Bistro in Paris

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.

1927 Trocadéro tea-room — marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.

Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.

1889 Abbesses brasserie — shellfish counter, Cantal charcuterie, no Montmartre theatre.

The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.

The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.

The soufflé restaurant of the 7e, behind Le Bon Marché.

The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building.

Christian Constant's cast-iron-pot canteen on rue Saint-Dominique.

Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.

Tomy Gousset's Michelin-starred neo-bistro near the Esplanade.

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