Maison de la Truffe has quietly become our go-to for a relaxed first-night dinner in Paris. Just a few minutes’ walk from the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg, it’s special enough to feel like a treat, but relaxed enough to ease you into a long weekend of eating and drinking.
This isn’t Michelin-starred dining like Le Cinq, nor the grand gilded ceilings of Le Train Bleu. Instead, this is a cosy little restaurant where you can enjoy a good bottle of red and as much truffle as you can handle.
For decor, think warm lighting, polished wood, and tables tucked close enough to feel intimate but not intrusive.
On the Menu at Maison de la Truffe
The menu is reassuringly focused, with just the right amount of choice. Most dishes are offered in two versions — with or without black truffle (Tuber Melanosporum) — letting you dial the indulgence up or down depending on your mood.
Among the starters, the rocket salad with parmesan is a clean, peppery classic (€12 without truffle, €34 with), while the burratina with tomatoes, beetroot and black truffle juice pearls (€25/€39) is a more decadent opening move. The crispy truffled Brie de Meaux with black truffle honey (€24) hits that sweet-savoury mark perfectly — worth ordering just to share.
Mains range from bistro staples to full truffle showcases. The veal Milanese (€25/€47), served with summer truffle spread and a perfect egg, is crisp and comforting — and one of our go-to dishes. You’ll also find homemade fettuccine with black truffle cream (€43), truffled ravioli, and even a lobster risotto if you’re leaning into luxury.
There’s also a tasting menu available in the evenings (for two people, €119 per person), offering a generous cross-section of house favourites: scallops carpaccio, scrambled eggs with truffle, truffle fettuccine, Brie de Meaux refined with black truffle, and dessert. Ideal if you’re curious — or simply hungry.
Still not satisfied? You can order fresh truffles by weight — shaved tableside, priced per gram depending on the market.
Our Dining Experience
We eased in with rocket and vegetable salads, dressed lightly and topped with generous shavings of parmesan. Then came our mains — the veal Milanese, crisp and golden beneath its delicate layer of black truffle, and the homemade fettuccine, rich with truffle cream and deeply satisfying in that way only fresh pasta can be. A shared side of fries — properly salted and entirely unnecessary — disappeared quickly.
To drink, we ordered a bottle of Saint-Joseph from Christophe Pichon —a label we had discovered on an earlier long weekend in Lille.
The gentle chatter of international voices gave the room its hum, accompanied by background jazz that was mostly acceptable and unobtrusive. That said, I had to take umbrage at Bublé’s butchering of Moondance, the Van Morrison classic — but no one else seemed to mind.
Maison de la Truffe isn’t a showstopper. It’s not trying to be. But for a relaxed and reliably good dinner in a well-placed corner of Paris, it’s exactly the sort of spot we look for — and the kind we return to without hesitation.
Our dinner for 2, including 3 courses and a bottle of wine, before tip came to €229 which we feel is great value.
How to find Maison de la Truffe
19 Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris
