Locali affini a Drouant

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

The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686, Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.

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

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.

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