Allard Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Ducasse Burgundy List Allard Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.
Anne Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Intimate Courtyard Anne Le Marais $$$$ One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.
Bofinger Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Brasserie Stained Glass Bofinger Le Marais $$$ 1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome, choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.
Brasserie Lipp Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Political Alsatian Brasserie Lipp Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.
Drouant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Literary Historic Classic French Drouant Sentier & Bourse $$$ The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen
La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Literary Piano Bar La Closerie des Lilas Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.
Le 404 Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Candle Lit Historic Convivial Le 404 Le Marais $$$ Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990, tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams.
Le Grand Véfour Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Ceremonial Literary Le Grand Véfour Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$$ Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition
Le Procope Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic 1686 Literary Le Procope Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686, Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.
Le Voltaire Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Literary Discreet Le Voltaire Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$$ The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building.