Argile
A talented chef, a remarkable lunch formula, and a room full of locals near Pigalle. Open Monday.
Affordable
Canard Sauvage
Unpretentious bistro cooking with big flavors and small prices in the 10th arrondissement, from the team behind Les Pères Populaires.
Jip
A three-course Korean-French set menu at 35€ in the 11th, from the chef behind Orson — fast-paced, good value, and ideal before a night out.
Ha Noi 1988
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.
Aux Bons Crus
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.