Cuisine Guide
Paris's dining scene spans every corner of the world. These are the finest French venues in the city, each one personally vetted by our editorial team for quality, atmosphere, and experience.
Our editors' ranked picks for Paris:Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée, Le Taillevent, Kei, Le Grand Véfour, Pirouette.
| # | Venue | Neighborhood | Price | Why it makes the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée | Champs-Élysées & Madeleine | $$$$ | The Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room, recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus. |
| 2 | Le Taillevent | Champs-Élysées & Madeleine | $$$$ | Two Michelin since 1946, the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service. |
| 3 | Kei | Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal | $$$$ | Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room |
| 4 | Le Grand Véfour | Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal | $$$$ | Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition |
| 5 | Pirouette | Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal | $$$ | Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street, chef-driven, value-strong tasting |
| 6 | Drouant | Sentier & Bourse | $$$ | The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen |
| 7 | Anne | Le Marais | $$$$ | One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle. |
| 8 | Restaurant H | Le Marais | $$$$ | Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision, the Marais's most surgical tasting menu. |
| 9 | Ze Kitchen Galerie | Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice | $$$$ | William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008. |
| 10 | Auguste | Tour Eiffel & Invalides | $$$ | Gaël Orieux's quiet Michelin star, sustainable fish only, fifteen years running. |
Champs-Élysées & Madeleine
The Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room, recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus.
Champs-Élysées & Madeleine
Two Michelin since 1946, the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service.
Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal
Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room
Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal
Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition
Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal
Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street, chef-driven, value-strong tasting
Sentier & Bourse
The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen
Le Marais
One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.
Le Marais
Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision, the Marais's most surgical tasting menu.
Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice
William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.
Tour Eiffel & Invalides
Gaël Orieux's quiet Michelin star, sustainable fish only, fifteen years running.
Tour Eiffel & Invalides
The Bernard Loiseau group's Michelin-starred Palais-Bourbon canteen.
Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal
Southwest French institution since 1894, Art-Nouveau dining room beside the Halles épicerie.
Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal
Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet, GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.
Tour Eiffel & Invalides
Forty-seat 7e bistro behind Musée d'Orsay, chef Patrick Plais's blanquette, lentil salad, chocolate mousse in a fruit-bowl.
Pigalle & SoPi
Candlelit 9e dining room, reborn under chef Lucie Boursier-Mougenot.
Trocadéro & Passy
Husband-and-wife Michelin star on avenue de Versailles, chef Noam Gedalof, sommelier Etheliya Hananova.
Le Marais
Vegan French on rue Saint-Paul, twenty-plus years reinterpreting French classics without animal product.
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