Best French Fine Dining Restaurants Around the World

William Frachot 2 ★ ★ 4.9

William Frachot runs the only two-Michelin-star kitchen in Dijon, inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge near Place Darcy in the city centre.

OrderThe reworked oeufs en meurette with river fish that anchors his tasting menus.

TipThe adult tasting menu starts at €125; book the Wednesday or Thursday seating for an easier table.

Joe Beef ★ 4.9

Joe Beef is the Little Burgundy landmark that rewrote Montreal dining, serving decadent, seafood-heavy French-Quebecois cooking on Rue Notre-Dame.

OrderThe lobster spaghetti and whatever seafood is chalked on the board.

TipReservations are hard; try the walk-in bar or book a month out for the tiny dining room.

Toque! ★ 4.9

Toque has anchored fine dining in Montreal since 1993, chef Normand Laprise plating Quebec terroir in a formal room on Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle.

OrderThe seasonal tasting menu built on named Quebec producers.

TipLunch is the calmer, cheaper way to taste what Laprise is doing with the season; the tasting menu still needs booking ahead.

L'Assiette Champenoise 3 ★ ★ 4.9

L'Assiette Champenoise is Arnaud Lallement's three-Michelin-star table in Tinqueux, on the edge of Reims, cooking Champagne produce with caviar and lobster.

OrderThe blue lobster, one of three signature plates, with a jus made from the heads.

TipThe €175 weekday lunch menu (Monday, Thursday, Friday) is the lowest-priced way in; the house is shut every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Flaveur ★ 4.9

Flaveur in Nice's Carre d'Or holds two Michelin stars under brothers Mickael and Gael Tourteaux, the only two star room in the city and a contemporary.

OrderThe San Remo caramote prawn starter from the tasting menu, the dish that secured the second star.

TipReservations 4 to 6 weeks ahead; closed Sunday and Monday. Two tasting menus only; no a la carte service.

Joel Robuchon ★ 4.9

Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the late chef's only US restaurant, a three-Michelin-star French dining room and the only three-star kitchen in Las Vegas.

OrderThe full 16-course menu degustation; the chariot of bread alone runs a dozen varieties.

TipTasting-menu only at dinner; lunch and the prix-fixe shorter menus run lower price points if 16 courses is too much.

La Cime 2 ★ ★ 4.9

La Cime holds two Michelin stars; chef Yusuke Takada refracts classical French through Kagoshima citrus, Satsuma chicken, and Osaka seafood at Kawaramachi.

Book4-6 weeks ahead

Haerlin ★ 4.9

Christoph Rueffer's three-Michelin-star Haerlin at the Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg cooks classical Hanseatic and modern French on the Alster.

OrderThe seven- or nine-course tasting; the langoustine course is the signature.

TipJacket required for men. Ask for an Alster-side window at booking.

Mamani 1 ★ ★ 4.9

Michelin one-star French bistro in Uptown's The Quad that earned its star 48 days after opening in 2025. Led by chef Christophe De Lellis. Book 30 days ahead.

Book30 days ahead

TipReservations release 30 days ahead at midnight CST. Order the Dover sole and save room for the Paris-Brest.

Odette 3 ★ ★ 4.9

Julien Royer's three-Michelin-star restaurant in National Gallery Singapore. World's 50 Best No. 25 in 2025; layered tasting menus with Asian inflections.

Book4-6 weeks ahead

Les Amis 3 ★ ★ 4.9

Three-Michelin-star French haute cuisine at Shaw Centre under Chef Lepinoy. Deep wine cellar; Singapore's most classically oriented fine-dining room.

Book4-6 weeks ahead

Lafleur 2 ★ ★ 4.9

Lafleur in Frankfurt's Palmengarten holds two Michelin stars for Andreas Krolik's Grands Produits menu and a fully vegan tasting line of equal rank.

OrderThe Ethical Vegan Cuisine menu, run at full two-star level

TipThe Casual lunch menus on Wednesday to Friday are the affordable route into a two-star kitchen; book the vegan line ahead.

Alo ★ 4.9

Alo on the third floor of 163 Spadina has run Toronto's reference contemporary tasting room since 2015, a Michelin one-star kitchen under chef Patrick Kriss.

OrderThe full tasting menu; the kitchen drives the night.

TipReservations open 90 days out at 10:00 EST on the website. Set a calendar alarm; Friday and Saturday seats clear within minutes.

Il Gallo d'Oro 2 ★ ★ 4.9

Il Gallo d'Oro holds two Michelin stars at The Cliff Bay in Funchal, where Benoit Sinthon has run the kitchen since 2004 on an Iberian line.

OrderThe tasting menu, built around Madeiran produce and Iberian sourcing.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Kitchen and terrace works keep the room shut until it reopens on 26 August 2026, so check the date before booking.

Campagne ★ 4.9

Campagne holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide. Garrett Byrne has cooked with classical French technique at this level since opening in 2008.

OrderSeasonal tasting menu; the midweek earlybird lunch brings the same kitchen at reduced cost.

TipBook three to four weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner sittings. Walk-in at the bar occasionally possible.

Pollen 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Pollen holds Avignon's Michelin star in the 2026 guide: chef Mathieu Desmarest cooks a weekly surprise menu from an open kitchen on Rue Joseph Vernet.

OrderThe Carte blanche menu, a surprise sequence that changes each week with local producers' supply.

TipThe weekday lunch Carte blanche is €60 and dinner runs €120 or €150; it is shut at weekends and for short breaks, so check the site's closure notice.

Takao Takano ★ 4.8

Takao Takano in Lyon's 6e is the two-star tasting room where the chef applies Japanese training to French sourcing across a six-course set. Priced at €€€€.

OrderTasting only; let the kitchen drive.

TipBook three to four weeks ahead; lunch is the easier seating than dinner.

Maison Ronan Kervarrec, Le Saison 2 ★ ★ 4.8

Le Saison is Ronan Kervarrec's two-Michelin-star house in Saint-Grégoire, ten minutes north of Rennes, cooking Breton produce with classical precision.

SignaturePrince de l'Océan five-course menu

TipThe two-course Affaires lunch on weekdays at €65 is the value route into a two-star kitchen; the dining room seats few, so book early.

Maison Nouvelle 2 ★ ★ 4.8

Maison Nouvelle in Bordeaux's Chartrons is Philippe Etchebest's two-Michelin-star table on Rue Rode, opened December 2021 and confirmed at two stars.

Book4 weeks ahead

TipFriday lunch is the only midday service; book the dining room two months ahead for dinner and ask for the corner table looking onto Rue Rode.

Mastard 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Mastard is chef Simon Mathys's one-Michelin-star room in Rosemont, Montreal, plating precise, produce-driven cooking without any starched formality.

OrderThe tasting menu built on the day's Quebec vegetables and fish.

TipIt is small and books out fast; reserve well ahead and aim for a weeknight seat at the counter.

Table Bruno Verjus ★ 4.8

Table Bruno Verjus in Paris's 12e cooks ingredient-first: produce sourced by name, fish breathing that morning, no dish served twice in a row.

OrderThe 7-course tasting menu and a pairing of growers' wines.

TipTwo Michelin stars and number 8 on The World's 50 Best 2025. Book eight weeks out for dinner, four for lunch.

Épicure 3 ★ ★ 4.8

Arnaud Faye's Épicure inside Le Bristol Paris keeps a three-star classical French line: truffled macaroni, Bresse poularde poached in a bladder for two.

OrderThe truffled macaroni in winter; the bladder-poached Bresse chicken for two.

Book6 weeks ahead

TipSunday lunch in the garden is the seating most locals book for a celebration.

