The restaurant was named after a stuffed crocodile that a local general brought back from overseas whilst on
Napoleon Bonaparte's
campaign in Egypt and Syria, and which is hung over the foyer. In 1921, the prominent French gastronomic journalist
Curnonsky (nicknamed the "Prince of Gastronomy") wrote about Au Crocodile, and the stuffed crocodile in the foyer.
Émile Jung and his wife Monique took over the restaurant in 1971 and, in 1989, it was awarded three
Michelin stars. Some of Jung's colleagues took out a full-page advertisement to show their support. Chef
Philippe Bohrer purchased the restaurant in 2010 from Jung for more than a million
euros.
Cedric Moulot became owner in 2015, with Franck Pelux as chef. in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was named after , after chef Michel Jacob visited the French restaurant as a young man. ==Reception==