Restaurant in Paris

MOF chef, 1-Michelin, Parisian-apartment dining on rue Bayen.

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.

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.

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

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

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

1900 Bois de Boulogne pavilion, Michelin star since 1965, Empire and Belle Époque rotunda.

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.

A working 'routier' off Trocadéro, checkered tablecloths, 18-euro lunch.

2-Michelin institution off Place des Ternes, 45 years of haute French classicism.

Alléno's one-Michelin counter format at Pavillon Ledoyen, the realistic same-week booking.