Au Crocodile 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Au Crocodile is Strasbourg's grande-dame gastronomic room on Rue de l'Outre, holding one Michelin star under chef Romain Brillat near Place Kleber.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

Le Chalet de la Foret ★ 4.8

Le Chalet de la Foret in Brussels sits on the edge of the Sonian Forest in Uccle. Pascal Devalkeneer has held two Michelin stars here since the early 2010s.

OrderThe flame-cooked scallops from Brittany and whatever lamb course is on the seasonal menu.

TipClosed Saturday lunch and Sunday. Relais and Chateaux property: book a fortnight ahead and ask for the conservatory tables.

Caprice 3 ★ ★ 4.8

Caprice in Hong Kong holds three Michelin stars under chef Guillaume Galliot for haute French cooking and a famed cheese trolley overlooking Victoria Harbour.

OrderThe seasonal tasting menu with the cheese trolley course.

Book4 to 6 weeks ahead

TipBook the cheese course as a standalone supplement if you skip the tasting menu; it is the room's signature finish.

Casa 201 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Casa 201 serves an eight-course French tasting menu from chef João Paulo Frankenfeld in a Jardim Botânico house, with one Michelin star in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe eight-course tasting menu, which has included raviolo nero with scallops and cauliflower

BookBook ahead; reservations only ahead

TipEvery guest is seated together at 20:00 and the house takes up to 32 people a night, so book ahead and arrive on time.

Madame Olympe 1 ★ ★ 4.8

At Madame Olympe in Leblon, Claude Troisgros and Jéssica Trindade serve a French tasting menu with Asian touches, with one Michelin star, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe eight-course tasting menu; a shorter four-course version is also offered

BookBook ahead; reservations by WhatsApp or online ahead

TipThe tasting menu is renewed three times a year, so dishes change by season; the room is inside a shopping complex on Rua Conde de Bernadotte, shop 101.

Tantris ★ 4.8

Tantris has anchored Munich fine dining in Schwabing since 1971; Benjamin Chmura now cooks the two-star tasting menu in the original orange-and-brown 1970s.

OrderThe full evening tasting; no a la carte here. Booking required, the room only opens for dinner.

TipBar Tantris on the ground floor takes walk-ins and pours the same wine list at a fraction of the room's prices.

Restaurant Martin Wishart ★ 4.8

Martin Wishart's Shoreside Leith dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 1999 and Michelin-starred since 2001, the city's longest-running modern French tasting.

OrderThe eight-course Tasting Menu or the half-priced lunch tasting served Tuesday to Friday.

TipLunchtime four-course menu at £50 is the value play; same kitchen, same sommelier, half the dinner price.

Scoundrel ★ 4.8

Scoundrel is chef-owner Joe Cash's French bistro on North Main, opened in 2022. Awarded Greenville's first Michelin star at the inaugural Michelin Guide.

SignatureRoasted half chicken with gnocchi, Oysters, Caviar with crème fraîche

Le Bernardin ★ 4.8

Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star seafood room in Midtown New York City has held its stars since 2005. Tasting menu $268, mostly raw and barely-cooked fish.

OrderThe Almost Raw, Barely Touched, Lightly Cooked tasting.

TipLunch prix-fixe at $98 is the entry point; same kitchen, same plate, half the price of dinner.

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud 2 ★ ★ 4.8

Patrick Guilbaud's two-Michelin-star room inside The Merrion hotel on Upper Merrion Street in Dublin, French technique on Irish produce since 1981.

OrderThe lunch menu surprise at a fraction of the dinner ticket, with the Merrion's wine cellar by the glass.

Book3-4 weeks ahead

TipLunch Tuesday to Saturday is the easier book and the same kitchen. Jacket suggested but not enforced for men at dinner.

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon 2 ★ ★ 4.8

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Miami is the Design District two-Michelin-starred French counter, the only two-star Robuchon room in the US, retained in 2025.

OrderLe caviar imperial and the pommes puree, signatures Robuchon refined over thirty years.

Book4 weeks ahead

TipCounter seats give a full kitchen view; the seasonal lunch tasting from $85 is the soft entry point.

Pasjoli ★ 4.8

Pasjoli on Main Street is Santa Monica's French bistro benchmark, lately loosened up with a bigger bar menu and its famous tableside pressed duck restored.

OrderTableside canard a la presse, or the cordon bleu chicken wings at the bar

TipThe pressed duck is a 350 dollar whole-bird production for the table; order it when you book, not on arrival.

Spondi 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Spondi in Pangrati has held a Michelin star since 2002, the contemporary French kitchen behind the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens that still sets the city.

OrderThe Discovery tasting menu with the optional wine pairing from the Greek-leaning cellar.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipBook three weeks ahead on the site; the courtyard tables open in May for warm-weather candlelit dining.

Palatial 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Braga's only Michelin star (2025) at Palatial, where chef Rui Filipe reinterprets Minho tradition through contemporary French-influenced technique.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

TipThe Tradition menu is the more grounded choice on a first visit; Innovation pushes further into technique.

Le Pigeon ★ 4.8

James Beard winner Gabriel Rucker's communal-table French in Portland, with a chef's tasting available at the counter for spontaneous diners.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThree communal tables take reservations on Tock. The chef's counter is walk-in only and turns over from 17:00.

Persimmon ★ 4.8

Champe and Lisa Speidel run Persimmon out of a small Hope Street dining room. Seasonal French-leaning cooking; the city's most-booked special-occasion room.

OrderWhatever Champe is plating from the Rhode Island shellfish run, plus the long-standing foie gras course.

Book2-4 weeks ahead

TipWednesday through Saturday only; book on the restaurant's own site two to four weeks out.

Le Prieuré 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Le Prieuré holds one Michelin star under chef Christophe Chiavola, serving creative cooking in a former cloister across the Rhône from Avignon.

OrderThe five-course menu, or the Pornic pigeon roasted over embers from the à la carte.

TipThe five-course menu costs €145; the hotel also runs a bistro-style room, La petite table du Prieuré.

Le Restaurant du Cerisier 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Le Restaurant du Cerisier holds a Michelin star on Avenue du Peuple Belge in Lille, where Guillaume Barengo runs one set menu from an open kitchen.

OrderWhatever the single set menu is running that week.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThere is no a la carte here. The vegetarian version of the Amarelle menu runs at the same 105 euro price, so say so when you book.

Pureté 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Pureté is Gérald Guille's Michelin-starred room on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille, a narrow dining room built around tasting menus and an open pass.

OrderThe five-course menu, the shortest way into this kitchen.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThe 55 euro weekday lunch is the cheapest seat in a starred Lille dining room, and it runs Wednesday to Friday only.

LuluRouget 1 ★ ★ 4.7

LuluRouget in Nantes is Ludovic Pouzelgues's Michelin-starred room on the Île de Nantes, running surprise menus built on La Turballe and Le Croisic fish.

TipMenus are trust-the-chef only, in three to seven courses; the 2026 guide renewed the star, so book well ahead.

Le Manoir de la Régate 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Le Manoir de la Régate sits on the Erdre in north Nantes, where Mathieu Pérou holds a Michelin star and green star for menus rooted in river and garden.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday but the house opens for lunch on public holidays; ask for the Erdre-facing windows.

Freia 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Freia cooks in a rooftop greenhouse above the Malakoff car park in Nantes, where Sarah Mainguy earned a Michelin star for plant-led, Nordic-edged menus.

TipAnnual closure runs 1 to 15 January; climb the outside staircase and follow the lights, or take the lift to the sixth floor.

La Mere Brazier 2 ★ ★ 4.7

La Mere Brazier in Lyon's 1er is the restaurant Eugenie Brazier opened in 1921 and Mathieu Viannay now runs at two-star level on Rue Royale.

OrderVolaille de Bresse demi-deuil with the original 1933 service.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipLunch is half the dinner price; the dining room is the original 1921 one.

