Venues similar to El Nopal

Bertrand Larcher's original Paris crêperie, Bordier butter, Breton cider, Tokyo-trained discipline.

Julio Guerrero's neo-taquería on rue Lacharrière, Mexico-City standard, natural wine, Le Fooding register.

A Provençal bistro hiding behind Place des Vosges, and the city's largest pastis collection.

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

Modern Vietnamese on rue Amelot, the 11e room that does the spring roll seven ways.

Ethiopian institution on rue Sauffroy, the 17e Batignolles room that has held the cuisine in Paris for decades.

Canal Saint-Martin's natural-wine institution, 400 references, plates from the kitchen behind the bottles.

Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro, Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.

Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution, bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.