Air France is shortly opening a pop-up restaurant, coinciding with the Paris Olympics. As an aviation geek, I really like this idea, and am (virtually) unhappy I’m not in Paris for the Olympics.
I first wrote about this a number of weeks in the past, however wished to supply an replace, as Air France has offered extra particulars, together with actual footage of what this facility appears to be like like.
Air France’s restaurant at Palais de Tokyo in Paris
The Paris Olympics is happening in late July and early August 2024. Air France is among the sponsors, as after all this can be a big occasion for the airline (it’s not nice for profitability, although). To have fun the event, Air France has a particular pop-up at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, from July 27 till August 11, 2024.
This embrace a freely accessible space spanning over 850 sq. meters (~9,150 sq. ft), showcasing every kind of issues having to do with Air France. Between 11:30AM and 6PM each day, guests are capable of check out Air France’s latest enterprise class seat, there’s a digital actuality Airbus A350 cockpit go to alternative, and far more.
Nonetheless, right here’s the good half — Air France is opening an 80-seat pop-up restaurant, providing a eating expertise similar to onboard. Now, after all the idea of voluntarily consuming airplane meals on the bottom most likely sounds weird to most individuals, however I’m positive I’m not the one aviation geek who would join this in a heartbeat. Moreover, Air France has among the many higher catering on the market.
The restaurant is serving meals from Air France’s lengthy haul enterprise class cabin. Every meal consists of an appetizer, starter, essential dish, a cheese choice, and dessert, in addition to a choice of wines, champagne, and different alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
The presentation is even much like the way you’d be served on a aircraft, with using a meal tray. The dishes are created by French chef Arnaud Lallement, whereas the desserts are created by pastry chef Nina Métayer.
This expertise prices €85 per particular person
Whereas visiting the exhibition is complimentary, a meal within the Air France restaurant prices €85 per particular person. That is accessible from July 27 by means of August 11, 2024, with reservations accessible each day between 11:30AM and 3PM.
The worth consists of all of the meals, plus alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. You may make your reservation at this hyperlink.
That is the good alternative we’ve seen to take pleasure in airplane meals on the bottom in fairly a while. The one cooler factor I can consider is again in 2020, throughout the early levels of the pandemic, when Singapore Airways remodeled an A380 right into a restaurant (briefly).
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Air France is opening a pop-up restaurant at Palais de Tokyo throughout the Paris Olympics. For €85 per particular person, you possibly can take pleasure in a multi-course meal plus drinks, similar to you’d get onboard. Whereas paying to take pleasure in airplane meals on the bottom will most likely make most individuals chuckle (particularly in a foodie metropolis like Paris), I dig this concept.
Are any OMAAT readers attending the Paris Olympics and planning on checking this out?
