Le Gavroche

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Le Gavroche is a restaurant on 43 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London, England. It was opened in 1967 by Michel and Albert Roux, although the original premises were, until 1981, on Sloane Street.

It serves classical French food, although some dishes come with something of a modern twist. Its most famous dishes are Soufflé Suissesse (cheese soufflé baked on double cream), Le Caneton Gavroche (whole poached duck in a light consommé served with three sauces for two) and omelette Rothschild.

Albert's son, Michel Roux Jr took over the kitchen in 1991 and remains the current head chef as of 2007. Under his stewardship, Le Gavroche has has been consistently placed in Restaurant's Top 50.

In 1982 it became the first restaurant in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars, although it was demoted to two stars in 1993. Regarding the loss of the third star, Michel Roux Jr said: "Certainly, I would love three stars. I believe in the system and the recognition would be wonderful. But I am not cooking that style of food. There are dishes that are worthy of it, but my style really doesn't suit that status" [1].

Chefs who have previously worked in the kitchen of Le Gavroche include Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing.

Le Gavroche is listed in the Guiness World Records as having served the most expensive meal per head when three diners spent $20,945 on one meal (including cigars, spirits, and six bottles of wine costing $19,248) in September 1997.

Gavroche is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.