Restaurants in Paris
Dine in luxurious surroundings at Les Ambassadeurs on place de la Concorde square. Try garlicky snails off the Champs Elysées at La Fermette Marbeuf. Traditional and contemporary Basque cuisine is served at Le Troquet and Chez L'Ami Jean near the Eiffel Tower. Rue St-Anne in the Opéra district is the place to eat Japanese noodle soups. Le Restaurant in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Bateaux Parisiens dinner cruises are perfect for romantic tête-à-têtes. Restaurants usually serve 12pm-2.30pm and 7pm-10.30pm - 10% service is normally included.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Concept dining
Famous chef Joel Robuchon's minimalist restaurant in
Saint-Germain-des-Prés has revolutionised Parisian dining.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon's vast open kitchen is surrounded by a circular
bar which seats just 36 clients, who choose dishes from the Michelin-starred
tapas menu according to their taste and appetite. The waiters are happy to
recommend wine.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-3.30pm & 6.30pm-12am
Address
5, rue de Montalembert, Paris 75007
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 22 56 56
Les Ombres
Eiffel Tower views
On the Branly Museum's roof, near the Eiffel Tower, the trendy Les Ombres
restaurant offers breathtaking views onto Gustave Eiffel's edifice. Choose
the terrace or opt for a table inside where the décor imitates the shadows
(ombres) the Eiffel Tower casts over the restaurant. Seasonal menus may
include candied terrine of lamb and Nutella-fondue.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 7pm-10.30pm (until 11pm Fri & Sat)
Address
27, quai Branly, Paris 75007
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 47 53 68 00
Le Restaurant
Romantic rococo dining
Set inside a hotel called L'Hôtel, near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Le
Restaurant's intimate, rococo dining room, designed by Jacques Garcia, is
stylish, hip and oozes romance. Bring a special person along to enjoy chef
Philippe Bélissante's unusual take on French cuisine (the house speciality
is crab-meat with argan oil and hot bisque) and sample some lip-smacking
wines.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2.30pm & 7.30pm-10.30pm
Address
13, rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris 75006
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 44 41 99 00
Bateaux Parisiens
Gourmet cruise
Bateaux Parisiens lunch and dinner cruises, which depart Port de la
Bourdonnais, are a memorable way to combine fine dining with sightseeing.
Visitors drift along the Seine, taking in panoramas, listening to
atmospheric French music, drinking wine and savouring excellent gourmet
French cuisine which includes foie-gras, succulent salmon with Puy lentils
and pastries.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12.15pm & 7.30pm
Address
Port de la Bourdonnais, Paris 75007
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 76 64 14 45
Les Ambassadeurs
Michelin-star cuisine
Exquisitely furnished with marble, gilded cherubs, sky-high mirrors and
Baccarat chandeliers, the Hotel Crillon's Les Ambassadeurs restaurant,
overlooking place de la Concorde square, is a spectacular setting for chef
Jean-François Piége's acclaimed cuisine. Try the hand-fished scallops with
sweet pumpkin crackle and white truffles. The award-winning sommelier will
help you choose your wine. Book in advance.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2pm & 7.30pm-10pm; Sun 12pm-3pm
Address
Hotel Crillon, 10 place de la Concorde, Paris 75008
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 44 71 16 16
Chez l'Ami Jean
Grandma's cooking
In the friendly Chez l'Ami Jean near Les Invalides, hams hang overhead,
wooden tables sit snugly side by side and fine wines wait to be opened
behind the bar. Whether you choose the pigeon terrine, the confit of
Pyrenean lamb with parmesan or the creamy rice-pudding, it will be as hearty
as it is delicious.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2pm & 7pm-12am
Address
27, rue Malar, Paris 75007
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 47 05 86 89
La Fermette Marbeuf
Art Nouveau dining room
Garlicky snails, foie-gras, tender steaks, veal shanks and fresh fish are
just some of the culinary delights La Fermette Marbeuf offers at its
restaurant near the Champs Elysées. Ask for a table beneath its breathtaking
Art Nouveau cupola, one of the best-preserved in Europe, or combine your
meal with a show at the theatre.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-3pm & 7pm-11.30pm
Address
