Since it was featured in Emily in Paris, I'd say that ship has sailed.

With the huge help of sfcarole, Pilgrim, onzieme, Carmenere and Parn Paris on Hungry Onion and Meg on Paris by Mouth, here is our moderately-priced bistrot line up, all with formules or menu-cartes for lunch for our 9-day late March trip: (staying in the 7th but plan to dine all over the city). These are all new to us.

Café du Coin in the 11th
Eunoé in the 11th
Capsule in the 14th
Aldéhyde in the 4th
Jeanne'Aimee in the 9th
Baillotte in the 6th
Granite in the 1st
Octobre in the 6th
Le Bistrot du Maquis in the 18th

We decided not to frequent our usual suspects, which are Ze Kitchen Galerie in the 6th (for our Michelin star fix), Pottoka in the 7th for Basque, Café des Ministères in the 7th, Fish & Semilla in the 6th, Amarante in the 12th, Caillebotte in the 9th. Again, the Paris forum of Hungry Onion is a treasure trove of ideas.

Looks like a great list, will be curious how you like Aldehyde that is booked for the end of my trip. Will head back to Semilla as I enjoyed it on last trip a few months ago. Am tempted to try Granite, I liked Hemicycle from the same group and its nearby the apartment, but think I'm too heavy on the "frou frou" food.

We'll try to fit in Hemicycle somehow as it has solid HO reviews.

Haven’t seen Parn on HO Paris boards for a long time. Hope he is well and just taking a break from message boards!

I haven't seen him either lately on HO, macdogmom. He also posts on TA. I even have a "Parn Paris recommendations" file with all of his fine suggestions! He's a veritable encyclopedia!

There are quite a few casual places in Paris that represent France's DOM TOM as well as Francophone countries throughout the world. DOM TOM = Département Outre Mer - Territoires Outre Mer.

I ate at the Creole restaurant in Le Marché des Enfants Rouges, though it is no longer the same proprietors or menu now. It was a memorable meal of crab beignets, stuffed crab and exotic juices.

So if you want an idea of the possibilities, then on Google Maps you can search by cuisine near Paris. For example:

Mauricienne (Mauritius)
Malagache (Madagascar)
Reunionnaise
Tahitienne

In addition, each region of France has its own cuisine.

If you search "Restaurants Auvergnat near Paris" , for example, you will see where you can explore that cuisine. I did eat at l'Ambassede d'Auvergne years ago, and their warm lentil salad is one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth. I even have the recipe at home, but it is really difficult to replicate.

I feel safe in claiming that nowhere else will afford you the opportunity to explore these cuisines. Unless you hop on a plane.

In addition, there are some dishes, like couscous, which have become integral to French cuisine. A good couscous royale is a joy. Plenty of Moroccan / Algerian / Tunisian places in Paris. I have been to Au Bon Couscous, but it was a very long time ago.

Au Bon Couscous is perhaps one of the most common couscous restaurant names in France. There is a place called Au Bon Couscous about 50 meters from my apartment.

We visited Bistrot Henri for the second time when we were in Paris last fall and were disappointed. It turns out the chef had retired. Cinq Mars and Huguette (seafood) were delicious as always, but our best meal was at Chez Christine Fernand.

The OP would probably choose the very centrally located one in Paris on r. Xavier Privas in the 5th. In which case I 'd go for the Couscous Royal or the Tagine Royal Delice. None of these places are related, BTW.

K, would that be the one on the Boulevard des Batignolles? If so, it’s about a 3-minute walk from our rental later this year.

This would explain the precipitous drop in reviews of Bistrot D'Henri in the last few months. I thought it was because all the reviewers seemed to be from California, and one complained that the entrecote was less quality than the ribeyes at home. duh.

No, the one near me is on rue Riquet.