52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Restaurant Restaurant Comparar No Reservations All Day Asian Leaning 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Canal Saint-Martin $$ Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro — Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.
Au Passage Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Natural Wine Small Plates Loose And Loud Au Passage Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Half-punk, half-precise — the natural-wine small-plates bistro that rewrote the 11e in 2011.
Aux Deux Amis Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine Cave À Manger No Reservations Aux Deux Amis Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Oberkampf natural-wine canteen, charcuterie and small plates, run by ex-Chateaubriand.
Bànôi Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Modern Vietnamese Spring Rolls Intimate Bànôi Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Modern Vietnamese on rue Amelot — the 11e room that does the spring roll seven ways.
Bouillon Racine Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Art Nouveau Historic Monument 1906 Bouillon Racine Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ 1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.
Breizh Café Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Breton Casual Cider list Breizh Café Le Marais $$ Bertrand Larcher's original Paris crêperie — Bordier butter, Breton cider, Tokyo-trained discipline.
Café des Musées Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Bistro Classic Open Kitchen Café des Musées Le Marais $$ 1924 corner bistro with an open kitchen — and Paris's most decorated bœuf bourguignon.
Chez Janou Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Provençal Terrace Neighbourhood Chez Janou Le Marais $$ A Provençal bistro hiding behind Place des Vosges — and the city's largest pastis collection.
Coinstot Vino Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine Covered Passage Small Plates Coinstot Vino Sentier & Bourse $$ Tiny natural-wine bar inside the covered Passage des Panoramas — a Paris postcard.
Combat Bar Bar Comparar Cocktail Bar Female Led Natural Wine Combat Canal Saint-Martin $$ Female-led cocktail bar with bi-fold windows on the Belleville-Canal axis — zero pretension, real depth.
Early June Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine Guest Chef Small Room Early June Canal Saint-Martin $$ Naturophile cave-à-manger by the canal — visiting chefs, no reservations, minimum-intervention list.
Frenchie Bar à Vins Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Natural Wine No Reservations Small Plates Frenchie Bar à Vins Sentier & Bourse $$ The no-reservations rue du Nil counter from Gregory Marchand's group — natural wine and small plates
Furia Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Mexican Natural Wine Neo Taqueria Furia Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Julio Guerrero's neo-taquería on rue Lacharrière — Mexico-City standard, natural wine, Le Fooding register.
Hardware Société Cafe Cafe Comparar Brunch Specialty Coffee Antipodean Hardware Société Montmartre $$ The Melbourne brunch room that taught Montmartre flat whites.
Holybelly Cafe Cafe Comparar Specialty Coffee All Day Breakfast No Reservations Holybelly Canal Saint-Martin $$ The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes — and serve them well.
Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais Hotel Hotel Comparar Historic Beams Small Quiet Street Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais Le Marais $$ 12 rooms, exposed beams, quiet 4e side street — the Marais's small, well-priced character hotel.
La Mascotte Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Brasserie 1889 Shellfish La Mascotte Montmartre $$ 1889 Abbesses brasserie — shellfish counter, Cantal charcuterie, no Montmartre theatre.
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Comparar Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here
Ladurée Paris Royale Cafe Cafe Comparar Tea Salon Institution Macaron Ladurée Paris Royale Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$ The original 1862 Ladurée tea room — the room that invented the Paris salon de thé.
Lavomatic Bar Bar Comparar Speakeasy Cocktail Hidden Entrance Lavomatic Canal Saint-Martin $$ République speakeasy hidden behind a working laundromat — push the right washing-machine door, climb the staircase.
Le Bistrot du Peintre Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Art Nouveau Historic Monument Neighbourhood Le Bistrot du Peintre Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 1902 Art Nouveau brasserie on Ledru-Rollin — Mucha frescoes, listed interior, honest cooking.
Le Garde Robe Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine Cave A Manger Neighborhood Le Garde Robe Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$ Natural-wine cave-à-manger from 2008 — David Lebovitz's pick, pre-trend bona fides.
