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OUR FIFTY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS IN PARIS

50 of our favorite restaurants in Paris—freshly updated for spring 2026. Six new additions, six au revoirs, and the same rule: every visit anonymous and fully paid.

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Eme
Chef Nazareno Mayol Curti brings a gastronomic tasting menu to the southern Marais. The cooking is skilled, the room is quiet, and Paris has never had more competition.
Occasion
Occasion brings four precise courses, a personally curated wine list, and a room full of mid-century design finds to the Goncourt neighborhood — all for 49€.
Virtus
A two-star tasting menu in the Aligre market neighborhood — grand cuisine on one of Paris’s most unpretentious streets.
Paris Restaurants by Location
Our complete guide to Paris restaurants by location, organized by arrondissement. Hundreds of personally reviewed restaurants with honest ratings, updated regularly. Find the best dining in every neighborhood of Paris.
Substance
After Hémicycle closed, chefs Flavio Lucarini and Aurora Storari landed at Substance in the 16th — and the cooking is the most refined we’ve seen from them yet.
Masaikuta
A Japanese-trained chef with serious French credentials opens his own tasting menu restaurant in the 11th, with one of the best natural wine programs in Paris.
The Best Baguettes in Paris
Where are the best baguettes in Paris? We’ve tracked every Grand Prix de la Baguette winner since 2011—16 years of competition results mapped across all twenty arrondissements. Each year, Paris crowns its baguette champion through this prestigious competition, with the winner earning the honor of supplying the President of France for an entire year. Our interactive map reveals fascinating trends: the 5th arrondissement’s emergence as a baguette powerhouse, the 18th’s surprising decline, and bakeries like La Parisienne that dominate across multiple locations. Find the best baguettes in Paris near your hotel or explore award-winning bakeries by neighborhood.
Fugue
Chef Hitoshi Minatani brings technically precise yet generous French cooking to Gare de l’Est. The 75€ tasting menu offers exceptional value, the wine list rewards curiosity, and counter seating lets you watch the chef work in this pared-down stone-walled space.
Le Bon Georges
Tucked into a corner building south of Pigalle, Le Bon Georges has earned a devoted clientele since opening in 2014. This upscale bistro delivers the warmth and informality you’d expect from a neighborhood favorite, paired with refined technique and exceptional ingredients.
L’Ambroisie
Bernard Pacaud’s 43-year tenure ended in 2025, but L’Ambroisie’s classic menu endures under new chef Shintaro Awa. Expect impeccable technique, luxury ingredients, and prices to match at this three-Michelin-star institution in Place des Vosges.