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$$$$ | Marais Quarter |
There's some serious magic happening at this off-the-radar retreat set in one of Paris's oldest buildings (from 1407), once the laboratory of alchemist Nicolas Flamel. The intimate space, mixing ancient beams, stone, and wood with a streamlined contemporary design, is perfect for the chef's bewitching combinations in signature dishes like Breton langoustine with herbs crowned with caviar or roasted monkfish with tender carrots and bottarga. Deliciously subtle and surprising dessert pairings include pear William with Kalamata olives and sage. Prices are steep, but you'll appreciate leisurely savoring your meal accompanied by excellent wines and top-notch service.
51 rue de Montmorency, Paris, Île-de-France, 75003, France
Known For
- One Michelin star
- Top-quality seasonal ingredients
- Stunning wines
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Champs-Élysées |
Set inside the gorgeously refurbished Saint James Hotel, one of the city's stand-out lodgings, the beautiful Bellefeuille has quickly become popular thanks to chef Julien Dumas's refined menu of inspired dishes with an emphasis on the freshest seafood and vegetables from the hotel's own gardens outside Paris (not to mention honey from the hives on-site). The eight-course tasting menu (with excellent desserts by pastry chef Jeanne Lecourt, paired with natural and biodynamic wines handpicked by the restaurant's gifted sommelier) is highly recommended, but you'll be wowed no matter what you choose. Options like briny oysters paired with beets and tangy mustard, the freshest Saint-Malo scallops, melt-in-your-mouth squid in its own velvety ink, and salt-marsh lamb from the Mont St. Michel bay deliver subtlety and sweetness. In warm weather, arrive early for a cocktail in the hotel's lovely garden or a glass of Champagne in the British-style library, among the most beautiful in Paris.
5 pl. du Chancelier Adenauer, Paris, Île-de-France, 75116, France
Known For
- Lovely garden dining
- Excellent variety of seafood
- Michelin star within nine months of opening
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Reservations essential
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$$$ | Champs-Élysées |
This beautiful historic bistro highlights the extraordinary synergy that can happen when French technique meets Korean flavors. Classics like pigeon or beef come alive with pickled daikon radish, tamarind, or Korean spice blends. You'll still find dishes firmly anchored in the French repertoire, like trout with trout caviar and whipped anchovy butter with lovage, or a caramel and quince dacquoise for dessert. This is a restaurant Parisians in the know will cross town for, and that's saying a lot.
10 rue Gustave Flaubert, Paris, Île-de-France, 75017, France
Known For
- Sublime flavor pairings
- Unusually good wine list
- Lovely decor
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$ | Marais Quarter |
This charming courtyard café-tearoom grew out of an adorable pastry shop (next door) specializing in the French sablé, those classic melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies, with an assortment of ethereal cream fillings. Marble-topped tables, velvet chairs, and other vintagelike touches make this one of the neighborhood's most charming spots for lunch, brunch, or dessert. The excellent food, homemade drinks, and stellar pastries are all icing on this scrumptious cake.
57 rue de Bretagne, Paris, Île-de-France, 75003, France
Known For
- Vintage atmosphere
- Top-notch homemade food and pastries
- High prices
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues.
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$ | Marais Quarter |
Eating a crêpe in Paris might seem clichéd, until you venture into this modern offshoot of a Breton crêperie. The plain, pale-wood decor is refreshing, but what really makes the difference are the ingredients—farmers' eggs, unpasteurized Gruyère, shiitake mushrooms, Valrhona chocolate, homemade caramel, and extraordinary butter from a Breton dairy farmer. You'll find all the classics among the galettes, but it's worth choosing something more adventurous like the cancalaise (traditionally smoked herring, potato, crème fraîche, and herring roe). You might also slurp a few Cancale oysters—a rarity in Paris—or try one of the 20 artisanal ciders on offer.
109 rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, Île-de-France, 75003, France
Known For
- Some of the best crêpes in Paris
- Adventurous ingredients
- Cancale oysters on the half shell
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Aug., Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Grands Boulevards | French
Once described as the "center of the civilized world," this grand café was a meeting place for the Belle Époque's glitterati. It's an elegant spot to enjoy a drink (or meal) in the shadow of the Opéra Garnier.
5 pl. de l'Opéra, Paris, Île-de-France, 75009, France
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$$$ | Eiffel Tower |
Don't let its veneer of a mere neighborhood café mislead you—this is one of the most sought-after tables in the 7e arrondissement and a great option after a visit to the Musée d'Orsay just a few steps away. Jean and Roxane Sévégnès have transformed it into a restaurant Parisians adore, focused on seasonal dishes with a southwest flair that mix traditional recipes, like tripe, tête de veau (veal brains), or that hard-to-find favorite vol au vent (truffled sweetbreads with chicken and spinach in puff pastry) with a contemporary touch. A list of well-chosen wines, including natural and organic choices, and gentle prices for the quality make this a good choice, whether you happen to be in the neighborhood or not. Be sure to reserve, especially at dinner.
