product overview

Arpège is a three-star Michelin fine dining restaurant operated by Chef Alain Passard in Paris. Since July 21, 2025, the restaurant has exclusively served plant-based cuisine centered on vegetables from its own organic gardens. The offering comprises the core restaurant service with lunch (Menu Déjeuner, 8 courses) and dinner (Menu Dîner, 12 courses) menus, plus the full à la carte. Ancillary products include Bons Cadeaux gift vouchers, Les Paniers d'Alain weekly vegetable basket subscription, and L'Arrière Cuisine artistic exhibition space. The restaurant sources from two organic kitchen gardens: Bois Giroult in Normandy and Gros Chesnay near Le Mans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'Arpège Fine Dining Restaurant Three-star Michelin fine dining restaurant at 84 Rue de Varenne, Paris 75007, serving exclusively plant-based seasonal menus (lunch and dinner) Monday through Friday. Sourcing exclusively from two private organic kitchen gardens.
• Bons Cadeaux Gift Vouchers

Quantifiable outcome

• Three Michelin stars maintained since 1996

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Noma: Renowned Copenhagen fine dining restaurant (multiple World's Best awards) operating with a strong garden, foraging, and seasonality focus. Comparable to Arpège in ingredient-driven philosophy and tasting-menu exclusivity.
• Eleven Madison Park: Three-Michelin-star restaurant in New York that pivoted to an exclusively plant-based tasting menu in 2021. Directly comparable to Arpège as a top-tier establishment that has executed the high-end plant-based transition Arpège just began.
• Restaurant Le Cinq: Three-Michelin-star restaurant inside the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. Comparable as a Paris three-star tasting-menu destination serving affluent international guests at premium per-cover pricing.
• Bras (Michel Bras): Three-Michelin-star family-run restaurant in Laguiole, France, deeply tied to its surrounding terroir and garden. Comparable to Arpège in chef-family ownership and regional sourcing story, though outside Paris.
• Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée: Three-Michelin-star restaurant at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris, with a notable focus on naturality, plant-forward, and seafood-driven cuisine. Comparable to Arpège as a Paris three-star chef-led tasting-menu destination.
• Guy Savoy: Paris-based three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant operating a single flagship venue in the Monnaie de Paris. Closely comparable to Arpège in scale, single-location concentration, chef-driven brand, and tasting-menu premium pricing.
• Pierre Gagnaire: Three-Michelin-star chef-led restaurant in Paris known for avant-garde tasting menus. Directly comparable to Arpège in chef-centric identity, tasting-menu format, and three-star Paris positioning.
• Mirazur: Three-Michelin-star restaurant in Menton, France led by Mauro Colagreco, famous for its own kitchen gardens and vegetable-forward cuisine. The closest analogue to Arpège's garden-driven, plant-centric fine dining model.
• Plénitude - Cheval Blanc Paris: Three-Michelin-star restaurant at Cheval Blanc Paris by Arnaud Donckele. Comparable as a recent three-star Paris fine dining venue with chef-driven tasting menus and luxury hospitality positioning.

Emerging players

• Septime: Paris restaurant by Bertrand Grébaut known for its vegetable-forward tasting menu at one Michelin star. Comparable to Arpège in vegetable-led fine dining philosophy, though at a smaller star tier and lower price point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/alainpassard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/l-arpege

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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