Drouant, Literary restaurant in Gaillon, Paris, France
Drouant is a fine dining restaurant housed in a neoclassical building at Place Gaillon with two floors and multiple private dining rooms. The kitchen serves traditional French cuisine and maintains an extensive wine collection of around 1,500 selections.
Charles Drouant opened this establishment in 1880 as a bar and tobacco shop. It gradually became known for its fresh oysters from Brittany and eventually transformed into the refined dining venue it is today.
This restaurant has been the official meeting place for major French literary award ceremonies since the early 1900s. The rooms where these decisions happen are part of what makes the place matter to writers and readers across France.
The restaurant operates Monday through Friday and is easily accessible by subway. Private dining rooms can be reserved for small or larger groups who prefer more intimate or exclusive arrangements.
The walls feature inscribed quotations from jury members of major literary awards, serving as a record of the place's significance. These engravings span different decades and honor writers whose names have shaped French literature.
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