Halo: when food and fashion meet
Located in the heart of Paris’s 2ᵉ arrondissement, Halo presents itself as a hydrous place that hosts within it a restaurant, a table d’hôte, a cocktail bar and finally a very cutting-edge concept-store!
A little history: the Hôtel d’Osmont, built in 1750, was once a gathering place for the Parisian aristocracy. Marguerite Stock, alias La Gourdan, a famous matchmaker nicknamed the superintendent of the pleasures of the City and the Court, ran a popular pleasure house here. Today, this historic venue opens its doors as Halo, located in the typically Parisian Sentier district. The minimalist restaurant, designed by Lucie Rosenblatt of mur.mur, enhances the 18th-century building without distorting its character. Its spectacular pyramidal glass roof, dating from the Eiffel era, adds a touch of elegance and authenticity to this high-flying venue.
Halo and its designer concept store
As you enter this sublime concept store, you’ll immediately be captivated by its minimalist design by Lucie Rosenblatt. The 60m² space, with its green carpet inspired byEspace Niemeyer, blends modern elegance with rough historical elements. This unique venue gives emerging designers carte blanche. It also promises responsible, circular fashion. While the designers featured in this concept store will be based in Paris, Halo is not above opening its borders to 4 different nationalities, as with its recent collaboration with designers from Project 213A. The boundaries between the store and the restaurant are fluid. Designers leave their mark with ceramics, menu protectors and staff outfits, all available for sale. A veritable well of light and innovation awaits you behind this door.
Mediterranean cuisine by Victor Blanchet
Halo needed a chef with a strong, creative personality to complete the project. Victor Blanchet has put his knives to the test in this kitchen. After joining the Belle Rive restaurant in Angers in 2018, Victor went on to join Alain Passard’s three-star L’Arpège restaurant. His participation in Top Chef in 2023 also marked a turning point in his career, propelling him to the position of sous-chef at L’Arpège. Victor Blanchet proposes a sustainable cuisine, influenced by fermentation, with a strong plant and marine component. After an inspiring trip to the South of France, for Halo he signs a vibrant, local menu, with meticulously sourced ingredients.
For lunch, 2 formulas are available: starter/main course or main course/dessert at 29€, and starter/main course/dessert at 34€. Dishes change every week, such as bass tataki flambéed with pastis, or just-pearled haddock with minted green vegetable fricassee. The evening menu currently features unique dishes such as txistorra ravioli, mullet carpaccio and bouillabaisse with mature red mullet.
The desserts, also by Victor Blanchet, combine tradition and innovation. Let yourself be tempted by the light lemon with shuttle cookie and lemon granita. To accompany these dishes, Halo offers an eclectic wine list, created by sommelier Irène Jaubert. Cocktails inspired by Provence and the South-West, created by mixologist Rémi Massai, perfectly complement this culinary experience.
Halo holds even more surprises
Following on from the cocktail bar, nestled in the basement of the restaurant, discover the Harrera table d’hôtes ( “good welcome” in Basque). An intimate 30m² space dedicated to gastronomy, freedom and pleasure. It is therefore only accessible by privatization. Conceived as a speakeasy, this room offers a distinctive scenography with light projections, dripping candelabras and an intense soundscape.
The Harrera table d’hôtes can accommodate 25 people in cocktail format (standing). It also reveals all its charm in dinner (seated) format, where 15 guests can gather around a large table with chrome legs, white tablecloths and sophisticated tableware. To top it all off, Harrera is offering a gourmet menu specially designed for the occasion, available in 3 courses at €50 per person and 5 courses at €75 per person, promising an exceptional culinary experience!
Halo Paris – 12 Rue Saint-Sauveur, 75002 Paris
