Manifesto

Since its opening in September 2024, Atica has established itself as a unique destination in Paris’s cultural landscape: a former movie theater in the 5th arrondissement transformed into an immersive gastronomic experience, where each season transports guests to a different culture around the world through the five senses.

The Basque Country, Corsica, Quebec, and Polynesia: four worlds created and reimagined within these walls—a concept that was honored in 2025 with the Palme d’Or de la Restauration.

After four immersive seasons, Atica will open its doors to brands, designers, and the city starting in September 2026, and will therefore be organized around three formats:

Private events: product launches, Fashion Week dinners, end-of-year parties, corporate events—brands find a venue here that doesn’t just host their event, but creates an emotional experience from start to finish.

Pop-ups: Designers and fashion houses set up shop for the duration of a collaboration open to the public, either at Atica or off-site.

Cultural programming: in step with the Parisian and global calendars, featuring movie nights, sports broadcasts, four-handed dinners with guest chefs working alongside our teams, and events tied to the city’s highlights.

Founder: Ramzi Saade

Atica is the long awaited project of founder and artistic director Ramzi Saade. Ramzi has chosen to dedicate his life to creating unforgettable moments. Through Atica, he unites his passions - gastronomy, culture and travel - to imagine unique, immersive experiences around the world. His visionary approach to curation creates encounters where every detail tells a story, and every event pushes the boundaries of hospitality.

Since opening, Ramzi has also imagined and created over thirty brand collaborations, transforming Atica into an immersive showcase for universes as diverse as they are singular. From menu creation to audiovisual scenography, art installations and olfactory experiences, he orchestrates moments where guests find themselves immersed in a unique narrative, whether for a cultural season or a private event.

Prior to Atica, he led a dual career between engineering and gastronomy, working in avant-garde restaurants in Canada and Copenhagen, while realizing architectural projects in Canada and Lebanon. Today, this multi-disciplinarity feeds his innovative creative approach, blending technical rigor and sensory imagination.

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