These restaurants have the Paris Update seal of approval as a place we would gladly return to, even though they may not be perfect in every respect.

Price key for a three-course dinner, not including wine:

€ under €20
€€ €20-€40
€€€ €40-€60
€€€€ above €60.

Note that many of these restaurants have lower-priced set menus at lunchtime; see review for details.

Choose an arrondissement here :


Toy Restaurant

Shoyu, Shio or Miso?

Non-French €€, €€€

Mantra Restaurant

Meditate on This

Contemporary French €€, €€€, €€€€

Monaco Restaurant

Café Life Renewed

Contemporary French €€, €€€

Occasion Restaurant

A Special Occasion

Contemporary French €€€

Les Arlots Restaurant

Still the Best Bistro

Bistro €€

Atelier Mala & Xi’an

Stay Off the Streets!

Non-French €€

La Petite Périgourdine Restaurant

Keeping It Classic

Classic French €€€

Les Marmottes Restaurant

Alpine Cheesefest

Classic French €€€

Au Moulin à Vent Restaurant

A Living Relic

Classic French €€€

19 Saint Roch Restaurant

Waiting for the Magic

Contemporary French €€€

À La Renaissance Restaurant

Back to the Future Bistro

Classic French €€, €€€

Candide/Osteria Paradiso Restaurant

A Cultivated Garden

Contemporary French €€€

Pétrelle Restaurant

Romantic Gourmet Hideaway

Contemporary French €€, €€€, €€€€

Namak Restaurant

Passion for Persian Cuisine

Non-French €€

Onii-San Restaurant

Hot Stuff

Non-French €€€, €€€€

Les Résistants

Pièce de Résistance: The Restaurant Itself

Bistro €€€

Il Bacaro

A Taste of Venice

Non-French €€

Jolia Restaurant

Marvelous Mashups

Non-French €€, €€€

Eels Restaurant

Perfection, from the Eel to the Mille(feuille)

Bistro €€€, €€€€

Georgia Restaurant

Georgia on My Mind

Bistro €€