Gaya par Pierre Gagnaire

The story

Gaya par Pierre Gagnaire, Paris: Michelin-Starred Seafood Bistro on Rue de Saint-Simon

Gaya par Pierre Gagnaire holds one Michelin Star (2026) for a modern seafood kitchen at 6 Rue de Saint-Simon, in Paris's 7th arrondissement. The menu is a bistro in spirit and a fish restaurant in practice, with tasting menus and a wine list flagged as interesting.

The cooking

Le Fooding, which lists Gaya for 2026, describes Pierre Gagnaire as an old sea wolf with a run of "brilliantly briny ideas" since the restaurant moved to this street. The kitchen's focus on fish is the thread through the cuisine. Pierre Gagnaire's own stated philosophy is that cooking should be read in the cook's tenderness rather than measured as tradition or modernity.

A lunch, as reviewed

Le Fooding's reviewer described a lunch that began with a brunoise of cucumber, melon, watermelon and tomato macerated in olive oil and gin. It came with an Iberian ham toast and a spoonful of brousse du Rove cheese. Next came diced bluefin tuna and mackerel tartare with marinated zucchini and eggplant, plus paprika-spiced potato chips for crunch. A lemon cassata with berries and arugula closed the meal, served with a citrus water.

The room

Fine woods line the dining room, light fixtures carry golden scales, and the tables are topped with Carrara marble. The restaurant also offers outdoor seating, private parties and wheelchair access, and it serves both lunch and dinner.