Mekane in Paris

The Île Saint-Louis institution Gault Millau crowned in 1961 — still family-run, still the standard.

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

1906 Art Nouveau bouillon — Mucha-style nymphs, listed monument, Édith Piaf's table.

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

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner — sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

Paris's oldest artisanal coffee roaster — since 1880, still on the same Saint-Honoré sidewalk.

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges — 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

The 7e roastery that started Paris's specialty-coffee third wave in 2011.

Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic — pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.

Mexican street-food institution on rue Eugène Varlin — Canal Saint-Martin's handmade-tortilla bench since 2011.

Since 1979 on rue des Rosiers — the Pletzl falafel sandwich Lenny Kravitz and Natalie Portman keep coming back for.

1898 Art Nouveau dining room, classified historic monument — Belle Époque bouillon revived.

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615 — 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

Emmanuel Ryon — MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion — turns gelato into Marais grand cru.