Pierre Gagnaire at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondisment) is considered one of the finest in France, specialising in ‘modern French’ cuisine, and has garnered three Michelin stars. Pierre Gagnaire is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant
In 2005 both restaurants were ranked in the top 20 in the world by industry magazine Restaurant with Pierre Gagnaire ranking third chef in 2006 and 2007.
Gagnaire’s new concept restaurant Pierre at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hong Kong opened in October 2006.
On his website Pierre Gagnaire gives his ‘mission statement’ as the wish to run a restaurant which is ‘facing the future but respectful of the past’ (‘tourné vers demain mais soucieux d’hier’).