83 rue de l'Université, Paris, Île-de-France, 75007, France
Known For
- Quality ingredients
- Gracious service
- Pleasant atmosphere
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No lunch Mon.
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$$$$ | Western Paris |
The culinary experience here is a progression of delights, from your first luscious sip of carrot vélouté to a light-as-air chocolate soufflé contrasted with a zesty yuzu macaron. In between, the set menu (€120 for four courses; €150 for five) may include dishes like butter-poached lobster with beets, onions, and horseradish cream or foie gras en terrine with quince, walnuts, and dates—all meticulously sourced from the finest producers around France—which will surprise, comfort, and deeply satisfy. Every detail in this Michelin-starred gem, from the stemware to the service, is poised, elegant, and precise.
31 av. de Versailles, Paris, Île-de-France, 75015, France
Known For
- Perfect service and presentation
- Beautiful, serene setting
- Excellent selection of mostly natural wines
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Champs-Élysées |
In one of the most anticipated announcements in the Parisian food world, the Plaza Athénée named talented young chef Jean Imbert, a protégé of his predecessor Alain Ducasse, as head of their new temple to gastronomy. A long marble table is the centerpiece of this opulently refurbished dining room (which seems to take Versailles as its model), and the menu is no less splendid, with options like Casparian imperial caviar, Bellevue lobster in a foie gras broth flecked with black truffle, and whole turbot masterfully boned table-side. Each dish goes the extra mile, and that goes for the desserts by pastry chefs Angelo Musa and Elisabeth Hot too. Even among the gilding, marble, Aubusson carpets, and towering chandeliers, a feeling of intimacy prevails, with splashes of candlelight for romance.
25 av. Montaigne, Paris, Île-de-France, 75008, France
Known For
- Gorgeous, über-opulent dining room
- Rising star chef
- Exemplary service
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch Tues.–Fri., Reservations required
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$$$$ | Montmartre |
Once a well-guarded foodie secret, a Michelin star brought this singular restaurant, tucked behind the Sacré-Coeur, richly deserved acclaim. Now the dining room is packed with diners enjoying impeccable contemporary French cuisine that's gorgeously presented and full of flavor. With no à la carte ordering, you are truly in the hands of chef Laurent Magnin, whose menus include the seven-course "temptation" menu (€135) and the eleven-course tasting menu (€180). Expect delights like lacquered suckling pig or roasted mullet in a sublimely creamy mushroom duxelle. It's the perfect end, or midday pause, to a day spent wandering the village-y streets of Montmartre. There is also a five-course "menu dejeuner" for lunch that costs €65.
52 rue Lamarck, Paris, Île-de-France, 75018, France
Known For
- Vividly imagined cuisine on multicourse tasting menus
- Location near the Sacré-Coeur
- Very friendly service
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Mon., Aug., 1 wk in mid-Apr., and last wk of Dec., Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Champs-Élysées |
Shortly after earning a second Michelin star from the chic open kitchen at the Hôtel Prince des Galles, Stéphanie le Quellec left to strike out on her own. Now she's regained her two stars at this gleaming dining room on the elegant Avenue Matignon, the perfect setting for the refined, scintillating cuisine that earned the former Top Chef winner a loyal following among Paris gastronomes. Whether you're having lunch in the ground-floor brasserie, with its burnished bronze bar, or downstairs in the elegant 30-seat dining room with an open kitchen, Le Quellec doesn't skimp on luxury ingredients in signature dishes like Pompadour potato soufflé with Ossetra caviar, poached langoustine, and the famous foie gras tart, all masterfully paired with handpicked small-producer wines. Pastry chef Pierre Chirac's irresistible desserts round out a perfect meal.
32 av. Matignon, Paris, Île-de-France, 75008, France
Known For
- Beautiful atmosphere
- Famous foie gras tart
- Handpicked small-producer wines
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends
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$ | Grands Boulevards |
Tucked away in the courtyard of the Musée Jacquemart-André, this is one of Paris's best-kept secrets. For decades, Parisians have been nibbling tarte aux framboises and composed salads beneath charming colorful frescoes and elegant woodwork or out on the garden courtyard terrace. Open seven days during museum hours (with late hours on Monday and brunch on Sunday), it's a convenient place for a light lunch, a sweet from the famous pastry cart laden with all the French classics, or a coupe de champagne, whether you're visiting the museum or not.
158 blvd. Haussmann, Paris, Île-de-France, 75008, France
Known For
- Gorgeous setting, featuring the mansion's original woodwork and frescoes
- Copious salads and gigantic pastries from the car
- Decent prices
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$$$$ | Bastille |
Paris's grandest Belle Époque beauty, hidden within the Gare de Lyon train station, has been fully restored to a culinary status almost befitting its eye-popping decor. The menu of French classics is not cheap, though the €49 "travelers menu" for lunch assures you'll be wined, dined, and on your train in 45 minutes. But why not linger? The chic bar is a great place to meet for coffee or a cocktail whether you're heading off on a train or not. Magnificent hardly describes this historic monument's lushly gilded boiserie, extravagant frescoes, and original globe lighting.
