STARMAKER: Dior has earned its first Michelin star.

Just seven months after taking over the Monsieur Dior restaurant at the French fashion house’s historic headquarters on Avenue Montaigne, chef Yannick Alléno has added another accolade to his resumé.

The restaurant was awarded one star at the Michelin Guide’s annual ceremony, which was held in Monaco for the first time. Alléno also oversees the eatery housed in the store’s atrium space, now renamed Le Jardin, as well as the Café Dior at La Galerie Dior, the exhibition space adjoining the sprawling boutique.

Inspired by founder Christian Dior’s love of food, Alléno tried to imagine the kind of menu the couturier would enjoy today, combining his signature sauces with inspirations culled from Dior’s love of nature, and the forms and textures of the couture universe. 

Among the eatery’s signature dishes are Alléno’s revisited version of Oeuf Christian Dior, Couture Lasagna with artichoke pleats, and New Look cocktails. 

“I am very proud that our restaurant, Monsieur Dior, has been awarded its first Michelin star – a wonderful achievement by Yannick Alléno merely a few months after he took over,” said Delphine Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture.

“His great talent for reinventing our codes and our passion for art de vivre have made this place much more than just a restaurant; it is a space for unique experiences, where the beauty of haute couture meets the excellence of haute cuisine,” she added.

Dior has been growing its network of Monsieur Dior restaurants with recent openings in the United States, with chef Dominique Crenn, and China, under Anne-Sophie Pic.

Alléno’s relationship with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the luxury group that owns Dior, stretches back to 2008, when he opened his restaurant 1947 at the Cheval Blanc hotel in the French ski resort of Courchevel. The restaurant kept its three-star rating in the 2026 edition of the Michelin guide, as did his Pavillon Ledoyen in Paris.

“Being awarded this Michelin star for the Monsieur Dior restaurant at 30 Montaigne and bringing the House of Dior its first star is a source of immeasurable pride,” Alléno said, paying tribute to his team.

“Our responsibility is to prepare for the future through training, transmitting savoir-faire and building confidence. Stars light the way but it is women and men who construct it. This distinction rewards their creativity, their commitment and their desire to constantly go further,” he added.