L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges (Paul Bocuse) 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Paul Bocuse's L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges sits on the Saone north of Lyon, the dining room that held three Michelin stars from 1965 to 2020.

OrderSoupe aux truffes VGE, the 1975 dish for Valery Giscard d'Estaing, still on the carte.

Book6 weeks ahead

TipA taxi from central Lyon takes 25 minutes; the suburb is unfit for walking back.

Racines ★ 4.7

Racines is Virginie Giboire's Michelin-starred room in Rennes, a fish-led tasting-menu restaurant rebuilt in 2020 a few steps off Boulevard de la Liberté.

OrderWhatever fish course anchors that week's menu

Ima ★ 4.7

Ima is Julien Lemarié's Michelin-starred Rennes restaurant, holder of a Green Star too, pairing Breton produce with Japanese technique over three menus.

OrderThe ten-course Interlude if you can give it the whole evening

Le Pressoir d'Argent Gordon Ramsay 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Le Pressoir d'Argent in Bordeaux's InterContinental hotel is the two-Michelin-star room where Gordon Ramsay's Bordeaux kitchen presses Breton lobster on one.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThe Breton lobster a la presse is the signature; the room is jacket-recommended and pours one of the strongest Bordeaux lists in the city.

Plénitude 3 ★ ★ 4.7

Arnaud Donckele's Plénitude in Paris cooks sauce-first inside Cheval Blanc on the Seine. Three Michelin stars since the room opened in 2021.

OrderThe seven-course tasting; ask for the langoustine course early in the order.

Book6 weeks ahead

TipThe Sunday dinner is the easiest seating, with the same kitchen and a calmer floor.

1741 1 ★ ★ 4.7

1741 sits on the Quai des Bateliers facing the Palais Rohan, a one-Michelin-star room where chef Jeremy Page plates seasonal modern French menus.

Book2 weeks ahead

Umami 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Umami is a 16-seat, one-Michelin-star room on Rue des Dentelles where chef Rene Fieger cooks market French plates threaded with Asian flavours.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

Arbane 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Arbane is chef Philippe Mille's two-Michelin-star table in an 1874 townhouse on Rue Noël in Reims, cooking Champagne produce over vine shoots.

OrderThe Arbanothèque, seven bites for the seven Champagne grape varieties, opens every long menu.

TipThe three-course Premier Cru menu at €80 is served at lunch from Monday to Friday only, so aim for a Monday, Tuesday or Friday.

Le Parc Les Crayères 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Le Parc Les Crayères is the two-Michelin-star dining room of the Crayères estate in Reims, where chef Christophe Moret cooks beside over 1,000 champagnes.

OrderThe Menu Signature at €270, the top of three set menus that start at €120.

TipThe Menu Inspiration at €120 is the entry point; a formal dress code applies, though no tie or jacket is required.

Le Chantecler ★ 4.7

Le Chantecler at Hotel Le Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice holds one Michelin star under Virginie Basselot, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2015.

OrderThe seasonal tasting around local sea bream, the Riviera producers Basselot champions.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The Salon Royal is the summer room; book Louis XIV indoors in winter.

JAN ★ 4.7

JAN in Nice's Port district holds one Michelin star under South African chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, the first South African chef to earn the award.

OrderThe single tasting menu only; van der Westhuizen plays sweet.

TipMARIA, the cheese bar across the street, opened 2017 and serves 91 plates of cheese and homemade preserves.

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon ★ 4.7

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the Strip's open-counter sibling to Robuchon's tasting room, watching the team plate from a 36-seat counter.

OrderCounter seating with a small plates and discovery menu; le Caviar and la quail are the canon.

TipCounter walk-ins are sometimes accepted at 17:30 opening; the dining-room side takes reservations longer ahead.

Agnel d'Or ★ 4.7

A Michelin-starred ten-seat counter in Nishihommachi; chef-owner Akinari Fujita trained in Normandy, Basque Country, and Lyon before returning to Osaka.

OrderChef's omakase menu

Restaurant Hubert ★ 4.7

French underground bistro on Bligh Street, Sydney CBD. Dark wood, low lighting, a long bar and a French menu of charcuterie, confit and grilled steak.

OrderSteak tartare and the daily plat du jour.

TipThe downstairs bar takes walk-ins; the dining room books out two weeks ahead.

Amber 3 ★ ★ 4.7

Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong holds three Michelin stars under Richard Ekkebus for modernist French cooking without dairy or refined.

OrderThe dairy free Hokkaido sea urchin signature dish.

Book4 to 6 weeks ahead

TipLunch is the value access; the kitchen runs the same dairy free philosophy across a shorter set.

Oseille 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Oseille is Thomas Troisgros's 16-seat counter above Toto in Ipanema, serving a tasting menu of French technique with one Michelin star in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe seven-course tasting menu, which has included a course of cavaquinha, the slipper lobster

BookBook well ahead; reservations only ahead

TipGuests are asked to arrive at 19:45 for the 20:00 start, and the U-shaped counter seats only 16, so reserve well ahead.

Palate 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Palate holds a Michelin star on Busan's Dalmaji Hill, where chef Kim Jae-hoon cooks contemporary French tasting menus with a free-spirited streak.

OrderThe dinner tasting course; lunch runs the same kitchen at a gentler price.

TipCatchtable slots open monthly and the window seats go first; plan the booking a few weeks out.

Vinkeles 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Vinkeles in The Dylan Amsterdam hotel runs an 18th-century former bakery as its dining room, holding two Michelin stars under executive chef Jurgen van der.

Book3 weeks ahead

Tim Raue 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Tim Raue's two-star Asian-French room near Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie cooks the Peking duck the city is known for; lunch tasting at €178 is the easier entry.

Book4 weeks ahead

STAY by Yannick Alléno 2 ★ ★ 4.7

STAY by Yannick Alléno at One&Only The Palm holds two Michelin stars for modern French set menus, served in a colonial style house by tropical gardens.

Saint Pierre 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Emmanuel Stroobant's two-Michelin-star French restaurant at One Fullerton since 2000. Panoramic Marina Bay views and Asian ingredients in French forms.

Book2-3 weeks ahead

Colette ★ 4.7

Maxence Rouillon's Colette on Krizna pours a Paris-trained Carte Blanche tasting for 32 seats, scored 94 by Falstaff in the Slovakia 2026 restaurant guide.

OrderThe seven-course Carte Blanche; sommelier Antoine Corto pours both classic French and Slovak wines.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the Sunday lunch service runs only seasonally, confirm before you travel.

The Refectory ★ 4.7

The Refectory on Bethel Road, run inside a 19th century church since 1976, is Columbus's contemporary French tasting room with a 700-bottle Burgundy cellar.

OrderThe bistro three-course at the bar with a glass from the deep Burgundy list.

TipThe fifty-year anniversary runs through 2026; the bistro side at the bar is the unsung deal.

La Mer at Halekulani ★ 4.7

La Mer at Halekulani is Hawaii's longest-running AAA Five Diamond restaurant, French fine dining at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu under executive chef.

OrderThe eight-course menu degustation with the bouillabaisse course.

TipTuesday through Saturday, 17:30-20:30 only. Jackets are required for men; book via Tock four weeks out for window tables.

Une Table au Sud ★ 4.7

Une Table au Sud in Marseille's 2e holds a Michelin star above the Vieux Port quay, Ludovic Turac at the pass since 2010 with a Provencal-Mediterranean.

OrderThe €95 lunch tasting; the best value reading of the kitchen's work.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; book a window seat over the Quai du Port at sunset.

Erling Jensen, The Restaurant ★ 4.7

Erling Jensen's eponymous East Memphis fine-dining room runs Danish-trained, French-leaning tasting plates from a Yates Road bungalow. Tasting menu $95.

