The wonderful Brasserie of the Bristol Hotel with superb food in a quiet and comfortable environment.

114 Faubourg Saint Honoré
75008 Paris
+33 1 53 43 44 44
Google Map 114 FAUBOURG

Very simpatico Left Bank neighborhood Italian restaurant.

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38 Rue de Varenne
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 48 79 64
Google Map Al Dente

A landmark brasserie in the Halles area which has a new lease on life. Good classic food. Conveniently located near the reinvented area of Paris which has luxury hotels; the new Pinault Foundation, Samaritaine Department store.

6 Rue Coquillere
75001 Paris
+33 1 40 13 77 00
Google Map Au Pied de Cochon

Excellent wine bar with very good traditional food.

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17, Rue des Lavandières Sainte Opportune
75001 Paris
+33 1 45 08 53 08
Google Map Au Vieux Comptoir

Located in Forum des Halles area, next to the new Pinault Contemporary Art Museum scheduled to open in 2019.
Very good food with outdoor terrace weather permitting.

9 Rue Coquillere
75001 Paris
+33 9 83 33 01 29
Google Map Baltard au Louvre

One of my new favourites.
Small, reasonably quiet with top Basque-style cuisine.

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23, Rue Duvivier
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 51 41 77
Google Map Bistrot Belhara

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18, Rue Paul Bert
Paris 75011
+33 1 43 72 24 01
Google Map Bistrot Paul Bert

Charming, inventive, delicious, small Japanese restaurant.

6, Rue du Sabot
75006 Paris
+33 1 42 22 21 56
Google Map Blueberry

A classic Paris brasserie recently renovated and rediscovered. Very conveniently located. Wide choices and exceptionally good sea food.

2, Place des Ternes
75008 Paris
+33 1 56 21 22 00
Google Map Brasserie Lorraine

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93, Rue de Rivoli
Paris 75001
+33 1 49 26 06 60
Google Map Cafe Marly

A neighborhood café in 7th arrondissement with excellent food.

26, Rue de Varenne
75007 Paris
+33 1 65 48 62 72
Google Map Café Varenne

Good, original food in an area of city which is off the beaten track.

8, Rue Hippolyte Lebas
75009 Paris
+33 1 53 20 88 70
  Google Map Caillebotte

Delicious food in this unique restaurant whose only shortcoming is no reservations. Come in early or late or wait for your turn.
Terrific value.

79 Rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
+33 1 43 27 70 06
Google Map Cantine du Troquet

An institution for many generations but only recently discovered.
Ideal destination for typical French food.
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30, bis Avenue Niel
75017 Paris
+33 1 42 27 52 03
Google Map Caves Pétrissans

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40, Rue des Blancs Manteaux
Paris 75004
+33 1 42 71 55 45
Google Map Claude Colliot

A recently rediscovered classic for exceptional sea food.
Open 7/7 which is unusual in Paris

9, Place du Maréchal Juin
75017 Paris
+33 1 42 27 82 14
Google Map Dessirier

A favourite of foreign Paris residents
with wide choice of food which remains classical French cuisine.
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129, Rue Saint Dominique
Paris 75007
+33 1 47 05 46 44
Google Map Fontaine de Mars

One of Pierre Gagnaire’s restaurant.
Elegant setting with comfortable noise level.
Excellent and inventive food – especially fish and sea food.

6, Rue Saint Simon
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 44 73 73
Google Map Gaya

Good traditional French food in location right near Luxembourg Gardens. Excellent value. Simple but attractive setting.

44, Rue d’Assas
75006 Paris
+33 1 45 44 44 44
Google Map Georgette

A very simple but excellent Chinese restaurant in Paris’ Chninatown.
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32 Avenue de Choisy
75013 Paris
+33 1 45 86 42 40
Google Map Impérial Choisy

Small. Elegant. Raffiné. Original food.
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5 Rue de Pontoise
75005 Paris
+33 1 46 33 60 11
Google Map Itinéraires

A truly authentic Japanese restaurant, as close to being in Japan as you can imagine. With staff which hardly speaks French….

