Places in Paris

MOF chef, 1-Michelin, Parisian-apartment dining on rue Bayen.

The 1896 original, Belle Époque listed dining room, twelve euros for blanquette.

The XXL bouillon that put 19th-century working-class dining back on the map.

1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank, Chartier's brother house, listed.

1895 Saint-Lazare brasserie, Niermans mosaics, listed since 1989.

1924 corner bistro with an open kitchen, and Paris's most decorated bœuf bourguignon.

1927 Trocadéro tea-room, marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.

1883 Belle Époque seafood brasserie, Rostang family, daily-port-sourced fish.

1889 Abbesses brasserie, shellfish counter, Cantal charcuterie, no Montmartre theatre.

The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686, Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.

The Académie française's secret canteen, in Voltaire's own building.

A working 'routier' off Trocadéro, checkered tablecloths, 18-euro lunch.

2-Michelin institution off Place des Ternes, 45 years of haute French classicism.