Pl. Louis-Armand, Paris, Île-de-France, 75012, France
Known For
- Unique historic atmosphere
- Gorgeous setting
- Tasty and creative cocktails
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$$$$ | Grands Boulevards |
It may not be the most glamorous or the most well known of the city's Michelin-starred restaurants, but this intimate, prix-fixe dining room in an authentic part of town is one of the best. Be prepared to be both wowed and surprised, with choices from chef Stéphane Pitré, who is known for his precise, original dishes that offer Asian touches without a hint of pretension. With only 20 tables, diners are treated to discrete but attentive service with a view of the chef at work in the open kitchen. Try the seven-course tasting menu at dinner; for €95 you won't find a better bargain in Paris.
23 rue de la Victoire, Paris, Île-de-France, 75009, France
Known For
- Intimate dining room with individual attention
- Happily accommodating to those with food preferences and allergies
- Excellent options at lunchtime, outstanding options at dinner
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends
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$$$$ | Champs-Élysées |
Two-Michelin-star chef Jean-François Piège is inspired by the Mediterranean Sea in this romantic dining room, the former stables of the mansion-turned-museum that is the Hôtel de la Marine. Floor-to-ceiling mirrors add grandeur to the soaring space, where a wood-fired oven turns out delicacies from land and sea. In warmer weather, guests can start with a cocktail at the celestial azure-blue bar, then dine by candlelight in the mansion's courtyard.
2 rue Royale, Paris, Île-de-France, 75008, France
Known For
- Delightful grilled seafood
- Solid vegetarian options
- Whole menu of egg "mimosa" (deviled eggs) in a nod to the restaurant's name
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$$$ | Marais Quarter |
One of the city's best-kept secrets, this gem of bistro has been a fixture since 1936, and the new owners have retained the old-world vibe that's ever harder to come by in Paris, especially in the Marais. Cozy and full of charm—with beamed ceilings, stone walls, and a timeless decor—the atmosphere perfectly highlights chef Julien Chevallier's deliciously down-to-earth and seasonally inspired meats, fish, and charcuterie. A masterful wine list featuring natural wines rounds out the experience. Book a terrace table in summer. Stock up on gourmet items to bring home with you at the épicerie next door.
13 rue Chapon, Paris, Île-de-France, 75003, France
Known For
- Excellent selection of natural wines
- Charming old-world feel
- Lovely terrace seating
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Required
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$$$$ | Louvre |
This stylish restaurant serves stunning gourmet cuisine to match its gorgeous location under the arcades of the Palais-Royal. Philip Chronopoulos's Michelin-starred menu often revolves around exquisite seafood, but there are also lovely meat-based options. Book in advance, especially in summer, when the terrace tables are greatly coveted.
110 Galerie Valois, Paris, Île-de-France, 75001, France
Known For
- Mainly Mediterranean-accented choices
- Nostalgic amuse bouches from a young Greek chef
- Baba au rhum that evolves with the seasons
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No lunch Mon., Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Bastille |
Two young chefs bring their heritage (Argentine and Japanese) and impressive cooking credentials to bear in their beautiful restaurant, steps from the Marché d'Aligre, that's almost worth a visit for the decor alone. But it's the food that has earned them a passionate following among Parisians, for its range, imagination, quality, and sheer deliciousness. The €49 tasting menu at lunch is an excellent introduction to this fine cuisine.
29 rue de Cotte, Paris, Île-de-France, 75012, France
Known For
- Exquisite pairings of seafood and vegetables
- Vegetarian and non-gluten friendly
- Gem of a wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
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$$$ | Louvre |
Jean-François Piège has breathed new life into A l'Epi d'Or, harking back to the '20s, when Paris was filled with delightful classic bistros. The allure of the old-fashioned zinc bar, tiled floor, and dark wood tables invites you in; the mastery of authentic French cuisine—such as duck confit with potatoes, house-made sausage, or veal blanquette—begs you to stay.
25 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paris, Île-de-France, 75001, France
Known For
- Simple and straightforward prix-fixe menu with a handful of à la carte options
- Daily comfort-food specials
- Homey, traditional dining room
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekends
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$$$ | Eiffel Tower |
This "best craftsman of France" revives the gastronomic art of French charcuterie in dishes like dreamy foie gras and succulent slabs of country terrine enrobed in a golden buttery crust. The small-but-choice menu also highlights specialties from the sea: shellfish soufflé or delicate fish quenelles (a specialty of Lyon, France's charcuterie capital).
46 Av. de la Bourdonnais, Paris, Île-de-France, 75007, France
Known For
- High-quality meats
- Shop on premises
- Smallish menu
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.