Must-see restaurants in St-Germain & Les Invalides

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    Restaurant Guy Savoy

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    If you're considering visiting a three-Michelin-star temple to gastronomy, this should certainly be on your list. The world-famous chef needs no…

  • Bouillon Racine

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Inconspicuously situated in a quiet street, this heritage-listed art nouveau ‘soup kitchen’, with mirrored walls, floral motifs and ceramic tiling, was…

  • L'Étable Hugo Desnoyer

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Duck beneath the elegant stone arches of Marché St-Germain to uncover the stylish steakhouse of Paris' superstar butcher Hugo Desnoyer. Vegetarians be…

  • Clover Green

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Dining at hot-shot chef Jean-François Piège's casual bistro is like attending a private party: the galley-style open kitchen adjoining the 20 seats is…

  • L’Avant Comptoir de la Terre

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Squeeze in around the zinc bar and feast on amazing tapas (fried squids, egg and mushrooms, and veal breast with green cabbage) and wines by the glass in…

  • Beaupassage

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Some of France's finest chefs, artisans and purveyors occupy this open-air 'mini district'. Look out for Yannick Alléno (with a restaurant, wine cellar…

  • La Cantine du Troquet

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    One of six eateries run by chef Christian Etchebest in Paris, La Cantine du Troquet is a favoured spot for fans of bistro fare made with top-notch…

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    L'Avant Comptoir du Marché

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Top chef Yves Camdeborde stars again with this porcine-specialist tapas bar wedged in one corner of the Marché St-Germain covered market-shopping complex…

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    Breizh Café Odéon

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    A fabulous people-watching pavement terrace with quintessential bistro chairs overlooking people-busy Carrefour de l'Odéon (snuggle up in a blue tartan…

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    Tomy & Co

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Tomy Gousset's restaurant near the Eiffel Tower has been a sensation since day one. The French-Cambodian chef works his magic on inspired seasonal dishes…

  • L'Avant Comptoir de la Mer

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    One of Yves Camdeborde's stunning line-up of St-Germain hors d'oeuvre bars – alongside Le Comptoir, L'Avant Comptoir de la Terre and L'Avant Comptoir du…

  • Anima

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Dress on trend to ensure you don't look out of place at this sleek, fashionable Italian restaurant opened by David Lahner (of Racines fame) and Marco…

  • Café Constant

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Run by Michelin-starred chef Christian Constant, this traditional neighbourhood cafe with original bar and mosaic floor cooks up some fantastic staples:…

  • Claus

    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…

  • Au Pied de Fouet

    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…

  • Crêperie de St-Germain

    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…

  • Oenosteria

    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 …

  • Au Pied de Fouet

    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…

  • Chez Dumonet

    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…

  • Les Climats

    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…

  • Semilla

    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,…

  • La Grande Crèmerie

    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…

  • Ralph's

    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…

  • Freddy's

    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…

  • Cuppa

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Footsteps from the Musée d'Orsay, behind a dark-green façade framing original glass window panes, teensy Cuppa is a fabulous find for all-organic…

  • Anicia

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    An advance online booking is essential at this glorious 'bistro nature', showcase for the earthy but refined cuisine of chef François Gagnaire who ran a…

  • Le Fontaine de Mars

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    For traditional French cooking look no further than this 1930s-styled neighbourhood bistro with signature lace curtains, checked tablecloths and – best of…

  • Sauvage

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Some quite extraordinary natural wines are paired with creative French cuisine at this fashionably no-frills place with pea-green façade on trendy rue du…

  • Plume

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    A minimalist, 1950s ambience cocoons discerning diners at Plume ('Feather'), the stylish neobistro of talented young Tunisian chef Youssef Gastli. His…

  • Little Breizh

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    As authentic as you'd find in Brittany, but with some innovative twists (such as Breton sardines, olive oil and sundried tomatoes, or smoked salmon, dill…

  • Aux Prés

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    This cult 1950s bistro with original bar, leather banquette seating and floral wallpaper sizzles with contemporary glamour thanks to celebrity French chef…

  • Restaurant David Toutain

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Prepare to be wowed: David Toutain pushes the envelope at his eponymous Michelin-starred restaurant with some of the most creative high-end cooking in…

  • Le Timbre

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    As tiny as the postage stamp for which it's named, Le Timbre is run by husband-and-wife team Charles Danet (in the kitchen) and Agnès Peyre (front of…

  • La Crèmerie

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Beneath an original glass-covered ceiling, this marble-walled caviste (wine cellar) is a delicious flashback to 1880s Paris. With a stock of 400-odd wines…

  • Les Fables de la Fontaine

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Prices at this elegant cream-coloured restaurant are a serious bargain and the lunchtime menu is an absolute steal. Dishes are true works of art: on-the…

  • Grom

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Flavours change monthly at France’s flagship outlet of prestigious Turin gelato-maker Grom. All include sustainably sourced, high-grade ingredients like…

  • Niébé

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Inviting sunflower-yellow walls set the tone at this Left Bank hot spot for soul food. Ex-chef at the Brazilian Embassy, Rosilène Vitorino, oversees a…

  • Le Bac à Glaces

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Apricot and ginger, lemon and basil, cinnamon, pistacchio, and flambéed banana are among the 60 flavours of all-natural ice creams at this luscious…

  • L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    This two-Michelin-star restaurant established by Joël Robuchon (1945–2018) takes diners on a mind-blowing culinary tour of French gastronomy's finer…

  • Casa Bini

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    At this highly recommended Italian restaurant, homemade pasta is cooked to perfection and children are treated like gods. Dishes span lush antipasti…