Septime Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Neo Bistro Fifty Best One Michelin Septime Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Bertrand Grébaut's 11e neo-bistro that reset the gravitational centre east in 2011.
Albion Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine Anglo French Small Room Albion Canal Saint-Martin $$$ Anglo-French neo-bistro on Faubourg Poissonnière — a wine list with weight, an unfussy kitchen.
Allard Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Ducasse Burgundy List Allard Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.
Angelina Cafe Cafe Confronta Belle Epoque 1903 Institution Salon De The Angelina Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Belle Époque salon de thé since 1903 — Mont-Blanc and chocolat l'Africain under the rue de Rivoli arcades
Au Vieux Comptoir Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Zinc Bar Intimate Classic Bistro Au Vieux Comptoir Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet — GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.
Auguste Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Michelin Sustainable Fish Lunch Deal Auguste Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$ Gaël Orieux's quiet Michelin star, sustainable fish only, fifteen years running.
Aux Lyonnais Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Bistro Lyonnais Intimate Aux Lyonnais Sentier & Bourse $$$ 1890 Lyon-bouchon-style bistro — under the Dumant family from 2025, after Ducasse
Bistrot Paul Bert Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Bistro White Tablecloth Wine List Bistrot Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ The 11e's reference bistro — steak-frites, soufflé, white tablecloths and zero affectation.
Bofinger Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Brasserie Stained Glass Bofinger Le Marais $$$ 1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome — choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.
Brach Paris Hotel Hotel Confronta Starck Evok Rooftop Garden Brach Paris Trocadéro & Passy $$$ Philippe Starck's 1970s post-office turned Trocadéro design hotel with rooftop kitchen garden.
Brasserie La Lorraine Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Brasserie Terrace Brasserie La Lorraine Batignolles & Étoile $$$ 1919 Place des Ternes brasserie — Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.
Brasserie Mollard Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Belle Epoque Mosaics Historic Monument Brasserie Mollard Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ 1895 Saint-Lazare brasserie — Niermans mosaics, listed since 1989.
Brutos Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Open Fire Natural Wine Brazilian Brutos Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Brazilian asador — Lucas Baur de Campos's open-fire 11e room, Le Fooding, Infatuation cult.
Buvette Restaurant Restaurant Confronta All Day Natural Wine Marble Bar Buvette Pigalle & SoPi $$$ Jody Williams's all-day gastrothèque — the SoPi room that never feels off.
Café de Flore Cafe Cafe Confronta Literary Historic People Watching Café de Flore Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.
Caïus Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistro Spice Forward Chef Led Caïus Batignolles & Étoile $$$ Jean-Marc Notelet's chalkboard bistro — spice-forward cuisine du marché near l'Étoile.
Carette Trocadéro Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie 1927 Tea Room Carette Trocadéro Trocadéro & Passy $$$ 1927 Trocadéro tea-room — marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.
Cédric Grolet Opéra Cafe Cafe Confronta Instagram Famous Trompe Loeil Tea Room Cédric Grolet Opéra Sentier & Bourse $$$ The trompe-l'oeil fruit pastries you've seen on Instagram — boutique and salon
Cinq-Mars Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Dim Lit Neighborhood Bistro Homemade Cinq-Mars Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$ Forty-seat 7e bistro behind Musée d'Orsay — chef Patrick Plais's blanquette, lentil salad, chocolate mousse in a fruit-bowl.
Clamato Restaurant Restaurant Confronta No Reservations Seafood Counter Natural Wine Clamato Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Septime's no-reservations seafood sister — daily-catch small plates on rue de Charonne.
Clown Bar Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Monument Natural Wine Small Plates Clown Bar Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Belle Époque tiles, marionette-sized kitchen, neo-bistro cooking — opposite the Cirque d'Hiver.
Daroco Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Theatrical Buzzing Design Driven Daroco Sentier & Bourse $$$ Italian trattoria in a former Jean-Paul Gaultier boutique — Le Fooding 'Best Decor' 2017, still buzzing.