Le Petit Cambodge Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Canal Side Low Key No Fuss Le Petit Cambodge Canal Saint-Martin $$ Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution — bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.
Le Potager du Marais Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Vegan French Classic Intimate Le Potager du Marais Le Marais $$ Vegan French on rue Saint-Paul — twenty-plus years reinterpreting French classics without animal product.
Le Pure Café Cafe Cafe Comparar Bistrot D Antan All Day Zinc Bar Le Pure Café Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony — zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.
Le Syndicat Bar Bar Comparar Cocktail Bar French Spirits Only Hip Hop Soundtrack Le Syndicat Canal Saint-Martin $$ French-spirits-only cocktail bar in a graffiti-clad doorway — World's 50 Best Bars regular.
Le Verre Volé Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Natural Wine Institution Small Room Le Verre Volé Canal Saint-Martin $$ Canal Saint-Martin's natural-wine institution — 400 references, plates from the kitchen behind the bottles.
Les Cocottes Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Counter Seating All Day Classic Les Cocottes Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$ Christian Constant's cast-iron-pot canteen on rue Saint-Dominique.
Les Marches Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Routier Bistro Cheap Eats Les Marches Trocadéro & Passy $$ A working 'routier' off Trocadéro — checkered tablecloths, 18-euro lunch.
Liberté — Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Comparar Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté — Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Mabel Bar Bar Comparar Cocktail Rum Small Room Mabel Sentier & Bourse $$ Sentier rum den behind a grilled-cheese counter — Joseph Akhavan's 100-plus-rum library, Diffords-listed.
Maison Aleph Cafe Cafe Comparar Levantine Pâtisserie Small Counter Maison Aleph Le Marais $$ Myriam Sabet's Levantine pâtisserie — kadaïf 1001-feuilles that Istanbul visitors instinctively recognise.
Maison Plisson Cafe Cafe Comparar Epicerie Fine All Day Marais Maison Plisson Le Marais $$ Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant — Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.
Mandoobar Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Counter Seat Minimalist Fashion Crowd Mandoobar Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$ Counter-seat Korean — chef Kim Kwang-Loc's mandu and tartares, fashion-week regulars on stools.
Ménélik Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Ethiopian Communal Diaspora Ménélik Batignolles & Étoile $$ Ethiopian institution on rue Sauffroy — the 17e Batignolles room that has held the cuisine in Paris for decades.
Mokonuts Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Chef Driven Lebanese Japanese Tiny Room Mokonuts Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Mok and Omar's lunch counter and bakery — Lebanese-Japanese-American detail in a 25-seat room.
Mori Yoshida Cafe Cafe Comparar Japanese Precision Classical Boutique Pickup Mori Yoshida Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$ Japanese-precision French classical pâtisserie on avenue de Breteuil — Saint-Honoré as the benchmark
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Cafe Cafe Comparar Japanese French Matcha Left Bank Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001 — matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Comparar Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Sébastien Gaudard Pâtisserie des Tuileries Cafe Cafe Comparar Classical Tea Room Tuileries View Sébastien Gaudard Pâtisserie des Tuileries Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$ Classical French pâtisserie under the Pyramides arcades — tea room facing the Tuileries
Septime La Cave Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine No Reservations Standing Room Septime La Cave Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ The wine bar inside the Septime universe — 90 natural references, 30 standing seats, no booking.
Stohrer Cafe Cafe Comparar 1730 Institution Listed Interior Baba Au Rhum Origin Stohrer Sentier & Bourse $$ Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730 — Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil
Tempilenti Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Sardinian Regional Italian Handmade Pasta Tempilenti Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Sardinian cuisine on a quiet 11e street — Francesca Feniello's traditional bistrot, Le Fooding selection.
Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Cafe Cafe Comparar Chef Led Signature Millefeuille Salon De The Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Canal Saint-Martin $$ Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016 — the original room with the fox-mark logo
Yard Bar Bar Comparar Natural Wine Deep Cellar Cave A Manger Yard Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 11e cave-à-manger with one of Paris's deepest natural-wine cellars — 250+ cuvées.