In a not-too-surprising nod to one of D.C.’s most famous chefs, the latest issue of Esquire has named Chef Yannick Cam’s new restaurant Le Paradou one of the best new restaurants in the United States. Cam, perhaps most famous as the chef of Le Pavilion during the ’80s, made his return to D.C. this April after a period at Le Relais in Great Falls. This is the second time one of Cam’s restaurants has been given this award, the first being for the eponymous Yannick’s in the Alexandria Raddison in 1994.

This is not the first accolade to come the restaurant’s way. In a recent review in the Post, the normally circumspect Tom Sietsema gave Le Paradou three out of four stars, though also stating that the restaurant lacked “heart.” The Washingtonian has called the restaurant “a new restaurant that’s already among the city’s best,” while the Washington Blade states that

Le Paradou lives up to all the hype, unless you’ve heard something about miracle healings or the dead rising for an appetizer.

Reservations for Le Paradou are highly recommended, and interested diners are reminded by the Post’s reader reviews that for gentlemen, a jacket is always required.