OrderRack of lamb with the daily seasonal tasting starter.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipReserve on Tock; the bar takes walk-ins. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Widder Restaurant 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Stefan Heilemann's two-star room inside the Widder Hotel: classical French technique meets an Asian travelling notebook. 18 GaultMillau points.

Book2 weeks ahead

Reflet d'Obione ★ 4.6

Reflet d'Obione pairs a Michelin star with an Écotable certification in Montpellier, Laurent Cherchi cooking low-waste menus from Occitanie's producers.

TipThe room on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau is small and dinner-led; Friday and Saturday are the only lunch services.

La Réserve Rimbaud ★ 4.6

Charles Fontès runs La Réserve Rimbaud, a Michelin-starred house above the Lez in Montpellier where the terrace seats hang directly over the river water.

TipClosed Monday, dinner only on Saturday and lunch only on Sunday; the lunch menu is the value play and the riverside terrace is worth requesting when booking.

Pastis ★ 4.6

Pastis hides Daniel Lutrand's Michelin-starred cooking on narrow Rue Terral in Montpellier, market-led surprise menus beside the Sainte-Anne quarter.

TipThe 38 euro weekday lunch is one of the cheapest starred meals in the south; evening menus climb to 83 euros.

La Mirande ★ 4.6

La Mirande serves one tasting menu from chef Michele Donvito in an 18th-century salon behind the Palais des Papes in Avignon, Michelin Selected in 2026.

OrderThe single set menu, where each stage pairs a main preparation with two supporting ingredients.

TipDonvito took over the kitchen in January 2026; tables are in the 18th-century room or in the garden.

Origine 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Origine is Tomofumi Uchimura's Michelin-starred table on Place Wilson in Dijon, a Japanese chef cooking Burgundy produce with a light, precise hand.

OrderThe skrei cod in a miso and pain d'epices crust with cauliflower tempura.

TipA vegetarian tasting menu runs alongside the main one; ask when booking if that matters to your table.

CIBO 1 ★ ★ 4.6

CIBO is Angelo Ferrigno's Michelin-starred dining room on Rue Jeannin in Dijon, built entirely on ingredients sourced within 200km of the city.

OrderThe evening seven-course tasting menu built entirely on producers within 200km.

TipThe €28-38 lunch menu is the accessible route into a kitchen that sources everything hyper-locally.

Ginko 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Ginko in Lille took a Michelin star for vegetable-forward cooking with a Japanese accent, run by two young chefs on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire.

OrderFlanders pigeon with pak choi kimchi, when it is on the card.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipReservations are taken by phone only. The wine list leans on natural bottles from women winemakers.

L'Observatoire du Gabriel 2 ★ ★ 4.6

L'Observatoire du Gabriel in Bordeaux's Place de la Bourse is the top-floor two-Michelin-star room above Chateau Angelus's Le Gabriel project.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipRequest a window-side table for the view over the Miroir d'Eau; the bistro Le 1544 downstairs is the easier walk-in alternative.

La Truffe Noire ★ 4.6

La Truffe Noire in Brussels has been the city's truffle restaurant since founder Luigi Ciciriello opened in 1988. Kitchen leans modern french.

OrderThe Perigord truffle a la croque au sel, the kitchen's signature, and the tableside-prepared beef carpaccio.

TipClosed Sunday. Lunch service Tuesday to Friday, dinner Monday to Saturday; the garden terrace is the seat to ask for from April.

Porcine ★ 4.6

French bistro on Marian Street, Redfern, Sydney. Boudin noir, confit duck and a no-bookings wine bar feel; Mediterranean-leaning natural-wine list.

SignatureBoudin noir, Confit duck leg, Tarte tatin

EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute ★ 4.6

EDWINS, Brandon Chrostowski's French restaurant and culinary school for formerly incarcerated students since 2007, moved to the old Nighttown Cedar Road room.

OrderSteak frites and a glass of Burgundy from the wine cellar.

TipReserve on OpenTable; arrive early to walk the expanded teaching kitchen and the new oyster bar.

Petit Amour ★ 4.6

Petit Amour on Spritzenplatz in Hamburg's Ottensen reopened in late 2023 under Eike Iken and Monique Lingg and held its Michelin star again in 2025.

OrderThe full tasting; the seafood course leads.

TipSmall dining room with around 24 seats; weekday bookings far easier than weekends.

La Société 1 ★ ★ 4.6

La Société in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng holds one Michelin star, a refined French-influenced kitchen on Kyffhäuserstrasse in an elegant room.

OrderThe seven-course menu at €190; a vegetarian version is available on request

Book2-3 weeks ahead

TipClosed for annual summer break late July to early August. Wine by the glass from €15.

Tantris DNA 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Tantris DNA in Munich's Schwabing is the a la carte room behind the Tantris townhouse; Benjamin Chmura runs the one-star kitchen on a modern French carte.

Book2 weeks ahead

Florilege 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Florilege in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills runs Hiroyasu Kawate's vegetable-led modern French tasting at a communal counter. Two Michelin stars, Asia's 50 Best 2026.

Book30 days online (opens 10:00 JST) ahead

TipClosed Mondays and Tuesday lunch. Online bookings open one month ahead at 10:00 JST and fill within minutes.

Vivant by Johnny Pham 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Vivant by Johnny Pham near People's Square holds one Michelin star for French cooking with Vietnamese roots inside the historic Far Eastern Hotel.

OrderThe tasting menu runs about ¥1,888 a head and folds in hairy crab, toothfish and Vietnamese chocolate.

TipChef Pham grew up in Lyon and trained at Michelin-starred L'Auberge de Fond Rose from age fourteen before moving to Shanghai.

Fine Fleur 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Fine Fleur in Antwerp holds one Michelin star inside Botanic Sanctuary under Jacob Jan Boerma. The room is restrained, the plating contemporary.

OrderThe vegetable-forward tasting; Boerma earned three stars at De Leest building plates around garden produce.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Walk through the cloister garden to the hotel entrance, the restaurant is on the ground floor.

Erno's Bistro 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Erno's Bistro in Frankfurt's Westend has cooked Michelin-starred French food in a tiny wood-panelled room since the 1970s, with a French-heavy cellar.

OrderThe daily fish from the Rungis delivery, listed at the table

TipClosed on weekends and through the Hessen summer school holidays, a real bistro habit; book weekday lunch for the calmer room.

La Villa French Restaurant ★ 4.6

La Villa is a Michelin Selected French restaurant set in a colonial villa in Thao Dien, where chef Thierry Mounon cooks classic Provencal dishes.

OrderThe set lunch menu is the value way into Mounon's cooking.

TipThere is a pool-side terrace; dinner Tuesday to Sunday, lunch Thursday to Sunday.

Chaval ★ 4.6

Chaval on Pine Street in the West End opened 2017 from Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez of Piccolo, with a Spanish-French menu around the wood oven and bar.

OrderThe Spanish tortilla with caramelized onions, then the steak frites.

TipMonday to Saturday 16:30-21:00. Book via OpenTable; bar seats hold for walk-ins.

Restaurant Dan Arnold ★ 4.6

Restaurant Dan Arnold is the chef's eponymous Fortitude Valley fine-dining room with French-technique tasting menus over Queensland produce.

Book3 to 4 weeks ahead

DC. by Darren Chin 1 ★ ★ 4.6

DC. by Darren Chin holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for French technique applied to Southeast Asian flavours, across a three-storey TTDI building.

OrderA seasonal menu or the omakase, then the cheese trolley with 20 choices.

TipLunch runs only on Friday and Saturday with three and four course menus; the dinner kitchen takes last orders at 21:30.

