Restaurant Guy Savoy Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Haute Cuisine Seine View Contemporary Art Restaurant Guy Savoy Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Two Michelin stars in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, looking at the Seine.
52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Restaurant Restaurant Confronta No Reservations All Day Asian Leaning 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Canal Saint-Martin $$ Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro — Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.
Allard Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Ducasse Burgundy List Allard Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.
Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Belle Epoque Historic Monument 1896 Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards Pigalle & SoPi $ The 1896 original — Belle Époque listed dining room, twelve euros for blanquette.
Bouillon Pigalle Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bouillon Queue Cheap Eats Bouillon Pigalle Pigalle & SoPi $ The XXL bouillon that put 19th-century working-class dining back on the map.
Bouillon Racine Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Art Nouveau Historic Monument 1906 Bouillon Racine Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ 1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.
Boulangerie Utopie Cafe Cafe Confronta Best Baguette 2024 Sourdough Innovative Viennoiserie Boulangerie Utopie Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $ Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner — sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme
Brasserie La Lorraine Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Brasserie Terrace Brasserie La Lorraine Batignolles & Étoile $$$ 1919 Place des Ternes brasserie — Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.
Brasserie Lipp Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Political Alsatian Brasserie Lipp Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.
Brutos Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Open Fire Natural Wine Brazilian Brutos Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ 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.
Cédric Grolet Opéra Cafe Cafe Confronta Instagram Famous Trompe Loeil Tea Room Cédric Grolet Opéra Sentier & Bourse $$$ The trompe-l'oeil fruit pastries you've seen on Instagram — boutique and salon
Coinstot Vino Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine Covered Passage Small Plates Coinstot Vino Sentier & Bourse $$ Tiny natural-wine bar inside the covered Passage des Panoramas — a Paris postcard.
Du Pain et des Idées Cafe Cafe Confronta Historic Monument Artisan Bread Morning Queue Du Pain et des Idées Canal Saint-Martin $ Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic — pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.
Harry's New York Bar Bar Bar Confronta Historic Expat Piano Bar Harry's New York Bar Sentier & Bourse $$$ Mahogany expat bar from 1911 — birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme
Holybelly Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee All Day Breakfast No Reservations Holybelly Canal Saint-Martin $$ The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes — and serve them well.
Hôtel Amour Hotel Hotel Confronta Boutique Hotel Garden Courtyard Brunch Hôtel Amour Pigalle & SoPi $$$ The original Pigalle boutique — leather banquettes, art on every wall, brunch all weekend.
Hugues Pouget Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Precision Left Bank Hugues Pouget Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name — 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique
Jugaad Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Regional Indian Design Led Jugaad Sentier & Bourse $$$ Manoj Sharma's modern Indian on rue de Choiseul — the 2e room that finally read Indian cooking as a chef's cuisine.
La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Literary Piano Bar La Closerie des Lilas Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here
Le Bistrot du Peintre Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Art Nouveau Historic Monument Neighbourhood Le Bistrot du Peintre Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 1902 Art Nouveau brasserie on Ledru-Rollin — Mucha frescoes, listed interior, honest cooking.
Le Bon Saint Pourçain Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Natural Wine Tiny Le Bon Saint Pourçain Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.
Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse — Manufacture Cafe Cafe Confronta Bean To Bar Manufacture Ducasse Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse — Manufacture Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$$ Alain Ducasse's bean-to-bar manufacture in the 11e — Nicolas Berger's atelier behind a cobbled courtyard
Le Comptoir du Relais Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Natural Wine No Reservation Lunch Le Comptoir du Relais Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.
Le Petit Cambodge Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Canal Side Low Key No Fuss Le Petit Cambodge Canal Saint-Martin $$ Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution — bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.
Le Procope Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic 1686 Literary Le Procope Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686 — Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.
Le Pure Café Cafe Cafe Confronta Bistrot D Antan All Day Zinc Bar Le Pure Café Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony — zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.
Les Deux Magots Cafe Cafe Confronta Literary Historic Terrace Les Deux Magots Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Liberté — Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté — Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris Hotel Hotel Confronta Palace Belle Époque Art Deco Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ The only Palace hotel on the Left Bank, 1910 Belle Époque on Boulevard Raspail.
Mokonuts Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Lebanese Japanese Tiny Room Mokonuts Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Mok and Omar's lunch counter and bakery — Lebanese-Japanese-American detail in a 25-seat room.
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Cafe Cafe Confronta Japanese French Matcha Left Bank Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001 — matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Poilâne Cafe Cafe Confronta Sourdough Historic Wood Fired Poilâne Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $ The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.
Semilla Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistronomy Open Kitchen Industrial Semilla Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.
Stohrer Cafe Cafe Confronta 1730 Institution Listed Interior Baba Au Rhum Origin Stohrer Sentier & Bourse $$ Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730 — Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil
Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Signature Millefeuille Salon De The Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Canal Saint-Martin $$ Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016 — the original room with the fox-mark logo
Ze Kitchen Galerie Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Michelin Asian French Loft Ze Kitchen Galerie Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.