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Best Restaurants in Paris (2026)

Eating out in Paris ranges from inexpensive bouillons to some of the most celebrated tables in France. For classic French food at low prices, Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards and Bouillon Julien serve traditional dishes in historic dining rooms, and Le Relais de l'Entrecôte Saint-Germain keeps things simple with a single steak-frites menu. Breizh Café Le Marais does Breton galettes with care, L'As du Fallafel is the classic Marais street-food queue, and Chez Janou brings Provençal cooking and a long pastis list to a corner near the Place des Vosges.

For history and atmosphere, Le Procope, Brasserie Lipp and Le Train Bleu offer grand settings and brasserie classics. At the top end, Septime, Frenchie and Restaurant Guy Savoy serve tasting menus that need booking well in advance, sometimes weeks ahead. Many smaller restaurants close on Sundays or at weekends, lunch is often better value than dinner, and Parisians tend to dine from around 8pm. Service is included in the bill, so tipping is a matter of rounding up for good service.

12 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Paris

  1. Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards Traditional French bouillon, Grands BoulevardsA cavernous Belle Époque dining hall on the Grands Boulevards serving low-priced French classics non-stop, every day of the year.
  2. L’As du Fallafel Falafel (kosher Middle Eastern), Le MaraisA busy kosher falafel counter on Rue des Rosiers in the Marais, known for pittas stuffed with falafel, fried aubergine and hummus.
  3. Breizh Café Le Marais Breton crêperie, Le MaraisA Marais crêperie serving Breton galettes made from organic buckwheat with Bordier butter, alongside sweet crêpes and farm ciders.

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4. Chez Janou

Provençal bistro$$Le Marais

A lively Provençal bistro a short walk from Place des Vosges, known for southern French cooking and a long list of pastis.

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7. Le Procope

Historic French brasserie$$$Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Founded in 1686, Le Procope is one of Paris's oldest cafés, once frequented by Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot and now serving classic French dishes.

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8. Brasserie Lipp

Alsatian brasserie$$$Saint-Germain-des-Prés

A Saint-Germain brasserie open since 1880, serving Alsatian choucroute, sole meunière and other classics in a tiled Belle Époque room.

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9. Le Train Bleu

Classic French brasserie$$$Gare de Lyon

A lavishly decorated restaurant inside Gare de Lyon, created for the 1900 Exposition Universelle and serving classic French cuisine daily.

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10. Septime

Modern French tasting menu$$$$Charonne / 11th arrondissement

Bertrand Grébaut's modern French restaurant on Rue de Charonne, serving seasonal carte blanche tasting menus at lunch and dinner on weekdays.

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11. Frenchie

Modern French tasting menu$$$$Sentier

Chef Grégory Marchand's intimate dinner-only restaurant on Rue du Nil, serving a five-course carte blanche tasting menu.

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