We didn’t get to test many restaurants last year, what with all the lockdowns and restaurant closures, but we nevertheless managed to eat at 10 great places that we can’t wait to return to once this pandemic madness is over. In the meantime, here are some future meals to dream about (or to order takeout from), in no particular order.
High-level comfort food
Chez Michel
The chef may be Japanese now in this Paris standby, but the cuisine is still perfectly executed French comfort food, served in a funky provincial-hotel-style dining room.
Classic French cuisine
Le Kigawa
Another Japanese chef/owner, Michihiro Kigawa, making French food, this time in a more refined register.
From Hong Kong and Taiwan to your heart
Panda Panda
Addictively good Chinese food for young (and not-so-young) bobos.
Best bites
Le Grand Bain
Delicious small plates to share in Paris’s “Grafitti Lane.”
Chic with charm
To
Upscale new eatery and cocktail bar worth knowing in the Canal Saint-Martin area.
Uphill climb
Frenchie Pigalle
The famed Frenchie Empire strikes again, on new turf.
Tangy, not twangy
Django
Amid SoPi’s guitar shops, small plates made with fresh, local, organic ingredients.
Feast of flavors
Aspic
A recently awarded Michelin star has not spoiled this wonderful gourmet neighborhood restaurant.
Epicurean Montmartre
Chantoiseau
This new restaurant raises the level of fine dining in the heights of Montmartre.
Sophisticated creativity
Pantagruel
Pantagruel has already received the Michelin star we predicted for it. Nothing Rabelaisian here, just a festival of exciting yet refined dishes.
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