Venues similar to Le Procope

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome, choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.

Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990, tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams.

Alléno's one-Michelin counter format at Pavillon Ledoyen, the realistic same-week booking.

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

1919 Place des Ternes brasserie, Laura Gonzalez interior, three-time MOF écailler.

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

The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.

Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.

The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.

Bertrand Grébaut's 11e neo-bistro that reset the gravitational centre east in 2011.