A contemporary bistro on the Ile Saint-Louis from noted chef Antoine Westermann, where vegetables rule.
If you have only one ice cream cone in Paris, make sure it comes from Berthillon, the long-standing grande dame of glace that is only ever described with effusive superlatives. The salon de thé is worth a visit, too.
Vintage Metro posters decorate the walls of this contemporary bistro, where a Top Chef finalist has taken over the stove. Lunch menus at 17€ and 22€, 35€ and up, à la carte.
Squeeze into this tiny butcher shop for lunch and watch owner Michel Kalifa in action.
At this small, contemporary bistro near the Centre Pompidou, Chef Mickael Gaigner shows off his skills — honed in high end kitchens — at reasonable prices.
Larnicol is known for his whimsical chocolate centerpieces and sculptures, but there’s a whole range of chocolates and candies, many reflecting his Breton origins, as well as his signature kouignettes, a miniature, deeply caramelized version of the classic kouign amann.
This Roanne-based shop is known for their bean-to-bar chocolate tablets – packaged in unmistakable, multicolored stacks – and Praluline, a praline-studded brioche.
From the team behind Glou comes Jaja, a contemporary bistro featuring top notch organic products, a serious wine list, airy urban decor, and…hot dogs. Open every day.
Since 1992, chef Katsuo Nakamura has been impressing Parisians with formidable skill and quiet rigor at this tiny Ile Saint-Louis sushi bar. French critic François Simon recently called it “toujours le meilleur de Paris…”: Still the best of Paris.
Take a seat at the counter of this slick little sushi bar and watch chef Aroun Tanovan turn out pristine sashimi, riotous rolls of pink and green, and salads of seaweed, ginger, and yuzu. The wine list is uncommonly thoughtful, and desserts are by a former Ritz pastry chef.
This laid-back, (loosely) Spanish-themed natural wine bar serves up natural wines and small plates in a barely decorated space on an old street near Les Halles. Wines to go, too.
Crates and bottles are piled high in this bare bones shop, run for more than two decades by Jean-Jacques Bailly, who offers good prices on estate bottled wines from all over France.
Brass fixtures, white tablecloths, lace curtains, a marble-topped bar and tiled floors: Benoit is a picture-postcard of a Parisian bistro, with a classic menu (escargot, foie gras, sole, cassoulet) to match. Open since 1912, it’s now part of the Ducasse group.
This self-taught modernist chef’s signature dishes include an oyster sorbet, chicken cooked with licorice root, and a “larme” (tear) of chocolate. Some critics love it, others are not convinced. But there is one thing they seem to agree on: Nothing is exactly what it seems at Claude Colliot. Menus at 54€ and 66€, or à la carte.
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