An unexpected touch of the South creates a delightful surprise in this brasserie, the new playing field of Chef Paul-Alexandre Laumont, already heading up the Brasserie Cézanne. Paying tribute to Mediterranean flavours, the menu features sunny dishes such as gambas flambée’d in pastis, “linguine alle vongole”, marinated and grillled vegetables... Cuisine that complements the carefully decorated dining-room and a vast terrace on which to sit back and relax. Pastis, 87 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 8 (01 44 70 99 92).