Mekane in Paris

Two Michelin stars in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, looking at the Seine.

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

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.

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

Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.

Brazilian asador — Lucas Baur de Campos's open-fire 11e room, Le Fooding, Infatuation cult.

Jody Williams's all-day gastrothèque — the SoPi room that never feels off.

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

The trompe-l'oeil fruit pastries you've seen on Instagram — boutique and salon

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

The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes — and serve them well.

The original Pigalle boutique — leather banquettes, art on every wall, brunch all weekend.

Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name — 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique

Manoj Sharma's modern Indian on rue de Choiseul — the 2e room that finally read Indian cooking as a chef's cuisine.

Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.

Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here

The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.

The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.

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

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.

Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread

The only Palace hotel on the Left Bank, 1910 Belle Époque on Boulevard Raspail.

Mok and Omar's lunch counter and bakery — Lebanese-Japanese-American detail in a 25-seat room.

The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.

Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730 — Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil

Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016 — the original room with the fox-mark logo

William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.