Le Bureau de Poste

What Le Bureau de Poste does

Le Bureau de Poste operates Le Cinq, a three-Michelin-star French haute cuisine restaurant located within the Four Seasons Hôtel George V at 31 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris. The restaurant serves affluent diners — including international luxury travelers, Parisian elite, and gastronomy enthusiasts — through a strictly reservation-only direct dining model, with no walk-in service or third-party delivery. Headcount is approximately 22 employees.

The core product is a six-course tasting menu (Menu Dégustation) curated by Chef Christian Lesquer, complemented by seasonally rotating à la carte signature dishes priced from €65 (Baba au Rhum) to €185 (Homard Bleu) and an extensive wine cellar featuring premier cru selections from Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley. Technology is limited to a direct-website booking channel and a member access portal; the underlying 'technology' is culinary craft and hospitality execution rather than software.

The business model is direct-to-consumer fine dining at premium per-cover pricing. Revenue accrues from à la carte dishes, tasting menu covers, and wine pairings, with an emerging membership program offering access to private events and special menus. Distribution is exclusively single-site, on-premise, with all guests required to reserve in advance via the hotel concierge or the restaurant's website.

Name

Le Bureau de Poste

Legal name

Le Cinq

Website

https://lebureaudeposte.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Bureau de Poste operates Le Cinq, a three-Michelin-star French haute cuisine restaurant within the Four Seasons Hôtel George V in Paris, serving affluent diners through a reservation-only on-site model with tasting menus and premium à la carte dishes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Haute cuisine française
• Michelin star dining
• Tasting menu service
• Luxury hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Le Bureau de Poste operates Le Cinq, a three-Michelin-star fine dining French restaurant at the Four Seasons Hôtel George V in Paris, offering haute cuisine tasting menus, à la carte signature dishes, and a prestige wine program to luxury diners. The restaurant is reservation-only and led by Chef Christian Lesquer, with an additional exclusive Member Access program providing access to special menus and private events.

Product overview

Le Bureau de Poste operates Le Cinq, a single high-end fine dining restaurant offering a unified culinary experience. The core offering centers on the tasting menu (Menu Dégustation) and à la carte signature dishes prepared by Chef Christian Lesquer. Additional offerings include an extensive wine selection and an exclusive member access program for special menus and private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Cinq Restaurant — Haute Cuisine Dining Experience A three-Michelin-star French haute cuisine restaurant located within the Four Seasons Hôtel George V, 31 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris, offering reservation-only fine dining experiences to affluent guests and luxury travelers.
• Menu Dégustation (Six-Course Tasting Menu) A six-course tasting menu curated by Chef Christian Lesquer, accompanied by selections from Le Cinq's wine cellar, for guests seeking a prix fixe gastronomic journey.
• Carte du Cinq — Signature À La Carte Dishes A seasonal à la carte menu of signature French haute cuisine dishes by Chef Christian Lesquer, individually priced from €65 to €185, for guests who prefer to order individual courses.
• Carte des Vins (Wine Selection)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Restaurant Kei: Three-Michelin-star contemporary French restaurant in Paris with a tasting menu format, directly comparable to Le Cinq in pricing band, cover count, and Michelin tier.
• Arpège: Alain Passard's three-Michelin-star restaurant in Paris with a seasonal vegetable-forward tasting menu; directly comparable to Le Cinq in cover count, ticket, and three-star status.
• Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire: Three-Michelin-star restaurant in Paris (Rue Balzac) known for avant-garde haute cuisine; competes for the same international gastronomy audience and exhibition-style tasting menus.
• Guy Savoy: Three-Michelin-star haute cuisine restaurant in Paris, offering an ultra-premium tasting menu experience that directly competes with Le Cinq for the same HNW and international luxury clientele.
• Le Meurice Alain Ducasse: Two-Michelin-star restaurant inside the Hôtel Le Meurice, also offering a luxury tasting menu experience in a Parisian palace hotel; one tier below Le Cinq but structurally and computationally similar.
• Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée: Three-Michelin-star restaurant within the Plaza Athénée hotel, pursuing a naturality-driven haute cuisine concept; a direct hotel-embedded three-star peer to Le Cinq.
• Le Pré Catelan: Three-Michelin-star restaurant set in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, offering a French haute cuisine tasting menu in an elegant setting — a comparable three-star Parisian gourmet destination.
• L'Ambroisie: Three-Michelin-star French restaurant at Place des Vosges in Paris, operating a classical haute cuisine model with extremely short opening hours — a direct comparable for Le Cinq's premium classical positioning.
• Epicure au Bristol: Three-Michelin-star gastronomic restaurant inside Hotel Le Bristol, another ultra-luxury Parisian hotel; competes for the same hotel-resident and luxury traveler base as Le Cinq.
• Plénitude - Cheval Blanc Paris: Three-Michelin-star restaurant housed within the luxury Cheval Blanc hotel in Paris, structurally analogous to Le Cinq's hotel-embedded, three-star fine dining model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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