Venues similar to Bofinger

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

1919 Place des Ternes brasserie — Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.

1883 Belle Époque seafood brasserie — Rostang family, daily-port-sourced fish.

Open-fire Marais bistro where côte de bœuf is grilled in front of you on a wood hearth.

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

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

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

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

Bertrand Grébaut's 11e neo-bistro that reset the gravitational centre east in 2011.