French in Paris

Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room

One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.

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 Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room, recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus.

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

Southwest French institution since 1894, Art-Nouveau dining room beside the Halles épicerie.

Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition

Vegan French on rue Saint-Paul, twenty-plus years reinterpreting French classics without animal product.

Two Michelin since 1946, the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service.

Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision, the Marais's most surgical tasting menu.

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