Pavillon Ledoyen

[1] In a two-story pavilion with gardens, Ledoyen is considered to be one of Paris's best gourmet restaurants, and boasts three Michelin stars.

[4] On 4 August 1791, Pierre-Michel Ledoyen, a son of caterers, rented it and established it as a formal restaurant.

In 1842, architect Jacques Hittorff, responsible for the development of the gardens of the Champs-Élysées, transferred the restaurant to its present location.

The 1886 oil-on-canvas, Scandinavian Artists' Lunch at Cafe Ledoyen, Paris, on Varnishing Day by the Swedish painter Hugo Birger suggests something of the appearance of the restaurant in the late 19th century.

[12] During the late 18th century, it was a haunt of Louis de Saint-Just and Maximilien Robespierre and they dined there on 26 July 1794, two days before their execution.

Pavillon Ledoyen in 2017
Scandinavian Artists' Lunch at Cafe Ledoyen , by Hugo Birger , 1886
Diane's Fountain, next to Ledoyen, was built in 1840 by Jacques Hittorff and decorated by the sculptor Louis Desprez .