This evening at BrickCon in Seattle, LEGO Designer Jamie Berard unveiled the latest set in the modular building series, 10243 Parisian Restaurant. The set includes 2,469 pieces — with lots of the new olive green everyone is obsessed with — and will be released in January 2014.
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Here’s the complete press release from LEGO:
10243 Parisian Restaurant
Ages 16+. 2,469 pieces.
Have an unforgettable evening at the amazing Parisian Restaurant!
US $159.99 – CA $189.99 – DE 149.99 € – UK 132.99 £ – DK 1299.00 DKKIt’s very busy in the Parisian Restaurant. As a scooter zips by, inside the waiter rushes between the tables as the nervous young man gets ready to propose with the ring! It’s just as hectic behind the scenes, with the chef busily preparing the food. This beautifully detailed building is the setting for so many stories and is a great addition to the modular building series. The Parisian Restaurant has a fully-stocked, blue and white tiled kitchen with tableware as well as a cozy apartment with pull-down bed, kitchenette and fireplace. On the top floor is the artist’s room with a studio that includes a cast iron heater, easel, paintbrush and two works of art by the aspiring artist. Outside, stairs lead down to the roof terrace lined with hanging lanterns and flowers where the diners eat alfresco-style. This amazing Parisian Restaurant model even includes a facade with croissants, clams and feather details that recapture the feel of Paris. Includes 5 minifigures: chef, waiter, girl and a romantic couple.
- Includes 5 minifigures: chef, waiter, girl and a romantic couple
- Also includes a rat, seagull and 2 clams
- Kitchen features blue and white tiled floor, lots of kitchen units and a variety of utensils
- Second-floor apartment features a pull-down bed, kitchenette and fireplace
- Top floor features an opening roof revealing an artist’s studio with heater, easel, paintbrush, palette and artwork
- Includes lots of food items for the customers including croissants, a pie, 2 cupcakes, 2 grapes, 2 hotdogs, turkey, cheese wedges, milk carton and colored bottles
- Also includes hard-to-find white croissants and bricks in olive green, dark blue and dark red
- Intricate exterior details include facade with croissant detailing, bus stop, sidewalk, scooter and even a dumpster and trash can at the back
- Put up the printed restaurant sign and menu to entice the customers in
- Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO® Modular Buildings collection: 10224 Town Hall and 10232 Palace Cinema!
- Measures over 11” (30cm) high, 9” (25cm) long and 9” (25cm) wide
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning
January 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:
Here’s the designer video featuring Jamie Berard
This is now looking a bit better than my version ;) Thanks for the edits, Andrew (I assume)
white croissants will be perfect to make little clouds in micro scale :D
Yay! Return to form for the modulars! This is a must-have.
This looks fantastic. I wish I had the budget to buy it.
I hate olive green, I hate anything French but holy cow I want this set!
Adorable! My first reaction was to think it rather petite, but this was immediately followed with discovering all the inspired intricacies and wealth of details, thought and care that went into the design. Thank you to the designers in advance. January can’t come soon enough.
This is just amazing! I love all the olive green! :D And tons of fantastic pieces, I am so saving up! Thank you so much for sharing it BB!
Fantastic building! The details and colors in this model are really a step above the previous ones.
I also noticed how similar this building is to my “French Cafe” that was featured on here in the past. The restaurant/ bakery on the bottom floor, a bedroom in the middle floor, and a studio on the top, with a fold down roof. Also little details like the dumpster and rat in the back. I don’t mind it at all, but it’s interesting on how their models sometimes appear to be inspired by those in the community.
I still have to get the theater that just came out and also the pet shop. Ugh!
Saw this in person (had to elbow a bunch of rugrats out of the way) a while ago. Very cool, and neat to hear Jamie talk about it and be so excited for the set.
The description of the artist’s loft reminded me of this onion article:
European men vs. American women studying abroad
BTW kidding about the rugrats, I did no elbowing, only towered behind them. Pretty cool to see so many kids and young adults so excited about a modular building set.
This is a great set. It was a pleasure to see it unveiled at BrickCon.
@Carson – I just went and looked at your French Cafe. Other than the concept, I really don’t see much resemblance. Dumpsters are generally out back and including a rat wouldn’t require rocket science. Many buildings of this kind would have a bedroom on the second floor and a studio on the top. It is a common idea.