F. Scott Fitzgerald's ghost never really left the Ritz Paris. Now, as the world marks the centennial of The Great Gatsby, the legendary palace at 15 Place Vendôme resurrects the era that made it iconic. Les Soirées Gatsby return this spring, and they're trading dusty nostalgia for full-blown immersion into jazz, sequins, and that particular brand of 1920s madness Fitzgerald knew intimately.
Where Time Loops Back on Itself
Step through the doors at 7:30 p.m., and the present dissolves. Ostrich feathers float overhead. Sequins cascade down surfaces. Gilded foliage frames the room like a fever dream dipped in champagne. The Ritz stages this scenography with surgical precision, calibrated to resurrect that electric 1920s atmosphere.
Live jazz and swing musicians anchor the night. A singer commands the room. Professional dancers punctuate the energy until 11 p.m. Meanwhile, you're sipping champagne and watching reality blur at the edges. That "So Ritzy" spirit, equal parts elegance and reckless joy, pulses through every corner of the Salon Vendôme.
Five Courses, One Philosophy
Chef Jérôme Legras composed a five-course menu that reads like a sensory novel. Building on the last, starting inevitably with champagne, the official elixir of the Années Folles. Gastronomy meets spectacle meets history, all choreographed to honor the American dandy of letters who practically lived here.