44 Rue Saint Ferdinand
75017 Paris
+33 1 45 72 11 19
Google Map Kifuné

Vietnamese
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51, Avenue Emile Zola
Paris 75015
+33 1 45 79 40 96
Google Map Kim Anh

Japanese restaurants in Paris have become common.
But not all are good. This one is excellent.

42, Rue Sainte Anne
75002 Paris
+33 1 40 15 99 90
Google Map Koetsu

Excellent, original Japanese food in bistro setting.
Much sought after venue.
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5 Rue Villedo
75001 Paris
+33 1 40 15 90 75
Google Map Kunitoraya

Attractive, quiet neighbordhood restaurant with excellent meat.
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10, Rue de Saint-Simon
75007 Paris
+33 1 42 22 01 60
Google Map L’Affable

Tiny bistro with promising cuisine
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15, Rue des Fossés Saint-Marcel
75005 Paris
+33 1 43 31 86 48
Google Map L’Agrume

One of Paris’ GREAT bistrots. Very crowded, very difficult to get table, very tight seating but…..worth the effort!

27, Rue Malar
Paris 75007
+33 1 48 87 77 48
Google Map L’Ami Jean

Very inventive cuisine.
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37 Rue Bobillot
75013 Paris
+33 1 45 81 14 06
Google Map L’Avant Goût

Excellent shell fish in tiny branch of Gerard Depardieu’s LA FONTAINE GAILLON just across the street. Good address for supper after an evening at Opéra Garnier if your performance allows you to book before restaurant closes.

15, Rue Gaillon
75002 Paris
+33 1 47 42 02 99
Google Map L’Ecailler de la Fontaine

Excellent fish & sea food
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22, Rue Paul Bert
75011 Paris
+33 1 43 72 76 77
Google Map L’Ecailler du Bistrot

Oyster and shell fish bar

6, Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré
Paris 75001
+33 1 42 61 93 87
Google Map L’Ecume Saint Honore

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9, Rue de l’Eperon
Paris 75006
+33 1 44 41 00 09
Google Map L’Epigramme

Real bistro with good food and value in unusual neighborhood.
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92 Rue Broca
75013 Paris
+33 1 47 07 13 65
Google Map L’Ourcine

New right-bank branch of celebrated left-bank bistrot.
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123, Rue Saint Honoré
Paris 75001
+33 1 42 21 92 40
Google Map La Regalade Saint Honoré

A classic brasserie was renovated after a fire and reemerged with improved cuisine, including excellent sea food

105, Boulevard du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
+33 1 43 26 48 26
Google Map La Rotonde

Very interesting bistro cuisine in Montmartre
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18, Rue Eugène Sue
75018 Paris
+33 1 42 55 61 64
Google Map La Table d’Eugène

Wonderful fusion food in trendy restaurant. Not easy to get table but worth the effort.

25 Rue du Dragon
75006 Paris
+33 1 43 25 87 67
Google Map Le Bar des Près

Tiny but delicious restaurant nearby Jardin du Luxembourg.

10 Rue Servandoni
75006 Paris
+33 1 42 01 78 24
Google Map Le Bon Saint Pourcain

Very good small neighborhood bistrot
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56, Rue de la Fédération
75015 Paris
+33 1 45 66 09 01
Google Map Le Casse Noix

A classic Itaian restaurant which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Still packed as aways.