Insaciavel ★ 4.6

Insaciavel (French fine dining) in Lisbon: Tuesday-Saturday from 17:00 only. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Setubal oysters disappear by 20:00 on a busy night.

Why locals goA French-owned neighborhood natural-wine room on Rua da Esperanca pouring small Portuguese growers, with Setubal oysters and Azores limpets locals keep to themselves.

TipTuesday-Saturday from 17:00 only. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Setubal oysters disappear by 20:00 on a busy night.

Madeleine Bakery & Bistro ★ 4.6

Madeleine Bakery & Bistro is a serious french bakery on a quiet wilkinsburg corner near regent square, away from the better-known lawrenceville patisseries.

Why locals goA serious French bakery on a quiet Wilkinsburg corner near Regent Square, away from the better-known Lawrenceville patisseries.

TipGo early for croissants and kouign-amann before they sell out. The namesake madeleines are the buy.

Jeune et Jolie 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Jeune et Jolie in Carlsbad is Eric Bost's one-Michelin-star French bistro on State Street since 2018, the nouvelle-French dining room flooded in shades.

OrderThe four-course prix fixe with the wine pairing; the seasonal canele dessert if it's on the menu.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipA la carte at the bar runs many of the same dishes for walk-ins; the prix fixe is the deepest experience.

Cafe Sole ★ 4.5

Cafe Sole has cooked French-Caribbean dinners in a Key West backstreet since 1995, John and Judy Correa's kitchen of hogfish and portobello mushroom soup.

OrderHogfish from the local catch, then the duck a l'orange

TipThe Correas close for the whole of September each year and reopen in October, so plan shoulder-season visits around it.

La Grignote ★ 4.5

La Grignote bakes croissants and plates croque madames from scratch on upper Duval, the French counter Key West queues at for benedicts and quiche.

OrderCroque madame and an almond croissant

DrinkEspresso with an almond croissant

TipThe kitchen closes at 15:00 and the pastry case sells down by late morning, so treat it as a breakfast stop.

La Villa in the Sky ★ 4.5

La Villa in the Sky in Brussels sits on the 25th floor of the IT Tower above Avenue Louise. Located in Ixelles. Kitchen leans modern french.

OrderThe full tasting menu with wine pairing; lunch is the budget entry to the same kitchen.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Book sunset slots for the best skyline; the lift is shared with the office tower.

TRB Hutong 1 ★ ★ 4.5

TRB Hutong holds one Michelin star for contemporary French cooking in the courtyard of a historic temple on Shatan North Street, Dongcheng, Beijing.

OrderOrder the premium signature menu built on luxury ingredients and finish with the Le Grand Dessert.

TipThe room sits in the courtyard of a historic temple on Shatan North Street; book through the reservations page on the restaurant's site.

Le Cirque ★ 4.5

Le Cirque at Bellagio is the Maccioni family Strip room since 1998, a Michelin one-star French dining room closing permanently after dinner service on August.

OrderThe black-truffle risotto with parmesan crust; long-running signature plate.

TipThe room closes for good after dinner August 23 2026; book at least four weeks ahead while it remains open.

Le Petit Triangle Cafe ★ 4.5

Le Petit Triangle Cafe on Fulton Road in Ohio City, a small Parisian-style cafe in a triangular corner building, runs French brunch and dinner with patio.

OrderCroque monsieur with bechamel and the classic escargot to start.

TipClosed Monday and Tuesday; brunch on weekends runs busy from 10:00 onward.

Zur Tant 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Zur Tant in Cologne-Porz holds one Michelin star for classic-French cooking on the Rhine's right bank; worth the 20-minute taxi ride from the centre.

OrderThe five-course seasonal menu combining Rhine-valley produce with French-Mediterranean technique

Book2 weeks ahead

TipOpen Friday to Monday only. The riverside Piccolo bistro is a lower-cost alternative to the gourmet room upstairs.

Les Deux 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Nathalie Leblond's Les Deux in Munich's Altstadt holds one Michelin star on the first floor; her husband Vincent Leblond runs the room and the 600-label wine.

Book3 weeks ahead

L'Effervescence 3 ★ ★ 4.5

L'Effervescence in Tokyo's Nishi-Azabu is Shinobu Namae's three-Michelin-star modern French room with a Green Star, sourcing 80% Japanese produce.

BookOnline 90 days ahead ahead

TipClosed Sundays and Mondays. Online bookings via TableCheck open 90 days ahead; lunch is the only reachable seating most weeks.

Michel Sarran 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Michel Sarran on Boulevard Armand Duportal is chef Sarran's eponymous house and one-Michelin-star room since 1995, with two rooms in a stately townhouse.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipOnce held two Michelin stars (2003 to 2023); now one. The lunch menu is the value path; bookings essential.

Maison Lameloise 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Maison Lameloise on the 68th floor of Shanghai Tower holds one Michelin star for chef Alexandre Tanton's Burgundy-rooted French cooking in Pudong.

OrderBurgundy technique applied to local fish like yellow croaker in place of French sea bass.

TipFounding chef Eric Pras visits three or four times a year to sign off each new seasonal menu with Tanton.

Nathan 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Nathan in Antwerp holds one Michelin star for modern French cuisine inside a small Lange Koepoortstraat townhouse. Located in Historisch Centrum.

OrderThe tasting menu of the season; the kitchen leans heavily on producers from the Flemish countryside.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The eight-course menu is the only option for dinner.

Le Beaulieu ★ 4.5

Le Beaulieu in Hanoi is the contemporary French dining room of Sofitel Legend Metropole, in the same space since 1901 and on the 2025 Michelin Selected list.

OrderThe seasonal tasting; the Sunday champagne brunch is the city's longest-running fine-dining tradition.

Book1 week ahead

TipReopened after a seven-month refurbishment in 2024; the wine cellar holds 600+ references including 100 Grand Cru Classes.

Le Fou Frog ★ 4.5

Le Fou Frog in Kansas City's River Market is Mano and Barbara Rafael's French bistro on the corner of 5th and Oak, with Provencal classics since 1996.

OrderSteak au poivre with frites and a Pinot Noir from the list.

TipOpen Tue to Sun for dinner; reservations recommended. Bring cash for the tip cup. Mano makes the rounds nightly.

Szara Gęś ★ 4.5

Szara Gęś on Kraków's Rynek Główny runs a Polish carte in a Cloth Hall-facing dining room. Located in Stare Miasto. Kitchen leans polish-french.

OrderThe roast goose for two with red cabbage and apple, in November during goose season.

TipReservation only on weekends. The Cloth Hall side tables go first; ask when booking.

Winnowiercy Natural Wine Bistronomie ★ 4.5

Winnowiercy in Jeżyce, Poznań is a natural-wine bistro with chef Krzysztof Łapawa cooking small French-leaning plates against a 200-label list of natural.

OrderGnocchi with the day's pour-by-the-glass natural wine.

Book1 week ahead

TipWednesday to Saturday only, 18:00-23:00.

Le Papillon ★ 4.5

Le Papillon has anchored San Jose fine dining since 1977 with a Michelin-recognized French tasting menu using organic and sustainable ingredients.

Order3-course or 4-course tasting menu with California and French wine pairings

La Foret ★ 4.5

La Foret is a Michelin-recognized French institution in San Jose's Almaden Valley, serving classic European cuisine in a historic 1840s creekside building.

OrderPoached lobster with French-inspired butter sauce

Restaurant ET ★ 4.5

Restaurant ET on Mindegade is a Michelin Bib Gourmand French brasserie in an elegant 19th-century courtyard setting near the harbour, where classical French.

OrderThe three-course seasonal menu.

TipCourtyard terrace open in summer and one of the most pleasant dining spots in Aarhus on a warm evening. Book a week ahead.

