Laurent hosts receptions of up to 350 guests standing and seated dinners for up to 230, with five private salons for meetings and small lunches, in the gardens of the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The restaurant, terrace, salons and bar can be hired in full or in part, so an organizer can match the space to the format, from a ten-person board lunch to a company evening.
Seminars and company events
Laurent offers its salons for private lunches, executive dinners, meetings, presentations and cocktail receptions. The two smallest rooms, Salon Matignon and Salon Petit Palais, take 10 guests each and suit confidential meetings and discreet lunches. Salon Élysée seats up to 18 and Salon Marigny up to 20, both set away from the main dining room. Salon Gabriel, the largest of the salons, holds up to 40 guests and is described as bright, with room for meetings, dinners and celebrations.
Companies, brands and institutions can also hire the whole house. The venue describes a format in several acts: a welcome in the salons, drinks on the terrace, dinner in the restaurant, then a later party. Sound and lighting equipment and the venue's own furniture are listed with the full-hire offer, and a dedicated team handles each enquiry and adapts the event to the brief.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant takes up to 200 guests for a cocktail reception and up to 120 for a seated lunch or dinner. The bar holds up to 15. The terrace matches the restaurant, with 200 guests for a cocktail and 120 seated. When all the salons are used together for a cocktail reception, the venue gives a figure of 120. With full private hire, capacity rises to 350 for a cocktail and 230 for a seated lunch or dinner.
The salons are Gabriel (40), Élysée (18), Marigny (20), Matignon (10) and Petit Palais (10). The official text gives no surfaces or ceiling heights, so ask for plans before preparing a layout.
Catering
Food and drink come from the house. The restaurant serves French cuisine built on the classics, with dishes such as blue lobster salad, langoustines, whole fish and cuts of meat, and a dessert trolley. A bar runs in the evening and stays open until 2 a.m. in regular service. The official text does not say whether an outside caterer may be brought in, so confirm the terms when you send your request.
History and setting
The restaurant has stood in the gardens of the Champs-Élysées since the nineteenth century. In September 2023 it began a new chapter under Paris Society, with Cordélia de Castellane leading the redesign of the interiors. The salons are on the floor above the restaurant, and some extend onto balconies overlooking the gardens. The terrace sits beneath the trees of the Carré Marigny, next to a fountain, which gives daytime receptions an outdoor option without leaving central Paris.
Getting there
Laurent is at 41 avenue Gabriel, in the 8th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs-Élysées and the Rond-Point. The closest métro stations are Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau (lines 1 and 13) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (lines 1 and 9). A dedicated valet service is available for guests arriving by car.
