French in Paris

Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room

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

Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet, GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.

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

1919 Place des Ternes brasserie, Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.

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

1924 corner bistro with an open kitchen, and Paris's most decorated bœuf bourguignon.

Jean-Marc Notelet's chalkboard bistro, spice-forward cuisine du marché near l'Étoile.

A Provençal bistro hiding behind Place des Vosges, and the city's largest pastis collection.

1883 Belle Époque seafood brasserie, Rostang family, daily-port-sourced fish.

The Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room, recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus.

The bistro mythology lives at #32 rue du Vertbois, controversial, expensive, irreplaceable.

Southwest French institution since 1894, Art-Nouveau dining room beside the Halles épicerie.

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

Vegan French on rue Saint-Paul, twenty-plus years reinterpreting French classics without animal product.

Two Michelin since 1946, the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service.

Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street, chef-driven, value-strong tasting

Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision, the Marais's most surgical tasting menu.

Open-fire Marais bistro where côte de bœuf is grilled in front of you on a wood hearth.

Adeline Grattard's bistro reincarnation, Franco-Cantonese cooking after Yam'Tcha proper closes