Live-fire cooking and old Paris atmosphere define Robert et Louise in the Marais. Generous portions of grilled meats, blood sausage, and classic sides served around an open fireplace. Request ground floor seating to experience the wood-fired cooking. Open Sunday and Monday.
All-day cafe inside Lafayette Anticipations art center serving small portions of contemporary vegetarian-leaning food. Quality varies significantly—some dishes disappoint, croque monsieur delivers. Prices feel high for what you get. Best utility: quiet workspace or easy last-minute booking.
A bustling bistro along the Seine serving reliable French classics and select Italian-influenced dishes. The lively atmosphere and weekend availability near Notre-Dame make it valuable for travelers. Competent cooking in a genuinely convivial setting. Always packed — reservations essential.
Northern Vietnamese restaurant on the Île Saint-Louis serving Hanoi-style ph? with housemade noodles and clear broth. Signature bowls run 18-22€. Open every day, walk-ins welcome. Best utility: convenient warm refuge near Notre-Dame when other options are crowded.
Chef Assaf Granit’s Boubalé brings sit-down Eastern European Jewish dining to the Marais. Ashkenazi-inspired dishes like salmon in borscht and Israeli couscous risotto, plus rare Eastern European wines. In the Grand Mazarin hotel near BHV. Open every day.
Tourist-friendly Marais bistro serving classic French comfort food every day of the week. Quality varies significantly across the menu—stick to the beef bourguignon and onion soup, skip the fish and desserts. Best for first-time Paris visitors needing a reliable Monday or Sunday option.
Tiny oyster bar on Île Saint-Louis serving fresh oysters from Marennes-Oléron. Extremely limited seating—handful of sidewalk tables with Pantheon views, few indoor spots. Reservations essential. Menu focuses on oysters, caviar, champagne. Reasonable prices €20-30 per person.
Did you know that the majority of Paris restaurants are closed on Sunday? There are still plenty of great options, but it helps to have a guide for where to eat on Sunday in Paris.
Read an old travel guide to France, and you’ll likely find mention of les routiers. At these roadside restaurants catering to truckers, grub was classic, cheap, and good. And despite the absence of any highway running through the trendy 11th arrondissement, Aux Bons Crus evokes these restaurants of yore.
Bouillon Pigalle offers cheap classic French food from noon to midnight, every single day.