Frédéric Simonin

Frédéric Simonin trained at Ledoyen, Le Meurice and Joël Robuchon's three-star rooms, became Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2019, and runs his eponymous one-Michelin restaurant on rue Bayen in the 17e as 'a Parisian apartment' — hardwood floors, white walls, beveled mirrors, no theatrics. The 2025 Michelin Guide France retains the star; Gault&Millau ranks it among the cleanest expressions of Robuchon-school precision in Paris. The lunch menu is the value entry; the long tasting at dinner is the statement. For an Istanbul visitor who wants the Robuchon-lineage one-star at a 17e price (not an 8e price), this is the room.