Where to Eat in Paris right now
1 – MAISON LAUTREC
From classic "oeufs mayonnaise" at a century-old bistro to a Michelin-starred restaurant or new hidden gems, our locals editors rank the best spots in Paris.
Written by Eatinerary editor
28 February 2024
______
______
Young chef Khelil Morin has created one of the most creative dining experiences on the right bank with his lively, inventive French cuisine.
A meal in this gallery-like space starts with an assortment of small tapas, followed by a series of contemporary French dishes with Asian accents that showcase both land and sea ingredients. The menu changes with the seasons, always offering a fresh and varied culinary experience. The meticulously designed interior of this modern bistro, skillfully blending aged leather banquettes, globe lamps, green marble tables, and the softly candlelit evening atmosphere, makes it a must-visit spot in Paris.
There's also a hidden room where you can dance all night, will you be able to find it?
PRICES: Lunch around €30 / dinner around €50
2 – LE CLARENCE
Le Clarence, in the heart of the Golden Triangle, is more than just a meal, it's an extraordinary journey filled with crystal chandeliers and masterful paintings, set in a luxurious mansion overflowing with woodwork, moldings, and velvet.
This restaurant offers an exceptional cuisine where each dish is a work of art. The freshest ingredients and seasonal products are carefully selected to create unique flavors and bold combinations. Every bite is a culinary journey that awakens the senses and delights the taste buds.
2 Michelin-starred restaurant.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €150 / dinner menu at €280
31 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008 Paris
3 – VECCHIO x PERCHOIR
Every year, Le Perchoir Ménilmontant, located on a rooftop in the 11th arrondissement, welcomes a rotation of chefs who take charge of its kitchen for a few months.
Since mid-October, it has been Gianmarco Gorni, an Italian, leading the operations alongside his partner Hubert Niveleau.
At Vecchio (the name of this ephemeral culinary experience) they showcase Italian trattoria cuisine with a distinctive New York flair.
And the result is simply impressive and festive.
PRICES: Lunch around €45 / dinner around €80.
PERCHOIR MENILMONTANT x VECCHIO
14 Rue Crespin du Gast, 75011 Paris
01 89 72 01 89
4 – KAPUNKA
In the vibrant 10th arrondissement of Paris, this Thaî food restaurant with dimmed lights and a successful menu gently recharges batteries.
Maison Kapunka stands out for its surprisingly relaxing atmosphere in an electric neighborhood, where crowds of revelers and travelers pass by every day and night.
While the establishment follows current trends, the elaborately crafted cocktails, now almost indispensable on the capital's menus, are, of course, "signature," so we thoroughly enjoyed indulging in a green papaya salad with peanuts and lime (€8), a fish crudo with lime vinaigrette, shizo, and hibiscus, as beautiful as it is delicious (€14), a dish of beef "hot tiger tears" marinated in tamarind and lime (€18)… all washed down with a cocktail made with vodka infused with Thai basil, ginger, and lime (€12)
The overall experience is very successful. Just the thing to leave feeling rejuvenated and ready to conquer the city.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €25 / dinner around €40.
1 Bis Rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris
01 45 80 04 24
Chef Sota Atsumi has spent several years pursuing the goal of creating a home where guests exchange smiles between delicious dishes crafted and served by a team of delighted hosts.
The ingredients used by Chef Sota, the wines offered by his team are selected with the same meticulousness, respect, and sense of harmony as the materials chosen to decorate the restaurant.
Expect bursts of red tuna with a delicate rhubarb juice, tips of green asparagus in a nettle and wild garlic sauce, and a classic Tatin alongside caramel ice cream.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €75 / dinner menu at €140.
1 Bis Rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris
01 45 80 04 24
SoPi's New, Trendy Hang-Out Spot: a natural wine and cocktail restaurant with a Mediterranean influence. Housed in a former guitar shop, this bar and eatery is the go-to spot in South Pigalle: The venue boasts an amazing location with a bustling terrace offering Mediterranean-inspired cuisine.
