La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Literary Piano Bar La Closerie des Lilas Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name. Same category
Le Grand Véfour Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Ceremonial Literary Le Grand Véfour Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$$ Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition Same category
Anne Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Intimate Courtyard Anne Le Marais $$$$ One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle. Same category
Le Voltaire Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Literary Discreet Le Voltaire Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$$ The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building. Same category
Loiseau Rive Gauche Restaurant Restaurant Compare Michelin Political Vegetable Led Loiseau Rive Gauche Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$$$ The Bernard Loiseau group's Michelin-starred Palais-Bourbon canteen. Same category
Allard Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Ducasse Burgundy List Allard Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013. Same category
Le Procope Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic 1686 Literary Le Procope Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686, Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here. Same category
Drouant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Literary Historic Classic French Drouant Sentier & Bourse $$$ The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen Same category
Bofinger Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Brasserie Stained Glass Bofinger Le Marais $$$ 1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome, choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre. Same category
Restaurant Guy Savoy Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Haute Cuisine Seine View Contemporary Art Restaurant Guy Savoy Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ Two Michelin stars in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, looking at the Seine. Same category
Ze Kitchen Galerie Restaurant Restaurant Compare Michelin Asian French Loft Ze Kitchen Galerie Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$$ William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008. Same category
Le Bistrot du Peintre Restaurant Restaurant Compare Art Nouveau Historic Monument Neighbourhood Le Bistrot du Peintre Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 1902 Art Nouveau brasserie on Ledru-Rollin, Mucha frescoes, listed interior, honest cooking. Same category
Le 404 Restaurant Restaurant Compare Candle Lit Historic Convivial Le 404 Le Marais $$$ Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990, tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams. Same category
Le Cinq Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Palace Hotel Haute Cuisine Seafood Led Le Cinq Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Christian Le Squer's three-Michelin showcase inside George V, the textbook for Paris haute cuisine. Same category
L'Orangerie Restaurant Restaurant Compare Palace Hotel Plant Forward Tasting Menu L'Orangerie Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Two-Michelin glass pavilion at George V where the kitchen runs on vegetables, dairy and seafood, no meat. Same category
Le George Restaurant Restaurant Compare Palace Hotel Italian Mediterranean Le George Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Simone Zanoni's Mediterranean-Italian one-Michelin at George V, the palace alternative to a tasting menu. Same category
Pierre Gagnaire Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Haute Cuisine Avant Garde Tasting Menu Pierre Gagnaire Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Three-Michelin since 1996, the chef who taught Paris that haute cuisine could improvise. Same category
Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Haute Cuisine Palace Garden Sauce Craft Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Yannick Alléno's three-Michelin in a pavilion at the Champs-Élysées gardens, the sauce-extraction reference. Same category
L'Abysse Paris Restaurant Restaurant Compare Sushi Omakase Japanese L'Abysse Paris Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Yasunari Okazaki's two-Michelin sushi counter inside Pavillon Ledoyen, twelve seats, ikejime fish. Same category
Le Gabriel, La Réserve Paris Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Haute Cuisine Palace Hotel Tasting Menu Le Gabriel, La Réserve Paris Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$$ Jérôme Banctel's three-Michelin in a Napoleon III mansion off the Champs-Élysées. Same category