Carousel Can Can Café owner Karim El Sherif has included fanciful Parisian décor in his new CityPlace restaurant. Dancers in traditional cancan costume will be on a stage every night. Meghan McCarthy, The Post

Call it CityPlace à la Francaise.

The popular downtown West Palm Beach dining and shopping complex got a major new addition this past week when Carousel Can Can Café (700 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 228; 561-833-6001; carouselfl.com) opened its doors. The 8,000-square-foot eatery, which seats up to 300 indoors and outdoors, is the latest venture from restaurateur Karim El Sherif, who was behind the now-closed French bistro Metronome in Palm Beach Gardens.

With Carousel, Sherif is tapping some of the same casual French menu options he offered at Metronome, but he’s considerably upping the fun factor. As its name implies, the elaborately decorated restaurant, which has private dining areas and bars galore, is built around the themes of carousels and cancan entertainment. Dancers in traditional costume will be on a stage in front of the kitchen every night to show off their mastery of the high-kicking art form.

So, is Carousel the French equivalent of the Greek-themed Taverna Opa, the CityPlace restaurant where belly dancers are as much the stars as the grilled fish and lamb shanks?
“You could say that,” responds Sharif.

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A new French bistro is opening this summer at CityPlace, featuring traditional French dishes such as coq au vin, as well as continental favorites.

Carousel Can Can Café’s waitresses will be dressed as French maids, bartenders will wear corsets, and Can Can dancers will feature powdered wigs à la Marie Antoinette. The atmosphere will be Paris 1908.

Local illustrator and former Post employee Pat Crowley designed most of the graphics, and is creating an imaginative sculpture of a Can Can girl on a horse for new 8,000-square-foot restaurant and club, which will open in July on the upper level near City Cellar.

Celebrity DJ Jean Marc is handling music, which will have a European lounge vibe and extend into after-hours, when the restaurant will offer dancing and a late-night menu.