Dessirier Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Brasserie 1883 Dessirier Batignolles & Étoile $$$ 1883 Belle Époque seafood brasserie — Rostang family, daily-port-sourced fish.
Drouant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Literary Historic Classic French Drouant Sentier & Bourse $$$ The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914 — Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen
Étsi Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Cycladic Mezze Étsi Montmartre $$$ Mikaela Liaroutsos's Greek bistro on rue Eugène Carrière — Michelin Guide listing, Le Fooding regular.
Harry's New York Bar Bar Bar Confronta Historic Expat Piano Bar Harry's New York Bar Sentier & Bourse $$$ Mahogany expat bar from 1911 — birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme
Hôtel Amour Hotel Hotel Confronta Boutique Hotel Garden Courtyard Brunch Hôtel Amour Pigalle & SoPi $$$ The original Pigalle boutique — leather banquettes, art on every wall, brunch all weekend.
Hôtel Jules & Jim Hotel Hotel Confronta Design Courtyard Cocktail Bar Hôtel Jules & Jim Le Marais $$$ Boutique design hotel inside a former metals factory — concrete, courtyard, cocktail bar at the centre.
Hôtel Madame Rêve Hotel Hotel Confronta Adaptive Reuse Rooftop Beaux Arts Hôtel Madame Rêve Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Laurent Taïeb's reborn 1888 central post office with rooftop ROOF and Eiffel-facing terraces.
Hugues Pouget Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Precision Left Bank Hugues Pouget Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name — 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique
Jacques Genin Cafe Cafe Confronta Chocolatier Millefeuille Artisan Jacques Genin Le Marais $$$ Marais chocolatier with a tea room — millefeuille made à la minute, possibly Paris's finest caramels.
Jugaad Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Regional Indian Design Led Jugaad Sentier & Bourse $$$ Manoj Sharma's modern Indian on rue de Choiseul — the 2e room that finally read Indian cooking as a chef's cuisine.
L'Ami Jean Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomie Convivial Noisy L'Ami Jean Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$ Stéphane Jégo's Basque-Breton bistronomie since 2004 — riz au lait that built a pilgrimage.
La Kontxa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Basque Terrace Seine Edge La Kontxa Trocadéro & Passy $$$ Basque auberge on Quai Saint-Exupéry — Pierre Oteiza Kintoa pork, pintxos, the Trinquet Village Seine-edge terrace.
La Maison du Chocolat — Faubourg Saint-Honoré Cafe Cafe Confronta 1977 Institution Ganache Reference Flagship La Maison du Chocolat — Faubourg Saint-Honoré Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Robert Linxe's original chocolate boutique since 1977 — the room that defined Paris bean-to-praline
Le 404 Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Candle Lit Historic Convivial Le 404 Le Marais $$$ Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990 — tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams.
Le 6 Paul Bert Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Female Chef Small Room Le 6 Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Pauline Séné's Top Chef-pedigreed bistronomy at the more ambitious end of rue Paul Bert.
Le Bon Saint Pourçain Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Natural Wine Tiny Le Bon Saint Pourçain Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.
Le Chardenoux Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Belle Epoque Fish Forward Classified Monument Le Chardenoux Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Cyril Lignac's classified-monument bistro — fish-forward menu in an 1894 zinc-and-mosaic room.
Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse — Manufacture Cafe Cafe Confronta Bean To Bar Manufacture Ducasse Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse — Manufacture Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Alain Ducasse's bean-to-bar manufacture in the 11e — Nicolas Berger's atelier behind a cobbled courtyard
Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic 1894 Art Nouveau Intimate Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Southwest French institution since 1894 — Art-Nouveau dining room beside the Halles épicerie.
Le Comptoir du Relais Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Natural Wine No Reservation Lunch Le Comptoir du Relais Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.
Le Coq & Fils Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Poultry House Rotisserie Westermann Le Coq & Fils Montmartre $$$ Antoine Westermann's Montmartre poultry house — heritage breeds, rotisserie at the top of the hill.