On the menu, you'll find dishes such as Beetroot Houmous (€8); beef keftas to dip in yogurt, pesto mint pistachio, and grape sauce (€13); addictive land-sea mussels à la Provençale (€12)… These dishes are best enjoyed with natural wine, like the Sicilian rosé, sourced directly from the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna. But there's also an extensive list of house cocktails, highly recommended and expertly shaken.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €25 and dinner around at €50
24 Rue Victor Massé, 75009 Paris
01 74 64 64 84
For all those seeking for consistent quality and good value for money, it is clearly necessary to mention this address...
the concept of the Breizh Café, the trendy Breton corner that freshly landed in 2007. Here, there's no rusticity, but rather light wood. In the kitchen, high-quality products are used: butter from Bordier, organic flour and buckwheat, or even Valrhona chocolate, not to mention a choice of about twenty ciders.
Rolls range from €10.50 to €14.50, galettes from €9.50 to €18.50, and crêpes from €4.80 to €13.50
PRICES: Lunch around €20 / dinner menu at €30.
23 Rue Paul Bert, 75011 Paris
01 42 78 27 49
8 – GEOSMINE
Designed by chef maxime bouttier, géosmine is a place for encounters, exchanges and passion.
A place that follows the rhythm of the seasons, highlighting the work of our terroir, producers, fishermen and winegrowers around a respect for the living.
An ultra-personal cuisine that's a far cry from the usual parisian fare, an exceptional wine list, an ever-renewed voyage. clearly, a talent already acclaimed, but one to be followed very closely.
PRICES: Lunch menu €110 / dinner menu at €140 (without wine pairing)
71 Rue de la folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris
09 78 80 48 59
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Best Paris Restaurants in 2024
__________________________________________________________________________________________
It's one of those historic Parisian establishments where you should dine at least once in your life.
Among them: the illustrious Train Bleu, located in the heart of Paris's Gare de Lyon. Michel Rostang will be called upon to rethink the place's signature "station buffet" cuisine.
In the historic dining room (1901), one of the most sumptuous in the capital, we rediscover the pleasure of tasting some of the great classics of French bourgeois cuisine.
PRICES: Lunch and Dinner around €90
71 Rue de la folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris
01 43 43 09 06
9 – LE TRAIN BLEU
Chef Hélène Darroze has lost none of her bite and precision as she tenderly declines her childhood flavors around comforting constructions often inspired by her South-West.
The black-uniformed service, already well practiced, strives to bring a touch of whimsy, willingly playing the interaction and game card, like the moment when you have to guess the composition of a whitish preparation that you're invited to spread on warm toast.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €95 and dinner menu at €250.
3 Rue d'Assas, 75006 Paris
01 42 22 00 11
10 – MARSAN
11 – LE DOYENNÉ
To get to Le Doyenné, you need to head approximately 35 kilometers south of Paris, towards Saint-Vrain, in the Essonne region.
A project by chefs James Henry and Shaun Kelly, Le Doyenné is a farm-restaurant. It's all about local cuisine here, inspired by the vegetable garden and traditional French specialties, with a bistro-style spirit: that's the philosophy of Le Doyenné, where the restaurant's dining room is the centerpiece.
PRICES: Lunch menu at €95 and dinner menu at €120.
5 Rue Saint-Antoine, 91770 Saint-Vrain
06 58 80 25 18
This unusual venue aims to offer a bucolic and creative setting with central values including compassionate management, equity, inclusion, respect for living beings, attachment to the local terroir, and close ties with producers.
On the menu, a 5 or 7-course experience that will evolve according to the arrivals from local market gardeners, including produce grown in the Chalet's own garden
PRICES: Lunch menu at €45 / dinner menu at €80.
Bois de Vincennes, Ile de Reuilly, 75012 Paris
01 89 71 14 60
12– CHALET DES ÎLES DAUSMENIL
