Paris Restaurants

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  1. Frommer's: Paris Restaurants
  2. Fodor's: Paris Restaurants  Warning: Pop-Ups
  3. Lonely Planet: Paris Restaurants
  4. Concierge.com: Paris Restaurants and Dining Guide  Warning: Pop-Ups
  5. The New York Times: Paris Restaurants
  6. Zagat Survey: Paris Restaurants  Warning: Paid subscription required for full access
  7. Official Tourism Site: Paris Dining
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High End Restaurants

  • Taillevent, French - Map
    15 Rue Lamennais
    Paris, 75008 France
    voice: 01-44-95-15-01
    fax: 01-42-25-95-18
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "Fine oil paintings, including some surprising contemporary canvases, old-fashioned flower arrangements, hushed service, and one of the world's great wine lists make this place meaningfully mythic."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The place is small, which permits the owner to give personal attention to every facet of the operation and maintain a discreet atmosphere."
    • Fodor's Choice Warning: Pop-Ups: "The service is flawless and the exceptional wine list is well priced. All in all, a meal here comes as close to the classic haute-cuisine experience as you can find in Paris. Not surprisingly, you must reserve your table for dinner a month in advance."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "Again voted Paris’ No. 1 for Food, this 'mythic' site in the 8th is 'as much a landmark as the Eiffel Tower'..."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The wine list is superb, with some selections deriving from the best vintages of France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, California, and Italy."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "'The world’s superstar chef' – 'if God cooked, this would be the food'..."
  • Pierre Gagnaire, French - Map
    6 rue Balzac, 8e
    Paris, 75008 France
    voice: 01-58-36-12-50
    fax: 01-58-36-12-51
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "Pierre Gagnaire is not only a wizard of contemporary French gastronomy but also one of the most original and artistic chefs working anywhere today."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "If you're able to get a reservation, it's worth the effort. The menus are seasonal to take advantage of France's rich bounty; owner Pierre Gagnaire demands perfection, and the chef has a dazzling way with flavors and textures."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "'[A] place to push your palate and explore new sensations'..."
  • L'Arpège, French - Map
    84, rue de Varenne
    Paris, 75007 France
    voice: 01-47-05-09-06
    fax: 01-44-18-98-39
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "Deceptively simple dishes, such as a rich, mustard-based gazpacho with ice cream and heirloom Haut-Maine chicken with cabbage, squash blossoms, and baby root vegetables, are breathtaking."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The signature dessert is a candied tomato stuffed with 12 kinds of dried and fresh fruit, served with anise-flavored ice cream."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[R]ed meat–eschewing chef Alain Passard 'gets more flavor out of vegetables than you’d think possible'..."
  • Guy Savoy, French - Map
    18, Rue Troyon
    Paris, 75017 France
    voice: 01-43-80-40-61
    fax: 01-46-22-43-09
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "One of the hottest chefs in Europe, Guy Savoy serves the kind of food he likes to eat, prepared with consummate skill. We think he has a slight edge over his rival Michel Rostang , though Ducasse, at least in media coverage, surpasses them both."
    • Fodor's Review Warning: Pop-Ups: "Revamped with dark African wood, rich leather, and cream-color marble, Guy Savoy's luxury restaurant has stepped gracefully into the 21st century."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[T]his 'spectacular' Haute Cuisine site has it all: 'original' dishes in which 'every flavor sings'..."

