Spoon

The formerly trendy "world food" restaurant near the Champs Elysées that's part of the Alain Ducasse empire has been brilliantly rebooted as a showcase for health-conscious, ecologically correct cooking, proving that environmental responsibility and gastronomy aren't mutually exclusive. Try the quinoa casserole with vegetables, poached egg with bulgur wheat and shaved mushrooms, and yogurt-glossed lieu jaune (yellow pollack) with vegetable-stuffed gyoza.

12 rue de Marignan, 8th, 01.40.76.34.44. €75 per person without wine   website

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Originally published in the January 2010 issue of France Today.