La Massara is a Sicilian restaurant at 70 rue de Turbigo, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. In privatization it hosts festive, private or professional events of up to 150 guests: seminars, dancing evenings, after-work gatherings, weddings, birthdays and christenings.
Seminars and company events
The official privatization page lists seminars and after-work events first among the occasions. The chef proposes a Sicilian menu that changes with the seasons and the event: lunch, dinner, standing cocktail dinner and culinary animations. Custom offers can be designed on request. The pages do not mention meeting equipment, screens or a separate room for presentations, so a seminar here suits a team day built around a meal, a workshop over lunch or an evening of exchanges rather than a technical conference. Ask the restaurant what is available for projection and sound.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are named among the events that the restaurant privatizes, along with birthdays, christenings and dancing evenings. The restaurant's service list also includes a private room, birthdays and room rental. The pages do not detail wedding packages, so discuss the format, the timing and the menu with the team.
Rooms and capacities
The full privatization is quoted at up to 150 guests. The service list mentions a private room, but the pages supplied do not give its name or its own capacity. The restaurant also has a heated and covered terrace and a gin bar, which can shape a cocktail or a standing reception. Ask the team how the dining room, the bar and the terrace can be divided for your group.
Catering
Catering comes from the restaurant. The chef offers refined, original Sicilian cooking, with seasonal variations, in the formats of lunch, dinner, a standing dinner cocktail and culinary animations. The restaurant also runs a Sicilian brunch and a gin bar, and the cuisine includes homemade dishes and options for vegetarians. Pizza is part of the regular menu. The menu for an event is designed with the team.
History and setting
The name refers to the massara, the first lady of a Sicilian masseria, the farm estate. She organized the harvest and the meals of the workers and looked after the oven, whose use was the occasion of a feast. The restaurant presents itself as a way to pass on Sicilian flavors and traditions. It is also a family story: the great-grandfather of the owner, Francesco Lombardo, was the Sicilian poet Giuseppe Nicolosi Scandurra.
Getting there
The address is 70 rue de Turbigo, 75003 Paris, in the upper Marais. Arts et Métiers and Temple are the nearest métro stations, and République is a short walk away. The restaurant can be reached on 01 42 74 13 94. It is open for lunch and dinner every day.
