The 26 Best Restaurants in Paris, France
In the capital of haute cuisine, hard-and-fast kitchen etiquette, and bustling bistros, the Parisian dining landscape...
Le Rigmarole
10 Rue du Grand Prieuré, 75011 Paris, France
One of the most unique tasting menus in town can be found on a quiet street in the 11th arrondissement—the same neighborhood where all of the city's...
Miznon
22 Rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris, France
The idea here is Israeli food with a French twist. Generally, everything comes in or with the softest, most plump pita you’ll taste outside Israel....
yam'Tcha
121 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France
It can be challenging to book a table here ever since the chef was featured on her own Netflix episode of “Chef’s Table”—often requiring a month...
Le Chardenoux
1 Rue Jules Vallès, 75011 Paris, France
This newly restored Belle Epoque-era dining room in a trendy corner of the 11th arrondissement attracts well-heeled locals who know they're also about...
ÅKE - Table & Vin
8 Rue Marie et Louise, 75010 Paris, France
This restaurant just off Canal Saint-Martin, in the 10th arrondissement, feels like a breath of fresh air. It's a shared, seasonal-plates spot with a...
Le Baratin
3 Rue Jouye-Rouve, 75020 Paris, France
On the surface, the food could be considered typical. But once the, say, joue de boeuf (beef cheek) arrives and immediately melts in your mouth,...
Vivant 2
43 R. des Petites Écuries, 75010 Paris, France
Originally opened in 2011 by the young and incredibly talented Pierre Touitou, Vivant 2 is now a showcase for chef Léo Dauvergne to hold court from...
La Dame de Pic
20 Rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France
Anne-Sophie Pic's hyperseasonal cooking is both bold and delicate. Japanese flavors and ingredients inflect many of her dishes; on one visit, there...
Liza
14 Rue de la Banque, 75002 Paris, France
The Lebanese diaspora in Paris is well-documented, and while there are a plethora of casual Lebanese restaurants, few are as well-known, and as...
Mokonuts
5 Rue Saint-Bernard, 75011 Paris, France
Omar, who’s responsible for the savory dishes, got his start at Daniel in New York City, while Moko, a one-time lawyer, dreamt of making macarons at...
Pierre Sang in Oberkampf
55 Rue Oberkampf, 75011 Paris, France
Each dish is creative, unexpected, and full of diverse flavors—some totally new to Parisian tastes (especially the Korean touches the chef and his...
L'Avant Comptoir du Marché
14 Rue Lobineau, 75006 Paris, France
The idea behind this quirky standing-room only joint is to load up on the first-class finger food. While the menu does occasionally change, you’ll...
Les enfants du marché
Marché des, 39 Rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris, France
This is a stools-only, silverware-in-buckets, blackboard-menu kind of joint serving seasonal small plates out of an open-kitchen vendor stand inside...
Bistrot Paul Bert
18 Rue Paul Bert, 75011 Paris, France
There’s no escaping a food coma following a meal here. This is a gut-busting traditional French meal at its finest—from the seasonal plump white...
Bouche Paris
85 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris, France
Set up in a former kebab joint, Bouche is a bit of an outlier for this section of the 11th arrondissement-20th arrondissement border. The small plates...
La Coupole
102 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris, France
A living memorial to Paris' Art Deco legacy, La Coupole has seen more than its fair share of Parisian who's who. Patti Smith played guitar on the...
L’Ami Jean
27 Rue Malar, 75007 Paris, France
Stéphane Jego is among the visionaries of the early bistronomy movement, which in this case simply means the environment is anything but stuffy, the...
Tekés
4 bis Rue Saint-Sauveur, 75002 Paris, France
Tekés is perhaps the most unique of the restaurants from Chef Assaf Granit and his team. For one, there are two ways to enter—from the street or via...
Breizh Café
109 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003 Paris, France
Breizh offers, quite simply, the best Breton-style crêpe in Paris. And while not gratuitously tricky, the menu includes more original flavor...
Septime
80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France
Meals in this warm yet pared-back Scando-inspired space start with exquisite, creative, plant- and vegetable-focused dishes that change every two...
Benoit Paris
20 Rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris, France
Like a time capsule to your first trip to Europe, dishes from this classic bistro, which first opened in 1912, look like still life images from the...
La Rôtisserie d'Argent
19 Quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris, France
This Seine-facing beacon of French dining was built as an inn in the 16th century, and it wasn't until the 19th century that it became the restaurant...
Allard
41 Rue Saint-André des Arts, 75006 Paris, France
Allard is among the last-of-its-kind classic gourmet (if ever there were an apt if antiquated word) bistros you come back to again and again. "Here,...
Epicure
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
There's no mistaking it, this is a triple-Michelin-starred restaurant with the white tablecloths, immaculate service, chic decor, and culinary muscle...
Clover Grill
6 Rue Bailleul, 75001 Paris, France
A modern French steakhouse that’s as well suited for a business lunch as for a lengthy meal among friends, Clover Grill, from award-winning chef...
Substance
18 Rue de Chaillot, 75116 Paris, France
For the sleepy 16th arrondissement, Substance is a refreshing jolt right from the door. Expect a relaxed, but exacting, foodie crowd in the evenings;...