Gigi’s
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Glossy Italian + Bellini Bar till 2am
Starting gently, GiGi’s is what happens when you put a very good Italian in the centre of Paris’s poshest postcode. Expect creamy neutrals, honeyed lighting, and an unparalleled view of the Eiffel Tower. The food is classic, crowd-pleasing Italian — antipasti, silky pastas, plates designed for sharing — and the energy builds as the night goes on thanks to live musicians that wander around the room and a DJ bringing the vibes. With a Bellini Bar running until 2 am, you can slide straight from plates to cocktails without ever having to leave. One caveat: if you’re seated downstairs, you’ll feel a world away, and the atmosphere can feel flat; make sure to be upstairs to be fully immersed in it.
Verdict: Staff can be a bit inconsistent. Glossy, celebratory, and unapologetically Montaigne, book it when you want glamour first, pasta second.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Request upstairs/terrace seating when you book (downstairs can feel oddly muted), and aim Thu–Sat for the liveliest version of the room.
15 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France
Matignon
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Golden-lit brasserie → 11pm club
Matignon is the opposite of Gigi’s. Designed by Jacques Garcia, it has that signature opulent but cosy feel that screams Lily Allen’s living room. Golden light, glossy wood, plush banquettes, and a vibe that feels cool but not try-hard, just like the 8th arrondissement. Dinner is French brasserie territory: familiar, nothing too rogue, the kind of menu that keeps a table of 10 happy. But you don’t book Matignon just for the food, you book it because at 11 pm it shifts. The club downstairs opens, the energy tilts, and suddenly you’re not going out…you’re already there. Book 9.30/10 pm, eat slowly, and drink more than you wanted to.
Verdict: The conveyor belt from dinner to dancing — zero taxis, zero effort, maximum Paris night.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: The party starts at 11 pm. A 9.30/10 pm reservation is the sweet spot if you want the full arc.
3 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France
Rivie at The Hoxton
2nd | €€–€€€ PER PERSON | Winter-garden brasserie + hidden cocktail bar
Rivie at The Hoxton is where you go for good food, a great vibe, and an even better area if you want to go to other bars after. It’s Paris without the stiffness. It’s a day-to-night brasserie that does modern French comfort food, nothing fussy, just plates that keep everyone happy. By 11-ish, everyone is off their tables and dancing around the bar, or slowly making their way to Jacques’ Bar. Wander down the spiral staircase, and suddenly you’re in a cosy, low-lit cocktail den with a Moroccan-inspired drinks list. It’s intimate, it feels a bit secret (without being try-hard), and it’s exactly where the table ends up until 1 am.
Verdict: A two-in-one girls’ night that feels cool without trying too hard.
Atmosphere ★★★★☆
Value for money ★★★★☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Book dinner around 8.30/9 pm so you’re still there when the room loosens. Jacques’ Bar runs later Thurs–Sat — perfect natural progression.
The Hoxton Paris, 30–32 Rue du Sentier, 75002 Paris, France
Noto
8th | €150 PER PERSON | Italian dinner → 10pm singalong chaos
Noto is not subtle. The early sitting might feel like a beautiful Italian dinner with a live singer and guitar roaming the room, already fun, already loud in that French way where people sing mid-meal. But the real version of Noto happens after 10 pm. The DJ comes on, napkins start swinging, and you look up and realise half the room is on its feet. Food-wise, it’s Sicilian-leaning Italian — burrata, rich pastas, proper comfort plates — tasty enough, but nobody is here for the culinary experience. You’re here for the party. FYI, the second seating is a minimum spend of €150 per person.
Verdict: If the brief is Paris but make it feral after 10, this is your table. Book the later sitting.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: If anyone in your group wants a calm meal, book the earlier sitting. If you want the proper Noto experience, book after 9 so you’re still there when the 10pm switch flips.
252 bis Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
CoCo
9th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Live music + opera house glamour
CoCo is dinner inside the Palais Garnier, which already tells you this is not a casual Wednesday pasta. You walk in through the Opéra and into a theatrical, roaring twenties style salon with live musicians drifting between tables, sparklers on bottles. Paris Society (who run it) frames it as an immersive, 1920s-inspired experience with refined French fare, which translates to: classic-leaning dishes that keep the table happy, plus a room that encourages a second bottle. Upstairs can feel slightly removed from the action, and CoCo is absolutely about being in it.
Verdict: If you want the we had dinner at the Opéra flex and a room that escalates, CoCo delivers the fantasy.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★☆
Good to know: Entrance is via 1 Place Jacques Rouché (don’t get lost doing laps).
Palais Garnier, 1 Place Jacques Rouché, 75009 Paris, France
Victoria
16th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Arc view + festive ramp-up
I didn’t know what to expect at Victoria, but it wasn’t what I got. Victoria is pure Paris drama. You’re right by the Arc de Triomphe, and at night the windows frame it beautifully. The room is plush, golden, and unapologetically made for a dressed-up crowd. It starts as a polished Mediterranean dinner, but by 9.30 pm it’s full-on party vibes. DJs, people drifting from tables, dancing that doesn’t wait for permission. It is overpriced for the food, but go in knowing you’re paying for postcode and the party as much as the plate, and it hurts a little bit less.
Verdict: Book it when you want Paris to feel cinematic — Arc glowing outside, music inside, and nobody going home after one drink.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★☆
Good to know: Book late (9.30pm+) for the full DJ ramp-up. Earlier feels more dinner, less party.
