French in Paris

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

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

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

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

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

The bistro mythology lives at #32 rue du Vertbois, controversial, expensive, irreplaceable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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