Doobie's reopens on Paris's rue Marbeuf as a restaurant and night bar

Doobie's, on rue Marbeuf, has a long Paris after-dark story. The address opened as a Russian restaurant in 1938 and became La Caravelle, a discreet dancing spot, in the 1970s. In 1993 Yannick Noah turned it into Doobie's, one of the city's better-known nightlife stages. After three years of work it has reopened in the Golden Triangle as a restaurant and night bar, part of the Mustgroup hospitality brand.

Architect Arnaud Behzadi has treated the 400 square metres as a collector's private apartment rather than one big dining room. You move through a run of salons: the Rotonde, Grand Salon, Petit Salon and the Jardin du Soir, where the open kitchen sits behind glass. Lacquered mahogany, burr wood, marble and garnet velvet set the tone, with artworks chosen alongside Galerie Strouk.

Chef David Mantilla cooks from a menu signed by Akrame Benallal, mixing French classics with influences from further afield. Tuna Milanese is the signature, alongside oscietra caviar hash browns, a wagyu sando, sole meunière and Josper-grilled dishes for sharing, such as a whole Bresse chicken. Later the bar takes over, the music moving from 1990s R&B through Chicago house, pop, rock and electronic as the night goes on.

One for a long evening rather than a quick bite; dinner first, then stay for the bar.

Our summary of a story from We Heart, published 7 October 2026. Read the original