Bistro in Paris

Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet — GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.

1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome — choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.

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

1895 Saint-Lazare brasserie — Niermans mosaics, listed since 1989.

1924 corner bistro with an open kitchen — and Paris's most decorated bœuf bourguignon.

Jean-Marc Notelet's chalkboard bistro — spice-forward cuisine du marché near l'Étoile.

A Provençal bistro hiding behind Place des Vosges — and the city's largest pastis collection.

1883 Belle Époque seafood brasserie — Rostang family, daily-port-sourced fish.

The bistro mythology lives at #32 rue du Vertbois — controversial, expensive, irreplaceable.

Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street — chef-driven, value-strong tasting

Open-fire Marais bistro where côte de bœuf is grilled in front of you on a wood hearth.

Adeline Grattard's bistro reincarnation — Franco-Cantonese cooking after Yam'Tcha proper closes