Great line-up of restaurants showing admirable restraint.
I visited Maison Sota when it first opened and didn’t really enjoy anything about it, although I was a big fan of Clown Bar when chef Sota was there. However, when Meg Zimbeck of Paris by Mouth returned there last year and loved it after having the same negative reaction I did a few years ago, I was persuaded to to give it another shot (see her review), but I haven’t done so yet. I’ll be eager to hear your take on it.
Between Oktobre and Hémicycle I would choose the former. Hémicycle is more buttoned-up with a little bit of stagey-ness, whereas Oktobre is more relaxed but not as refined. The food at both is excellent. My review of Oktobre is here, and R’s review of Hémicycle is here.
P.S. There is a peculiar quirk when searching on HO requiring you to put in the correct accent. Thus, searching for Hemicycle or Hémicycle will turn up different results!