Le Duc des Lombards Bar Bar Confronta Jazz Live Music Intimate Stage Le Duc des Lombards Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Châtelet jazz club since 1984 — 300+ concerts a year, free Friday-Saturday midnight jam.
Le Pantruche Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Neighborhood Classic Souffle Le Pantruche Pigalle & SoPi $$$ Franck Baranger's bistronomy benchmark — Bib Gourmand on a Pigalle backstreet.
Le Procope Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic 1686 Literary Le Procope Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686 — Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.
Le Récamier Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Soufflé Only Terrace Classic Le Récamier Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$ The soufflé restaurant of the 7e, behind Le Bon Marché.
Le Servan Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Franco Filipino Natural Wine Le Servan Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ The Levha sisters' Franco-Filipino neo-bistro under a hand-painted ceiling on rue Saint-Maur.
Lenôtre — Courcelles Cafe Cafe Confronta 1957 Institution Flagship Lineage Lenôtre — Courcelles Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Gaston Lenôtre's flagship since 1957 — the Plaine Monceau room that taught a generation of French pastry chefs
Les Deux Magots Cafe Cafe Confronta Literary Historic Terrace Les Deux Magots Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Loulou Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Terrace Tuileries View See & Be Seen Loulou Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Mediterranean cooking with a Tuileries terrace at the foot of the Louvre
Mariage Frères — Marais Cafe Cafe Confronta 1854 Institution Tea House Marais Flagship Mariage Frères — Marais Le Marais $$$ France's oldest tea house since 1854 — the Bourg-Tibourg flagship with the colonial-era painted casks
Nolinski Paris Hotel Hotel Confronta Deniot Evok Design Hotel Nolinski Paris Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Jean-Louis Deniot-designed Evok hotel facing Comédie-Française, with Brasserie Réjane and a marble pool.
Nonos by Paul Pairet Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Palace Hotel Grill Art Deco Nonos by Paul Pairet Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Paul Pairet's grill-and-rotisserie brasserie at the Crillon — the chic French fire-cooking room.
Patrick Roger — Madeleine Cafe Cafe Confronta Mof Chocolatier Sculpture Vitrine Madeleine Flagship Patrick Roger — Madeleine Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2000 chocolatier — the Madeleine flagship with the life-size chocolate sculptures
Pavyllon Paris Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Counter Seating Modern French Chef Driven Pavyllon Paris Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Alléno's one-Michelin counter format at Pavillon Ledoyen — the realistic same-week booking.
Pink Mamma Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Italian Loud Photogenic Pink Mamma Pigalle & SoPi $$$ Big Mamma's four-floor Florentine theatre under a Pigalle glass roof.
Pirouette Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomic Value Chef Driven Pirouette Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street — chef-driven, value-strong tasting
Racines Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Michelin Starred Italian Historic Passage Racines Sentier & Bourse $$$ Italian bistrattoria in the 19th-century Passage des Panoramas — Simone Tondo's Michelin-starred room
Robert et Louise Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Open Fire Old Marais Carnivore Robert et Louise Le Marais $$$ Open-fire Marais bistro where côte de bœuf is grilled in front of you on a wood hearth.
Semilla Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Open Kitchen Industrial Semilla Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.
Soon Grill Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Table Top Grill Convivial Halal Option Soon Grill Le Marais $$$ Marais Korean BBQ — chef Sunghak Han's table-top grill, halal option, Michelin guide listing.
Verjus Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Intimate Natural Wine Anglophone Friendly Verjus Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Anglophone-led tasting menu in a triplex above the Palais-Royal — Paris's quiet neo-bistro standard
Yam'Tcha Bistrot Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Tea Pairing Cross Cultural Yam'Tcha Bistrot Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Adeline Grattard's bistro reincarnation — Franco-Cantonese cooking after Yam'Tcha proper closes
Yeni Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Anatolian Chef Driven Natural Wine Yeni Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Anatolian home cooking on rue Pasquier — the Madeleine room the Istanbul audience will actually recognise.