In the exceptional setting of the Hôtel de la Monnaie, Guy Savoy is continuing the story he began a few decades ago – back when, as a young boy, he would peek into the pans in the kitchen of his family's restaurant, La Buvette de l'Esplanade, in Bourgoin-Jallieu. Here, he has taken things to another level, with six dining rooms adorned with contemporary paintings and sculptures (many lent by François Pinault) and with old-fashioned windows overlooking the Seine. The splendour of the backdrop in no way distracts the chef from his mission, which is to pay tribute to French cuisine every day. It is a joy to rediscover his emblematic artichoke soup with truffle, to be relished with a brioche spread with truffle butter.