Now, restaurants where you dine in the dark are nothing new (the concept was originally launched in Zurich in '99 and there are similar haunts in a couple of German cities), but now jolie Paris has one to call its own.

The main aim of such restaurants is to focus on the senses of smell and taste and to give the fully sighted a chance to experience what life can be like for partially sighted and blind adults.

Registered blind waiters guide diners through a series of black curtains and from that moment on, you really can't see anything. Not the contents of your plate (especially if you order the "mystery menu"), the person sitting next to you, or where your mouth is.

Be rest assured though, that although you're completely in the dark, the chefs can see.

Dans Le Noir
51 Rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris - +33(0)1 4277 9804
Dinner €35-45 without wine

RJ