La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Literary Piano Bar La Closerie des Lilas Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name. Same category
Anne Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Intimate Courtyard Anne Le Marais $$$$ One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion — Marais gastronomy without the spectacle. Same category
Restaurant H Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Chef Driven Tasting menu Restaurant H Le Marais $$$$ Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision — the Marais's most surgical tasting menu. Same category
L'Ami Louis Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institutional Polarising Old School L'Ami Louis Le Marais $$$$ The bistro mythology lives at #32 rue du Vertbois — controversial, expensive, irreplaceable. Same category
Chez Janou Restaurant Restaurant Compare Provençal Terrace Neighbourhood Chez Janou Le Marais $$ A Provençal bistro hiding behind Place des Vosges — and the city's largest pastis collection. Same category
Bofinger Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Brasserie Stained Glass Bofinger Le Marais $$$ 1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome — choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre. Same category
Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée Restaurant Restaurant Compare Palace Hotel Heritage French Table Dhote Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ The Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room — recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus. Same category
Le Taillevent Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classical French Institution Tableside Service Le Taillevent Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Two Michelin since 1946 — the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service. Same category