Best French Restaurants in Paris

The Plaza's restored heritage-French dining room, recipes excavated from two-and-a-half centuries of menus.

Two Michelin since 1946, the institution where Paris learned modern restaurant service.

Three Michelin stars, Japanese precision in a Coq-Héron jewel-box dining room

Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784, historic monument with a kitchen in transition

Modern French bistronomic on a quiet Les Halles side street, chef-driven, value-strong tasting

The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen

One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion, Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.

Fewer than 20 seats, one Michelin star, one chef's vision, the Marais's most surgical tasting menu.

William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.

Gaël Orieux's quiet Michelin star, sustainable fish only, fifteen years running.

The Bernard Loiseau group's Michelin-starred Palais-Bourbon canteen.

Southwest French institution since 1894, Art-Nouveau dining room beside the Halles épicerie.

Tiny zinc-bar bistro near Châtelet, GaultMillau toque, charcuterie from named Auvergne producers.

Forty-seat 7e bistro behind Musée d'Orsay, chef Patrick Plais's blanquette, lentil salad, chocolate mousse in a fruit-bowl.

Candlelit 9e dining room, reborn under chef Lucie Boursier-Mougenot.

Husband-and-wife Michelin star on avenue de Versailles, chef Noam Gedalof, sommelier Etheliya Hananova.

Vegan French on rue Saint-Paul, twenty-plus years reinterpreting French classics without animal product.