12 Rue de Presbourg, 75116 Paris, France
Verde
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Candlelit Mediterranean → full party-dinner
Verde is festive dining in the most Parisian way: you walk in off Avenue George V, head downstairs, and suddenly you’re in this lush, plant-heavy room with a neon “Verde” glowing in the corner of your eye. It’s moody-but-sexy rather than dark-and-serious, and crucially, doesn’t feel like a date night spot. Dinner is Mediterranean and built for sharing, big plates, and showy touches, but the real draw is what happens after 10 pm. Music, movement, and midnight magic, according to Verde themselves. Not subtle, and that’s the point. You book when the bride-to-be or birthday girl wants dinner and dancing without a taxi.
Verdict: Late table, glossy room, zero restraint. If you’re fighting the urge to dance by dessert, you’re in the wrong place.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Runs until around 2 am most nights. Dress like you might not leave before midnight.
24 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris, France
Kalamata
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | DJ + plate-smashing-at-midnight
Kalamata feels more like Mykonos than it does the 8th arrondissement. Bright white arches, flowers overhead, and wicker lamps in a Mediterranean-themed room; it’s glowy rather than moody, loud rather than intimate, and very much built for groups. The DJ ramps it up as the night goes on, and by 10.30 pm you’re not really having a seated dinner anymore — you’re dancing, you’re smashing plates, and you’re swinging a napkin above your head. 10/10, no notes.
Verdict: Mykonos-coded dinner in Paris. Book late, order cocktails early, lean in fully.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Runs until around 2 am most nights. Dress like you’re going out, not grabbing tzatziki after work. Plate smashing isn’t guaranteed.
31 Rue La Boetie, 75008 Paris, France
Le Speakeasy
16th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Piano bar → DJ-led dinner club
Le Speakeasy is a classic that starts elegantly, but ends not so much. Low, flattering light. Plush seating. Candles everywhere. The whole concept is restaurant + piano bar + club. The menu is refined, but not in a scary way. It’s still accessible and broad enough that everyone can find something they like. It begins as a polished dinner with live piano drifting through the room, and somewhere before dessert, a DJ takes over, and suddenly it’s not a restaurant in the traditional sense, it’s a night out waiting to happen.
Verdict: Dinner with a built-in second act. If you don’t want to leave the building, you won’t have to.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Late start, late finish (usually until 3 am). Book 9.30pm+ for the full piano-to-DJ arc.
25 Rue Jean Giraudoux, 75116 Paris, France
Gypsy Motel
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Maximalist dinner-club + live music
Gypsi Motel is dinner, but make it a fever dream (in the best way). Draped ceilings, layered rugs, chandeliers, velvet corners — it feels like you’ve walked into a very glamorous travelling circus and decided to stay for cocktails. It’s unapologetically extra, and that’s exactly the point. The music is part of the structure, not background noise, and food is more of a supporting act — Mediterranean, indulgent, built for sharing — but not something you’ll rave about in the morning.
Verdict: Book it for spectacle and volume. If you manage expectations on the food, you’ll have a very fun night.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★☆☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Runs late (usually until 2 am). Closed earlier in the week — double-check your date before planning outfits.
5 Rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France
MamaMia
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Italian party-dinner + hidden club
Mamamia doesn’t pretend to be subtle. It’s low-lit, glossy, loud-on-purpose, and designed for the kind of table that orders cocktails before water. The DJ is baked in, so by the time mains arrive, the energy is already there. The food leans indulgent Italian with Parisian bravado, think linguine with caviar, arancini with foie gras, and bistecca alla Fiorentina. If you want to carry on, you can head down to their (not so) hidden club-bar, Cosa Nostra.
Verdict: The most literal dinner-to-dance-floor booking in the 8th. Come late and commit.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆ (you’ll spend — partly because the room makes you feel like it’s normal)
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★ (you won’t be the loudest table; promise)
Good to know: Later reservations (9.30pm+) get the full DJ lift. Earlier feels more restaurant, less club.
5 bis Rue Vernet 75008 Paris
Thoumieux
7th | €€€ PER PERSON | Velvet brasserie + live-music lift
Thoumieux is a Paris-Paris, just a little bit louder. It’s a historic Left Bank brasserie that’s been around since the 1920s, so it has that institutional confidence, busy, buzzy, and totally unbothered by your table being loud. Red velvet banquettes, mirrored walls, it’s classic without feeling dusty. Early evening, it’s buzzy, but later, it loosens. Live music drifts through, the second bottle appears, and suddenly the group is thinking about going out-out. The food is French comfort done confidently, duck confit, tartes, in generous portions. This isn’t avant-garde; it’s atmosphere-forward, with just enough music to push it from chic to scene if you book late.
Verdict: When you want Paris brasserie drama with a soundtrack — not a museum piece.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★★☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★
Good to know: Book after 9 pm if you want the music-and-bottle energy rather than a quieter first sitting.
79 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris, France
Mondaine de Pariso
8th | €€€–€€€€ PER PERSON | Neo-cabaret dinner + late-night bar
Mondaine is the Parisian cabaret option (that happens to serve dinner). Velvet, amber light, layered rooms with names like Smokeroom and Library, it’s theatrical from the get-go. Live performers move through, so there’s always something to look at. The food leans French-with-a-luxe-twist and sharing-friendly — indulgent, slightly showy, and sometimes chaotic (pizzetta with caviar, I’m talking about you), built to support the night rather than dominate it. This is not the place for a cosy catch-up, but it might just be perfect for a big table that wants spectacle.
Verdict: Dinner with a cabaret pulse. Dress properly and let it unfold.
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Value for money ★★★☆☆
Girls’ night friendly ★★★★★ (you can be loud; the place is literally built for it)
Good to know: Runs late (usually until 2 am). Smart-elegant dress code.
