Locali in Paris

The Île Saint-Louis institution Gault Millau crowned in 1961, still family-run, still the standard.

The 1896 original, Belle Époque listed dining room, twelve euros for blanquette.

1906 Art Nouveau bouillon, Mucha-style nymphs, listed monument, Édith Piaf's table.

The XXL bouillon that put 19th-century working-class dining back on the map.

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

Paris's oldest artisanal coffee roaster, since 1880, still on the same Saint-Honoré sidewalk.

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

The 7e roastery that started Paris's specialty-coffee third wave in 2011.

Mexican street-food institution on rue Eugène Varlin, Canal Saint-Martin's handmade-tortilla bench since 2011.

1898 Art Nouveau dining room, classified historic monument, Belle Époque bouillon revived.

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

Emmanuel Ryon, MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion, turns gelato into Marais grand cru.