Moderate Restaurants

  • L'Atelier Joël Robuchon, French - Map
    5-7 rue de Montalembert, 7e
    Paris, 75007 France
    voice: 01-42-22-56-56
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "L'Atelier is innovative, totally nonsmoking, and fun, as long as you don't mind the counter-only service, high-rise stools, and reservation policy—tables can only be booked for 6:30 p.m."
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "All of the restaurant's 41 seats are pulled up to a bar-style countertop that surrounds an open-to-view kitchen. Reservations are accepted only for the earliest service, beginning every night at 6:30."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[H]aute Cuisine menu that showcases 'a fusion of flavors' served small plates–style..."
  • Mon Vieil Ami, French - Map
    69, Rue St Louis en l'ile
    Paris, 75004 France
    voice: 01-40-46-01-35
    fax: 01-40-46-01-36
    • Fodor's Choice Warning: Pop-Ups: "The updated medieval dining room -- stone walls, dark-wood tables, and small glass panes -- provides a stylish milieu for the inventive cooking here, which showcases perfect produce."
    • Zagat Well-Rated  Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "Strasbourg star chef-owner Antoine Westermann offers his 'divine food' at this 'lively' bistro where patrons sit 'elbow to elbow'..."
  • Au Pied de Cochon, French - Map
    6, Rue Coquillère
    Paris, 75001 France
    voice: 01-40-13-77-00
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Their famous onion soup and namesake specialty (grilled pigs' feet with béarnaise sauce) still lure visitors, and where else in Paris can you get such a good meal at 3am?"
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[P]ortions of traditional brasserie fare – onion soup, 'large platters of fresh seafood' and 'the pig’s feet that give the restaurant its name'..."
  • Il Cortile, Italian - Map
    33, Rue Cambon
    Paris, 75001 France
    voice: 01-44-58-45-67
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Flanking the verdant courtyard of a small hotel, this much-talked-about restaurant serves the best Italian food in Paris. The cuisine is fresh, inventive, and seasonal."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[F]ans applaud his 'well-proportioned, delectable' dishes, an 'inventive' version of Lombardian cuisine..."
  • Isami, Sushi
    4 Quai d'Orléans
    Paris, 75004 France
    voice: 01-40-46-06-97
    • Zagat Well-Rated  Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "Despite the 'dull decor' and 'indifferent service', no surveyor seems to be able to resist 'the best sushi in Paris'..."

Affordable Restaurants

  • Bistrot Paul Bert, French - Map
    18 Rue Paul Bert
    Paris, 75011 France
    voice: 01-43-72-24-01
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "With a friendly, arty crowd and wonderful food, this back-beyond-the-Bastille bistro would be well worth seeking out even if it weren't one of the best buys in town."
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Some critics define this as the best and most appealing middle-bracket restaurant in the 11th Arrondissement, and judging by the crowds that pack in here on a Saturday night, we're inclined to agree."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "Featuring 'funky decor' of flea-market finds and a 'beautiful blackboard' of bistro delights..."
  • L'Avant Goût, French - Map
    26 Rue Bobillot
    Paris, 75013 France
    voice: 01-53-80-24-00
    • Concierge.com Recommendation Warning: Pop-Ups: "The friendly chef and his sassy wife run the restaurant like a kind of open house—generating an aura of conviviality that encompasses regulars from the neighborhood along with many well-advised foreigners."
    • Fodor's Review Warning: Pop-Ups: "Typical of his market-inspired cooking is his signature pot-au-feu de cochon aux épices, with spiced pork standing in for the usual beef. Homemade desserts and a good-value wine list round off a truly satisfying experience; children get an especially warm welcome here."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "[T]he New French cuisine is 'original', even 'surprising'..."
  • Angélina, French/Tea - Map
    226 Rue de Rivoli
    Paris, 75001 France
    voice: 01-42-60-82-00
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The carpets are plush, the ceilings high, and the accessories have the right amount of patina. This place has no equal when it comes to viewing the lionesses of haute couture over tea and sandwiches."
    • Zagat Well-Rated Warning: Paid subscription required for full access: "'The world’s best hot chocolate' (aka 'liquid fudge') and an 'elegantly' 'dilapidated faux-baroque decor'..."
  • L'Ebauchoir, French - Map
    43 Rue de Cîteaux
    Paris, 75012 France
    voice: 01-43-42-49-31
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "With buffed aluminum trim and plaster-and-stucco walls tinted dark orange-yellow and Bordeaux, the place might remind you of a factory canteen."

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