Los mejores locales de Francesa en Paris

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

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

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

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

Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street — chef-driven, value-strong tasting

The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914 — Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen

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

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

William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.

Gaël Orieux's quiet Michelin star, sustainable fish only, fifteen years running.

The Bernard Loiseau group's Michelin-starred Palais-Bourbon canteen.

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

Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet — GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.

Forty-seat 7e bistro behind Musée d'Orsay — chef Patrick Plais's blanquette, lentil salad, chocolate mousse in a fruit-bowl.

Candlelit 9e dining room, reborn under chef Lucie Boursier-Mougenot.

Husband-and-wife Michelin star on avenue de Versailles — chef Noam Gedalof, sommelier Etheliya Hananova.

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