Plekken in Paris

Two Michelin stars in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, looking at the Seine.

Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro, Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.

The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.

Oberkampf natural-wine canteen, charcuterie and small plates, run by ex-Chateaubriand.

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.

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

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

Brazilian asador, Lucas Baur de Campos's open-fire 11e room, Le Fooding, Infatuation cult.

Jody Williams's all-day gastrothèque, the SoPi room that never feels off.

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

Tiny natural-wine bar inside the covered Passage des Panoramas, a Paris postcard.

Female-led cocktail bar with bi-fold windows on the Belleville-Canal axis, zero pretension, real depth.

Naturophile cave-à-manger by the canal, visiting chefs, no reservations, minimum-intervention list.

Mexican street-food institution on rue Eugène Varlin, Canal Saint-Martin's handmade-tortilla bench since 2011.

The no-reservations rue du Nil counter from Gregory Marchand's group, natural wine and small plates

Julio Guerrero's neo-taquería on rue Lacharrière, Mexico-City standard, natural wine, Le Fooding register.

Mahogany expat bar from 1911, birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme

The original Pigalle boutique, leather banquettes, art on every wall, brunch all weekend.

Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name, 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique

Pigalle bar-restaurant by Fabien Lombardi (ex-Prescription), natural wines, aged cocktails, PUNCH-listed.

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

1902 Art Nouveau brasserie on Ledru-Rollin, Mucha frescoes, listed interior, honest cooking.

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

Alain Ducasse's bean-to-bar manufacture in the 11e, Nicolas Berger's atelier behind a cobbled courtyard

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

Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution, bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.

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

A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony, zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.

Vegetable-driven neo-bistro with a 400-bottle wine list and savoury-leaning desserts.

French-spirits-only cocktail bar in a graffiti-clad doorway, World's 50 Best Bars regular.

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

Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie, painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread

The only Palace hotel on the Left Bank, 1910 Belle Époque on Boulevard Raspail.

Ethiopian institution on rue Sauffroy, the 17e Batignolles room that has held the cuisine in Paris for decades.

Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001, matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures

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

The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.

Big Mamma's four-floor Florentine theatre under a Pigalle glass roof.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.

The wine bar inside the Septime universe, 90 natural references, 30 standing seats, no booking.

David Lynch's 2011 members club six floors below rue de Montmartre, non-members welcome after midnight.

Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730, Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil

Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016, the original room with the fox-mark logo

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