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Chez l'Ami Louis (French pronunciation:[ʃelamilwi],Our friend Louis's) is arestaurant at 32, rue du Vertbois, in the3rd arrondissement ofParis,France, founded in 1924.
The restaurant, which has been called "the world's most famous bistro"[1] and "the worst restaurant in the world",[2] has only fourteen tables and serves meals in a traditional French setting. It was founded by the chef Antoine Magnin, who died in 1987.[3]Gault Millau said of him that he had "an eagle eye for choosing produce" and that the meat and poultry he served was the best in Paris.[1] The current host is Louis Gadby.[4]
L'Ami Louis specializes in traditional bistro-styleFrench cuisine, includingroast chicken, thickly slicedfoie gras, androast lamb.[5] Notable clients have includedFrancis Ford Coppola andAlice Waters, who has named it as her favourite restaurant.[1]L'Ami Louis has been visited byBill Clinton andJacques Chirac,[5] was the venue for the 60th birthday party of writer Anthony Dias Blue, as well as the 70th birthday party ofR. W. Apple, Jr.[6] On 12 November 2021, U.S. Vice PresidentKamala Harris dined there with Second GentlemanDouglas Emhoff.[7]
After being acquired in June 2024 byLVMH Group, the century-old Parisian restaurant became part of the LVMH Hospitality Excellence division.[8]
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