Elsass can host private dinners, team meals, receptions and cocktail parties for up to about 50 guests at 153 avenue Parmentier, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The restaurant serves Alsatian cooking with a wine list drawn only from Alsace. It opens its whole dining floor to private events at lunch and in the evening, depending on availability.
Seminars and company events
Elsass fits team dinners, client evenings and professional events that call for a table rather than a conference room. The official page names a seated dinner, an extended table, a reception and a cocktail as the possible formats. The restaurant does not describe meeting rooms or presentation equipment, so it suits the social part of a seminar, such as the closing dinner after a working day held elsewhere in the city. Each privatisation is planned as a whole with the kitchen team, from the order of the courses to the wines served with them. A small committee can sit down together, and a larger group can move around the room with a glass in hand.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are not named on the official page. The restaurant does speak of celebrations and receptions, so a rehearsal dinner, an anniversary or a small party after a civil ceremony can be raised in a request. The ceiling of about 50 guests applies to any of these formats, and the venue says it wants to keep comfort, circulation and a sense of intimacy at every size.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant is organized around one large open floor with generous volumes and soft light. Wood, candles and small details set the tone. There is no separate event room: a privatisation uses this single space. The venue states a capacity of up to about 50 guests and adapts the layout to the format, whether that is a seated dinner for a small company, a shared table for a team or a standing cocktail. The regular service runs Tuesday to Saturday, with lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday. Private events can be held at lunch or in the evening, depending on availability.
Catering
Catering is handled in house by the kitchen of chef Mike Papafilis. The cooking follows the seasons and offers a modern reading of Alsatian dishes; the site mentions the tartelette flambée and the Grumberekiecheles among its signatures. For a private event the team can build a menu in several courses, a menu of dishes to share, or a pairing of food and wine. The wine list is entirely Alsatian and is arranged in categories that include sparkling wines, whites, reds and a short group of unusual bottlings. That makes wine a natural theme for a client dinner or an incentive evening.
History and setting
Elsass presents itself as a maison de table in the heart of the 10th arrondissement, an intimate space a few steps from the Canal Saint-Martin. The official text gives no opening date and no architectural history, so the setting is best judged by the room itself: wood, candlelight and a calm tone rather than a showpiece interior.
Getting there
The address is 153 avenue Parmentier, 75010 Paris. The closest métro stop is Goncourt on line 11, and the Canal Saint-Martin is a short walk away. The area is well served by buses, and a taxi from Gare de l'Est or Gare du Nord is a short ride for guests arriving by train.
