Venues similar to Bofinger

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

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

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

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

Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.

Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.

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

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