Petit Chou ★ 4.5

Petit Chou in Atlanta's Cabbagetown runs a French bistro on the southern edge of Memorial Drive: croque madame, brunch quiche, dinner three nights a week.

OrderCroque madame and the rotating quiche of the day.

Why locals goA French bistro tucked into a Cabbagetown industrial strip; locals book it for date nights but tourists rarely walk this stretch of Memorial Drive.

TipBreakfast and lunch 08:00-15:00 daily are walk-in; dinner Thu-Sat from 18:00. The croque madame and oat milk cappuccino are the move.

Origine ★ 4.5

Origine runs French fine dining out of Commercial Bay on Quay Street in Auckland CBD. Classic technique, New Zealand produce, harbourside room.

Meritage ★ 4.5

Russell Klein's Meritage in downtown Saint Paul runs the Twin Cities' French bistro at the fine-dining tier since 2007. Tasting menu $75 (3-course).

Book2 weeks ahead

Forsythia ★ 4.5

Forsythia in Philadelphia is Christopher Kearse's modern French bistro on Chestnut Street in Old City, a 2025 Michelin Guide selection with rabbit porchetta.

OrderThe escargot with parsley and shallots; the duck if it appears on that night's tasting menu.

TipHappy hour from 16:30 weekdays runs half-price oysters and a French 75. Walk in for it.

Amarone 1 ★ ★ 4.5

One Michelin star since 2006 under Jan van Dobben on the Meent. French classical foundation with Dutch seasonal produce; the longest-running star holder.

Book1-2 weeks ahead

Le Jardin ★ 4.5

Michelin Guide listed. Plant-based French tasting menus in a Mariaplaats town house. Optional fish or meat; lunch from €29, dinner from €49.

Book1-2 weeks ahead

Glasswing ★ 4.5

Glasswing inside The Amauris hotel on Kaerntner Ring in Vienna holds a Michelin star for chef Alexandru Simon's modern French cuisine with regional.

OrderThe full chef tasting; the cellar weight is on Austrian growers.

TipThe street-level Glasswing Bar & Bistro pours the same cellar without the dining-room lead time.

France-Soir ★ 4.4

France-Soir has been Melbourne's Parisian bistro since 1982: the menu barely changes, the wine list is legendary and the room feels uncannily right.

OrderSteak au poivre with pommes frites and a glass of Burgundy

TipBook by phone. This is still a phone-booking-only restaurant and they mean it.

Harriot ★ 4.4

Harriot is the Tipo 00 team's French-leaning Collins Street bistro: classical technique, Victorian produce and serious wine from a confident kitchen.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

Bistro Gitan ★ 4.4

Bistro Gitan on Toorak Road West is run by three of Jacques Reymond's children: French bistro plates with Spanish and Italian touches in a South Yarra room.

Why locals goTucked at the quiet west end of Toorak Road behind a heritage shopfront, no signage visible from Chapel Street and a family-run room locals keep to themselves

Ramsey ★ 4.4

Ramsey cooks New Korean French tasting menus above Gwangalli Beach in Busan, a Michelin Guide tasting room with the Gwangan Bridge filling its window.

OrderThe signature course; the lunch course is the affordable route to the same kitchen.

TipAsk for a window table when you book on Catchtable; the Gwangan Bridge view is the point.

La Cuisine Rademacher 1 ★ ★ 4.4

La Cuisine Rademacher in Cologne's Dellbrück holds a Michelin star for contemporary European cooking; strong wine list and precise seasonal menu.

OrderThe prestige menu using seasonal regional produce from Rhineland and Eifel farms

Book2-3 weeks ahead

TipLunch Wednesday to Friday offers better value than the dinner menu. Vegetarian menu available if requested at booking.

Quintessence 3 ★ ★ 4.4

Quintessence in Tokyo's Gotenyama is Shuzo Kishida's three-Michelin-star modern French room, no menu and no choice, the chef decides each day from market.

Book60 days via Pocket Concierge ahead

TipClosed Sundays. The lunch course is the same as dinner at lower price; reserve through Pocket Concierge.

Bougainville 1 ★ ★ 4.4

Bougainville at Hotel TwentySeven on Dam Square holds one Michelin star, a small dining room running a French-Dutch tasting menu under chef Tim Golsteijn.

Book2 weeks ahead

Matthias ★ 4.4

Matthias is the Prenzlauer Berg dining room Janine Woltaire and chef Silvio Pfeufer opened in October 2024 on Kollwitzstrasse. Priced at €€€.

SignatureModern French tasting menu, Seasonal vegetable courses

Passerelle Bistro ★ 4.4

Passerelle is the French bistro on the Reedy River bank at Falls Park: moules frites, steak frites and the best Liberty Bridge terrace view in downtown.

Book1 week ahead

Per Se 3 ★ ★ 4.4

Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-star Time Warner Center room in New York City runs nine courses with a Central Park view. Located in Midtown.

Book8 weeks ahead

Le Bouillon ★ 4.4

Le Bouillon brings rural French bistro comfort to Howard Street, with natural wines, oysters, and small plates in a compact room that doubles as a wine shop.

OrderOysters with natural wine on a Monday afternoon: the room is quietest then and the selection freshest.

Can Can Brasserie ★ 4.4

Can Can Brasserie in Carytown runs weekend brunch in the Left-Bank-style room. Croque madames, frites, mimosas and a wood-counter bar that fills Sundays.

OrderCroque madame with frites.

TipReserve Sunday 11 am; bar seating walks up faster than tables.

Bistro Nautile ★ 4.4

Bistro Nautile is the French-influenced seafood bistro on Oak Street in Fort Collins, run by three local restaurateurs in the former FISH market space.

OrderThe day's fish with a glass from the French-leaning list

TipHappy hour runs nightly 16:00-18:00; the owners ran the FISH seafood market here for 18 years before the rebrand.

Magno Brasserie ★ 4.4

Magno Brasserie in Guadalajara is the Jose Guadalupe Zuno French brasserie under chef Paul Bentley, a Colonia Americana wood-oven room for porchetta.

SignaturePorchetta, House charcuterie, Wood-oven plates

La Verticale ★ 4.4

La Verticale in Hanoi is chef Didier Corlou's French-Vietnamese tasting room, set across a slender 1930s villa on Ngo Van So in the French Quarter.

OrderThe spice-led tasting menu; Corlou wrote a Vietnamese spice encyclopedia and the kitchen builds courses.

Book1 week ahead

TipThree slim floors; the top floor is the quietest and the spice room downstairs sells Corlou's own blends to take home.

Copernicus ★ 4.4

Copernicus inside Hotel Copernicus on Kraków's Kanonicza is the most decorous fine-dining room in the Old Town: gothic vaulted ceiling, Polish-French tasting.

Book1 week ahead

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay 3 ★ ★ 4.4

Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road three-Michelin-starred kitchen in Chelsea London, opened 1998 and held its three stars longer than any other restaurant.

OrderThe Pressed Foie Gras course and the lobster ravioli that have been on the menu since opening.

Book10 weeks ahead

TipLunch (Tuesday to Friday) at £140 is half the dinner tasting price with the same kitchen run.

Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or ★ 4.4

Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or is a grand City Centre room where the ex-Le Gavroche chef cooks classic French technique on Scottish produce, Glasgow fine dining.

OrderThe set lunch menu is the smart value order, three courses of the same refined French cooking.

Book1 week ahead

TipThe upstairs dining room is the formal one; the ground-floor brasserie takes walk-ins for a lighter, cheaper meal.

Bistro Odette ★ 4.4

Bistro Odette is a small French-inspired bistro in Majorna, with seasonal cooking, wines from small-scale producers and the intimate energy.

Book1 week ahead

Le Reve Patisserie and Cafe ★ 4.4

Le Reve on Harwood Avenue in Wauwatosa Village is a French bistro and patisserie with classic onion soup, steak frites and tarte Tatin since 2004.

