France Restaurant Reviews

Alsace-Lorraine

Bountiful is the watchword of this gastronomic region where lush vineyards flourish, rustic winstubs serve heaping platters of... (more)

The Basque Country, Gascony and Hautes-Pyrénées

Bordeaux and the Wine Country

Restaurants in the Médoc region are surprisingly few. However, the city of Bordeaux is jammed with restaurants (especially... (more)

Brittany

Burgundy

Champagne Country

This region is less dependent on tourism than many in France, and most restaurants are open year-round. However, in the largest... (more)

The Dordogne

If you're traveling in the Dordogne between October and March, it's essential to call restaurants ahead of time to avoid disappointment... (more)

The French Riviera

In Nice and the larger towns of the Eastern Riviera, you can savor a salade niçoise or soupe de poisson (fish soup) on... (more)

Ile de France

The Loire Valley

Lyon and the Alps

The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon

As a rule, the closer you get to the Mediterranean coast, the later you dine and the more you pay for your seafood platter and... (more)

Normandy

It's the felicitous combination of the dairy farm, the apple orchard, and the sea that inspire Normandy's crème de la crème... (more)

Paris

A new wave of culinary confidence is running through one of the world's great food cities and spilling over both banks of the... (more)

Provence

You'll eat late in the south, rarely before 1 for lunch, usually after 9 at night. In summer, shops and museums may shut down... (more)


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