5, rue Marbeuf, Paris 75008
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 53 23 08 00
Willi's Wine Bar
Wine buff's dream
Decorated with wine-themed collectors' posters, Willi's Wine Bar in the
Opéra district is a must for wine buffs with over 250 wines on
offer and knowledgeable waiters. Dishes such as guinea-fowl with
confit of onions and bacon sit alongside ripe Bordeaux in this
intimate dining-area. Reservations are recommended.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm & 7pm-11pm
Address
13, rue des Petits Champs, Paris 75001
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 61 05 09
Le Fumoir
Eating with the Literati
In an unrivalled location opposite the Louvre, the fashionable and cosy
Fumoir looks rather like a gentleman's smoking-club with dark wooden
pannelling and furniture. Head to the little library at the back, coveted by
trendy artists and intellectual types, and opt for a bar snack or
mouth-watering dishes like poached cod and Argentinian rib-eye steak.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-2am
Address
6, rue de l'amiral Coligny, Paris 75001
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 92 00 24
Mini Palais
Museum dining
Inside the Grand Palais museum, near the Champs Elysées, Mini Palais chef
Gilles Choukroun produces inventive cuisine. Signature dishes include
foie-gras crème-brûlée for starters, roasted duck with orangey carrots and a
most unusual take on peach melba. Sit inside and enjoy the funky interior or
head out to the sunny terrace.
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Opening Hours
Daily 8.30am-1am (from 10.30am Sat & Sun)
Address
Avenue Winston Churchill, Paris 75008
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 56 42 42
Le Troquet
Locals' rustic favourite
Locals flock to the rustic Basque dining room, Le Troquet, in the residential
15th arrondisement, where Chef Christian Etchebest uses seasonal produce to
create daring dishes that always mélange unexpected flavours. Diners sitting
at Gingham-clad tables tuck into delights such as smoked eel with avacado
mousse, cheesy biscuits and apple.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm & 7.30pm-11pm
Address
21, rue François Bonvin, Paris 75015
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 45 66 89 00
Transport
Métro Cambronne, Sèvres Lecourbe or Volontaires
Rose Bakery
Homemade organic food
Owned by a French-English couple, Rose Bakery, just below Montmartre, is a
wonderful organic delicatessen-cum-restaurant that sells mouth-watering
homemade food to queues of hungry locals. The menu includes soups, salads,
buttery quiches, mini-pizzas and scrumptious cakes, including traditional
English carrot cake. Come early for a table or join the throngs for a
take-out lunch.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 11.30am-3pm
Address
46, rue des Martyrs, Paris 75009
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 82 12 80
Transport
Métro Notre-Dame de Lorette or St Georges
La Fresque
Quintessential French bistro
A former fishmongers near Les Halles, once a market, La Fresque serves French
cuisine inside a cosy, fresco-clad dining-room with a small, bustling
terrace. Friendly waiters scurry between the kitchen and narrowly spaced
tables carrying dishes such as salmon terrine and lamb with Provencal
tomatoes.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-3pm; daily 7pm-12am
Address
100, rue Rambuteau, Paris 75001
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 42 33 17 56
Transport
Métro Les Halles or Etienne Marcel
Café Constant
Low-key bistro
Michelin-starred chef Christian Constant turned this tiny tabac near
the Eiffel Tower into a buzzing bistro selling uncompromisingly good fare at
low prices. Café Constant's menu includes recipes Christian's grandma handed
down to him, such as specialities like steak-tartare with hand-cut fries,
Spanish omelette, lentils with foie-gras and dreamy chocolate profiteroles.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 8.30am-10.30pm
Address
139, rue St-Dominique, Paris 75007
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 47 53 73 34
Chartier
Cheap and hearty food
Chartier, near the Grands Boulevards, is a cheap eatery that has changed
little in a century. A former workers' canteen, it still serves lashings of
French dishes such as egg mayonnaise, snails, steak and fries and sausage
and potato purée to hungry crowds. It's a typical 19th-century dining-room
with large mirrors and tiled floors.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm
Address
7, rue du Faubourg Montmartre, Paris 75009
Telephone
+33 (0) 1 47 70 86 29
