contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message restaurant at the op ra garnier designed by odile decq 2011 l op ra restaurant is a restaurant in paris france . built into the palais garnier opera house s east facade the restaurant is at the intersection of gluck and hal vy streets at the place jacques rouch in the 9th arrondissement . the restaurant premiered in 2011 136 years after the opera itself was opened . 1 contents 1 history 2 menu 3 architecture 4 reception and events 5 references 6 external links history edit according to a restaurant press release a restaurant had been proposed since the beginning of architect charles garnier s plans for the opera house . his project was not realized due to lack of funds . 2 two other efforts to create a restaurant were made by theatre directors in 1973 by composer rolf liebermann followed in 1992 by businessman pierre berg . these attempts did not succeed also due to lack of financial support . 2 in march 2007 director g rard mortier created a competition for tenders under an ambitious plan to bring opera to new audiences . after 16 months of negotiations the proposal by pierre fran ois blanc was accepted by the opera on july 1 2008 . 2 after a year of preparations the architectural project of odile decq received appraisal from the national commission of historic monuments on june 15 2009 . 2 menu edit the opera s menu was developed by chef christophe aribert . previous head chefs include yann tanneau 3 and st phane bidi . 4 in january 2016 chihiro yamazaki became the new head chef . 5 chihiro yamazaki has worked in parisian restaurants such as bellecour grand hotel . the menu includes locally sourced produce and even honey from bees kept on the opera s roof . 1 6 architecture edit interior of l opera restaurant inside the palais garnier opera house in paris . located behind the east facade of the opera garnier the restaurant occupies space where horse drawn carriages entered to drop off opera patrons when the building was first erected . 7 the restaurant s interior was designed by french architect odile decq . the restaurant s layout consists of a lounge and mezzanine in addition to a reception hall as well as a large outdoor terrace . interior of l opera restaurant inside the palais garnier opera house in paris . given the historic monument status of the building the architect was obliged to create the restaurant without making use of any original walls pillars or other structural elements . a veil of undulating glass is held in place by a single strip of steel erected between the pillars . decq has referred to the restaurant as a phantom possibly a reference to the phantom of the opera a story set in and inspired in part by real events at the opera garnier . 7 8 from decq s portfolio like a phantom silent and insidious the soft protean curves of the mezzanine level float above the dinner guests covering the space with a surface that bends and undulates . the facade of the restaurant is a veil of sinuous glass sliding around each pillar . 9 the design creates a space that highlights the restaurant as a distinct entity within the opera garnier not by imitating the existing details of the monument but respecting it while affirming the restaurant s own contemporary character . 10 reception and events edit the restaurant is located in a busy commercial and business district within paris . it is regularly featured in design and architecture publications and in lists of tourist and culture hotspots in paris . 1 7 8 11 in 2011 the restaurant hosted an episode of the second season of masterchef france where the contestants competed on a peach melba . 12 since 2013 the restaurant has played host to la boumette a pop up dance party every friday and saturday night during the summer . 11 la boumette features separate parties inside the restaurant and outside on the 800 square foot terrace . 11 references edit a b c buzz l opera restaurant and camelia at mandarin oriental bonjour paris . bonjour paris . retrieved 2015 11 21 . a b c d press release pdf . 2011 . retrieved november 21 2015 . dame skarlette le kouign amann fa on op ra de paris . www.dameskarlette.com . retrieved 2015 11 21 . st phane bidi nouveau chef de l op ra restaurant . www.sortiraparis.com . retrieved 2015 11 21 . une femme aux commandes des cuisines de l op ra . www.opera restaurant.com . retrieved 2016 01 01 . dame skarlette l op ra lance les spectacles avant d ner . www.dameskarlette.com . retrieved 2015 11 21 . a b c the opera garnier restaurant studio odile decq . archdaily . retrieved 2015 11 21 . a b odile decq phantom opera restaurant paris . designboom architecture & design magazine . retrieved 2015 11 21 . phantom restaurant opera garnier studio odile decq . www.odiledecq.com . retrieved 2015 11 21 . l opera press kit a b c la boumette in paris your summer friday & saturday party in an opera house the tourist in paris . the tourist in paris . retrieved 2015 11 21 . saison 2 de masterchef in french . external links edit l op ra restaurant official homepage l op ra facebook page la boumette facebook page coordinates 48 52 19 n 2 19 58 e 48.8720826 n 2.3327065 e 48.8720826 ; 2.3327065 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title l % 27op ra restaurant & oldid 739205813 categories french restaurantsrestaurants in parisbuildings and structures in the 9th arrondissement of parisvisitor attractions in paris2011 establishments in francerestaurants established in 2011hidden categories cs1 french language sources fr articles with a promotional tone from december 2015all articles with a promotional tonecoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 11 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view