Mekane in Paris

The 1896 original — Belle Époque listed dining room, twelve euros for blanquette.

The XXL bouillon that put 19th-century working-class dining back on the map.

1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.

1919 Place des Ternes brasserie — Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.

1927 Trocadéro tea-room — marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.

1889 Abbesses brasserie — shellfish counter, Cantal charcuterie, no Montmartre theatre.

The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686 — Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.

The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building.