L'Axel, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Fontainebleau

Many Parisians go green by visiting Fontainebleau for its magnificent forest. But Fontainebleau also abounds in other treasures, such as this Michelin-starred restaurant. L'Axel is the name of this gourmet restaurant, located just a stone's throw from the château, which has already been delighting diners for 10 years.

Chef Kunihisa Goto wasted no time in winning 3 toques from Gault & Millau before earning his first Michelin star. The chef makes no secret of his ambition to obtain a second star. And he's not resting on his laurels, either: after opening his second restaurant, Fuumi, in 2021, he opened a patisserie on the same street. Named l'A Pâtisserie, this new gourmet spot in collaboration with pastry chef Ayako Kishi offers a lovely marriage of fine creations and Japanese inspiration .

To celebrate the restaurant's 10th anniversary, we set out to discover this fine establishment, which combines rigorously sourced seasonal produce, a magnificent cellar and refined French cuisine with aJapanese influence.

A la carte from our tasting menu:

Delicious appetizers

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Sea urchin, millet risotto, bonito and ginger

Ossetra caviar, scallop sashimi, Jerusalem artichoke remoulade and crab



Gâlaches farm"Orsen " egg, Essonnes truffle, organic lentils from Monsieur Ollin in Châtillon sur Soane and sweet onion crumble

Méreville trout, Essonne watercress and salsify



Wagyu A4 beef, Eric Roy's fine carrots and eringuis chips



Orvannais de chez l'Oiseau, Essonne truffle



Williams pear, floating island, caramel and pear sorbet



Bulle de sucre soufflée, baba passion, exotic fruit brunoise, mascarpone, hibiscus and cinnamon emulsion.



Cafémignardises

We love the precision of the cooking, the refinement of the dishes and the beautiful combinations. We loved the Oeuf Orsen, lentils and truffles, which are a perfect match, and the Wagyu beef, perfectly mastered with its divine reduced sauce. As for desserts, it's hard not to be impressed by the puffed sugar bubble revealing a delicious passion fruit baba with hibiscus and cinnamon - we love it.

In short, a fine starred gourmet restaurant to try again and again!