Le Chalet des Îles

Le Chalet des Îles sits on the island in the lower lake of the Bois de Boulogne — the rowing-boat shuttle across, the long terrace that runs the lunch on the water, the Sunday escape that does not require the Gare de Lyon train. The kitchen is the polished French brunch and the room is the most genuinely escapist outdoor lunch in the 16e.

Take the morning boat across at 12h30, book the terrace for the long lunch, order the salad and the daurade, drink the cold rosé. The room is the rare Paris lunch where the children can run on the island after the dessert, and the right Sunday answer for the long warm-weather weekend.

The Bois de Boulogne island for the long Sunday.