22, Rue du Cherche Midi
Paris 75006
+33 1 45 48 27 44
Google Map Le Cherche Midi

Small, affordable bistro in heart of Left Bank. Good value. Unpretentious.
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1 Rue Christine
75006 Paris
+33140517164
Google Map Le Christine

This is where I head for when I want to eat some of the best oysters in town.
Not the restaurant but the terrace where there is no need to reserve.
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108, Boulevard Montparnasse
75006 Paris
+33 1 43 35 25 81
Google Map Le Dôme (Terrace)

This celebrated *** restaurant has reinvented itself with a totally new approach to its cuisine. The unique setting located in the Palais Royal remains unchanged. With seating now available outdoors when weather permits

17 Rue de Beaujolais
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 96 56 27
Google Map Le Grand Vefour

Wine bar. Good for lunch.
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8 Rue des Saussaies
75008 Paris
+33 1 42 65 17 17
Google Map Le Griffonier

Japanese run restaurant but original French cuisine with an Asian twist. Has become one of my favourites nowadays. Restaurant is quiet and cosy but tiny thus reservation essential. I personally prefer sitting downstairs.

75, Rue du Cherche Midi
75006 PARIS
+33 1 42 22 38 27
Google Map Le Petit Verdot

A 16th arrondissement bistrot for locals who want good food and good value.
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22 Rue Scheffer
75116 Paris
+33 1 47 27 01 11
Google Map Le Scheffer

Original Asian fusion cuisine in a modest Marais district restaurant.
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9, Rue de Beauce
75003 Paris
+33 1 48 87 80 61
Google Map Les Enfants Rouges

Excellent fish with original cuisine
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131, Rue Saint-Dominique
75007 Paris
+33 1 44 18 37 55
Google Map Les Fables de la Fontaine

A great Italian food institution in Neuilly with a revisited interior and brand new cuisine approach thanks to the third generation of management.
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6, Rue Longchamp
Neuilly 92000
+33 1 46 24 81 32
Google Map Livio

New restaurant located in Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Louvre. Good food in elegant setting with outside terrace (weather permitting…).

107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 60 41 96
Google Map Loulou

Moroccan
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11, Rue Faidherbe
Paris 75011
+33 1 40 24 21 97
Google Map Mansouria

New 7th Arrondissement Pizza success story. They are excellent and a great success with neighborhood kids and adults – especially on Sunday.

5, Rue Paul-Louis Courier
75007 Paris
+33 1 43 35 08 05
Google Map Marzo

A beautiful and sophisticated temple of Japanese talent . which combines tea room with restaurant and boutique for very fine imported crafts. A feast for the eyes even if you just want to look.
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16 Rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
+33 1 80 97 76 80
Google Map Ogata

Serves what is probably some of the best meat in Paris today which is of course its specialty. Located in very attractive brand new food court in the heart of the Saint-Germain area.

Beau Passage accessible from :
53 -57 Rue de Grenelle
83-85 Rue du Bac
14 Boulevard Raspail
75007 Paris
+33 1 43 21 30 30
Google Map Polmard

Excellent basque food in small neighborhood bistro
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4, Rue de l’Exposition
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 51 88 38
Google Map Pottoka

Small menu but very original cuisine in a bistrot which has become my neighborhood canteen!
Tends to be a bit noisy in the back room. Suggest trying to get table towards front.

1 Rue de Gribeauval
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 48 14 16
Google Map Racines des Près

A tiny Left Bank sea food restaurant with excellent oysters. Unfortunately no reservation.
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3 Rue Montfaucon
75006 Paris
+33 1 44 4110 07
Google Map Regis

For Summer outdoor dining only

N.E. Corner of Jardin du Palais Royal
110 Galerie de Valois
Paris 75001
+33 1 40 20 00 27
Google Map Restaurant du Jardin du Palais Royal

Tapas-style cuisine yet not Spanish in very popular Saint-Germain restaurant.

54, Rue de Seine
75006 Paris
+33 1 43 54 34 50
Google Map Semilla

Good neighborhood restaurant for Italian food.
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9, Rue Duban
75016 Paris
+33 1 42 88 10 15
Google Map Settebello

Attractive new bistro in residential Paris.
Young chef produces inventive modern cuisine.

18 Rue de Chaillot
75016 Paris
+33 1 47 20 08 90
Google Map Substance

Has become one of my favourite bistros with delicious and innovative food served in very pleasant atmosphere by very good personnel.

22 Rue Surcouf
75007 Paris
+33 1 45 51 46 93
Google Map Tomy & Co