Archibald de Prince - a Michelin restaurant where plants become a gastronomic choice
100% plant-based menu tested in Echternach, Luxembourg
Some meals are memorable, not just because they’re delicious – but because they resonate with something bigger: a vision, a demand, a commitment. That’s exactly what I felt with Archibald De Prince, René Mathieu’s former sous-chef at La Distillerie, who opened his own restaurant in November 2024.
Awarded a Michelin star in April, this new restaurant offers a gourmet vegetarian menu as ambitious as its classic menus. A rare place, at the crossroads of culinary excellence and environmental awareness.
- Vegetables are showcased with stunning precision.
- Honest tastes.
- A perfectly controlled technique.
- A real treat, generous and sincere.
This is the menu I was able to sample:
HUGO (Craquant – Coulant )
RETOUR DE CUEILLETTE (Pois chiches – huile de santoline )
TEMPURA SAUVAGE (Noix de cajou fermentées – Allaire)
FORÊT (Champignons -Romarin – Daïkon )
SANDWICH (Radis – Beurre )
BAO (Châtaignes – Ragoût – Parmesan )
AGRIA CUIT EN ROBE DES CHAMPS (Épluchures croustillantes – Gribiche )
CARPACCIO DE BETTERAVE EN CROUTE DE SEL (Gin luxembourgeois – Bois de pommier – Lait fermenté )
JARDIN DE SANDRINE (Ravioles – Jus fermenté)
RISOTTO (Bouillon végétal – Butternut – Graines de course )
CAROTTES (Rattes – Poivrons )
RAFRAÎCHISSEMENT (Sorbet pommes – Pin Douglas – Meringue )
SABAYON GRANITÉ (Tonka – Prunes – Cannelles )
CREATIONS DE CAMILLES (Fleurs – Légumes – Fruits)
The plant-based menu is just right. The combination of flavours is JUST right. It’s a menu that lets you rediscover the taste of certain vegetables, such as carrots, which are sublimely delicious.
Two 14-course menus are available, an omnivorous menu and a vegetarian menu (which can be either vegetarian or vegan).
Price : 165€
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‘A plant-based menu far from boring!’
- Archibald De Prince, the chef with a passion for gastronomy, who sees each dish as a sustainable project.
- Rachel, his life partner, who infuses warmth, human contact and a long-term vision into each department
Together, they have built an experience that goes beyond the plate:
→ an aromatic garden available
→ a focus on energy, the living world and short supply chains
→ a place designed to last, without compromising on culinary standards
At Archibald De Prince, you don’t just come to eat. You come to embrace a vision, to live an experience, to rediscover what gastronomy can mean in 2025. And perhaps that’s the greatest achievement of the place: not making plants a ‘lesser evil’, but a source of creativity, pleasure and reflection.
Best Veggie Tables' opinion
To sum up: Archibald De Prince proves that it is possible to produce top-of-the-range plant-based products without sacrificing taste, emotion or rigour.
Areas for improvement: I’m still looking…
Last visit: December 2024 (1 visit)
Where to find this exceptional table
Archibal de Prince
1 étoile Michelin
6 Lauterborn, 6562 Echternach – Luxembourg
+352 288 395-1
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Open evenings
Friday to Sunday: Open for lunch and dinner