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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.
You can also find great information on this website. Since 2010 we’ve been publishing reviews here & sharing practical guides to help you find great restaurants in Paris. Here’s a selection of our recent articles:
- Patine
A capable kitchen in a room that’s still finding itself. Julien Chevallier’s 50€ dinner menu is one of the better deals in the 11th right now. - Augustin Marchand d’Vins
A Saint-Germain wine bar worth reserving — and a guide to ordering well once you’re there. - Argile
A talented chef, a remarkable lunch formula, and a room full of locals near Pigalle. Open Monday. - Épopée
Épopée is one of the most talked-about new bistros in the 11th. We didn’t love it. - Quedubon
A long-standing Paris by Mouth favorite near the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Quedubon pairs one of the city’s most serious natural wine lists with exceptional nose-to-tail cooking by British chef Ollie Clarke. - Les Enfants du Marché
A Japanese counter tucked inside the Marché des Enfants Rouges — inventive small plates, natural wine, no reservations, and prices that require a certain commitment. - 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. - 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. - 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.
- 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. - Paris Restaurants for Special Occasions
Choosing a restaurant for a special occasion is one of the most anxious forms of restaurant planning. Here are our picks — organized by format and budget — for the nights that need to go right. - Best Restaurants in Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain is thick with mediocre restaurants trading on their postcard address. Here’s where to eat well — our picks for the Left Bank’s most iconic neighborhood. - Best Restaurants Near the Louvre
Worked up an appetite while wandering one of the world’s largest museums? We’ve got you covered. - Outdoor Dining in Paris
Outdoor dining in Paris is a mixed bag. There are places that are both gorgeous and genuinely good — and places that are neither. Here’s how to tell the difference before you go. - The Best Baguettes in Paris
Every year, Paris crowns its best baguette in one of the city’s most prestigious culinary competitions — the Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française.
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