Locali affini a Le Procope

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

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome — choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.

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

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

Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990 — tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams.

Alléno's one-Michelin counter format at Pavillon Ledoyen — the realistic same-week booking.

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

1895 Saint-Lazare brasserie — Niermans mosaics, listed since 1989.

One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion — Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.

The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.

Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.

The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.

1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.