Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The former staff dining room of the city's winter circus, the 1852-built Cirque d’Hiver, is a historic monument with colourful clown-themed ceramics and…
Must-see restaurants in Paris
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This groundbreaking place, opened in late 2019, is all about sustainability and innovation. Dubbed Paris' first chef-incubator restaurant for 'curious…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Right Bank breakfast king Claus has crossed the river to take up Left Bank residence across the street from St-Germain's chic market. Instagram-worthy…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At Top Chef finalist Pierre Sang's flagship, modern French cuisine has a strong fusion lilt thanks to his French and Korean background, and the vibe is…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
This buzzing pocket-sized address with checked tablecloths and mezzanine seating is the real deal. Timeless French dishes such as confit de canard (slow…
Paris
The creative team behind Le Mary Céleste and Glass have also designed this unique drinking and dining space. Hero cooks up yangnyeom (crispy fried Korean…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Scoffing a finger-licking crêpe in the street, slathered in warm chocolate Nutella or sweet crème de marron (chestnut paste), is a Parisian essential…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall open shelves lined with bottles and gourmet products (hams, cheeses, shellfish, preserves, straw baskets of farm eggs and…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Vintage tables and chairs only add to the charm of this stylish, industrial-styled eatery – the cave à manger (wine-bar-meets-tapas bar) arm of Casa Bini …
St-Germain & Les Invalides
At this tiny, lively, cherry-red bistro, wholly classic dishes such as entrecôte (steak), confit de canard (duck cooked slowly in its own fat) with creamy…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Traditional treats such as pains au chocolat (chocolate-filled pastries) sit alongside innovations like 'cruffins' (a cross between croissants and muffins…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Founded in 1864, Bofinger is reputedly Paris' oldest brasserie, though its polished art nouveau brass, glass and mirrors indicate redecoration a few…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
'French cut lovers' is the strapline of this corner bistro specialising in hand-cut tartares, served with fantastic duck-fat-cooked fries and boutique…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Using rice and buckwheat flour from its own mill in southern France, this pioneering 100% gluten-free bakery creates exquisite cakes and pastries as well…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Natural oak, marble and stone blend seamlessly with a profusion of over-sized wicker lampshades and green foliage at this wildly popular, contemporary…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This vegetarian kitchen restaurant and coffee shop with shabby-chic interior and tiny open kitchen serves market-driven dishes: creative salads, soups,…
Paris
Le Caveau's half-timbered dining areas and (weather permitting) alfresco terrace are invariably packed with diners tucking into bountiful fresh fare: pan…
Paris
Much of the seating at this hotspot, which turns out creative fusion cuisine, is at the counter, where you get first-class views of chef Taku Sekine at…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Parisians can't get enough of this hip outpost of celebrity chef Eyal Shani's famed Tel Aviv restaurant. Head past the grocery crates to the bar to order…
Paris
One of Paris' rapidly rising star chefs Yoshitaka Ikeda creates utterly original menus that change daily but might start with foie gras ice cream and move…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Fondly known by its former name, Joséphine, this lace-curtained, mosaic-tiled place with white-cloth tables inside and out is the Parisian bistro of many…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Like the neighbouring Musée d'Orsay, this is a magnificent art nouveau treasure. Once a 1905-built former home for female telephone, telegram and postal…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Chef Quentin Giroud ditched the high-flying world of finance for the stoves, and this small, vintage-style space with semi-open kitchen is testament to…
Paris
Tucked away on a charming Bastille backstreet behind a mulberry-coloured façade, Buffet has burgundy leather seating, wooden tables, mirrors and terrazzo…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tempting aromas waft from this canary-yellow-fronted delicatessen, opened by a Polish couple in 1946. Viennese apple strudel, borek (pasties) with warm…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There's always at least one vegetarian option (such as roast beetroot and purple-carrot crumble) on the small but superb weekly menu at this welcoming…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Stark concrete floor, beams and an open kitchen (in front of which you can book front-row 'chef seats') set the factory-style scene for edgy, modern,…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Hay-smoked quail with peat vinaigrette, grilled octopus with fennel confit, and roast bone marrow are among the adventurous flavour combinations from Hugo…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The success of Serge Mathieu's tiny cave gourmande (gourmet wine cellar), La Crèmerie, prompted the opening of this chic rustic space serving the earthy…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tucked down the rear right-hand side of covered market Marché des Enfants Rouges, this sizzling-hot comptoir (counter) has bamboo stools where you can…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The parasol-shaded interior courtyard, awash with plants and heated in winter, is the epitome of elegance at glitzy Ralph's, tucked behind the Ralph…
Paris
Unusual and rare artisan products sourced from all over France decide the day's menu at Michelin-starred Table, styled like a contemporary table d'hôte,…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Run by the same team as neighbouring neobistro Semilla, this buzzing no-reservation wine bar serves creative small plates (smoked artichoke with hazelnut…
Paris
Families flock to this island bistro, which features a rustic cockerel theme celebrating the French national symbol and chef Steven Rouquier in the…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With its old signage, it might look like just another 'restaurant Chinois' (Chinese restaurant) on the fringe of multicultural Belleville, but look again…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Mint-green wrought-iron chairs and tables line the pavement outside the 'plant slaughterhouse' (it occupies a former butcher shop), while the light,…
Paris
Opened in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer, the Polish pastry chef of queen consort Marie Leszczyńska (wife of Louis XV), this place offers house-made specialities…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With its polished concrete floors, raw stone walls and ginger-hued banquette seating, this contemporary neighbourhood cafe-restaurant is a brilliant space…
Paris
Launched by multi-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse, 'floating restaurant' Ducasse sur Seine sails through the city past icons such as the Louvre at…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
It's hard to argue with the battered, fried goodness at this ideally located fish-and-chip shop near Canal St-Martin. Nothing is frozen here: it's all…
