Le Procope Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic 1686 Literary Le Procope Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686, Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here. Same category
La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Literary Piano Bar La Closerie des Lilas Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name. Same category
Le Voltaire Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Literary Discreet Le Voltaire Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$$ The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building. Same category
Allard Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Ducasse Burgundy List Allard Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013. Same category
Lasserre Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic French Institution Retractable Roof Lasserre Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ The Directoire mansion with the retractable roof, a multi-decade Paris institution off the Champs-Élysées. Same category
Brasserie Lipp Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Political Alsatian Brasserie Lipp Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch. Same category