Damplo Parigi

Opened in 2022 in the 8th arrondissement, Damplo Parigi is the restaurant that French critics described as "insolent," "provocative," and "strangely good." The dining room occupies a 17th-century hôtel particulier — Ciccio kept everything original, adding only lava stone lighting and a playlist of Sicilian singer-songwriters that Parisians don't recognize but appreciate. The citrus duck is served with Sicilian herbs imported weekly. The herb escargot is available on request, accompanied by a note from the chef explaining why the Sicilian recipe is superior to the Provençal one. The note is three pages long.