Book1 week ahead

L'Arome by the Sea ★ 4.4

L'Arome by the Sea is an oceanfront room above Kalim Bay near Patong, Phuket, where chef Maksym Chukanov runs a French tasting menu on Thai ingredients.

Brasserie by Niche ★ 4.4

Gerard Craft's Central West End brasserie has poured wine and plated steak frites for over a decade, the city's most dependable French room. Warm and unfussy.

BookFew days ahead

TipWalk-ins fare well at the zinc bar; the patio fills first on warm nights. Reserve the dining room on Resy.

Banana Cafe ★ 4.3

Banana Cafe griddles sweet and savoury crepes at the quiet end of Duval Street, Key West's French breakfast porch from 07:30 through dinner service.

OrderThe strawberry cheesecake crepe with a mimosa

TipUpper Duval stays quieter than the bar blocks; the porch tables catch the morning shade before the day heats up.

Les Morilles ★ 4.3

Les Morilles, a Michelin Selected modern French room on the ground floor of an apartment block by Liangma River, serves two set dinner menus in Beijing.

OrderChoose one of the two set dinner menus, with optional wine pairings, and save room for the Galette des Rois.

TipOnly two set dinner menus are offered. The room is on the ground floor of an apartment block by Liangma River, with a pared-back interior.

Hajime ★ 4.3

Three Michelin stars for chef Hajime Yoneda, who won them on French cooking in 2008 and holds them on the innovative cuisine he turned to in 2012.

OrderPlanet Earth tasting menu

Cafe Paris ★ 4.3

Cafe Paris on Rathausstrasse near Hamburg's Rathaus runs a French brasserie open daily until midnight Mon to Sat, with bistro classics and a long zinc bar.

TryFrench brasserie classics

TipKitchen closes 22:30 Mon to Sat, 21:30 Sun. Bar runs later Kitchen close differs from bar close.

Au Pois Gourmand ★ 4.3

Au Pois Gourmand on Rue Emile Heybrard is the modern French dining room in a 19th century brick villa on the Garonne, with a chef and a riverside terrace.

SignatureTasting menu, Garonne-side terrace plates, Modern southwest classics

TipBook the terrace in summer for the Garonne sunset view; the lunch tasting menu is the value play at about half the dinner price.

Le Cantou ★ 4.3

Le Cantou in a farmhouse on Rue Velasquez near Toulouse airport is the wooded-park dining room with refined, seasonal southwestern French cooking nightly.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipBook the garden terrace in summer; a 15 minute drive west of the centre but the garden setting is part of the value.

Café de Klepel ★ 4.3

Café de Klepel on Prinsenstraat near the Jordaan border runs a tight French bistro menu, an Amsterdam corner room with a winelist that rewards a long stay.

OrderThe chef's three-course set with the recommended pairings.

TipOpen Mondays when many Amsterdam rooms are dark. Books a week ahead.

Chez Jules ★ 4.3

Chez Jules on Hanover Street in Edinburgh New Town, a basement French bistro serving a two- or three-course set lunch every day until 16:00, the best-value.

TryThree-course French bistro set lunch

TipThe set lunch runs every day of the week, not just weekdays. The croque monsieur and the steak frites are the reliable anchors.

L'Annexe ★ 4.3

L'Annexe in Marrakech's Gueliz is a French Mediterranean bistro on Rue Moulay Ali, owner on premises, plating Southern French classics and the best aged beef.

OrderThe aged beef is what locals come for; the South-of-France charcuterie board is the starter.

TipClosed Sundays. Book one of the four window tables for the best people-watching on Moulay Ali.

Daniel 2 ★ ★ 4.3

Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side flagship has held two Michelin stars in New York City since the early 2000s. Seven-course French tasting, classic dining room.

Book3 weeks ahead

Le Corto ★ 4.3

Le Corto is a polished French room off Dong Khoi, open since 2016, plating pan-fried foie gras, dry-aged Long An duck and Ca Mau crab above a wine cellar.

OrderCorto's Cigar, a dark rum mousse with coffee ice cream, to finish.

TipTwo floors with a wine cellar; the ground floor can only be booked by phone, so call for a table there.

La Sandwicherie ★ 4.3

La Sandwicherie in North Miami Beach is the 1988 French sandwich counter at 7349 Collins Avenue, open until 5am with prosciutto baguettes and Camembert.

TryFrench sandwiches and crepes

TipThe South Beach location has shorter hours; the North Beach Collins counter is the true 5am stop.

Justine's Brasserie ★ 4.3

Justine's Brasserie in Austin is the East 5th 1937 cottage French brasserie since 2009, the city's longest-running late-night room for steak frites.

OrderSteak frites with bearnaise and a coupe of Champagne.

TipKitchen runs to 11pm Sun-Thu and midnight Fri-Sat; Tuesday closure is firm, so plan around it.

Mozaic ★ 4.3

Mozaic is the Ubud, Bali dining room of chefs Blake Thornley and Chris Salans, with seasonal tasting menus, an a la carte option and a Tipple Room bar.

Le Cirque ★ 4.3

Le Cirque at The Leela Palace in Delhi keeps its French-Italian lobster bisque and pasta primavera under chef Vashisht Kumar, beside a walk-in wine cellar.

OrderThe lobster bisque, then pumpkin tortelloni or the pasta primavera.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

TipLe Cirque ranked No. 44 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; ask for the chef's table facing the open kitchen when you book.

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou ★ 4.3

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou is a French brasserie at the Pearl from three French-born partners, serving escargot and steak frites on a patio over the plaza.

BookBook on OpenTable ahead

TipThe escargot and the steak frites are the brasserie standards to order. The patio overlooks the Pearl plaza.

La Chansonnière ★ 4.2

La Chansonnière, opened in 2019 by an engineer turned chef-owner, is Michelin Selected for French classics and sharing plates on Jiangtai West Road, Beijing.

OrderTry the dry-aged Australian M9 filet mignon, the poulet en vessie or the loup en croûte, plus sharing plates.

TipPre-order three days ahead when booking a table. The room is in warm whites and neutrals, on the ground floor of the Yingxiang Space block.

La Petite Maison ★ 4.2

La Petite Maison is a Michelin Selected French-Mediterranean restaurant at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, with a terrace over the water.

OrderThe thinly sliced octopus and the salt-baked sea bass, both recommended in the Michelin Guide.

TipThe bar is open daily from 12:00 to 01:00, and Le Cinq à Sept runs from 17:00 to 19:00 with cocktails and bites to share.

La Petite Maison La Vie en Rose Brunch ★ 4.2

La Petite Maison runs its La Vie en Rose brunch every Sunday, 11:00 to 16:30, at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, with French plates.

OrderEggs benedict with truffle hollandaise, then braised lamb shoulder or the Provencal chicken casserole

TipLPM lists AED 370 with mocktails, AED 465 with cocktails and wines and AED 610 with champagne, and AED 185 for children aged 6 to 11.

L'Essence ★ 4.2

L'Essence cooks seasonal French tasting menus in a quiet Namcheon alley in Busan, four tables and a Michelin Guide listing built on vivid sauce work.

OrderThe lunch tasting course, 68,000 won of chef Jeon Ji-seong's sauce work.

TipFour tables means weekends vanish fast; the non-alcoholic pairing is done with real intent.

Frenchie ★ 4.2

All-day French brasserie at Preston Center under Culinary Director Bruno Davaillon, formerly of the Michelin-starred Bullion. Tasting menu $40-$80 per person.

BookWalk-in or 1 week ahead

TipWeekday lunch is when the kitchen is calmest and the prix-fixe value is strongest. The covered patio is a year-round option.

