The 8th arrondissement has more restaurants per square metre than almost any other part of Paris, and still the same question comes up every midday in the offices along avenue Montaigne and rue François 1er: where can you eat properly without losing two hours?
This guide answers it from the inside. We are UNI Paris, a Japanese restaurant at 10 rue de La Trémoille, between avenue Montaigne and the Champs-Élysées. Here is how lunch works with us — what it costs, how long it takes, and how to find us.
The Golden Triangle — the wedge between the Champs-Élysées, avenue Montaigne and avenue George V — holds the fashion houses, the head offices and the palace hotels. At midday, demand there runs well ahead of the seats available.
UNI sits on rue de La Trémoille, a quiet street linking avenue Montaigne to rue François 1er. Three minutes on foot from Alma-Marceau (line 9), six from George V (line 1), eight from Franklin D. Roosevelt (lines 1 and 9). The Grand Palais and Pont de l'Alma are ten minutes away.
The same kitchen as the evening, at a midday pace. Our full à la carte menu is served Tuesday to Sunday: sushi and sashimi sliced to order, hot dishes from the open kitchen, sake and wine chosen from our own cellar.
From Tuesday to Friday, a seven-course set lunch runs alongside it. Both are available at the same service, so you decide at the table.
Miso soup to open. Then each course, your choice:
Starter — edamame with Maldon sea salt, or smashed cucumber in Japanese dressing.
Sushi roll or handroll — spicy salmon, shrimp tempura with shiso and wasabi mayonnaise, or yellowtail handroll.
Nigiri — akami tuna, salmon or yellowtail.
Sashimi — akami tuna, salmon or yellowtail.
Main — short rib braised Kakuni-style with potato cream, or gilthead bream marinated in gochujang with cucumber pickles.
Dessert — chocolate tart with Maldon salt, or mango trio with coconut ice cream and lime zest.
45€ per person, drinks not included.
About an hour for the seven courses, slightly less à la carte. That constraint shaped the menu: courses follow one another without dead time, because a working lunch that overruns costs more than the bill. If you are in a hurry, say so when you arrive and the room adjusts.
The dining room is built so a conversation stays a conversation: no loud music at lunch, tables set apart, a service that interrupts rarely.
For groups, our tatami room seats up to ten behind a partition. The sushi bar seats twenty-two facing the itamae, the main room forty-one. The whole restaurant can be booked privately for up to seventy-three seated guests, at lunch as at dinner.
On Saturday and Sunday the à la carte menu is served from 12pm to 3pm, with no set menu. The pace is slower, the room quieter, and the counter more open for watching the itamae work — a good first visit.
Address: 10 rue de La Trémoille, 75008 Paris
Lunch: Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm – 3pm
45€ set lunch: Tuesday to Friday
Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday, 7pm – 1am
Phone: +33 (0)1 89 40 54 34 · contact@uni-fr.com
Métro: Alma-Marceau (9), George V (1), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1, 9)
Which days does UNI Paris serve lunch?
Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm to 3pm.
How much is the set lunch?
45€ per person, drinks not included, for seven courses, Tuesday to Friday.
Can I order à la carte at lunch?
Yes, at every service, Tuesday to Sunday. From Tuesday to Friday the à la carte menu and the 45€ set lunch are served at the same time.
Do I need to book?
Recommended Tuesday to Friday, when the service often fills. Book online or call +33 (0)1 89 40 54 34.
Is it suitable for a business lunch?
Yes — spaced tables, no loud music at lunch, and a menu that runs in about an hour. The tatami room seats up to ten.
What is the nearest métro?
Alma-Marceau, line 9, three minutes on foot.
Lunch here is not a lighter version of dinner: it is the same kitchen, in a format that fits a working day.
