Venues similar to Le Grand Véfour

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

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

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

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

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.