Frenchie (Dinner) ★ 4.2

The dinner programme at Frenchie, where Bruno Davaillon's Riviera-influenced French cooking runs from steak frites to whole roasted fish in a 150-seat.

Book1 week ahead

TipThe covered patio is the most coveted table in the house on warm evenings. The wine list leans Rhone and Languedoc.

Le Grand Cafe de la Poste ★ 4.2

Marrakech's Grand Cafe de la Poste occupies the 1920s post office in Gueliz, plating French brasserie classics under colonial-era ceiling fans since 2005.

OrderSteak frites at the brasserie; this is the city's clearest French-protectorate inheritance.

TipThe bar is open until 01:00 and serves the same kitchen menu late; the city's most reliable late dinner outside Hivernage.

Angele ★ 4.2

Angele on Main Street has a riverside terrace. The cooking is French country brasserie: proper onion soup, steak frites and a Burgundy-and-Napa wine list.

OrderFrench onion soup and the daily fish special.

TipThe riverside patio is the most pleasant outdoor table in downtown Napa on a warm evening.

La Buvette ★ 4.2

La Buvette combines a wine and grocery merchant with a rotating French kitchen, serving daily specials and a wine retail shelf in an Old Market storefront.

OrderRotating daily French special with a glass from the merchant wine section; the cheese counter pairs well.

Polux ★ 4.2

Polux by Paul Pairet in Xintiandi, Shanghai holds a Bib Gourmand for all-day French cafe and bistro food from the chef behind Mr and Mrs Bund and Ultraviolet.

OrderOrder the grilled seabass vierge or the steak frites, then finish with the onion soup.

TipBreakfast and brunch are the strongest sittings; dinner leans toward country-style bistro food, with a spacious outdoor patio.

Pearl Brasserie ★ 4.2

Pearl Brasserie on Merrion Street in Dublin 2, Sebastien Masi and Kirsten Batt's French dining room across two decades, opposite the Merrion Hotel.

OrderThe pre-theatre menu, three courses for around €50, with the foie gras starter if the season holds it.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipBook a window table on the upper level; the basement booths are warmer for a long winter dinner.

Amelie's French Bakery NoDa ★ 4.2

Amelie's French Bakery on East 36th Street runs the NoDa bakery counter until midnight Friday and Saturday in Charlotte, with pastries, the salted caramel.

OrderThe salted caramel brownie and a late-night pour-over filter.

TipOpen until 22:00 most other days. Bakery counter only after 20:00.

Sardine ★ 4.2

Sardine on Williamson Street, the long-running French bistro in the historic Machinery Row building on Lake Monona, runs steak frites and moules-frites.

Book1 week ahead

Croissant D'Or Patisserie ★ 4.2

French Quarter patisserie on Ursulines in the historic Brocato ice-cream parlour; from-scratch viennoiseries with sweet, savory and Creole sausage fillings.

Why locals goThe French Quarter patisserie courtyard most tourists walk past on the way to Cafe du Monde, a 1913 Brocato's space with classic French pastry and a hidden Old World garden.

TipWalk through the front cafe to the back courtyard, the prettiest seat in the Quarter for a pastry and espresso.

Brasserie du Monde ★ 4.2

Brasserie du Monde on K Street, downtown Sacramento, is the polished 1930s-styled French brasserie, world-cuisine menu drawn on French technique.

OrderCroque monsieur at lunch, boeuf bourguignon at dinner, the filet mignon sauce diane

TipLunch Monday to Friday from 11:00. Walking distance from Golden 1 Center. Wine cellar runs deep.

Bresca 1 ★ ★ 4.2

Bresca in Washington DC is Ryan Ratino's Michelin-star 14th Street dining room above the boutique scene, a 60-seat space with a beekeeping rooftop.

Book4 to 6 weeks ahead

Loulou Bistro ★ 4.1

French bistro on Martin Place, Sydney CBD. Long marble bar, escargots happy hour, steak frites and a Champagne list deep enough for a third bottle.

SignatureBeef tartare, Steak frites, Lemon tart

L'Albatros Brasserie and Bar ★ 4.1

L'Albatros on Bellflower Road in University Circle, Zack Bruell's French brasserie in a renovated 1800s carriage house since 2008, pours from a 300-bottle.

Book1 week ahead

Belon 1 ★ ★ 4.1

Belon in Soho is a one Michelin star modern French room from Black Sheep Restaurants, sitting above Ho Lee Fook on Elgin Street with a roasted chicken.

OrderThe whole roasted chicken for sharing.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

TipWalk in counter seats open at 18:30; the whole bird needs to be booked at the time of reservation.

Bord Eau by Nicolas Isnard ★ 4.1

Bord Eau by Nicolas Isnard is a French restaurant at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri in Abu Dhabi, in the Michelin Guide 2026, open for dinner Monday to Saturday.

OrderThe modern onion soup and the Belle Hélène pear in 70% Grand Cru dark chocolate, per the Michelin Guide.

TipChoose the à la carte or one of two tasting menus, French Classics or Travels Around the World; the hotel lists smart casual dress.

The Ritz 1 ★ ★ 4.1

The Ritz Piccadilly dining room in Mayfair London, opened 1906 in Cesar Ritz's hotel, holds one Michelin star and runs classical French cooking.

OrderSole Veronique or the Beef Wellington carved tableside, with the cheese trolley to close.

Book8 weeks ahead

TipAfternoon tea in the Palm Court is the easier reservation; dinner books 8 weeks ahead with strict dress code.

Gregoire ★ 4.1

Michelin Guide French takeout since 2002. Seasonal potato puffs, duck confit sandwich and potato gnocchi. Counter service, outdoor seats, no indoor dining.

Chez Fonfon ★ 4.1

Chez Fonfon on 11th Avenue South Birmingham is Frank Stitt's casual French bistro sibling to Highlands, with steak frites and a Five Points South patio.

Book1 week ahead

Le Coq d'Or ★ 4.1

A decades-old colonial-mansion fine-diner south of the centre, plating imported beef, lamb and local fish in a classic French and Continental style.

Melisse 1 ★ ★ 4.1

Josiah Citrin's Melisse and Citrin in Santa Monica, Los Angeles share one room with two menus, a long-running tasting house that earned its star in 1999.

Book3 weeks ahead

Bandol sur Mer 1 ★ ★ 4.0

Andreas Saul's Bandol sur Mer on Berlin's Torstrasse holds a Michelin star with a 20-cover dining room and a chalkboard tasting that changes weekly.

Book2 weeks ahead

Cocorico ★ 4.0

Cocorico on Świętosławska 9 in Poznań is the city's longest-running French room since 2010, with empire-style interiors, a charming green patio and seasonal.

OrderConfit de canard with potatoes sarladaise.

TipAsk for the patio table between the two dining rooms; it is the quietest seat in the house.

Twisted Crepe ★ 4.0

Twisted Crepe on Haywood Street runs sweet and savoury French-style crepes and buckwheat galettes from $8. A solid downtown breakfast or light-lunch budget.

TrySweet or savoury crepe

TipClosed Wednesdays. The buckwheat ham-and-Gruyère galette is the most-filling savoury option.

Bakerist ★ 3.9

Bakerist bakes the giant croissant that went viral online from its French bakery counter in Dubai Hills Mall, alongside an all-day dining menu.

Worth the queueGiant croissant

TipCome for the giant croissant, but the all-day menu covers breakfast to dinner.

Cafe De Paris ★ 3.6

Cafe De Paris runs an all-day breakfast and brunch room in a Business Bay tower in Dubai, with an outdoor terrace facing the Burj Khalifa view.

OrderThe brioche Benedict and the avocat saumon toast

TipIt is open 24 hours, so the terrace with its Burj Khalifa view can be had for brunch at any hour.