Historic in Paris

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

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

The Ritz's wood-paneled cocktail room, bookless reservations and a serious dry martini

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

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

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

The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen

Mahogany expat bar from 1911, birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme

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

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

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

5-star hideaway behind ivy on Place des Vosges, 56 rooms, a courtyard, a Michelin-starred restaurant.

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

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

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

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

1898 Place Vendôme palace, Coco Chanel's home, Hemingway's bar, Espadon's dining room